Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-26
PACIFIC ELECTRIC
EMPLOYEES PICNIC
WITH FAMILIES, PASS JOLLY
DAY AT LONG BEACH
PROGRAM OF SPORTS CAUSES
GREAT AMUSEMENT
Nearly Two Thousand Mechanics
Electricians, Car RePairers and
Workmen FroIc by Side of
Sad Sea Waves
fsnecia1 TO The Herald.l ]

LONG BEACH, Aug. 25.-The Pa
cific Electric shops were closed touay
while the employees and thelr lallllieS
held their first annual picnic in TINS
city, The picnickers, numbering liOO'
came in four-car trains TINS morning.
all feeling fine and ready for day Oh
II. The crowd was not the largest that
has visited the beach for picnic TINS
season. but it seemed about the Jolllest'
There was one distinctive feature
about this bunch of picnickers. Ihey
brought their own band. The mecnani-
cal department boasts a band OF SIX
teen pieces. This organization played
on the streets after arriving mere TINS
morning, and led the way at S'oo
o'clock to the baseball grounds, Where
a baseball game was played between
teams representing the electricians and
the machinery department. This atter-
noon an orchestra of fourteen pieces,
made I'D of the employees, furnished
music for the dancing in the audllor-
ium, as it did tonight.
The ball game this morning was
close contest until the fifth inning, aIt-
er which the men of the electrical de-
partment seemed to suffer from shoch
or stage fright. The final score was
IA to 2, in favor of the machinery de-
partment. -'a
The lineup was as follows:
Machinery department-Fellow RI;
McEwing, 2b; Lucas, Sb; HUMBER c;
Otto, SIS; Lettinger 1b; Goodman, II;
Clark, CT; Hansen, p.
Observation-Disclosures, cf; Oltera, 70;
Norman, SIS; Gill, If; Leahy, C; Jerry,
3b; McNeal, 3b; Henecke, RI LARSEN
%. Umpires, Allen and Lloyd.
At noon many of the picnickerss ate
lunch at the auditorium, while a large
number patroniZed the various cafes.
the latter class including the unmarried
brethren, who had no one at nome TO
put up friend chicken, jam and ham
sandwiches for them.
Races Furnish Sport
Shortly after 1:30 o'clock, j. A. Nc
Graw began to get exceedingly busy
AS chairman of sports, Mr.. McGraW
had greater responsibility than any
other man in the city at that hour'
Men, women and children buzzed ABOUT
him like bees, wanting to know What
race would be, when and how the
course would be where.
The races furnished great sport and
only one accident marked the speed
way. This was not so serious as some
Of the recent wrecks at Indianapolis,
the damage being limited to the break
ing of one nose, that of Los Angeles
woman. who fell while beating the
worlds record in attempting TO WIN an
oak parlor rocker offered as first prize
in the married women's 5O-yard dash.
When the young women's shoe race
was called, there was noticeable IN
crease of interest. The game was for
the women to start bare-footed, put
on shoes and stockings at tn" other
end of the speedway and return Co the
starting point. Miss Blanche Opsomer
of Latin proved the speediest runner
and dresser and won the rocking chair.
Mrs. A. H. Walker of 101 West Plco
street. Los Angeles, knew how to get
into her shoes and was good sprint
er. but second place and pair of shoes
was the best she could win. Mrs. e. A.
Long, 1882 West Twelfth street, Los
Angeles, was third.
Mrs. Walter was consoled when she
won the women's special race later,
and got a sad-iron for her trouble.
L. Opsomer had his wife and six
children along and had easy money in
the 'largest family competition. Mr..
and Mrs Lange, with their three boys,
were awarded second prize. Mrs. Oh
sons sweet baby got first prize in the
baby show, also a go-cart; while the
infant of Mrs. t. w. Elliott, S12 East