Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-09
PICNIC FOR 700
AT ISLAND PARK
Special Train Brought Employees
Of Greenfield Firms

Parade, with Band, Followed by Ath.
ietie Events and Minstrel show-4aIi
Game Resulted In Tie.
The employees of the Wells Brothers
company and the Wiley & Russell Manu-
featuring company of Greenfield held
their first annual field day and picnic
at Island park Saturday ana from Q
o'clock, when the special train Of 10 cars
arrived here, until after o'clock they
enjoyed every minute of the day. The
expenses of the affair were paid by the
companies, who also allowed a half
days pay, and everything was done to
enable the employees to have a good
time. In the party were $50 men
and 40 young women, among them being
IS men from the Granite State Moving
Machine company of Hinsdale, N. H..
The latter concern is owned in part
by some of the stockholders of the
Greenfield concerns. The company was
the largest that ever spent the day at
Island park The park was closed to the
public, the visitors having the sole use
of the place.
After the special train arrived the
company formed in line, headed by the
Greenfield Military band of q pieces,
and marched up Main street, through
the business section of the town ana
them back to Island park The men from
Greenfield wore khaki caps and carried
bamboo canes and the women were
dressed in white. The Hinsdale members
wore white beach hats and carried canes
with Hinsdale banners attached.
Frank o. Wells, treasurer of the Wells
Brothers company, was honorary grand
marshal and Frederick H. Payne was
grand marshal of the procession. Their
aids were F. w. Brady, R. c. Briggs,
G. H. Bottom, Leon Graham, ]. c. Gig
uere, P. NJ. McAuliffe, F. H. Maxwell.
c. M. Bates, Brooks Lincoln and c. E.
Spicer. The heads of the two divisions
werN ayne A. Martin and H. E. Har-
Immediately upon the arrival at the
park the athletic events were begun.
They were closely contested and as the
banner, which was carried in the parade.
was to go to the winning shop the ri
valry was keen. Both shops had a va
riety of yells and organized cheering
added to the interest of the contests. The
most interesting were a swimming race,
In which 10 men competed, and tug of
war. The other events were good and
the entrants showed good physical abil-
ity. The winners were: 10O-yard dash,
won by OHara, (Wiley e RusselD !;
Troker, I'd, (Wiley & RusselD; Grogan,
onds.
Broad jump, won by Troker, CIV & R) {;
Corcoran, Cd, wells Brothers.; Mcclure,
Sd, CIV By; distance 16 feet inches.
Shot put. won by Peterson, CIV b.;
Walsh, I'd, CIV & RI; Roy. 81, CIV b;
distance 35 feet II inches.
Sack race, won by w. Care, (w & RI;
Mcclure. I'd, (W b; Harris. Sd. (W &
RI; time, II sec.
Potato race, won by Walsh. CIV & RI;
Green, I'd, CIV b; Harrington, Sd, (W G.
R).
Hop. step and jump, won by O'Hara.
wv & RI; Steinhope. I'd, wv b.; Neav-
eau. Sd. CIV b.; distance SO feet.
Tug-of-war. won by Wells Brothers
Swimming race. Is yards, won by
O'Hara. wv & RI; Moran. I'd. CIV b.;
Kent 81. CIV b; time. 81 rs seconds.
Firsts counted five points, seconds,
three points; thirds, one point. The
prizes were gold, silver, and bronze med
ais At the close of the field events the
score was. Wiley & Russell 80, Wells
teams were Fred Peterson for Wells
Brothers and w. Donovan for Wiley &
Russell, and the other officials were
George NJ Sauter, starter; M. E. Dun
nigan and Mark Rowland. track mar
shals; G. w. Carpenter, F. H. Payne
and w. s. Chaplin, judges; ]. T. Seller
announcer; R. T. Hoyt scorer; George
O'Hara and w. A. Haskell, track cap
tains.
At IL o'clock lines were formed anG
each person was given a box of lunch
con. consisting of eggs, sandwiches
doughnuts, cake, bananas, turnovers
cheese and pickles. Coffee was also serv.
ed. 1t was a fine picnic luncheon AM
was furnished by the companies.
At / o'clock minstrel show was be
gun on the stage in front of the grand
stand. The show was interrupted by &
heavy shower and the party hurried t.
the ball room in the pavilion, where thu
rest of that part of the entertainment
was given. The jokes brought forth
much applause and the singing was
rection of John j. Walsh of the Wells
Brothers company. ]. Tennyson Sele
was interlocutor and Miss Margare
Shea pianist. The end men were Harold
Lilly, Michael Dunn, Edward Shea ant
Thomas Raleigh. George Porter and JohI
J. Walsh were the ballad singers. and
quartet consisting of John ]. Walsh,
M. Bates, George Porter and l.. Smtl
gave selections.
The picnic had dropped considerabl,
behind the schedule and in order t
hurry the program the band concert b.
the Greenfield band which was to hav
been given from 2 to o'clock, was rem
dered during the baseball game between
the Wiley & Russell and Wells Brother
teams. These teams are in the sho
league of Greenfield and were tied TO
first place. On account of rain the gam
was called at the end of the first hal
of the ninth with the score tied, to
n was battle between slab artists
although both workers were given goo
catch in the ninth of Graves's high fou
as he had to jump on the stage and eve
tripped over two or three chairs. Tn
batteries were Emery and Matheso
for Wells Brothers and Cathcard an
Morgan for Wiley & Russell. Beside
these events dancing and boating wer
enjoyed.
The committees: F. III. Payne, ].
Seller, w. A. Martin, Franklin Judg'
]. ], Walsh, H. T. Fisher, F. E. Hawke
t. M. Lamb. general committee; ].
Walsh, ]. T. Seller, w. A. Martin, Maj
tin Fritz, entertainment; f. e. Hawke
i. G.. Stoddard, F. w. Strecker public
fly; F. H. Payne, G. w. Carpenter, T. !
Comstock, transportation; H. T. Fishe
I c. A. Plumb. L. NJ. Lamb, grounds; ]
M. Lamb, F. e. Hawkes., F. II. Payn
finance: F. W. Strecker. T. L. Comstocl
Fl. ]. Smith, supplies; J. T. Seller M. l
Rowland. M. s. Chaplin, c. e. Cemen
G. w. Carpenter, H. f. Pike. Williai
Donovan, ]. w. Harrington. j. G. Gil
uere, John Cathcart. athletics; Frankl
Judge. H. T. Fisher, M. ]. Cameron.