The Topeka state journal., 1913-07-14
Bale Waggener Completes
Program for Big Picnic.
To Celebrate Birthday With
Grandest Affair Ever Held.
AUTO RIDE FOR EVERY CHILD
OOdleS and OOdleS of Lemonade
and Fireworks.
Free Special Trains and Every
thing Else Free.

AtchiSon, Kan, July 14.-All the chill
dren of northeastern Kansas know OF
the Waggener picnic given every year
for them at Atchison by B. P. Wag-
gener, and most of them have at some
time attended. The picnic this year
will be next Friday.
July the Fourth is usually the great
est day in the year for children but
in this locality July IS is more popu-
lar with the youngsters than the ma
tionaI holiday. July 18 is the day B.
p. Waggener holds his enormous pic
mic at Atchison for the children OF
northeastern Kansas and Buchanan
county, Mo.
Mr.. Waggener this year will have
more amusements and entertainment
than he ever had before for the chill
dren, and he hopes that all records
for attendance will be broken. Every
thing for the children is free. One
of the big features of the picnic will
be a children's flower parade, which
promises to equal the big flower parade
of the Corn Carnival Nearly 60 en-
tries have been received and hundreds
of Atchison women are busy decorat-
ing baby buggies, miniature patrol
wagons, bicycles, little suIkeys and
other conveyances. A pleasing fact in
connection with the parade is that sew
eral entries have been received from
out of town. Mr.. Waggener has offer
ed $25 as first prize for the prettiest
feature; SIS as a second prize; SO
as third prize; $3.50 fourth prize; s5
fifth prize, and $3.50 as sixth prize.
In addition, he plans to substantially
remember every youngster who has
feature in the parade, regardless of
the prize winners.
The special trains which will carry
the children free, will be run as usual
this year on all the lines leading into
AtchiSOn. The trains will arrive in
time for the children's flower parade
and the big automobile parade, both of
which will be between 10:30 and IL
o'clock, following the arrival of the
Central Branch train. An effort will
be made to give every child a free au-
tomobile ride, which is rather stu
pendous undertaking because of the
thousands of children who will attend.
In the afternoon a genuine old fash
toned picnic will be held at Forest
park, where everything possible will
the kids. Mr.. Waggener has engaged
half a dozen bands. and will distrib
ute hundred hogsheads of lemonade,
will give out tens of thousands of
pennants, flags, and knick-knacks to
the children, and will have many big
amusement features.
Among the entertainments for the
children at the park will be a comedy
water carnival held on the Forest
park lake. Daylight fireworks will be
booming all day long; there will be
the usual baby show with cash prize
awards; there will be a balloon ascen-
sion; incorporating, contests of all
kinds and character, and score
and one things pulled off for the es-
special benefit of the children.
Everything, including railroad fare
and the street car transportation to
and from the park, will be free to
tho youngsters. In addition, Mr.. Wag-
gener will distribute fully $500 in
cash prizes to the children who par
ticipate in the flower parade, to the
babies entered in the baby show, and
also to the boys and girls who take
part in the athletic and comedy con-
tests.
Grown people are urged to attend,
as they will find many things of es-
pecial interest, although Mr.. Wag-
gneer gives the picnic for the enter
tainment of the children However,
he doesn't object If mothers and
fathers steal a little enjoyment out
of If