Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-07-10
HAMBURGER PICNIC
MONSTER SUCCESS
Employees of Store Pass Day Of
Great Merriment at
Long Beach
SPORTS ARE BIG FEATURE
Band Escorts Festive Throng
from Los Angeles and
Keeps Spirits High

LONG BEACH, July 9.-What NJ. A.
Hamburger enthusiastically declared
was the most successful picnic or out
ing ever held by the employees of the
great Hamburger store in Los Angeles
was the means of giving number of
hours pleasure here this afternoon to
1900 or more who are on the Hambur-
ger payroll This was the third annual
picnic given under the auspices of the
Hamburger's Employees Benevolent
society.
The big store closed promptly today
at 1880, when luncheon was served TO
the employees in the cafe. After the
luncheon a procession headed by the
Long Beach Municipal band marched
from Eighth street and Broadway, Los
Angeles, at 1850 o'clock, to Ninth
street, and thence to Los Angeles
street. where Pacific Electric cars were
waiting to convey the crowd TO the
beach. w. ]. Fitzpatrick was chair
man of the transportation committee
for the employees society.
Twenty-Five Pacific Electric cars
were filed with the merrymakers.
Great interest was displayed in the
athletic stunts on the high school cam
pus The first event, mems race FOR
100 wards, was one of the closest OF the
day. Stanley Kalt won first honors
and a stein The women eXerteu them-
selves to win the shirtwaist offered as
first prize in ffty-yard dash. LOIS
Elder won. A watch was the reward
won bv Young Lloyd Durham, who
proved himself the fastest lad under
is wears in covering seVenty-hNe-fOOt
course and Anna Higginson proved
her right to the young girls prize. WIN
ming a box of stationery by defeating
The other entries in the thirty-fiYe-yard
Ill. or
Marie Johnson. pretty twins who live
i'm Boyle Heights. won the twenty-five
ward sack race from all corners, boys
and girls. The same lasses won the
northumberland three-legged race for
girls. A thirty-yard three-legged race
was won by Raymond Davis and EN-
anuel benjamin.
was baseball game between the
Leans" and the Fats These teams
were drawn from the floor managers
and the buyers, and a game Is played
annually for cup. Today the Leans
won, 7 to s. Only three innings were
to be played, but an extra inning was
necessary to break the tie.
An egg and ladle race was held, girl
entries only being allowed. Margaret
Johnson, one of the twins won first In
the event The prize was pretty cup
w. Smith, NJ Myers, S. Kalt and G.
IT Hugo composed the team when
won the relay race. Kalt finished the
race. The four men on the team each
received a stickpin and cuff buttons.
The boxing contests were full of vim.
HAROLD Brown fought a draw with
Fred Roll. and a go between Henry
Nelson and Percy Foote came out IN
the same manner. The men were
heaVyWeights. .
ing of war between the basement
mon and n team from the receiving
denartment was won by the former
bunch after a fierce struggle. The men
of the winning team We're John Turns
John Richards, A. Keeble X. Royal
Peter Wig, NJ. Wolfe. P. j. Whlpple'
Robert Rarteaux. John Curns. ]. from
b ft1 and Captain D. c. McIvor. A
box of cigars went to the winners the
last event was a shoe-tying contest,
which was won by G. H. Hugo.
At the conclusion of the sports
procession was formed and marched TO
the beach. The band led the way
and after it came the officers VINO are
as follows;
Master of ceremonies. w. ]. Tum-
monds; transportation. w. J. Fitzpat-
rick: sports, H G. Mclean and ID. &;
McTver: dancing. Miss Sara Lewis ana
Gene Cohen: Judges. NJ. A. Hamburger
w. n. Rallie. A. L. Johnson, w: E,
Chamberlain, G. II. Hiie, n. {. Roplh-
n,
Alec Dunrez. referee of boxing bouts,
W. c. Henehnger; paraphernalia, ].
L. Gilbert; general committee officers
of the society: G. H. Hifle, president;
Miss A. o. Allewelt, vice president;
Mrs. Agnes McGarrell, secretary w.
7 Tummonds, treasurer; Nathan
cohen. Miss Sara Lewis, Edgar v.
Stewart. Frank elmer. directors; as
sisted bv boosters, police. physician,
nurse funeral directors and musicians.
Dancing was the diversion of the
evening. the city Of Long Beach hav-
ing granted the picnickers the exclu-
sive use of auditorium for the evening,
only those wearing the society'S badge
were admitted.
Co-operating to make the picnic
success were the Floor Managers assoc
citation Of which n c.. Robinson is
president. and the BUYERS association,
Of which W. c. Heliiefinger Is pres
ident.