The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1916-06-09
LARGE CROWD
ATTENDS PICNIC
Bear Ridge Boosters Club
Deserve Great Credit

Wednesday proved to be a beauti-
full day for the Big Bear Ridge
Booster Picnic. A large crowd was
expected by the managers of the
picnic and their expectations were
more than realized. The road was
lined on both sides for a distance
of quarter of a mile, with auto
mobiles and other conveyences.
Everybody seemingly came with the
idea of having good time and if
there was a person there who didn't
enjoy the day that person was hard
to please.
The morning program was we'll.
arranged and was carried out in
every detail in a very creditable
manner. N. E. Ware, president of
the Boosters club. made the ad-
dress Of welcome and outlined the
events of the day. A reading by
Miss Lola Ware was the first num-
ber on the program and was we'll
received. Music by the Kendrick
orchestra followed. A fairy drill
by some of the school children of
Bear ridge was we'll done after
which the orchestra rendered
another selection. A vocal duet by
Miss Fora Ware and Wallace Reid
was encored. They both have very
pleasing voices. MIR. Ware then in
troduced George Crum, of Lewis
ton, who delivered the address of
the day. His talk was short but to
the point and received the closest
attention from the crowd. This
concluded the morning program.
It was a pleasing sight to see the
hundreds of people eating their
picnic lunches under the big pines
The lunch hour was probably the
most thoroughly enjoyed part of
the day. The picnic management
advertised free coffee but they
didn't advertise the fact that the
ladies of Bear ridge were going to
furnish free lunch for anyone who
failed to provide for their MONDAY
meal. A table about thirty feet
long was fairly loaded with pies,
cakes and other good things that
the ladies of Bear ridge know how
to cook.
The after-dinner program began
with another drill by the school
children. They had costumes of
white for the girls and black for
the boys. Then followed song by
double quartette of mixed voices
which was heartily encored. An
orchestra accompaniment of two
violins and the piano, made this
very delightful number. Then fol-
flowed talk by Prof. Waite of
Lewis county. He presented some
interesting ideas on some of the
agricultural work and experiments
carried on in Lewis county. The
ball game was the next event of
Importance.
The Kendrick team played the
Big Bear ridge team and were de-
feated by score of 13 to IL. Bear
ridge imported a pitcher from
Charleston but it was an unnecessary
precaution as any one of the eight
Bear ridge players could probably
have pitched as we'll. The Bear ridge
team has a bunch of batters and
hit the ball hard for a numerous
bunch of hits
Kendrick did some of the most
spectacular, unnecessary wild throw
ing that has been witnessed in this
locality for many years. Over
throws were so common that they
became monotonous. The score was
tied the first half of the ninth inn
ing but Bear ridge secured one in
the last half and won the game.
A bucking contest was held after
the ball game and although it was
getting rather late, quite a crowd
stayed to witness the wild west per-
formance.
1t is hoped that Bear ridge will