Arizona republican., 1915-04-11

l thC SciiotitutiOu anu py ioWS, which so many joyous reunions have been held, were adopted as drafted by i our capable vice president, pr. H. H Wilson.
 Tn 1911 on February P, as two years before, the picnic was held at the In l dian school, so large crowd in attend , ance as to make wider spaces a thing to consider for the next assembly. So in 1912, again on Washington's birth day, the society gathered by hundreds in HierOglyphic Canyon in the Salt River Mountains, on such a glorious day, so propitious in every way, with so many novel features for making a happy time, that it still stands out as the most successful day in process sion that has no disappointing ones on record
 Miss Sharlot Hall, then our beloved state historian. led us into the high places where the photographs were most numerous and interesting, and gave us of her fund of knowledge con- corning the earlier dwellers in this val ley. who have left so unmarred a world for us to inherit, and little but their mysterious writing to prove that we were not the first to revel in those heights
 Tn 1913 and 1914 we could think of nothing more delightful than to again explore the southern mountains and new pleasures and charms rewarded us on both occasions
 As today we have each year had a poem from Mir. Downing, giving spirit ual uplift-a softening play on heart strings or a liner turn to the merri- ment. Always making us proud that i've have given to Arizona her well loved poet laureate.
 "A year ago last fair time, the state society had grown so numerous and = .arge, that under the auspices of the All States organization, a grand parade was accomplished and proved one of the big events of fair week The Illinois Society was there with floating banners waving penants in a moving field of ripened corn, so very effective that it must have been the prize winner had one been offered. Last fall Illinois made a strong bid for the Outheld prize, but 7. the goddess from the state of New
 York appeared, and the Sucker had to yield the triumph.
 As in all human endeavor of today n specialists have inevitably arisen among us. and we are firmly convinced i that when succeeding races shal I struggle to decipher the records we leave behind and in the annals of the n Illinois society learn of the achieve ments of our superlative coffee maker
 MT. R. H. Green. and the perfectly { managed dispensatiOn of the ambrosia nectar, with the concomtants, by Our l gracious hostess of the day, Mrs. Elm ory Rays. they will feel compelled to mourn two more lost arts, added to the long list since the world began learning and forgetting.
 h Tn any case. yoVr historian submits
 this brief review of the seven delight . full past reunions. with the hope that
 Illinois picnic days will never fail tC
 come once each year."
 The entire society then sang the state
 song, Illinois. my Illinois.
 The business meeting then resulted
 as follows: President Heard refused tC
 run again and Dr. H. H. Wilson was
 elected president: w. l.. Pinney. vice
 president; H. B. Wilkinson, 2nr vice
 president B. F.. Marks, secretary: R
 H. Greene, treasurer; director for five
 year term, Mrs. Emory Rays. Histor.
 ian. Miss Amanda Chingren; poet lau-
 reate for life, Andrew Downing
 vote of thanks was exetended tC
 the Riverside park management for tho " kindness of granting the use of tn, n park for the picnic.
 A vote of thanks was extended t, & Western Coffee company for the dona .- ton of the excellent coffee for use a .- the picnic.
 | vote of thanks was given to Pres l. ident Dwight B. Heard for able services ,s for the past six years. -e The sport program then followed an, " many participated in each event Beau 10 tiful prizes distributed by Mrs. D. E
 Heard to winners of events H. j .s Gray acted as clerk of the course: judg -- es, A. K. Stacy. Dr. w. w. Wilkinson ,e starter. H. B. Wilkinson. Committee ol ii sports, B. F. Marks, H. B. Wilkinson If and Mrs. D. B. Heard
 v The events and winners are as fol ,- lows:
 J. Sack race for boys: 1st. Allen Elder l. 2nd Chas Gray
 ar Girls shoe race: 1st, Laura Schmuck l., 2nd Catherine Hart.
 Mems Apron race: 1st, Dr. Munson r. 2nd, Dr. Wilkinson.
 m Ladies ball throwing contest: 1st, Mrs z Sidell; 2nd, Miss Blount. & Boys obstacle race: 1st, J. Shaunes If sey; End, E. Rosevear if Girls three legged race: 1st, Cath ,e erine Hart, and H. Erdsman; End, Flor B.