The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-10
GENUINE HOSPITALITY
Marked Annual Reunion and Picnic of
the Glenugie Club.

Favored by clear skies and beautiful
weather, the Glenugie club held its an
nual picnic and reunion Saturday at Cal
edonia park. The committee were OF
hand early in the day and had theil
preparations all complete when the large
crowd of members, with their familie.
and friends, arrived by special cars just
after noon. 1t was evident at once that
the crowd were out for good time, and
every facility was provided that theil
desires might be realized. There were
many races for the children and variou.
sports for the grownups. The swings
were kept busy and the committee were
everywhere in evidence, serving refresh
ments and generally seeing to the we'll
being of the gathering, while nothing
could exceed the genuine seeiability and
good fellowship which pervaded and char
acterized the entire proceedings.
Bruce's orchestra, including Karl For
sell, the cornet player, and Mr.. Robinson,
the bass violinist, supplied the music,
and the mention of these names is OF
itself sufficient guarantee that musi-
cal treat of a high order was enjoyed by
the gathering in general, and the dancers
in particular John Marr and Leslie
Creighton had charge of the dancing, as
sisted by j. T, Mari, president of the
club.
A game of baseball was played, which
was characterized by unusually fast base
running and hard batting. The captains
were George Booth and George Murray,
ir., and the batteries were Daniels and
Davidson and Murray and Massie, while
the umpiring was attended TO by John
Marr and James Smart, the latter acting
in an advisory capacity, much to the
illumination of the whole bunch of base.
ball enthusiasts. The game was hard
fought and some record runs were made
by both sides. At the end of the final
inning, Murray's team had won out,
however. the score standing 7 to 5 in
their favor.
Sports and dancing were kept up with
vigor until well into the
evening when the president of the club
called the assembly together in front or
the pavilion, when, led by the musicians,
all Joined in singing "Auld Lang Syne,"
this bringing TO fitting close an out
ing which win long be remembered by all
who had the pleasure OF being present.
The following are the names of the
to whose painstaking work
the success of the outing is due: James
p Marr, president; George Murray, vice
president; George Dalgarno, secretary;
John Brown, treasurer; WilliamMcHardy,
John Reid, Alex. Reid, Alex Young,
Charles Leal
The prize list is as follows:
Little girls race-Francis Young, Ida
Ralph, Kate Mclxeron.
Older girls raee-,Jessie Walker, Bella
Thompson, Blanche Connor, Elsie Gordon.
Small boys raee-Albert Donald, Rich
ard Massie, Lester Steven, Earl Morti-
ner.
Older boys race--George Ironside, G.
Earl Lilley, Pearl Young.
Boys race Ed. Davidson, Lyle Young,
William Young, Alex. Ironside, George
lilliey. ties.
Challenge race Robert Donald, Len.
Morgan.
Ladies' place kick-Mrs. Gerard, Mrs.
Murray, Mrs. Ingram, Mrs. Massie
Throwing hammer Charles Leal, John
stevens. James Smart.
Putting shot--Charles Lcal, John Ste
,en. James Smart.
The street railway company has ar
anged with Mr.. Benjamin so that picnic
,arties going to and from Caledonia park |
nay pass through his land for the sea-
on.