Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-06-02
Ashland pleasure club Outing.

Ashland Pleasure Club, with colors
and pennants flying, rolled away
down the valley to enjoy its first
summer outing. There were 2 au-
tomobiles, carrying go happy mem
bers and friends. The committee on
arrangements had selected a beauti-
full picnic grounds at the Bagley
farm on the river at Woodville. The
committee on route and transporta-
tion had chosen the most feasible
route and smoothest roads, and the
committee on eats had the crowd
loaded to the guards with all that
human heart and stomach could de-
sire on such an occasion. The
grounds were reached at II o'clock.
The drive was long enough to whet
the appetite to ravenous "eats"
pitch and the bounteous lunch was
spread soon after unloading. The
picnickers were fortunate enough to
have splendid tables under which
they could stretch their feet. Mr..
Bagley had kindly provided the ta
bles and benches, and the following
members and invited guests set to
work and did their best: Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. B. Ware, c. B. Wolf and
wife, F. Roy Davis, wife and son,
Mrs. M. F. Swigart and daughter
Natiline, Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Barne-
burg, Frances Kleinhammer, Andy
McGee, Mr.. and Mrs. B. e. Whit
more, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Finley and
Miss Alice Finley, Mrs. A. D. Gra-
ham, Mrs. J. H. Monroe, Mr.. and
Mrs. George McGowen, ]. e. Martin,
Mrs. Benton Bowers and son Ray
mond, Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Schneider,
Emil Peil, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Weav-
er, Richard Ware, Mrs. John II. Ken
nedy, Mr.. and Mrs Bert R. and Miss
Eleanor Greer, Margaret E. Tomlin,
Mr.. and. Mrs. F. l.. Camps, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. A. Neil, Bessie Dunhaur, Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Butterfield, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Nininger, Maude E. Mss
ley, Hope Burdic, Doris Bagley
Maude Eubanks, r. l.. Burdic, Paul
Williams, E. e. Bagley, Eunice G
Charter, Claude Sanders, Mr.. anG
Mrs. Elmo Neil. Mr.. and Mrs. Monte
Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Shoudy
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Whited, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stuart Saunders Mrs. r. l.. Bur
die, Mrs. r. w. Hall, John Stuart
Saunders, Mr.. and Mrs. e. ID. Briggs
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Estes and
daughters Ruth and Helen, H. G
Mathes, Mary Mathes, X. G. Mathes
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Perozzi, Mrs. G. S
Butler, Mrs. F. d. Wagner. Mrs. Mel
lie Gibson MacDiarind, Miss Nellie
Briggs, Eveline Coming, Mrs R. Hall
Master John Saunders, Miss Jessi,
Mathes, DR.. Bertha e. Sawyer ant
Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Conway.
After lunch the conduct of affairs
was turned over to the joy commit
tee and there was something doinl
every minute, the most uproariou
period coming when a number of la
dies and gentlemen entered bun
eating contest, the buns being hung
by a string loose in the air and thu
hands of the contestants firml,
pinned behind them. There was ;
purse of 70 cents gathered up fol
the winner, but while Mrs. Wolf ant
Monte Briggs fought for the cham
pionship somebody ran away will
the purse The kangaroo court wa
then called to inquire into the dis
appearance of the funds and Mis-
Eleanor Greer and F. Roy Davi
were hailed before the Judge for eX
animation. Before the judge coul,
pass sentence Mrs. Wolf condemneI
the accused to be burned at tn
stake, and the sentence was abou
to be executed when it was discoy
cred that the plate containing tn
rich cash prize had been inadvertent
ly kicked over by e. d. Briggs an
Mrs. Roy Davis, and they were 9
once condemned to dance before tn
court, but Briggs stoutly declined
execute his sentence, whereupon Mr.
Davis threw him to the platform an
stepped on him and the crowd d.
manded that the vanquished an
fallen hero deliver an address of e.
PLANTATION as to just how it all hal
pened. Briggs dodged the issue
again trying Greer for criminal libe
and the jury. who were all ladie
came back with a verdict mol pro
ing the suit against Greer and co
demning Wolf for the crime. VIC
was sentenced to tell a story, whi'
he did in his most gracious style.
Then the ice-cream-eating conte
was declared on, but everybody wan
ed to be in this contest, while q
children of the party wanted to
it alone. Everybody gathered abo
the ice cream packers and smack