The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-06-01
Fifth Annual Picnic Of Rich
mond Division Men Will
Take Place at Glen Miller
Park on June 9th.
SPECIAL PROGRAM
ARRANGED FOR DAY
Committees in Charge Have
Prepared a Schedule Of
Events and Returning Time
Of Trains.

OF Trains.
The fifth annual outing OF the en-
ployes Of the Richmond division Of the
Pennsylvania railroad company will
be held at Glen Miller park on Thurs.
day. June 8. Those in charge have
arranged a very interesting program
and the event is being advertised in
every city and town in which en-
ployes, of the local division live. The
committees in charge believe that the
attendance this year will be greatly
In. excess to what 1t ever was before.
as Richmond Is the mid point on the
division and more easy of access than
other places where the picnics have
been held in the past.
The officials of the division are TAX
ing much interest In the event. Ev-
cry employe who can possibly be re-
lieved from duty on that day. even II
only for Q part Of the time. will be
provided with transportation facilities
to this city. In the past, four and five
thousand people, including employees
with their families and friends, have
attended the annual outings and there
is every reason to believe that with
favorable weather conditions this year
the crowd will even surpass this num-
ber.
The executive committee includes:
II. L. Adams, general chairman; W..
y. IIaiiStAin, secretary: u. r. McTigue.
treasurer: n. j. Neagen. chairman Of
the arrangements committee: Thomas
Hoey, chairman Of the grounds conn
miktee; w. r. little, chairman Of the
advertising committee: HI. w. Fielder
john, chairman of the amusement COM
nittee; w. b. Foley. chairman Of the
transportation committee: A. G. Kof-
ski, chairmah of the. reception COM
mittee and r. b. Munger. chairman OF
the music committee. The following
will be the schedule of excursion
trains for the accommodation of the
employees:
Special picnic train Saves Logans-
port $3.50 q. n. Arrives Glen Miller
Park 5000. m.
Special picnic train leaves Cincin-
natl 5:45 q. m. Arrives Glen Miller
Park 800 = n.
Stopping ct all intermediate stations
where trains are shown on special
schedule.
Returning train leaves Glen Miller
Park for Logansport 600 p. m.
Returning train leaves Glen Miller
Park for CINCINNATI $3.50 p. m.
The company has offered special ex.
cursion rates OF three-Quarters OF a
cent a mile for al friends Of employees
who wish to attend. The employees
win be provided with checks. Passen-
gers without tickets or passes will be
charged the regular fare.
The trains will be run to Glen Mil
ler park and placed upon siding
where they will remain until the time
for departing. The program will vary
greatly and Will consist OF athletic
events. automobile rides for the wom-
en- and children through the park and
band concert by the Richmond City
band. Dinner will be served on the
grounds, 49,. ..s......4...
The following program will begin at
40 o'clock In the morning:
commeNeing at 10 O'clock A. ~.
Boys 1oO-Yard Dash-Ages IL to 16
years. Ffrst prize. fine baseball hand
glove Second prize, good baseball.
Girls 100-YaId Dash-Ages IL to Is
years. First prize. a beautifully bound
and interesting book. Second prize,
m interesting book.
Three Legged .Race-Free-f for-all.
FIRST prize. fine shirt each. Second
prize. half dozen handkerchiefs each.
Boys Sack Race-Under Is years.
First prize. good pair roller skates.
Second prize. belt, ,.
Pie Eating Contest-Free-for-all.
First prize. 81. Second prize, so cents.
Wheelbarrow Race - Free-for-all.
First prize, fine pair kid gloves. Sec
ond prize. half dozen collars.
lO0-Yard Dash-Ffee-for-all First
prize. fine pair OF cuff buttons. Sec
ond prize. stick pin.
Dinner.
Continued at 1880 p. M.
Boys' Shoe Race-Under Is years.
First prize. baseball mask. Second
prize, baseball.
Kindergartsn Race-25 yards. Girls
under 8 years. First prize. beautiful
dolL Second prise. doll. Third prize,
ban.
,kindergarten Race-35 yards. Boys
under 8 years. First prise. express
Wagon. Second prize. toys Third
brlsG. toys.
Women's Egg Race-50 yards. Free
4srsal. First prize. belt buckle. Sec
Ond prize. souvenir spoon.
. yh& Mans Race-10O yard& First
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