The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-07-04
Joint Gathering of Racine
and KenOsha MasOns
Proves Great Event.
LODGES DIVIDE THE PRIZES
Interesting Program of Athletic Sports
offered for Members Of the Lodges of
the Two Counties-old Time Masons
Win Recognition.

The first joint picnic of the Racine
and Kenosha lodges A. +. & A. M. held
on Saturday at Piper's Park proved to
be grand success and the commit
tees in charge are arranging to make
a joint picnic an annual affair.
The Masons and their families be-
gan to gather some time before noon
and by 1 O'Clock the park was alive
with merry picnic crowd who came
loaded down with lunch baskets and
boxes all bent on having a jolly good
time, and from expressions Of all they
thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Coffee,
milk, lemonade, ice cream cones and
matted milk were furnished free by the
lodges.
Many games and races were held for
which appropriate prizes were given.
Also a prize was given for the oldest
Masonic couple attending, also the old
est Mason, the largest Masonic family
and the youngest Masonic baby on the
grounds.
The oldest Masonic couple was Cap
tain James Edison and wife of Racine,
aged respectively 80 and 70 years.
The Oldest Mason was Fl. G. Van Vec-
ten, Of Racine, who had been Mason
ffty-fve years, having taken his de-
grees in the year 1857.
The largest Masonic family was that
of Joseph Richter, who had seven on
the grounds.
The youngest Masonic baby was Miss
Walquist, daughter of M. R. Walquist
Of Racine, aged month, IL days.
The games opened by an indoor ball
game between Kenosha and Racine
Masons, the plays being so close it took
as many umpires to decide as there
were players on either team, each being
batted out or thrown out in turn, in
fact the game furnished much amuse-
ment as was intended.
In the races Kenosha and Racine
shared first and second places as fol
lows:
Children s race (Under 10 years.
LIST, Avis Smith, Racine; End. VIM. Jen-
sen, Kenosha.
Boys race (under 16)-1st, Clyde
Conklin, Kenosha; End. Elmer Epgle
hardt, KenOsha. =
Girls race (under 16)-1st, Sylvia
Schroeder, Racine; End, Qnintiin New.
man, Racine.
Three legged race-1st, Tom Sim
mons, George Doolin, Racine; End. VIM
Morrow, Cecil Morrow, Kenosha.
Fat man s race-L. E. Shaw of Ra
cine won first place, with Tom S
Scott of Kenosha, a close second.
so yd. dash for young ladies-1st
Sylvia Schroeder, Racine; End, Esther
Stoefell, Racine
100 yd dash for young men-1st
Art Schneider, Racine; End. Charles
Nelson, Racine.
Married ladies race - LIST, Mrs
Heaney, Kenosha; End, Mrs. Hustel
Kenosha.
Needle threading race-1st, Mrs. Con
rad Shearer, Venosha; End. Mrs. Martin
Gauss, Kenosha.
Peanut race az years limit. Thi
race attn cted many starters, having tt
be run in three sections-1st, girls
Gwendolyn Newman, Racine; LIST, boys
Earl Randall, Kenosha.
Children under yeaTs-1st, Charles
Morrow, Kenosha; End, Doris E. Whit
beck, Kenosha.
Then everybody had luncheon, ate,
which the final race was held-we her,
take off our hats to Racine, we admi
we have nothing in Kenosha that cal
compare with their champions-Noth
ing
Water melon eating contest-1st
Herbert Watson, Racine; End, Georg
Witheral, Racine; 3rd, Alfred Newman
Racine.