Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-18
AN IMAGINARY JUNIOR PICNIC.

The invitation had been published
in the JUROR for two weeks, inviting
all the Juniors to the picnic two miles
out ~ the country, north Of Ottumwa
In pretty grove. 1t was to- be
June 9Th.
So all the Juniors were getting bas
kets Of lunch ready Tuesday. They
were helping their mammas to Rake
pies and cakes and cookies and every
thing nice.
Wednesday morning was SO bright
and clear that we all were sure we
would have a good time. All the Jun
Tors were up early and getting ready
for the trans that they were to go to
Ottumwa on.
My sister, Frances, and were ready
cite while before it was time to &C
to the train, but we started, because
we were so anxious to be going that
we were afraid we would be late fol
the train. But we had twenty minutes
when We got to the depot. We bought
out ticket, and then we went out or
the platform to wait for the train
While we were waiting for the train
we saw Helen Paschal and Pearl and
Olive Lemley coming up the street to
the depot, and when we asked them
where they were going, they said to
the Junior picnic, and we were glad
they were going with us. = asked
them a few days before if they
were going and they did not know
whether they could or not.
At last the train came anG we five
Juniors got on. We got seats neal
each other When We looked AROUND
in the train we saw five girls will
Junior badges on, so we knew the!
were Juniors and went aid asked
them their names. Iona Hancock wat
on the train. She had got on at Rus
SELL And Louise and Beatrice Hickey
of Lucas. Wessie Fulton Of Charlton
and Floy Young of Charlton.
When the train stopped at Abba many
more O. tho .Ti.riors rot on the train,
among them Lois Griffin. boxing pale
after her recent illness. but happy to
be able to ioln the merry Irnfors;
Henrietta Plaster. as Jolly as ever;
Henrietta Mathews and Grace Bill
lings.
| At Avery few more OF tn. Juniors
Toned us. At Frederic Maud S1uire
JOluGu US Will llGI We'll ill'Et 'ldShC|'
At Chillicothe Elva and Ethel Huff
man got on the train. We all had
such good time laughing and talk
ing that we did not notice the time
rass until the train stopped at the
Union depot in Ottumwa. When we
got off the train Desdemona and JUL.
cite Eisenheis, Mabel Roof, Forest
Weber, Oscar Root. Leslie Cumming
Caroline Tout and Leona Vest were
there to meet U.S. We all g,l on the
street car and went to the Junior Of
fee, where there were man. more OF
the Juniors, some of them that live in
Ottumwa and others that came In on
different trains. Walter Tout of Bir-
mingham. Frank and Johnnie Skirvin
,, and Maude ard Mabel Skirvin Of Flor
is. Norma Da..iels Of Eldon, and Retta
Ruark of Pennington and many more
were there.
Miss Devereaux and all the Juniors
rode on the street car as far as 1t
went and then we walked the rest Of
the way to the grove, where we sat
down, tired, but ready for fun.
Miss Devereaux and some of us
larger Juniors set the table, while the
rest of the Juniors went around to
see what kim o. grove we we're in.
Soon dinner was ready and we all sat
down. Oh, dear! there were SO n.any
good things to eat that we all ate I'm.
til we could not eat any more.
When the dishes were all put away
the Juniors played hide-and-seek and
blackman Lois Griffin and I went
with Miss Devereaux to pick wild
flowers, because we cannot run.
After while the Juniors all gather.
ed around the place where we had
eaten our dinner, and we had little
lunch, and then started to walk fer
the street car line, and we just got
there in time, for the car was just
going back to Ottumwa. We got on
the car and were soon in town, where
we all parted The Juniors that live
in Ottumwa went to their homes and
we Juniors that came on the train
went to the depot.
We all told Miss Devereaux that
we hoped we would all be able to he
back again next summer for another
picnic. Your Junior friend,
Josephine Norton, age IA,
Melrose, Iowa.