Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-01
WOODMEN PICNIC MANAWA
Members of Order from Three States
Take Part in Celebration.
SIOUX CITY TEAM WINS PRIZE
Program of sports for Both Women
and Men Followed by Initiation
of Large Glass Into MYs-
terIes of Order.

Friday was Woodmen OF the World day
at Lake Manawa, and from early in the
forenoon until a late hour at night the
members of that order had complete pos
session of the big amusement park across
the river. Sports and competitive drills in
the afternoon, monster initiation In the
evening and basket dinner and supper kept
the large crowd who braved the threatening
weather interested throughout the day.
The morning was largely given over to
the receiving of the delegates from points
outside the twin cities" by members OF
the lodges in Omaha, Council Bluffs and
South Omaha, and by noon large crowd
had gathered in Shady Grove, where the
basket dinner was eaten and the afternoon
sports were held.
The afternoons races for both sexes,
while the results were not SO fast as to
displace any of the Amateur Athletic union
records were full of interest to those
who saw them and each event had many
entries. The results follow:
One hundred-yard dash; o. A. Pixler OF
Fifty-yard dash for men over 1sO pounds
L. r. Ogden, Council Bluffs
Fifty-yard dash for boys under 16 years
Charles Thompson, Council Bluffs.
Fifty-yard dash for girls under 16 years
Lizzie Donnelly, Council Bluffs
One hundred-yard dash for girls under II
years: Azzie Donnelly, Council Bluffs
Ball throwing contest for women: Miss
Bessie Gallup, Council Bluffs.
Tug-of-war Omaha against Sioux City
| Sioux City won.
sioux City Team Wins.
| Four teams competed in the drill contes
for the, uniform drill teams of the order
Council Bluffs, Druid camp of Omaha
Sioux City and Benson. The work done by
these men in competition was remarkable
| The lodgemen marched, countermarcheC
and executed the manual of arms in so pre-
else a manner as to draw continued cheers
from the crowds which watched. and tn,
commands were executed with a readiness
which is seldom seen outside miitar!
circles.
The first place in this contest and
prize of $50 went to Company A of tn
| Eleventh Iowa regiment, representing
| Woodlawn camp of Sioux City. This com
parry OF sixteen men Is under the com
mand of Captain w. d. Spencer and thel
work was so nearly perfect as to wi
them a mark OF ninety-four per cent fror
the judges. The company from Druid cam
Of Omaha Company C. won second place
$40, with ninety and three-fourths pc
cent, while the Council Bluffs men, Com
pAny L. took third money. 500 Charlie
Burmeister, Captain Gracon and r. !
Schuneman Judged the event.
A pretty feature of the afternoon wa
the dress parade. Led by the Manaw
band, the drill teams executed all tn
evolutions which professional soldiers al
wont to perform on such occasions and III
appearance made by the khaki and blu
clad lodgemeu was a most pleasing on,
Just before the supper hour the dri
team from Omaha, Seymour camp gave a
exhibition drill. This is the team whic
has long held the championship of III
order and the years of training shove
in the perfect accord with which n
movements were made. the instant r,
sponse to the orders Of Captain Christ
Continued on Third PaRel