El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-05
Picnic

The excursion and picnic given by
the Epworth league Of the First Meth
Odist church on the Fourth was a great
success. A hundred ana tventy-five
people packed the two cars that took
them to West YsIeta. Ice cream and ice
were taken with them, games were
played and the usual picnic stunts exc
cuted by the men folk. As July is
is the anniversary of the birth of the
president Of the eague. O. j. Thomas
some Of his friends baked q. birthday
cake for him and decorated il with
flags and candles The presentation
speech was made by Rev H G. POrtor
the party returned to the city in the
cool Of the evening.
The all-day Fourth celebration held
by the families Of J. Z. Walker j. j.
Finney, "A. H. Key, G. ". Dennis Theo
Sauer and c Ruedebusch opened with
a salute Of 80 guns at a. m. Break
fast was served at Mr.. Walkers home
The morning was spent in singing songs
and having a general good time Among
the stunts was a parody on the Declar-
alton Of Independence by J. j. Finney,
in which the men Of Grandview were
declared to be free from household du-
ties. A picnic dinner was served on
the porch and pergoIa.
There was dancing in the afternoon
and a watermelon spread on the Finney
lawn at SundOWn-
Later there was a Dutch supper at
the residence OF Mr.. Sauer. with fire
works after dark at the Ituedebusch
home. and dancing again at the Wal
kers. Punch was served during the
dances
Guests outside Of the families repre-
Sented We're: Misses BernCdine ShulUZ.
eleanor ROgEenbucI1e and Elnora
Brown; Messrs- Oscar Roggenbucke.
Edwin Hawks and n. N. Mcfarland.
Ten Alta Vista families took ad-
vantage of the holiday TO enjoy a mic
mic on the north mesa. They went
up just before shutdown and had sup
per on the rim of the mesa in front
OF the Mexican settlement. Then
nome made cannon was fired and fire
works were started. About 80 chill
dren were present and this auucd
greatly to the enjoyment OF the Cc-
casiOn- The families represented were
those of H. w Cole. C. B. Shanlllc,
Stevens, Walter Shaefer and f. H.
FRS Miss Grace Mcneil and r. Y.
Pearson were also members Of the
party.
A jolly picnic crowd. chaperoned by
AIRS. J. L ESSlnder. started from the
T. VI. c. A. building early Friday morn I
lnS. going TO grove on the further
side Of Hsleta- The morning was spent
in the usual picnic fashion In the az
ternOOn there was @ dance at the Val
ley Inn, and this was followed by an
evening luncheon in the grove Those
in the party were: Misses Virginia Ry-
an. Marie Schwartz. -Winifred Flanna-
gan. Cora. Ncda and Phyllis Hickman,
Gertrude Meinesz- Stella Lattner. Chew,
and Nessrs. Rob Davis. Harry Pate. Joe
Hills, Alfred Schultz. George Freeman.
Walter Harshman. Gerald Ehler. John
Meinesz. Leo Putnam and John W.
Moss.
A picnic party. consisting Of Misses I
Catherine Peck. Juanita Smith, Lena
Shea J. Mitchell and Vera Ballard went
down the valley Friday afternoon in
Miss Peck's automobile. A most en-
ioyable picnic supper was partaken OF
IN a grove near NslCta, the party re-
turning TO the city just after SHUTDOWN (
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At patriotic lawn party was given /
Friday evening by the sisters Of hotel
Dieu for the nurses. The nurses were {
dressed to represent various historical
characters, Misses Davis and BelinCer
toldng the parts of George and Mar /
tina Washington. Miss Annie Johnson
U-os dressed as the goddess of liberty.
There was a colonial JableauX and
dances to enliven the evening Japan
csc lanterns decorated the lawn.