The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-19
BIC CROWD ENJOYS
LAGOON BARBECUE
10000 Attend Annual Picnic
of the Grocers and
Butchers.

AT least 10, 600 persons, IT. is estimated,
visited Lagoon yesterday for the annual
picnic OF the Yrocers and butchers OF
Salt Lake All afternoon the special
haIf-hour trains on the Bamberger. many
OF three cars or more, were packed with
pleasure seekers bound for the resort.
Every picnic party carried a well-hlled
basket and the vast amount of food con-
sumed at the park. both from private
baskets and furnished by the entertain
nent committee formed feature OF the
picnic.
Announcement had been made that ev-
cry person who attended would DC gwen
delicious sandwich OF barbecned roast
beef All afternoon two steady lines OF
persons, each probably half a block long,
kept the sandwich dispensers busy. The
way the promise OF sandwiches TO al Was wa
fulfilled. may be gauged by the fact ibat
1 800 sand dwiches. filed with beef ana
dill pickles. We're served before 9 O'Clock
and We're still being passed out
The crowd was a happy one ana no
disorder Of any sort marred the celebra
ton, The management OF the affair nad
made special arrangements Tor n pleasant
family gathering and the large number per
worked out right.
Perhaps. the feature of the entire day
was a baby contest. SiXty-tour proud
parents, each confident that their bany
Judges were S S. Dickinson. ] s. Carver
and Mrs. j. A. Hall. In the contest for
ing, son OF Mr., and Mrs r. j.. Hooking
OF 215 ] street. was awarded first prize
for the best all-around infant The prize s,
was n loving. cup, Arvllla Morthing'
2270 South Fifth East street, won second
place; Virginia Obuchon, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Rox Obuchon. 5S3 Eighth
street, was given first prize for the finest
No NV 70 Marjorie
Springer. daughter Of Mrs. Eva Springer.
95 Clinton avenue, was given second
prize.
a prize for the largest family on the
grounds was won by J, +. Snyder OF 1865
Indiana avenue. who appeared with his
wife and thirteen children Everyone
who attended was also given a ticket.
good for prizes. The first prize. a valu-
able stove, was won by the person hold
ing No. ITS. There were 15a other prizes
awarded.
contest. won by william Green in Ave
minutes and fifty-t three seconds Ted
Green took second. and Oscar Gray third
place. There were also other races, In
cludinE the fat women's and fat men s
races and little girls and little boys
iootrace.
Much OF. the credit for the success OF
chairman OF the amusement committee,
saw that the programme was carried out
all right He was also In charge OF the
barbecue Charles Lees, chairman Of the
general arrangements committed with
Thomas Davis and F. w, Wilson as as
sistants. did good work IN making prep
arations fo- the event. Other commit
teemen who took active part in the af-
fair were Bert Olsen and l.. NJ, Black
mar.
Last night, between and o'clock,
a short programme Of music in the open
air auditorium was given by artists from
the Utah Conservatory of Music, under
the direction of Prof. ], J. Mcclellan
Most of the crowd then enjoyed dancing
the rest OF the evening. The many con-
cessions did a holiday business all day
The entertainment committee last night
sent a large box OF roast beef sand
wlches to the editorial rooms OF The
Tribune. The excellent sandwiches were
quickly devoured by hungry reporters