The Washington herald., 1909-06-16
SUNDAY SCHOOL ON PICNIC
St. Patrick's Children Spend Day Al
Marshall Hall.
Luncheon IL Served and Many Ath
Ietie Contests Are Held in
the Afternoon.

The uncertainty OF the weather yester-
day was net suficient to deter the mem
bers OF St Patriek's congregation and
Sunday school from going on The annual
picnic 10 Marshall Hall
Five hundred children. besides the par
ents and adults. were passengers on the
morning boat. and were joined in the
afternoon by 600 more. mostly adults, be-
sides the contingent OF young men who
always go for the evening sail down the
river and return.
The boys OF 81 Joseph's and the girls
OF St. Vincent's orphan asylums. accom-
panied by the Sisters in charge. were the
guests % the congregation. and were well
looked after by the ladies OF the refresh
ment committee at luncheon time A
special table was set for the priests OF
81. Patrieks and the visiting clergy.
The afternoon was hardly long enough
for the athletic events planned by that
COMMITTEES.
The programme opened with a 25-yard
dash by the small boys-the ''minims''-
in which the first prize went 70 Raymond
Fleishen and the second 20 Joseph Lucas.
OF ST Joseph's orphan Asylum.
This was followed BY a 51-yard dash.
first prize. John St0rer; second, George
Nader. OF St Josephs; sack race. first
prize. James Maloney. Of St Joseph S.
second, David Costa: Juniors 5o-yard
dash. first prize. James Maloney. second.
Matthias Mandley, both Of St JOSephs s.
lo0-yard dash. first prize. Thomas Deg
nan. second. James Shea; sack race. first
prize. Thomas Degnan. second, Thomas
Costa. three-legged race. first prize.
Thomas Degnan; tug-of-war with or
phans. Bryan McKenna, John McWicker,
A. Fitzgibbons, William COnnors. David
Costa, Thomas Costa. George Maskey. c.
DeIevigne. Fred Thuee. Hugh Fagan. Joe
Delevgne. Pietro Voginnia. Thomas
Smith. Walter Cahill OF 81, Patrick's,
winners.
The athletic events by the girls included
25-yard dash for little girls. first prize.
Elizabeth Gouker. and second prize, Mary
Tydings. % St Vincent's; 50-yard dash.
first prize. Helen Lee. and second prize.
Nellie Quigley: potato race. first prize,
Nellie QuigIey, and second prize. Lucy
voorhees,. 50-yard dash for juniors, firsI
prize, Ruth Martin. and second prize.
Adie Russell: l0o-yard dash, 1rst prize.
Ruth Martin. and second prize. Nellie Nc
Coy: spoon race. first prize, Marian Bu-
barn. and second prize, Margaret Victory;
potato race. first prize. Helen White. and
second prize. Mary Bake; tug OF war for
girls, Mary KemnO. Loretta Gettings,
Margaret Victory, Ellen Russell. Annie
Maddox, Marian Bubarn. Nora Wood.
Mary Gregory. Winnie O'RoUrke,
May Heenan, Amelia BrodersOn. and Ger
trude Anderson. OF ST. Vincent's. winners;
hfty-yard dash. boys from St Joseph's.
George Nader first prize; standing long
jump, first prize, James Maloney; second
prize. Sheldon Fleisheu: twenty-fve-yGrd
dash FOR girls. first prize, two dolls. Pau
line Miller: second prize. Lillian Dixon;
hfty-yard dash for girls. first prize. Mary
KemnO: second prize. Nellie Quigley; 100
yard dash for girls first prize. Lille
Koernicke: second prize. Elizabeth Quinn;
third prize, Nellie Mccoy.
IN the baseball game between the Or
phans and Minims. OF st. Patrick's, the
Orphans were winners
The game between St. Patrick's High
School for Boys and seventh and eighth
grades Was won by high school
The committees in charge were as fol-
lows:
Executive commiJtse-The Clergy oi ST. Patrick's.
Miss Mary flanagan. Ms Mary MeDermoct. Mary
JobSnsen. Annie COo3Ors. John Allen. aad Alee-i
kearney
Transpor.sfion cumnlirtoe-Frznk Jones. Edward
Hannah. A. c Joy. George Neuke James HtL-
patrick Anckael CATH James LAckey.
Refrezhment committee-Aisses IdR Johlnsn.
Edith Brosn Mildred Cain, Lillian MlOFich Daisy
BRICK Elizabeth MilOTich. May JaQuis Agnes
saul Margaret Harbin Helen Nfc(sfi Mrs Stewart
Miss WagEzman Rheesa RidgEsy. and Loctis Wa
;eTS
Athletic committee-Dennis Cornell, John Allen
rT~1,~ U-,~re Vr1-rr.
Prank HAytneSt. George SkiltOn, and Harry Nc
Keura.