Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-25
The K. rs Outing
AT Tacoma Lakes,

The best ever" was the way the
Sir Knights of Maine Commandery,
knights Templar. expressed their
opinion of their outing Friday at Ia
coma flakes. The only unpleasant
feature of the day was the showers at
intervals but-tfey did not mind them
SO very much and nearly every part
Of the program was carried out as ar
ranged The committee of arrange
ments, S. G. Decker. l.. H. Conant and
G. d. Libby. worked hard getting
everything in readiness for the trip
and it is needless to say that they
kept up their good work after the Sir
Knights arrived at their destination.
Nearly so members of the Com
mandery left here at 1890 o'clock yes
terday forenoon on their special car
and proceeded to make merry from
the time the car arrived at Tacoma
until dinner was served This i'm
portant feature of the day was served
by Fred Carlton of Randolph and his
fame as chef is well known. The
menu was the regular one for a shore
to their fullest capacity. The success
VI Tic was uut Ill ilo sinai par
to Mr.. Rounds of the L., A. & w. ST.
Ry., who has superintendent of the
grounds and the Inn had much to do
with all the arrangements.
After the dinner was well settled
down the Sir Knights gathered togeth
err for the sports. the principal feature
being the baseball game This was
supposed to have been between two
teams of nine men each but as a mat
ter of fact there were anywhere from
10 to 10 men on each side and so
strenuous was the game that several
Of the players were unable to finish
out the nine innings and substitutes
were freely used The game was won
by the "Neversweats," who made "a
runs, while the "Moisteners" succeed
ed in getting 10 men across the plate,
although it wasn't a plate but piece
of board. The features of the game
were the home run made by Crank
Shelf" Woodbury. and wonderful
catch in the field by alderman"
Stephenson. The umpires for this
wonderful game were True Morrill,
and Wash" Harrington and they were
wonderfully and fearfully arrayed
Both wore striped suits and Morrills
headpiece was a tall silk hat, While
Harrington wore a little Morris OF
the smallest size to fit.
But there were other sports besides
baseball The boat race. for which
there were 10 entries. was won by
Lester Perry. John w. Grant won
the fat mems race and said it was the
hardest work he had done for many
day. John Hildreth had the short mems
race won easily but he fell down, as
other good men have done. and Dave
Stewart crossed the line first. True
C. Morrill,, with his lengthy legs, was
an easy victor in the lean mems race.
The other sports planned were not
held owing to the showers taking up
considerable, of the time. While the
rain was falling in large drops, caus-
ing several intermissions to the sports.
an impromptu musical entertainment
was given in the Inn. A piano duet
by G. Hildreth and Frank Harring-
ton was the feature and it was dam
dy. Several songs were contributed
by other members and were much en-
joyed. n
Besides the general committee of
arrangements the other Sir knights IN
charge of the various parts of the
days entertainments We're as follows:
Baseball, G. A. Hildreth, r. ID. Simons,
o. E. Clason, f. S. Lincoln; boat race,
w. p. Harrington, f C. Bosworth, Ii.
A. Oliver: races, F.. S. Smith, r. w
Pope. Fl. f. Llewellyn refreshments,
T. w. Grant, F.. l.. jerks, A. M. Neal,
Arthur Sutherland, II. F.. Larrabee.