The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-09
BURNS CLUB PICNIC
Opened the Summer Festivities at Gale.
donna Park, Saturday.

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The picnic season of 1918 was in
augurated Saturday afternoon at Gale
donia park when the Barre Burns club
observed their annual picnic and outing,
About $50 people. including members OF
the club and their families and invited
friends, gathered at the amusement re-
sort during the day and rarely has an
lafternoon of merry making been con-
Quoted by the admirers of the great
Scottish bard more satisfactorily than
Saturdays outing.
/ Shortly after noon a special train was
sent over the Montpelier a. Wells River
railroad.
/ Scattered throughout the park were
booths, manned by a competent corps of
men, who were busily engaged during
their brief sojourn at the grounds. The
following was dispensed from the stands:
Peanuts, popcorn, candy, fruit, ice
cream. sandwiches, soda and coffee.
Athletic sports and dancing command
ed the attention during the greater por
ton of the afternoon and the park pa
vilion was eagerly beset by dancers, who
glided over the floor to the strains of
the Barre opera house orchestra. The
orchestra was composed of Lyle Perry,
cello: Edmund Sanborn, violin, and Karl
Forsell, eornet. Upon request, Karl For
sell rendered several pleasing interpreted
tons OF highland" music to the APP
probation Of the admirers of "Bobbe"
Burns. Among those rendered were AN.
ME Laurie" "Blue Bells of Scotland
"Ye Banks and Braes o Bonnie Doom
and "Auld Lang Syne." In order to
secure exit from the grounds. the cor
netist resorted to Darling, Am Grow
ing Old" and was granted permission
to leave.
The afternoons list of track events
and their results are as follows:
Junior girls race---Won by Eva Ches- |
ser; second Ina Mcdonald.
Senior girls rsce--Won by Dorothy |
Wyllie; second, Violet Lille; third, |
Madeline Scott.
Bows race-Won by Fred Bird; sec |
ond. j. Lille; third, Harold Morrison.
Young ladies' race-Won by Miss Lii
lie Beattie; second, Miss Warnitta
Veale; third, Miss Bella Thompson
Married ladies' race--Won by Mrs.
Robert Stewart; second, Mrs. William
Scott
Place kick for ladies-Won by Mrs
Francis Thompson; second, Miss Isabella
Scott; third, Mrs. James Mitchell.
These sports were successfully con-
lucted under the supervision of William
Scott and John Chesser
Owing to the unfayorable condition
IF the grounds. the annual football bat
lie. rated as one of the best and which
ends great interest to the annual outing,
was deferred until some later date. Will
lam Scott issued an edict that the grass
vas too high to attempt to start the
contest.
The big attraction Of the afternoon
vas baseball game between teams cap l
aimed by Angus Mcdonald, president of I
he club. and by James Mitchell, the !
ice president of the organization. The '
-ame was won by the latter team by a 7
core of TO 3, after 10 innings of the
most exciting and desperate ball ever /
'layed on the field. The game was ad
nirably handled by William Scott, whose =
anne as an Indicator holder has long =
zen spread broadcast Not a whimper {
vas rendered against the decisions of
,cott.
William Morrison of the losing team
eatured the afternoon with an alleged
ONE run. William Emslie failed to
how his old time form at first base
or the Mcdonald aggregation and was t
sore disappointment to the spectators. a
Tho were anticipating great things of e
i'm. The lineup OF the winning team 1
ras as follows: Zoe VIII, pitcher; James -
Iogg, catcher; James Mitchell, first b
ase; William COutts. second base;
ames stephens, third base; George Cor
,icE charleston. Villa Sforbape lar
atterson and James Booth. outfelders.
he personnel Of the defeated team con- v
rised the following players; John Ches- j
pr. pitcher; G. Cooper, catcher; Will b
am Emslie. first base; Robert Stewart. o.
eeond base; J. Anderson. shortstop; 81
eslie Creighton. shortstop; William ii
Iorrison. James Lamont and John Nc
onald. outfielders. y
II was chiefly through the consistent NJ
itching Of the old football player, Joe re
ill. that the vice presidents outfit
a. able 10 leave the field victorious. hs
Before departing from the field. the Of
lnmakers enjoyed repast Of par m
ms prepared snd served by Adam
raig. There was not a dissenting vote W
the general appreciation Of the sump- az
lous feast. II was with great diff N
ilty that Craig was able 70 secure a
Itch Of ''partans-' m
The committee in charge Of the out bo
2 was comnosed Of the following: An d
: Mcdonald. president Of the club;
Imes. Mitchell. vice president; James NJ
.e. treasurer; Robert Inglis. secretary; lpe
IN Chesser. William Coutts. James an
90, Adam Craig and James Booth. %