South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-04
Employees and Members of
Their Families, a Thousand
Strong, Spend the Day at
SpringbTOOk Park.
NOVEL CONTESTS ARE
FEATURE OF THE DAY
Spike Driving, Pole Climbing,
Order Taking and Other Ap-
prOpriate Tests Are Under
gone by the Men.

The first annual picnic OF the Chi
cago. South Bend. Northern Indiana
and Southern Michigan railway en-
ployes was. held at Springbrook park.
Wednesday.
over LOCO employees and members
Of their families from South Bend.
Michigan City. Laporte. Niles. st. Jo-
seph and Elkhart were present.
The extreme hot weather did nor
prevent a large attendance and en-
couraged by the big display Of prizes
which have been exhibited at IN
ticket Office a large number Of COM
petitors were attracted TO enter each
contest
Thursdays program Of events viii
be exactly the same as "Wednesday.
The employees Of the companies were
divided into two shifts. each taking
one day for the picnic. leaving the
other TO operate the cars.
The events we're OF unusual interest
10 the employees as they WEI q arranged
10 interest street car men especially.
Such contests as spike driving.
pole climbing" and order taking
were especially appropriate and con-
siderable interest was shown by the
spectators
Big Picnic Dinner.
A big picnic dinner was served at
noon. furnished by baskets Chicken
salads. sandwiches and watermelon
featured the bill-Of-fare The party
stayed until evening, attending the
dance
The contests began at 10 O'Clock
and finished at o'clock I'm the even
ing. The results were:
1wfr
men-H. Dibbern Of Michigan City,
first; J. Radican, Niles. second: prize.
box cigars.
Pole climbing contest. overhead de-
partment-C. NJ. Staver. pair pliers.
Potato race for girls under 1e-
Ruth Milliken Of Elkhart. box OF
candy.
Bill posting contest. for officers
T. ]. Hardy. first, sanitary OUTFIT: J J.
Murphy, second smoking outfit
order taking contest. railway train
men-Joseph Racznski,. first, meal
ticket; Sam DeWells. second. meal
ticket
Hoop rolling contest. for boys
GaylOr Parritt OF Elkhart, book.
Tub race for men-W. =. Perley.
first, fishing rod; c. D. Emmons. Sec
ond watch fob.
Cracke- eating contest for ladies'
Miss Josephine Beyer, bottle OF per-
fume
Ball throwing contest for women
Mrs. Louis J. Miller ladies' brooch.
100 yard dash for mem. Z.
Florer. first. garden hose; p. McDon-
aid, second, umbrella.
50-ya-d dash for women. Mrs. Fs
Van LanCker, first, gas lamp.
Office Force Winner.
The last event was the ball game
between the Office force and tha
SpringbroOk band. The score was 10
20 three In favor Of the Office force at
the end OF about nine innings. T. p
DALEY acted as umpire and was fully
protected by the police. even though
he said the Springbrook boys played
better in the banc.
photograph guessing contest was
won by william Hahn. The contest
consisted Of finding the man on the
grounds whose photograph was posted
in every conspicuous place. The pho
tograph was taken OF the back OF the
mans head.
Ten prizes were offered 70 contest
ants for suggesting 20 "dOn'ts'' 10 he
used for the prevention OF accidents.
The results were:
First. William Y. McKesson, rock
ing chair: second. Mrs. q. IT. Smith.
electric comb: third. Allen ]. Frame.
hat; fourth. Mrs. Louis J. Miller.
fountain pen; nth. Fred Walters. cake
baked by Mrs F. n. Brown: sixth.
George Saiver. three months subscrip-
tion 10 Tribune: seventh O.. NJ. Wlll-
Jams. three months subscription %
News-Times. eighth. O.. Fl. White. 100
business calling cards; ninth. Charles
Ross, 81 in trade at Do1dridge barber
shop.
The committees in charge OF the
days events were r. T. Hardy. Pat
Brady. T. r. Hollar and Henry Schaat
n charge of transportation. o. y. Em-
mons j. j. Murphy T. 7 Hardy. + j.
Conley and O.. +. Atkinson. committees
on attendance. j. J. Murphy a. H.
Smith and u. F. C0rnweu on prizes:
Miller. Smith. and T.. G.. Gabriel on
sports and program. O.. a. smith. G.. J.
Pearson and Walter McGraw on
badges and printing.