The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-11
GIRLS CLUB
PROVIDES A
ROUGH RIDE

The ambitions of about dozen
young girls of Gary composing the
Girls Club. in providing some novel
and unique entertainment for their
friends, in the way of an old fashioned
hayrack party, was somewhat dampen-
ed last Saturday night, through. in
that the time was set for the starting
of the party from the Victoria Hotel
not only the hay missing but also
the old fashioned hay rack. But when
the commonest variety of timothy hay
is quoted at $500 per ton in the Chi
cago market, and the only available
hayrack was probably twenty miles
distant from Gary. the next best con-
veyance was brought into use.
Carry-An Arrives.
1t was about $40 o'clock when about
twelve couples tripped out of the Vic
toria Hotel and climbed into long.
high board. open, carry-all effect be-
longing to Tom Gormerly. A team of
large lazy draft horses was attached
and with a loud blast of trumpets and
cheers the journey to Black Oak was
begun. The carry all had a seating
capacity of for about twenty-five per-
sons and the space for each had been
carefully apportioned off. But in the
necessary haste of packing several of
the party with out doubt taken up
more than their portion for 1T was
necessary for one of the party during
the trip to sit on the corner of the
rack or hang by his teeth to the rail.
And again the apparently lazy draft
horses did not turn out to the old
country Dolly and George" type, and
at times would start up with jump
and tear down the road at 2:45 clip
% he oy,
lacked the springing sensation of the
old hayrack. and the brick pavement
and gravel roads were unlike the soft
-noiseless dirt roads of years ago.
The TremeIo Effect.
But the rattle Of the wagon did not
stop the shouts, noise, and song of the
party, and in trying to produce the old
time and up-to-date songs and ballads,
the tremelo effect caused by the jar OF
the wheels was pleasing and every
pitch from a high soprano to deep
basso. was heard.
To make a long story short. Black
Oak was never reached, and several
miles out of TolIeston the driver was
instructed to proceed post-haste to
Gary But the hayrack party was q
signal success and no doubt hence
forth will become very popular in
Gary. And no one seemed to mind the
rough jolting of the rough country
roads, all entering into the spirit OF
the occasion and enjoying the ride tc
the fullest extent
The party returned to Gary about II
O'Clock where they met at the II. 8
Norton residence, 72o Van Burer
street. where a picnic spread was laid
out The good things to eat were q
fitting climax to the pleasant evening
which had been spent and the young
men at departing at midnight voted
that the members of the Girls Cluf
were charming hcstesses.
The chaperon of the party were Mr.
and Mrs Clarence L Tempieton and
Mr. and Mrs. Baker T. White.
Twenty in Party.
Those who were present were Misse,
Grace Call, Hazel Goodspeed. Grace
Greenlee, Florence Burns, Rose
Wright Genevive Norton. Mildred
Norton. Snow Hopper, Lucy Houston
and Evyln S. Mech. Messrs. Pau
Tomanoczy, Geoage P. Guff1n, DR.. Car
Boardman, Harry Pryale. Emily
Thompson. wybrecht. Grofigan. Mar
c. Goodenow and r. G. Parry.