The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-06-18
BIG 'DO|NGS FOR
BOSS CARPENTERS
Orange Association Performs
Gastron0mie and Athletic
Feats at Crystal Lake.

Tnaugurating the practise of dropping
business cares for an afternoon to en-
joy games and good fellowship, the
Master Carpenters Association of Or
ange and Vicinity held its first annual
outing yesterday at Crystal Lake Park,
West Orange, and concluded the affair
with a substantial shore dinner in John
English's thriving establishment. There
was a turnout of IS per cent. of the
membership, and a jolly Time was had.
There We're athletic contests n some
first-claSs athletic prowess was evil
denced by the sturdy carpenters. Tit
affair was voted a big success, and the
committee in charge, which included
Joseph f. Gasner. chairman; George
P. Roberts, president of the ~associa-
-tion; Frederick NJ. Struck. s. Howard
Soverel, Hennell Csrhart and Gedeya
Bearder, was warmly commended for
the excellent arrangements.
The Master Carpenters, headed by
William McGlynn's band. occupied two
trolley ears and made the trip from the
Orange car barns Of the Crosstown line
to Orange Valley, thence 10 Eagle Rock.
where. forming in line, they marched TO
English's. The games were well con-
tested and fine prizes We're presented
the winners and seconds at the dinner
in the evening. One of the feature con-
tests was a rifle match between Messrs.
Gasner and Soyerel and the two pep
pered away at a target set in the woods
with two ties resulting, In the end Mr..
Gasner won by a close margin.
President Roberts directed the con-
testants in the several events. Mr..
Gasner was a Judge and the scorers
were Daniel C. Heating and James Mac
Donald, jr. The first prize for individ-
ual points was won by George Cron-
shey, who received a telephone index.
Arthur Curtis was second and won a
scarfpin. The winners OF the several
events were.
Target shoot--A. e. Warren, first
Adolph Vogel, second. Putting shot
James S. Anderson, first; Alexander
Pearson, second; Clark Jilson, third.
Potato race-Arthur Curtis. first; Alex
ander Pearson second. One hundred
yard dash, senior-Gedeva Bearda.
first; Alexander Pearson. second. One
hundred-yard dash. iunior-George
Cronshey. first; Arthur Curtis, second.
Standing junap-Georg- Cronshey, first
Walter Edwards, second. Running
broad jump-Walter Edwards, first;
Arthur Curtis, second.
Building Inspector Edward l. Condit,
of East Orange. was one of the speak
ers at the dinner. Mr.. Condit spoke
feelingly of conscientious work of the
Grange master carpenters and of the
integrity and honesty shown in theii
work, but regretted that interruptions
masters from out Of the Oranges. es-
pecially Newark, needed watching to
compel their observance of laws re-
curing honest work. Building In
spector Henry NJ. Matthews, of Orange
supported his East Orange colleague In
declaring against slip-shod workman
ship from out-of-town builders.
School Commissioner Frederick NJ
Struck. as president of the Master
Builders Association of the Oranges
invited the men to the shore dinner al
Witzel's Grove. College Point, on Au-
gust rs. Interesting talks were giver
by Alexander Pearson, secretary
James S. Anderson. financial secretary
James Macdonald. jr., David L. Pier
son, Councilman Joseph Lee, of Eas'
Orange, and others.