The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-22
FORD OWNERS GATHERED
AT LAKE ARIEL THURSDAY
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND FIF-
TY FORD CARS BROUGHT
CROWD TO LAKE.
Sporting Events and Prizes Won by
Drivers Ball Game Between
Married and Single Men-To be
Annual Event.

Married and Single Men-Io De
Annual Event.
The Ford automobile owners of
this section and Scranton held their
first annual outing Thursday at Lake
Ariel The lake was the scene of
many sporting events and it is esti-
mated that about seven hundred
people from this section attended.
There were about one hundred and
fifty Ford cars there during the af-
ternoon. The invited guests includ-
ed representatives of the leading
tire companies and dealers of auto
mobile accessories. They were: T..
A. Bates and H. M. Swing, of the
Diamond Tire company, Isador Good
man and Charles Schank, of the same
company, and N. j. Schumacher, Jr,
of the Philadelphia office of the
Ford company.
There was a base ball game in the
morning beginning at eleven o'clock
| between the married and single men,
| the latter winning by a score of 10
to 0.
luncheon was served in the
large pavilion at half-past twelve
| o'clock and after this dancing was
enjoyed by the large crowd. Music
was furnished by Bauer's orchestra
of Scranton.
The sporting events started about
o'clock in the afternoon. The first
event was a tug of war between
two Ford cars. The prize, Diamond
tire, was won by Walter Davenhall.
The auto novelty race was won by
Howell Bortree; prize, an inner tube.
! The obstacle race was won by F. e..
| Bortree; prize, set of double tube
! holders. The tire removing contest,
for prize of S. in gold, was won by
| Tony Bastita. First prize in the
egg race was awarded to Mrs. G. A.
| Stiles and Miss Katherine Schadt.
First prize was a tube. The second
prize was won by Walter Davenhall.
The prize was pair of goggles.
The water race for lady drivers
only was won by Mrs. Stiles and Miss
| Schadt. The prizes were gloves.
First prize in the potato race was
won by F. e. Bortree, and the sec
ond prize by Carl Schuler. The
prizes were an automobile clock and
an automobile cap.
The prize for the owner of the
oldest Ford car on the grounds was
awarded to w. P. Yarns of Union
dale. They bought the car in 1907
| and it has been in continuous SER
vice since. The prize was an auto
mobile coat
The prize for the Ford car coming
the longest distance to the outing
was awarded to Monroe Westgate, OF
Lakewood. He drove a distance OF
thirty-eight miles to attend the
outing. The prize was a non-skid
tire and heavy tourist inner tube.
There were quite a number OF
Ford cars from Honesdale and this
immediate vicinity at the outing.
The officials in charge of the out
ing were: C. e. MacFadden, chair
man of the events committee; start
er, H. B. Andrews; timer, A. W.
Dippy; G.. A. Stiles and w. G.
Grampp; official photographer, w.
w. Otto; safety committee, Drs. J.
w. Fox, j. ]. Welsh, D. S. Gardner
j. W. Knedler, j. N. White, J. B.
/ Corser, G.. B. Beach, ]. I. Robinson
]. P. H. Ruddy, L. G. Redding, D. A
| Redding, d. A. Capwell, J. ]. O'Con-
nor, E. o. Bang, o. j. Simons, j. P,
Donahoe, w. A. Peck, M. w. Will
liams, P. G.. Manley, T, G. Killeen
w. Lloyds, E. z. Bower, H. S. Maui
ser, E. G. Ross. There was no need
of the latter committee as there was
not one accident to mar the days
pleasure.
Conrad Bros, Ford dealers OF
Scranton, had charge of the arrange.
ments for the outing, assisted by the
following sub-dealers: r. E. Bortree
of Ariel; G. w. Roberts, of Peck.
vile; H. H. Finn, of Carbondale; F
A. Tiffany, of Poyntelle; H. NJ Cole
of Montrose; ]. P. Mcmahon, of Sus.
quehanna, and e. c. Yoke, oi
Wilkes-Barre.
e. w. Gammell, who is an exten.
sive dealer in Ford cars in Homes.
dale, took party to the lake that
afternoon.