Arizona republican., 1910-03-10
FUN AND FEASTIAG
 AT ILLINOIS PICNIC
There Win Be Oratory. Music, Attn letics and Novelty Contests All Former Residents of
 the State Urged 10
 Attend.

The glad hand and the family pie will he the prevailing influences at Eastlake park next Saturday. when tn, former residents Of Illinois con- erecate tS pay patriotic homage to tine home state and swap remnis- cences The Illinois picnic. now an Arizona institution of annual recur- renee. has this year been planned to outshine all former state events of that sort to be held here.
 Human sociability consists chiefly Of eating and talking by the old folks. with eating and sports for the youngsters. IL will he noticed that eating comes first in both cases for the Illinois people make a speciality of eat.nc. To begin with. it is rather i natural instinct among them. and il has been developed by residence in one of the most productive patches of ground in the whole American garden. Then. too. the work of displacing saVagery bV civilization a generation or two ago was quite strenuous and provocative of good appetites.
 So the Illinois people have arranged to eat without. let or hindrance next Saturday, whether they ever eat again or not. This part of the proceedings is scheduled for l2:30. Coffee will be made on the grounds and all who come arc expected to bring their bas- kets and turn them over to the la dies. who will see that the proven der is displayed in that tempting way best known by the daughters of the Sucker state
 It is hoped. also that the picnick- CTS will assemble carly. for it is an Illinois rule never to be late at din- ner. and beside the youngsters will have their sports in the forenoon. be ginning at 10 o'clock. and they insist that they will do stunts that will command the interest Of their elders even if they are gouty and rheumatic Q And in another respect Illinois peo- Iplc have the very human habit of Hiking to talk and talking in more satisfied vein after they have eaten. 50 they have planned deliberately and openly for q big ialkfest after
  and for variety a lot of good Illinois fau:ic will h. ntcrSrrrS.d. Every pieuicker wil h.. provided vith a card h"afin. thc N"rG "i "liiip"i. Afy Illinois" the lllin"is national au- th-m. as it were, which E.s rctaine.i ns popularity. even sine. the tinted States was annexed t0 Illinois. E That the sp-akine program may h. given a good start. tii" c"l.niit"e in charge has secured the services "f some experienced. singl"-hand talk er.i, men .Mh" have faced everything from q poifticai mass meeting to q congressional committee. and who are no more afraid t0 talk to the home folks than they are io cat With them. Among these speakers win be W. j Murphy. Judge J. c. Phillips. W. A Giles. Judge D. If. Pinney. C. II. Da- vidson and Dwight F. Heard. The occasion will probably light the fires nf oratory in the hearts of others also who will want to be heard from by their countrymen.
 At 9:3" q. m. the Indian School band will play at the corner of, First and Washington streets. as d signal that the hour of Illinois glory is at hand and il is time for all the pa triots to- he moving toward the park. IL was also announced last night by 'B.. l.. Marks and Judge Phillips of the program committee that the morning sports would include a num- Der of novelty contests. such as . naii-driving race between women. a running race for girls between the ages of 16 and 60 a boys apple eat ing contest. q fat mems race, fat women's race. and an egg race for ladies Purses will be offered for all these races. and possibly booby prizes also.