Evening journal., 1916-08-11
TRACTION employees
HAVE field sports
With Their Families Trolley
men Spend Pleasant Day
at Shellpot Park
Mr.. WILSON GIVES
$lOO TO RELIEF FUND

Employees Of the Relief Association
of the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company and the Southern
Pennsylvania Traction Company held
their annual field day sports and out
ing at Shellpot Park yesterday. II
was one OF tine most enjoyable affairs
that the employees have held, and
there was o. large crowd from VIII
mington. Chester, New Castle. Mar
Gus HOOK and Delaware county.
There wa something doing every
minute OF the day and the employees
ana thfir families greatly enjoyed the
occasion.
The principal feature vas The va
rious heid events held in the after
noon and evening. In the evening
there was a box social auction in
charge OF Auctioneer Sudham, which
furnished much pleasure There were
more than one hundred prizes
awarded 10 the various events dur
ing the day and the committee in
( charge greatly appreciated the liber-
ality of local merchants in donating
articles for prizes. Officials as well
/ as employees and their families were
at the park during the day.
Just before the box social was
started G.. r. Hailman. president OF
the association announced that Thorn
as W. Wilson. vice-president and gen
eral manager of the Traction Company
had informed him that he would give
500 and the expenses of conducting
the outing to the Relief Association
fund. This announcement was -
ceived with applause.
Event No. 3. foot race for girls
under years of age-First prize
Laura Mclntire, of Chester, second
Helen Aschenbach, of Wilmington
third. Elizabeth Collins. of Mont
chanin: fourth, Elizabeth MacAulley
of Chester, and fifth, Mary Sorith, o
Wilmington. Each prize was bo,
of candy.
Event No. 4. foot race for boys IN
der s years-First prize, Edward Car
roll, OF Wilmington. pocket knife; sec
ond, George H. Schaffer; third, Wi
liam OFT; fourth. Edward Hensel; fiftf
Charles jenkins The last four prize
we're cameras.
b Event No. 8. foot race, girls to l
- years-First prize, bottle OF cologne
2 Susan Moore; second. bottle Of to-
;. let water, Nellie Weber, of Edg
a Moor; third. bottle OF toilet waite
n Laura McIntire; fourth, box of to
D let soap, Margaret Stevens, March,
70 Hook; fifth, box of talcum powde
Emily l. Brooks.
e Event Baseball game, won
d Delaware county team by score
II IL to Q. Prize 50 in gold.
III Event Z, foot race, boys to IL
" First prize, nccktie, Joseph Nestor a.
a ond. Ernest lmnt; third, Melvin Hanb
n fourth. Raymond Query; fifth, GAY
n Thompson. The last four prizes W,
n pocket knives
! Event s. foot race, girls 10 to l6
First prize, Alice Query; second, Fra
ces Casey. Of Marcus Hook; thii
Susan Moore; fourth, Helen Schofel
. fifth, Cora Ray These prizes We
II candy and cologne.
Event 9. foot race. boys IL TO 10
First prize. catcher's glove, Villa
Cook: second, cuff buttons. Normi
=. Bedwell: third, fishing rod, Ler'
S Johnson; fourth. watch chain, Charl
e Lebegren fifth. pocket knife, Georl
Reed.
e Event 10. foot race between er
s ployes-First prize. suitcase, FIR
= Samworth; second. ham. z. A. Swift
s third. three pair silk hose. F.
n Larged; fourth, pocket knife, II. Lon
} fifth, safety razor. R. Desmond, al
u sixth. bottle OF wine, w Bevis.
a Event II. potato race-First prii
scarf pin. Fred Samworth: secon
II merchandise order F. Denney; THU
,e tie clasp. J. Hamilton fourth, bri
= pipe. A. S. Chilas of Newark MI
y meal ticket. c. Baker; sixth, bottle
III wine, L Lloyd.
Event -. spoon and egg race. "
= men employes-First prize. bottle
u cologne, Miss NJ. f. Whitaker; 81
D. ond. chair Miss II. Whitaker; thi
{, carving set, Miss Abramson; four
20 pocketbook, Miss Mcknight; fif
~ Turkish towels. Miss Bustow; six
ie metal pencil, Miss Garvins.
- Event 10, foot race, women Ell