The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-24
SALTAIR BARBECUE
IS GREAT SUCCESS.
More Than Nine Thousand peo.
pie Are Guests of Butchers
and Grocers.
BABY SHOW PROVES
INTERESTING FEATTRE
Seed Things to Eat in Abupd.
ancc and Everybody Has
Ge0d Time.

More than 5000 men, women snt
children went TO Saltair, Wednesdav
TO attend the Butchers and G,rocers ~.
sociation celebration aud barbecue, and
everybody had more than q good Tina
from start to finish.
\ dozen different committees devot.
ed their time TO making things pleas,
ant for visitors, and The barbecue wa,
q great success. 1t was big under
taking 10 feed the crowds, but not
only did ten men spend the entire
day in cutting bread and meat. wrap.
ping up sandwiches in tissue paper.
aud passing out dill pickles, but a
" hungry committee, composed of r
G. Allen. Fred Waite, Bert Olsen and
+. ". Wilson, secured the pavilion and
walks in quest of persons who might
have missed the barbecue Their oh
icrt was to see that nobody left Ssltair
without enjoying the barbecue products
and, as result, nine thousand people
got a square meal for nothing.
The affair was we'll managed in ev-
cry respect. Perhaps the most I'm.
usual feature was tbe fact that the
committees in charge Of the barbecue
did not ask for q single donation, and
in all cases where food was offered:
II was refused. The butchers and
grocers paid out Of their own pockets
for every mnrsel. Some idea or the
magnitude Of the affair NAV be gained
from the statement that 1000 losves
Of bread, ten beeves and two barrels
Of dill pickles we're consumed during
the day. The meats were finely cooked
and JUICY, aud In spite of the fact that
only ore sandwich was served at a
time, and the waiting lines were some
times 200 feet long. many people would
return for a second and even q third
helping.
"Passy' Price on peck.
"Passy' Price was IN charge Of ths
whole barbecue. Thomas Davis. as
sisted bv \ committee of Ave. pur-
chased the meats. Bert Milsm. T ".
Wilson and Bert Olsen bought all the
other edibles.
Patent slirinc machines were used
to cut the bread and meat. and the
sandwiches were turned out az the rate
Of about 200 a minute. The barbecue
lasted for two hours in the afternoon,
from 10 i clock, and after an
hour s intermisslon, 10 give The work
erS rest, IL Was continued from s 10 Z
o'clock IN the evening.
a great deal Of bread and meat was
left, all in good condition. and mn
| touched, This viii be taken 10 the
salvation Army By Byron D. Black.
maar, Cor distribution among the poor
Of the city tomorrow.
Perhaps the most interesting featuTs
of the days fun was the baby show,
held under the direction OF Fred
Waite, in which prizes Of So each were
given for the prettiest and heaviest
babies, aud $3.50 each 10 the next pret
tiest and heaviest infants, The baby
show attracted hundreds OF mothers,
and the pavilion looked as though ev.
erv baby In Salt Lake City had come
especially dressed to compete On this
occasion.
Baby Show Judges.
4 committee, composed OF Benjamin
II. Holliugsvortb. Will L. Price snd
George 8. Margetts, Judged the baby
show. and had difficult work in choos.
ing the winners. Edna MAY, eight and
a half months old. daughter Of Patrol
man and Mrs. w H Clough of 1851
West Second South street, received
the first prize for the most beautiful
baby; Arthur Norman, one-yearold
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur \. Pack
Of ia West Fifth South street, was
given second prize for beauty; Don
Carlos, eight-rnonthS-old son Of Mr.. and
Wis. ~ Ns ia tpb- IetclNeu HIeJ piiS0
as the heaviest baby; and Marie Chris
tenson was given second prize for the
avoirdupois section.
The crowds enjoyed bathing in the
brine, dancing in the pavilion, the 1y..
ing ballet and troupe of singers and
dancers at Tie Hippodroune, and st
tended the various concessions freely.
Prof. i. j. Mcclellan S symphony or
chestra of fifty pieces gave maguih'
cent concert. aud The evening pleas
ure ended with ball IN the pavilion