The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-08-13
@The Dutch Picnic.

For forty years the annual picnic
of The congregation OF Trinity Luth-
eran Church, Deer Park Road, near
Smallwood, has been Familiarity
known as The Dutch Picnic" and
the splendid body Of German citizens
and their descendants have never Re
sented the appellation. No annual
event in Carroll county is looked for
ward to from year to year with such
undated interest Last Saturday
saw as large a multitude in attend
ance as has ever been present, not
withstanding the other large gather
ings in the county. The crowds be-
gan to arrive early in the morning,
and throughout the day they came BY
every known mode Of conveyance At
three o'clock there were over two
hundred automobiles on the ground
The number of persons present is
variously estimated from 5000 to
5000. Most of the candidates who
have announced thmselves as as
pirants for the county offices were
present shaking hands and doing
little electioneering. Accompanied by
Guy w. Steele, United States Senator
Blair Lee, spent several hours in the
grove. Every member of the con-
gregation was busy helping to make
the day pleasant for all.
At two o'clock the Sunday school,
under the direction of it's superin-
tendent Elmer Schaeffer, with Miss
Viola Frick at the organ, rendered
the following program: Singing by
the school, THE Service of the
King" prayer by the pastor; open
ing address, Charles Owings; recita-
ton, by Elsie Williams; singing by
the school, Gods Word is Light"
recitation, Melvin Williams; dialogue,
Madeline and Walter Bitzel; recita-
ton, Kizzie Fowler; song by primary
class, Sing, Little Children, Sing"
recitation, Eta Hoffman, Little
Peepees;" recitation, Harriet Jones;
recitation, Evelyn Bitzel; singing,
Eta Hoffman, Dorothy Davis, Evelyn
Little, Our Dollies;" recitation, Edith
Little, Naming the Baby" recitation.
Raymond Hoffman, Ivan Little, John
Wolf, Herman Jones; recitation, Ethel
Bitzel; recitation and song, William
Prugh and Hilda Prugh; recitation,
Eva Logue, About Books" recitation,
Marjorie Schaeffer, The Busiest
Phone I Know" recitation, Charles
Bitzel, ''Harry's Little Dog" singing
by the school, Look Above the
Clouds" recitation, Coda Little;
singing. Eta Hoffman, Dorothy Davis,
Evelyn Little; exercise, by Ethel
Hoffman, HiIda Miner, Christine,
Marjorie Schaeffer; recitation, Lillian
Lamden; singing by the school, "Oh.
Starry Flag" with waving flags, fol-
lowed BY an address by Pastor w. II.
Seabrook, Our Flag, What 1t Stands
for" singing, BY the school, The
Fight IS On"
The games BY the children in the
quadrangle near the school mouse
were unusually interesting, potato
races, sack races, blindfolded races,
rope climbing, crock smashing, orange
bobbing, etc. The sports were kept
UP until every child participating was
awarded prize, a pocket knife, base
ball, bat, or other article.
The weather was perfect, until
late in the evening. 10 disturbance
OF any kind occurred to mar the
pleasure of the day, and no serious
accident happened.
The splendid Carrollton Band rem
dered sweet music every hour il the
day and added much to the enjoyment
of those present.
Nearly 10 gallons Of ice cream
furnished BY Ivan IT, Savers was con
sumed.