River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-06-22
A HAPPY PICNIC CROWD
Omaho Shop Employees and Their
Friends Spend Enjoyable Day
IN Glen Park


Co. shops at Hudson and their
friends and large number of River
Falls people united in one grand
family" picnic at Glen Park last
Saturday. The entire day was
spent at the Park, where athletic
contests of all kinds, base ball
games, foot races, etc., etc., and
dancing and band music, not to
mention the picnic dinners and pic
mic lunches, kept everyone in
holiday mood and forgetful of the
cares of everyday life. The pic
nickers came here upon invitation
of the River Falls Commercial Club
and the Club committee very effect
lively arranged for their entertain
ment, engaging for their use the
dancing pavilion at the Clubs ex-
pense and attending to every detail
of accommodation for the visitors.
A special train brought about
nine hundred of the picnickers to
the city about nine O'Clock in the
morning, and over hundred came
on the regular morning train. The
special went on through town and
stopped at the street which leads
direct to the park, saving the visit
ors the long walk up from the
depot. The train had no more than
stopped when the band was out and
led the march to the park Two
teams from the shops then got out
on the diamond and entertained the
crowds with an exhibition of rail-
way base ball. In the afternoon
there was an interesting base ball
game between the River Falls team
and the Kennedy's of St. Paul,
which resulted in a victory for the
former. Dancing in the pavilion
was started soon after the arrival
of the picnickers, and continued
until after the supper hour, when
the band marched down town and
gave a very pleasing concert at the
corner of Main and Maple streets.
The special train pulled up at the
depot about eight o'clock and the
picnickers embarked for home, all
seemingly we'll pleased with their
days outing in River Falls.
Next Saturday the employees of
the Omaha Co.'s general offices at
St. Paul will hold their annual pic
mic here. There will be about the
same number next Saturday as
there was last, and the same cordial
invitation has been extended by
their committee to the people of
this city and vicinity to join with
them on this occasion. They will
have a band and orchestra and will
have the use of the pavilion for
dancing. They will bring two base
ball teams with them from ST. Paul
their own team, the "Omahas,"
and a team from the Great North
ern general office employees. The
game will be called about three
O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t is
very much desired that the people
of this community turn out and
ioin the visitors at the park, make
them feel welcome and help them to
enjoy their visit here.
River Falls is always glad to en-
terrain visitors, and the CONNER
cial Club secretary would be very
much pleased to correspond with
any parties who have charge of
affairs of this kind. The city has
the advantage of excellent accom-
modations for these outings, and
the Commercial club is ever ready
to do all in it's power to provide the
opportunity for an enjoyable outing
here. The people who picnicked
here last Saturday were without ex-
ception orderly and we'll behaved
and enjoyed their outing in whole
some and self-respecting manner.
There is no reason why all picnics
here should not pass off as pleasant
ly as this one, and a number of
such happy affairs will be great
advertisement for the city.
All kinds of fresh fruit, served
with ice cream at Boles' Bakery.
Charles Bartholomew is building
very attractive residence on Fourth
street.
Miss Georgia Loucks is home
from Ashland where she has been
taoohinor the mast wear