The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
GAMES ATTRACT BIG ChOUnIss
Railway Company Handles More Than
1000 Passengers to Park and Auto
mobiles Stand in Mile Long Line III
Front of Park Financial Success.

aItef bne1f annudl outing anu tH6y
went back to work with the assurance
that they had pulled off the most sue
cessful picnic ever held in Kenosha
county. The picnic at Central Park
on Thursday afternoon set new rec
ord and no less than five thousand peo-
pie turned out for the great event.
Even the highest anticipations of the
promoters Of the big event were over
stepped.
The crowd was little late in COM
ing to the park but at four 'clock
there were no less than four thousand
people on the grounds and after sup
per when the dancing was at its height
fully thousand more people went out
to the park. Promoters of the picnic
declare that the crowd was the largest
ever seen at public gathering in Ke-
nosha county. The street car company
carried thirty-fve hundred people in
the afternoon and another thousand in
the evening There was a line of au-
tcmobiles at the park nearly a mile
in length and these carried more than
five hundred people.
Notwithstanding the size of the
crowd it was decidedly orderly and not
a single report Of disorder was heard
during the picnic.
Every one seemed to, be having a
great time and the crowd stayed late
and it became necessary to hire the
band and orchestra over time in order
to take care Of the dancers. These
damned the dance hall all afternoon
and late into the night.
The big dinner served by the women
was a real feature and more than six
hundred people were fed during the
afternoon and evening.
There were enough concessions at
the park for a state fair and every
body seemed to be spending their
money in the innocent amusements pro-
vided, The association did not plan
the picnic as money making scheme,
but the expenses of hundred dollars
were taken care Of early in the af-
ternoon and the treasury of the asso-
citation was enriched by over $3.50 as
a result Of the receipts above the
expenditures.
Racine and Milwaukee associations
showed their interest in the picnic by
sending large delegations and crowd
OF more than two hundred came from
Racine in the evening to attend the
big dancing party.
The biggest interest of the day was
shown in the games and there were
large fields Of entries for every event.
The program was such an extended
one that some of the events were not
run eff until after supper was served.
The list Of prize winners follows:
Event No. /, Indoor-O Outdoor Base
ball, Butchers vs.. Grocers-Grocers
won.
Event No. 2, 100 Yard Dash for Men,
clerks only--Ed. Ash, first; E. G. Nah
ler second; F. Scholey, third; Guy
Pedley, fourth,
Event Nc. 3, ladies' indoor ball
throwing contest-Mrs. Paul Schultz,
frst; Mrs. Fl. Thomey, second; Myrtle
Jackson, third; Pauline Maier, fourth.
Miss L. NJ. Eberhardt, fifth.
Event No. 4, boys sack race (under
l6 years)-Elmer Englehardt, first;
Chris Hamilink, second.
Event No. 5, Peanut Carrying Race
for Girls (under 16 years)-Marie
Fletcher, first; Gertrude Rieth, second.
Event No. s, Fat Men 5 Race, over
200 lbs.-L. Singer, first; M. Newhouse,
second; I. G. Barbour, third,
Event No. Z, Ladies Potato Race
Miss Schultz, first; Mrs Huetten, sec
ond; Miss zeitler, third; Rose Joachim,
fourth.
Event No. s, Boys Three Legged
Race--Elmer Englehardt and Edwin
Jackson won
Event No. 8, SO Yard Dash for Girls
(under 16 years)Edna Stein, first; Mar
garet Rice, second; Regina Carr, third.
| Event No. 10, 100 Yard Dash for
Amateurs Only, open-Lee skinner,
first; f. scholey, second; J. Willems,
third; Ed. Ash, fourth.
Event No. IL, Ladies Nail Driving
Contest Mrs. Blenten, first; Mrs.
Felix Meyer, second; Mrs. =. Ander-
son, third; Lucille Raymer, fourth !;
May Schultz, fifth; Miss Fonk, sixth.
Event No. IL, Tug of War, mereants
Tvs. clerks-Won by clerks.
/ Event No. ID, Indoor Outdoor Base
bal Game, proprietors vs.. clerks-won
by proprietors. s
| event No. Running Bread Jump,
'er merchants and clerks only