The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-08-27
fine TIME
ON hot DAY
The Congregational Picnic at
Scenic Drew Large Crowd
There on Monday.
GOVERNOR VEsSEY WAS PRESENT And SPOKE
Big Dinner Served in the Grove-A
Good Time Enjoyed by Every.
one-Rand Present.

The picnic at Sam Barbers grove
near Scenic Monday was largely at
tended and very much of q success.
1t was given by the Congregational
Missionary society, and being the sec
ond OF the kind an effort was put
forth to eclipse the success of the pre-
vious year, succeeding excellently.
Governor Vessey was the attraction
of the day and he spoke Interestingly
to an appreciative audience, even
though the day was exceptionally
warm.
The grove where the picnic was
held is a particularly picturesque and
inviting place for q gathering of the
kind. The trees afford excellent
shade and on this occasion all low
boughs were trimmed and everything
done to enhance the beauty of the
surroundings and be conducive to the
comfort of the trespassers for the day.
A platform was arranged for the
speaking and easy seats were provided
for hundreds within easy hearing dis
tance.
The Rapid City concert band was
present and furnished music during
the day, having accompanied an ex-
cursion from this city over the Mil
waukee road, leaving here at shortly
after 900 a. m. Dinner was served in
the grove at long tables which accom-
modatcd eighty-four people at q time,
and the meal was an excellent one,I
showing that those in charge figured
on providing liberally for all SO that
none would turn away from the pic
mic board hungry To those whowere
not present to sample the good things
edible the. following outline Of the
menu willb appreciated:
Escalloped, mashed and boiled po-
tatoes; chicken, stewed with gravy,
baked with dressing, and pressed;
boiled ham; salmon loaf; macaroni
and cheese, macaroni and tomato; po-
tato, bean, cabbage and fruit salad;
baked beans sweet corn; cottage
cheese; beet, cucumber and carrot
pickles; sliced cucumbers; bread, rolls
and Boston brown bread; chocolate,
ribbon, cocoanut, DEVILS food, orange,
nut, fruit, lemon and marble cake;
lemon, custard, blueberry, blackberry,
prune, raisin, pumpkin, apple, peach
and mince pie: ice tea and hot coffee.
There was also lemonade, ice cream
and water melons at stand.
Following the meal governor Yes
sey was announced to speak. His
presence on the stand was greeted
with applause. The band played an
appropriate selection, America" was
sung, and then Rev. J. Spittell, of
the Congregational church, introduce
ed the governor. In opening his re-
marks he referred to the time when
he came to the state from his old
Wisconsin home, coming at a time
known as pioneer days. He has just
recently returned from visit to Spo-
kane where he attended the irriga-
tion congress. That city spends $780,
900 year to advertise the city. Al
most an average of three hundred
building permits have been issued q
month as q result of telling the peo-
pie about the city, its climate and
surroundings. South Dakota, he said,
does not spend cent in the way of
advertising, and he thought the leg
islature had made mistake in not
providing literally for the purpose.
The governor then referred eloquent
| ly to the state Of South Dakota, her
people and the abundance being pro-
duced annually from the soil, closing
with the remark that he believed the
people were loyal to the state and in
stitutions and would willingly spend
money to develop and improve the
country in every way at their com
mand.
Following the governors remaks
| the sale CT plain and fancy work was
held, With w. NJ. Cox in charge.
There was q large number Of excel
lent pieces, showing the handiwork OF
the ladies Of the church, which net
ted q good sum.
There was a ball game between
Scenic aud Rapid City teams which
drew much attention and was well
\. played. Y.
LAWN :ias Resigned.
4 Yankton, S. d., Aug. 27.-Grand
Master Olof Nelson of this city, OF
4 the South Dakota A. O. u. W., re.
ceiyed Tuesday the resignation of j
4 d. LAWN, for twenty years the grand
recorder of the order. The resigna.
tion takes effect September LIST. III.
mess in the family is stated as the
cause.
Harry Neill of Madison has beer
named by Nelson to I'LL the vacancy
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