South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-30
ACCEPT DONATIONS
FOR PICNIC PRIZES
Directors Decide to Use Mer-
chants Donations AS Prizes
for Sports at Dodge Outing
Program Partially Com
pIeted.

Directors in charge Of the Dodge
outing have decided to accept dona-
tons from South Bend and Mishawa-
ka merchants to be given as prizes
for the different contests.
One donation OF a gas range has
been accepted from the Northern In
diana Gas and Electric Co., and other
concerns have made offers but none
were accepted until the directors
acted. 1t is now requested that all
merchants Of both cities send in their
donations as soon as possible and not
later than Friday as the program list
will then close, and will go to the
printers to be published in the special
outing edition of the Dodge News to
be circulated at the picnic grounds
on the big day.
This paper was one Of the features
Of last years outing. Those Offering
donations will direct them to, or call
w. l.. Chandler, chairman of the
sporting committee.
This is the seventh annual outing
to be given by the Dodge Manufactur-
ing Co. for its employees and those
Of the National Veneer Products CO.
The picnic is to be held Saturday,
Aug. 9, at Springbrook park. A three
minute service has been arranged for
that day.
The program will begin at Si45
when all the members of the quarter
Century club, comprised of employees
who have been with the concern for
% years, will be taken to the park
with their wives in automobiles where
initiatory ceremonies will be held in
front of the grand stand for all new
members taken in at the annual meet
ing held last winter and for those
admitted since. Pres. w. B. Hosford
will preside.
Long Sport Program
At 900 o'clock the sporting pro
gram will start off. and 1t Is expected
that the contests will last until IL.
The sports will be held in the ball
park. Admission to the grand stand
will be free.
Then will come q children's parade,
including all the children Of employees
of both factories. This will probably
be the big feature Of the day, and ap-
propriate caps and decorations will be
provided. Campbell and Upper are
in charge of this committee.
At noon a dinner for the Quarter
Century club will be served by the
company in the new shelter house
recently constructed at the park. Last
year the dinner was served on the
Island and in the midst OF the meal
a rain storm blew up and spoiled it
so no chances will be taken this time.
w. Z. Roe is in charge Of the dinner.
In the afternoon & game Of indoor
baseball between the fire laddies of
the Veneer plant and the pully works
will take place. At 800 o'clock
regular scheduled factory league
game will 10 played between the
Observation-Disclosures and Singers.
This will be the last game Of a series
Of three between the two teams and
as they stand a game each hot con-
test is expected by league fans.
There will also be a number of
other stunts in the afternoon on the
lagoon and on the Island. There will
be balloon ascension by Madam
DuViriene of Chicago and later on a
herd Of trained dogs will perform
in the lagoon. At the casino motion
pictures taken OF the outing last year
will be shown.
All employees and their families will
be given free transportation to and
from the park and tickets to all the
concessions.
Ell els band will furnish music for
the day. The first concert will be
given Oh the four corners early in the
morning.
The park will be attractively dec
grated with banners, bunting and
Dodge pennants-