The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-23
ORPHANS ENJOY DAY
AS GUESTS OF ELKS
Two Hundred Riddles Rornp
and Play and Eat Fill
of Goodies.
FREE RIDES FOR ALL
Amusement Features Placed at
Disposal of Youngsters
Without Charge.
FREE RIDES FOR ALL

All the orphans in the city including
those from the kearns.St. Ann S or
phanagc and the Orphans Home and
Day nursery, were the guests of the
Elks at Wandamere yesterday There
were 1870 children in all, ranging from
to Is years of age, and from day
light until dark the park was turned
over TO them,
The children went to the park Il lit.
tie before noon and were given their
dinner in the Wandamere auditorium.
The long tables were becomingly deco
rated with flowers. There was room
for the entire number to eat ut one
time and every child was given all he
or she could eat. The dinner consisted
of ham and cheese sandwiches, potato
chips, pickles, hard boiled eggs, ice
cream, bananas and oranges and candy
and popcorn.
Fill of Amusement.
After the meal was over tho children
rested for half an hour. Then the man
agement Of the park notified the COM
mittee in charge Of the youngsters that
every amusement on the grounds would
be thrown open free of charge for one
ride for each child. After everybody
had taken in all the amusements once
at the expense of the Wandamere man
agement, the Elks who were on the
grounds assembled the orphans again
and repeated the rounds. This time each
trip was accompanied with a bag of
popcorn OF an ice cream cone at the
expense of the hosts of the day.
In the afternoon there were two
swimming races held. The first of these
was a ffty-yard race for boys under
IS years of age, Val Smith won first,
Harold Grocsbeck second and John
Hayward third The prizes in this
race were gold watch, a clock and u
gold tie pin for first, second and third,
respectively, presented by William Nc
Conahay. The other race was 100-vard
first, w. Bennion second and j. Cas-
tella third. The prizes were duplicates
of those of the first race, presented by
Boyd Park.
Life Saving Exhibition.
While the crowd was assembled On
the banks watching tho swimming a
skillful exhibition of life saving and
first aid methods was given by the boys
who are employed for that purpose at
Wandamere.
A canoe with two young boys in it
passed slowly in front of the crowd. It
attracted little attention until one Of
the boys gave shrek and the boat
pants of the canoe were thrown out
and began 1oundering in the water and
calling frantically for help.
The crowd "fell for' the trick and
women began to cry and pace up and
down the bank urging the men to help
the boys. Suddenly two large fellows
dressed in bathing suits plunged into
the water and soon had the apparently
drowning boys safely landed and then
began the process Of reviving them.
Elk Gets Bath.
Another incident which was OF inter.
est to the crowd was real tip over by
one of the prominent Elks who was at
the park. Emmet Annis and a young
lady had been rowing on the lake and
had come up to the shore to land. Mr..
Annis assisted the lady To the bank,
but when he attempted TO get out him
self he slipped and went into the wa
ter with his blue serge coat and white
duck trousers.
At s clock the orphans were called
from their sport and were again treated
to sumptuous meal. after which they
were taken home again.
a large percentage of the gate re-
celpts taken IN yesterday was gwen to
the orphans. 1t was estimated that $500
paid admission.
In the evening an interesting card
or events was put on at the motor
drone. No admission was charged to
the races as they were merely put on
Tor the purpose Of drawing large
crowd to the park