Bisbee daily review., 1908-06-02
.S|Y-CAR EXCURSION
FROM SHELTER CITY
Five Hundred Citizens Journey
TO Turicachi to Spend
Memorial Day,

DOUGLAS, June Special
A train of six coaches left SATURDAYS
morning for the Turicachi picnic
grounds with FIVE hundred citizens OF
Douglas who celebrated Memorial Day
with one OF the most delightful out
ings ever given out of Douglas.
The plans of the Boosters club and
the committees OF the Sunday schools
worked out to perfection. There was
not an incident to mar the remem
brance of the day and everyone KEPT
50 busy from the time they arrived
in the morning until they left in the
afternoon, enjoying the picnic dinner
and the program of atheletic contests
and amusing stunts, that there was
not dun moment for any one during
the whole day.
The crowd arrived on the grounds
about 10 o'clock There were many
who had never been to the place D.
fore who were carried away with the
beauty of the scenry. There was plen-
" of shade, good drinking water and
pretty bits Of scenery TO visit. The
first thing the young people did was
to diyest themselves Of as much cloth
ing as necessary for the thorough en-
joyment of wading in the creek, and
this kept them busy until dinner. Din
ner too came early. In fact the first
thing the older folks did was to open
the lunch baskets and prepare for the
big meal. Secretary Eastman ana
his assistants had brought along plen-
ty OF ice and lemons and immediate
| ly they established a lemonade plant
in shady nook and tubful after tub
ful was served during the day.
The first thing after dinner was the
NJ. c. A. team and the PresbyteridA
Sunday school team, In which the Y.
NJ. c. A boys won by score of IL
to 2 Then came the regular programs
lof events.
Roland Curry won the IS yard dash,
prize, jackknife.
Mona Chapman won the girl 80 yard
dash and got the prize box of choco-
lates.
The boys of the Presbyterian Sunday
school team won the relay race.
Mrs. R. Baltzley won the 50 yards
dash for Sunday School teachers. The
prize was box Of candy.
Ted Rice won the 100 yards dash and
received the prize of a fine hand forg-
pocket knife.
Jesse Peralta won the running broad
jump. Prize, bicycle bell with lock
and cnain.
Mrs. Dougerty won the ladies base
ball throwing contest and received
the prize of a box of candy. This was
the attraction feature of the afternoon
program of events. There were over
40 ladies entered in the contest. Ev-
cry one tried their hand at throwing
the ball. II went in all directions and
kept up a round of merriment.
After this came the Mems baseball
game between Captain BaltZley's Colts
and Captain Iverson's Tigers. The
Colts won the game by score OF IL
to 2. The same score as that of the
boys game in the morning. This con-
eIuded the program and as it was then
4:3O and about time to start home, ey-
eryryone prepared to board the train.
There was lots OF fun on the train
on the way home. There was no wa
ter IN the drinking tank in the cars
and there were hundreds of thirsty
mouths so Secretary Eastman and
Mr.. Baltzley filed one of the lemon
ade tubs with water and carried it
the whole length of the train 50 that
every one could have a drink. The
train arrived at Douglas about Z
O'Clock with everyone delighted over
the trim