Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-06-20
MERCHANTS PICNIC
NOTABLE SUCCESS.
ANIMAL EVENT MAKES RECORD
N ATTENDANCE AND fEt-
TIREs OF INTEREST.
.GL[NWO0D PARK THR0NGED
Despite Continued Rainfall Morning
ittendancc During Day itca-
chcs y Total of IWcn-
B.Iiyc Hundred.

B-fiyc Hundred.
Jealous of bis %prcrDgatiye. Jupi-
ter plugius made strenuous endea-
v0r 10 interfere with the plans for
The biz picnic Of the Amarillo Bus
Ines Mems Association yesterday
But Doe failed to place proper esti-
mate upon tho holiday spirit OF the
organization members. and was com
PEELED 10 take q back seat for the
dag
Following cessation of rain about
O'Clock yesterday morning the
crowds began 90 swarm t0ward Glen
wood paris. Increasing throughout
the sunny afternoon aad into the
cool night. unfil an estimated total
| of $500 people passed the gates OF
the popular amusement resort
Despite the %dampcning influence
of the morning rain, the picnic scor-
ed Il pronounced success, and the
! plans of the various committees
went through smoothly and without
Z an apparent hitch al any point The
dance hall M Glcnwood vas utilized
for MONDAY picnic rcpasting. and a
goodly crowd Toasted to safety on
"a spread of tempting cdiblcs of a
to-izzard variety
Following this special amusement
features Wcre put over the program
boards TO- rapid succession. a
mock court was first organized. and
q number OF notables were hailed
before the magistrate on various
and sundry charges. a special and
pleasure feature OF this proceeding
was the sWoarinE-in Of the first
Jury of women In Texas. These
ladies' appeared equal to the omer
gcncy aud returned % verdict cX-
actly contrary 10 the courts instruc-
tions JEFF Bartlett and 70 T. ln-
dcrwood displayed remarkable YER
s%atility iu the role of star witnesses
The court adjourned in order that
the Jurors. defendants, attorneys,
witnesses. and hangers-on might re-
pair to the athletic field. whore a
number OF contests were already IN
progress. These contests We're car
ricd 10 successful conclusion in the
presence of a throng of Interested
spectators. and were Of genuine In
torcst throughout
rurlng the DAY other contests
were held which gave the fair sex
opportunity 10 win 70 number OF the
tempting prizes The pi%o-eating
contest earlier IN the day furnished
keen amusement
4 mll list off contests. prize
winners aud prizes follow
How Man, Ilrans Contest
Number of beam. boz jan uy actual
count. 1919 First prize electric
iron. given by City eight and Water
Co. Mrs. D. Gil,iu. 1913 second
prize. carpet sweeper. given bF King
Holland Furniture Co.. Mrs a. j
Parsons. 1900, third prize three
pound box LOOMS candy given Dos
Loomis Handy Kitchen. Miss Nor-
tense Russell l2S3 fourth priv,
pottcd bcgonia. given hy Amarillo
Greenhouse. Miss Elizabeth Gallo
way
TRADE NJ Home" Contest
For greatest number OF Nurde
formed from letters In words Trade
90 Home
First prize. five pound box Bryant
chocolates. given boy j. y. Bryant a
Co. Mrs Horace Russell second
prize. sack White Lilac flour given
hv Amarillo Min a Elevator CO., Mrs
o. u. syuuott. third prize half dozen
cans California peaches given hy
urnds Nccly Grocer co, Miss Beat
rice Bundy. fourth prihc. bottle
Heinz pickles given hy BARTLETT Gro
Gerry. Mrs p. O. ri,kc-cll.
Ladies Distance Ihowing Contest
First prize. five pound box choco-
1t,. given by MOBILES Bros Grocer
Co. Miss Bonnie GrtEs second
prize two pairs silk hos" given by %
o. KIrsch. CO.. Miss Ruby Lee Flu
qua third prize. porasol given 10y
u vs. owen. Mrs Weaver. fourth
prize. rosewood hand mirror. giyou
ly Randall urue Co, Miss Wayne
Richardson
Luck, LATHE Girl Drawing
First prize. DON from \ $ Tug
wen Nickol store. Miss Lewis s'c
ond prize. pair gold beauty pins from
D. a. Pltman. Miss Ruth Synnot'
Pie Eating Contest
First prize. ba. S stout hoes. from
White a Kirk. Eddie Parsloy; second
prize. quart crap, juice. from Blair
Hughes. Wayne Hess
Egg Race
First prize tennis shoes from
SAVIOR a. Kendall. Oscar Holiday
second prize. baseball mask hy Am
ari'lo Hardware Co Edgar SocWald
third prize. baseball North Texas
Notion Co. sam TAYLOR.
Sgck Race
First prize. pearl handled knife
from Owl Drug Co OTIS Horton
second prize two ties from J 49,
Bear. Tohe Drum third prize. base
ball glove. from pgrrctts Meredith
losiiu.
Hoop Race