Arizona republican., 1918-03-18
CARRIER BOYS IN b|G FUN PICNIC
 AT ECHO CANYON

1HlTly -four, count eH, lill1Iy y-lOui, carrier boys for The Arizona Repu5 lican, representatives of young America, sound in lung and wind, fleet of foot, of remarkable stomach capacity and in every way 100 per cent pep" yesterday celebrated St. Patrick's Day in a manner that would have brought a twinkle to the eye of Ireland's patron saint could he have been present at the picnic held yesterday at Echo Canyon.
 It was a big day for the boys and also a treat for the others who motored to where the big dongs were taking place and joined, for a time, in the fun and frolic that were everywhere. It was almost an ail- day affair, for the shades of night were about to do their customary falling before the merrymakers reached their homes in this city, tired, but decidedly happy.
 The carrier boys left The Arizona Republican office at 10 o'clock yes terday morning in a big Chalmers truck and trailer. Suffering Belgians, but there was a pile of grub, enough apparently to feed Pershings army, or a part of it, at any rate. But what the thirty four boys did to the l grub when they got a collar and l elbow hold on it shortly after they arrived at the picnic place, was sight for a dyspeptic. There were sandwiches, pies, cakes, salads, pickles, olives, deviled eggs, ice cream, coffee, lemonade, candy and a sight of other fine things "too numerous to mention"
 Following the dinner there was a program of stunts not intended for person with a weak heart. and it all came off after the boys had had all the mountain climbing they wanted There was game called "Nigger Baby. The winner of this prize received a good whipping from all the other boys in the game. Some prize. Booth Allison was the winner.
 Then, oh dear, there was pie eat ing contest. What pie was not smeared on the faces of the contest ants went down their threats. Stewart Miller won first in this, and Claude Moseley, second.
 In a cracker eating contest-eat five crackers, count ten and then whistle-Bennie James took first and John Deubler second. There were sack races for small boys and larger boys. Hershel Randy won the small boys contest and Stewart Miller
 second. Of the larger boys, Joe
 Tates took first and H. Allison
 second. ; In the three-l legged race, Stewart
 Miller and Hershel Randy won foI
 the small boys, with Julian ,Bootl
 and James Acuna second. For the big boys, Wallace Euthe and Will liam Melendrez took first, with Ezra King and Arthur Myers second. The last of the stunts was a 200-yare
 race. Wallace Euthe won first il
 this, with William Melendrez secont
 and Clifford Scott, third
 At about lunch time there wer,
 visitors in the persons of Dwight B
 Heard and A. c. Bartlett who brough the boys a large consignment O
 candy. The boys heartily cheeret u them. Later in the day MT. an, . Mrs. Charles A. Stauffer, MT. Knorpp
 Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M Levy ant
 MT. and Mrs. Mark Hall motored ou I to see the fun
 3 The picnic was a huge success iron , first to last, and every last boy go home in good order. The followin, s carrier boys took part in the picnic ' Ellsworth Bokre, Claude Moseley r Clarence Budd, Carl Zizelman, Cliff t ford Scott, Hershel Randy, Erwil . Moore, John Deubler, Joe Yates l Walter Randy Robert Moore, Georg : Faulkner, Palmer Moseley, Jame
 Acuna, Stewart Miller, Thoma t Pritchard, Earl Johnson, Henry Ali : son, Alex Dom, R. c. Coffman, R n " Crabtree. Julian Booth, Banni }. James, Wallace Kuthe, William Me I lendrez, Wallace Brooks, Booth Al l lison, Arthur Myers, Henry Kraus . Victor Brown. John Higuera, Harr
 Feuriegel, Clair Smith, Guy Plum f mer. Ezra King of the circulatio S department, and Oliver King tn ), circulation manager, also wer