The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-09-10
PICNIC IS HIT BY THE RAIN
Labor Union Men Too Busy Seeking
Pleasures to Take Part in Parade in
Morning But Day Proves an Interest
ing One to the People of the City.

Monday was Labor day and Kenosha
laid aside its regular daily work and
turned out to celebrate. The people of
the whole city took the day off and the
many attractions arranged for the day
proved drawing cards There were so
many and such varied amusements of
fered for the day that the central fea-
ture the Labor Day Parade and Pic
mic seemed to be lost in the shuttle
and the parade which took place just
after nine clock in the morning was
not nearly as large as it had been in
other years. True there were few of
the faithful unions in line, but the
turnout was disappointment to the
men who had worked hard to make
the day a big success. The parade led
the way to Schend's park where the
annual picnic was held under the au-
spices of the Trades and Labor Coun-
ell and good crowd of people gath
cred at the park in the afternoon, but
just as the picnic got into full swing
the drizzling rain began to fall and
this put damper on the rest Of the
day for the union men and their friends
and the picnic was not financial sue
cess. But five of the events scheduled
on the program of games were run off.
The Kenosha union men were not the
only ones to be disappointed on Labor
day. The annual observance Of the
day by the Racine union men was held
at Central Park and only small crowd
turned out for the elaborate program
arranged.
The men in charge of the Kenosha
picnic declare that there were too many
attractions offered about the county.
Hundreds of the laborers took the ear
ly morning trains to the lake resorts
in the county preferring to spend the
day at the lakes with their wives and
children to marching in the parade and
attending a picnic and dance in the
city.
A large crowd of Kenosha people
went out to Petrifying springs to at
tend the big picnic given by the Som
ers camp of the Modern Woodmen of
America. This was in the nature Of p
reunion of the Woodmen of Racine and
Kenosha counties and nearly every
camp in the two counties was repre-
sented by large delegations. There
was a basket dinner at noon and in the
afternoon there was q program with
Judge @. e. Randall of Kenosha as the
principal speaker. Judge Randall has
been a leader among the Woodmen of
this part of the state and he spoke at
length on the great good that has been
done by the order and the great good
that is to be done in the future. He
made strong plea for a united sup
port from all members of the order in
the two counties
Hundreds of people attended the ball
games on diamonds in and about the
city while many others went to picnics
and dances held at the pleasure parks.
More than a hundred of the members
OF the Red Cross Lodge of the Knights
Of Pythias went to Chicago to take
part in the big golden jubilee celebra-
ton among the members Of that order.
The winners of the various events in
the Labor Day picnic are announced as
follows:
Tug-ofWar-Prize $1,000; won by
the Transfers union
Egg raee-First prize $1.0o; won by
Mabel Boyer, and second prize, soc,
won by Ethel Boyer.
In the pie eating contest the first
prize was won by John Schaetler, the
second prize by Sam Pfeiffer, and the
third prize by Phil Schaetler.
The race for the fat ladies was won
by Mrs. Arnst with Mrs Schaetler sec
cond.
The apple eating contest was won
by Margaret Williams and the second
prize went to Elizabeth Kotz.
Miss Linda Weber won the diamond
ring with total of $500 votes. Miss
Irene Philips was second, and Miss
Mabel Raisch third