Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-08-12
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5000 Expected to Attend Annual
Picnic at Hershey Thursday;
Valuable Prizes

OpeCldl ITdlnS OH lIle INGdull6
Rt 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. August 1S, and at 1 o'clock
in the afternoon, will carry Har-
risburg grocerymen and their fam
flies to Hershey Park, were they
will be joined by grocers from sur
rounding towns.
1t is expected that 5000 will attend
the picnic The committee in charge
of the event includes: L. q. Orr who
us chairman; r. M. Wolfe, secretary;
~. A. Rishel, assistant secretary; Geo.
Forster, treasurer; Ed. Crownshield,
assistant chairman.
In addition to lengthy program of
sporting events tennis, croquet and
quoitS will be played. There will be
dancing from to o'clock in the aft
ernoon and at 1880 in the afternoon
"a comedy company will present MY
Aunt From Harrisburg" All these
amusements will be free to the pic
nickers:
Races and athletic events will be
Judged by A. II. Kreidler George
Forster, w. L. Van Camp, j. A,
Rishel, K. o. Fink. B. b. Drumm and
y. II. Frantz. The program commit
tee, consisting of A. p. Kitchen, VIII
piam Runkle, Sam Kissinger, Jim Mil
Her A. II. Koppenhamer and William
lowing events and prizes:
The Prize List
Ball game between uptown and Hill
grocers, five gallons of ice cream.
100-yard race for clerks, first $5 in
gold; second, case of olives; third, case
Heinz's goods; fourth, same.
Race for girls under 16, first, para
sol; second, box of candy; third, same
Race for married women, first cleo
trio iron; second, twelve pounds cof-
fee; third, five pounds coffee; fourth,
five pounds of bacon.
Ladies' egg race, first, five pounds
coffee; second, case of corn; third
safety razor.
100-yard race for men,first, one
ham; second, case of milk third, case
of corn; fourth, five pounds of coffee
Fat mems race, first, one ham; sec
ond, can of lard; third, barrel of oil;
fourth, case of beans.
Tub race for men, first, case OF
matches; second, smoking set.
Tub race for boys under 49, first
barrel of flour; second, umbrella.
Swimming race, free for all first
half barrel of -four; second, dozen
bottles grape juice; third, box of hose
Quarter mile race for grocer clerks
first, $5 in gold; second, case of match
es; third, dozen bottles of root beer;
fourth, five pounds of Coffee; fifth
case Heinz's goods; sixth, a ham.
seventh, file book eighth to twelfth
case of soft drinks each.
Quarter-mile race for grocers over
35. first, gold watch; second, assorted
canned gods; third, box of tea; fourth
case of coffee.
Quarter-mile race for grocers under
35, first, $500 in gold; second. sc
1oaves of bread: third, so loaves OF
bread; fourth, case of canned fruit
fifth, case of relish; sixth, file book
seventh, case of jelly; eighth tc
twelfth, case of soft drinks each.
Tug of war for ladies, one broom fol
each contestant.
Tug of war for men, case of beans
Running jump for men, box OF
hose.
Running jump for women, bucket
of peanut butter.
Running jump for boys under 12
basket of cantaloupes.
Running jump for girls under 12
basket of sweet potatoes.
100-yard shoe race, free for all
first half-barrel of flour; second, doz
en- bottles root beer.
Salesmen's race-First, suit case
second, bologna.
Hobble skirt race for women-Firs
ladies' watch; second, dozen of can
ned fruit; third, same.
Dressing race for men-FirSt hoI
of oranges; second, case of Signe
soap; third, case of maccaroni.
Marble hunt for children under II
First, box of candy; second, same
Three-legged race, free for all
First, two cases of beans; second
two cases catsup.
Candle race for women-First, on,
cake; SECOND, case of corn fakes
third, bologna.
Needle threading race for men
First can of lard; second snappN
cheese; third. bologna.
Barrel and ball contest for girls un
der 12-First, box of candy, second
dozen bottles of root beer.
Barrel and ball contest for womer
First ten pounds of Coffee second
s pounds of coffee.
Barrel and ball contest for men
First, half-barrel of -four; second
smoked ham; third, case of soda.
Flour contest for boys, cash.
Cord-cutting contest for women
Case of Cream o. Corn. divided.
Running race for girls under 10
Dozen bottles root beer.
Running race for boys under 10
Dozen bottles root beer.
Running race for butcher-Firs
smoked ham; second, boiled ham
third, can of lard.
Shoot-the-shoot race, for com
mitteemen only-First, $500 gold
second, half-barrel flour; third. cas-
OF catsup; fourth, case assorted fruit
fifth, case of soap.