Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-08-10
OUTING is GIVEN
BY ENCAMPMENT
Local Odd Fellows Enjoy Big
Annual Affair at Rock
River Camp.
FINE PROGRAM is STAGED
Many Raes Held and Members Have
Big Dinner-Speakers Entertain
in Short Addresses.

Moline encampment. No. 153. / o..
O. =. Is noted as being in the first
rank when il comes To entertaining
end Sunday the eucampment kept "
the reputation. An outing was held
al the beautiful W. F. Knees camp
on Rock river and the members gath
cred early TO enjoy the good things
that the committee had prepared The
early morning hours were spent in
getting acquainted with camp and at
10 a fine lunch was served as an ap-
petisor for the big dinner.
1t was thought best to pull of some
of the races before dinner so that
none would be handicapped in carry
ing too much weight. The first race
on the program was a 75-yard dash
for single men and it brought out
good field OF youngsters that got away
in good form. Francis Melin put on
an extra squirt and hit the tape first,
winning stickpin. The married men
then took the track and larger field
started. 1t was a hard bunch to handle
and the starter had his hands full
making them toe the mark. Eric Eric
son had this race all his own way and
came in an easy winner, securing a
pair OF gold cuff buttons.
A race for past chief patriarchs
brought out three contestants, with
odds on Charles Morrison, and he
proved TO be the fastest in the bunch,
hitting the tape by good margin and
winning a ieweled collar.
Races All Enjoyed.
The three-isgged race brought out
FIVE pairs and produced a lot OF fun.
On the getaway one team bit the dust,
but the other four ran a close race.
Albert Olson and Carl Ericsson crossed
the line first Each received a bill
book IN the potato race there we're
six starters and each was obliged to
place the potatoes on the plate. pick
ing them up one at a time. running a
distance of fifty feet each time. Eric
Ericsson, who had picked potatoes in
Sweden when q boy. was an easy win
ner and was awarded 2 silver match
safe Tom Price proved that he could
run with his feet in a sack just as well
as he could without IL and beat four
other contestants in a furious race
that sent most Of the runners TO the
sod after starting He was awarded a
sticI.piu for keeping on his feet TO the
end.
An obstacle race, the invention of
Chairman Frank W. Anderson, was
enCG-h to scare any but the bravest,
the Wv the course was heaped up
with obstacles. Many started and
luckily tte doctors were not needed,
as no one was Er.Tt. Eric Ericsson got
over the Instructions first, winning a
medal Moon races are another of
Frank A1derson's inventions. Only
baIdheaded patriarchs we're eligible
-c- this race. Many who wished to
enter were barred because of too much
hair and the judges had hard time
10 decided between those who had no
rair and those had a little. One of
the patriarchs who wears a wig de-
cided 10 enter at the last minute and
came into the race after tie start was
made and surprised many who sup
posed he always wore his own hair.
Carl G. Londberg wearing the John
Bunny smile, reached the tape a safe
winner and was awarded a fine comb
and brush. amid the cheers of the
large audience.
Dinner was then announced and the