Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-09-16
STORIES and LETTERS
1.-THE 1911 JUNIOR PICNIC"


the 1911 Junior Picnic" thought
would write and tell her.
| I organized it last year and Joseph
inc Norton helped me invite some
Junior friends. So this year I got it
up by myself all excepting when
| asked some Of the Juniors told them
to ask some of their friends and re-
latives if they had some they wanted
| to invite I couldn't invite very many
but did the best I could.
The names Of the Juniors that at
tended the 1911 picnic were:
Albertina PARK. 100 n. Elm St.. Ot'
tumwa, Iowa, Age 10.
Marie Pierce, 301 Panamah st., Ut
tumwa, Iowa. Age 10.
Vida Wahle, 1903 E. Court St., Of
tumwa Iowa, age Is. ..
Henrietta Plaster, Royal cafe, Oska-
loosa, Iowa, age 10.
Elva Huffman, Chillicothe, Iowa,
Route No. 1. age IA.
Ethel Huffman, Chillicothe, Iowa,
Route No 1. age -
Forest Weber, 1905 E. Main St., Of
tumwa, Iowa, age IL. st5
My sister, Hazel Vest, Ottumwa, Ia.
Route No. 6, age II.
Myself, Leona Vest, Ottumwa, Iowa,
Route No. 6, age Is.
asked about forty Juniors but as
it rained some the picnic morning it
might have scared the Juniors away
from the park Although am sorry
that there wasn't more that attended,
am sorry, too, that some Of the
Juniors diun't answer the invitation
and let me know why they couldn't
come.
Mrs. Henry Weber who is our Junior
friend, Forest Weber's mother, took
three different views of the Juniors
and took one view of her. wish
Mrs. Weber would send me one OF
each view Of the Juniors and I will
send her what she asks for them for
I want one Of each kind.
The picnic was at 80 p. M, in
Caldwell park, Ottumwa, Iowa, Aug,
II, 1911.
The editor asked about the handker-
chief shower. All know about that
is Henrietta Plaster sent me q card
and asked me to set the date for q
handkerchief shower on the editor and
I sent her q card and told her
thought the picnic day would be the
best to have 1t. I didn't take her any
as I didn't hear that the rest of the
Juniors were going to have one for
sure or not and neither did the rest
OF the Juniors that attended the pic.
mic this year.
We had q very nice time. About
10 o'clock Henrietta Plaster, Alder
tina Park, Marie Pierce, Ethel and
Elva Huffman went to the park as II
was a mistake, as of course all Of us
| make sometimes. by Henrietta. She
| thought it was 10 o'clock in place OF
1870 O'Clock. These five Juniors ate
their dinner and amused themselves
as best they could and were waiting
for the rest Of US Juniors until at last
| they saw my sister Hazel, Forest
Weber and I coming. Vida Wahle
came about o'clock. We three came
about 1870 p. M, to the park. About
$3.50 p. M, we started for the boat
house. We spent the rest Of the time
there until about 4:15 and then went
to wait for the street car to go down
town. There were nine Of us Juniors
| Lawrence Weber and his mamma and
his grandma that went down in town
| togther. As had promised mamma
to start to my aunt's about O'Clock
| could not stay down in town with
the rest of the Juniors SO my sister
Hazel and I went on to our aunt's.
For refreshments we had, bananas
candy, pears, crabs and good cold ice
water and ice to eat.
We swung or that Is the girls all
excepting myself as I cannot swing
as 1t makes me dizzy.
Forest Weber, my sister Hazel and
happened to get on the same car.
/ will close for this time.
Leona Vest, Age Is.
Ottumwa, a., Route No.