The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-05-02
Culver Officers and Cadets
Prepare to Furnish ALI
Essentials Overlooked bv
Arrangement Committee
of Society.

Culver, Ind, May Local arrange
ments practically are complete for the
summer outing of the Indiana Society
of Chicago here on Saturday, June /.
The society. aided and abetted by its
child of a bygone summer, the Come
on Home Society of INDIANAPOLIS, is TO
be the guest of Colonel L. r. Gignilliat,
his STAFF and cadets of Culver Military
academy on that day. Plans already
made make 1t easy to predict that the
Hoosier exiles of Chicago and their
friends will have one gran, rompous
time" as Uncle Remus would put 1t.
The Chicago picnickers are to leave
that city at 8 O'Clock on a splendidly
appointed special train over the Penn
sylvania lines. The train will be equip
ped with chair cars, attendants and a
baggage car or two. At junction
along the way car conveying the
South Bend allies of the Chicago So
Getty will be picked up by the special
and borne to Culver.
Entertainment on Train.
There will be things doing on the
train. The on-the-train committee
which has been elected to make the
journey joviai, has arranged for sew
eral gleeful contests. A handsome sum
dressed man on the train, the women
of the party to do the voting A la
dies toilet case is to be presented the
fair picnicker who writes the best poem
regarding the winner OF the outing suit
A thermos bottle is to be awarded the
member who most gracefully walks
through the train bearing a glass o.
water. George AIDE Is to give a pair o.
opera glasses to the woman wearing
the most attractive bouquet of sprins
flowers. 1t Is noted that Mr. AIDE will
be barred from all contests in which tn,
women are to vote any awards, as h,
| is personally to present the opera glass
| es to the floral winner. Many Other
features will be added to the fun pro
ducing side of the journey to Culver.
1t Is expected the train will arriv,
at Culver about 1880 o'clock At thu
station it will be met by Colonel Gig
niliiat. his staff and cadets. The cade
band Will pour forth welcomin,
strains and will head a procession
which will move across the grounds
The visitors will be marched beneath
| arches bearing the word Welcome.
and on arrival at the academy a salut
VIII be fred to honor Governor Mar
shall. who will be a guest. and the pic
nickers from Chicago. South Bend an
Indianapolis The beautiful grounds o
| the military academy will be in readi
ness for a big day. The guests, toe
will enjoy boat riding on Lake Maxim
kuckee.
In Open-Air Theater.
| The hosts and guests will assembl
| first in the open air theater of tn
| academy. There Colonel Gignil1iat Wi
present to the visitors the freedom O
| the grounds. and the fun will begir
Baskets containing JOY for the inne
man (and suffragettes) will be distrib
uted to the visitors. who will choos
| their own way of disposing of 1t. Q
course the contents of the baskets wi
be spread on the grass for an old-fash
| Toned picnic dinner.
During the day motion pictures wi
be made of the various incidents, ir
Guiding the dinner, the athletic event
the march to and from the train an
other things that will be of interest I
the members when they gather aroun
the table next December for the winte
dinner. The motion pictures made g