The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-17
PICNIC BIG SUCCESS
Chamber of Commerce Members Had
a Big Time at Garfield Park.

With perfect weather, everyone
wanting a vacation and everyone
happy the Chamber of Commerce
picnic, held Thursday couldn't haze
been anything but success. A dance,
a horseshoe game, baseball and o>ner
amusements featured the afternoon
and evening. Mrs. F. A. Fairban,-.
2017 Lincoln street, won the nail driv-
ing contest and a SIS box of stationery
offered by Crosby Bros.
The Leans, led by r. n. Lattner,
defeated the Fats in a three-inning
baseball game by a score of 1 to o.
On the winning team were L. r Man
ley, r. r. Baer, Cecil Howes, Percy
Howell, Wilbur Stansfield, P. D. Nc
Clasky, R. B. EHelman and H. c.
Nachtigal. Team prize, box of fifty
cigars given by the Frank Curry SIN oke
house. Mr.. Stansfield made the only
run and won the safety razor offered
by the W. A. L. Thompson hardware
store. No one made a two-base hit,
so the other safety razor was not
awarded.
H. w. Bomgardner's team won the
tug war, with the following ren:
r. X. Hinkson, w. o. Anderson, s f.
Cobb, w. r. Currie, William Dyal, o.
B. Cutler Jim Wilson, T. C. Whiteker,
c. A. HARLAN. H. D. Yoder, j. r. Ear
row. Team prize, box of fifty cigars
from the Tromp smoke house
The horseshoe pitching contest IA
vored the team captained by DR..
George H. Allen. score 127 TO SO. 9th
ers on the team were George Cod
frey Moore, George H. Whitcomb, T.
M. Lillard, w. G. Tandy, George
Stansfield, D. T. Gabriel. F.. O. Morns
DR.. George H. Allen won the heavy
mans 50-yard dash, with J. Will Kel-
ley close second. Prize, a SIS rug
given by the william Connors Furni-
ture company.
Henry Fink won the SIS casserole of
fered by the HARLAN Furniture COM
pany. for defeating all corners in the
100-yard DASH
Miss Rolina Swearingen, 115 Bol-
man street. won the 50-yard dash for
women, capturing the IS prize. a
waist. offered by Berkson Brothers
Miss Gatwood Wagner. 1912 buchanan
street, was a close second
Miss Catherine Allen "9s first in
| the girls 50-yard dash, winning the
tennis racquet offered by Fullerton
Sporting Goods company.
Ernest Patterson won the boys So
yard dash. getting three bats and
three balls; second. Ker aeth More.
land: third, Martin Gear; fourth. Rob.
ert F. Kelley tthese all got a bat an6
ball each); fifth. Francis Nichols
sixth. Thomas D. Kelley; seventh, De
Reed, each receiving a bat. These
prizes were given by the s. S. Kresge
company.
In the Waiting contest Mrs. Louise
! Humphrey won the IS ukuIele offered
as first prize by the Roehr Music com.
pany, and Mrs. Ray Lattner won a DO,
of stationery offered by Crosby Broth.
ers for second prize. In The one-step
| Mrs George Godfrey Moore wa:
awarded the first prize. a silk UNI.
| brella presented by the Warren NJ
Crosby company. Miss Marion winr
captured first prize in the fox trot, &
| box of candy Offered by The Capita
| City Candy company. Mrs. E. L
! Overton was judged to pc the bes
married woman dancer in the fox trot
Her prize was leather handbag, pre-
sented by the Pelletier Stores com.
pany. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Amber wor
the electric reading lamp given by the
Overton Electric COMPANY for frs
prize to the best couple # walters
| Gordons orchestra provided the mu
| sic for da nc;nR