Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-05
CROWDS RUSH
MOUNTAINS
FOR HOLIDAY
Not a Single Accident of
Consequence Is Reported
to Mar Varney Bros. &
Co.'S Great Outing Of Yes
tcrday.
Mss.


--W.S.s.--
A crowd estimated at from $500 to
5000 attended the annual picnic Of
Varney Bios. & Co. at Live Oak
Springs yesterday. enjoying a day iuii
of lively events.
Nearly every town in the Valley
was practically deserted yesterday, the
State Highway being .thick with ears
from early Wednesday afternoon un-
Ill noon Thursday Nearly everybody
who could get hold OF ear sought the
mountains. Many sought the quiet
places, but the greater part of the
crowd joined in the Varney Bros
event
Despite the great number Of cars
that thronged the Highway all day,
not a single accident Of any conse-
quence had been reported this morn
ing, although there were several mn
nor bumps in which no damage vas
done or injuries received.
In the morning an appropriate pa
triotic program was given at the Var
ney picnic, III which r. +. Chadwick
of Los Angeles, speaking under the
auspices of the Imperial County Coun-
ell Of Defense, was the principal
speaker. George Varney, head al the
Varney Bros. & Co. chain stores, made
an address Of welcome. Phil Broc Is
made q four-minute talk Of President
Wilson. Musical selections included
"Star-Spangled Banner" by the audi-
ence. led by c. f. Snyder; solo. IN
Flanders Field" by Harry krot Of
Calexico, and solo, Liberty Bell
by Master Robert Snyder.
At noon free coffee and cantaloupeS
were distributed to the guests r.
Varney Bros. & Co.
Mrs. Clarkson and Mr.. Flagan, of
Johannes Bros, Los Angeles, the cof-
fee experts, served 1876 gallons of Ben
Hur coffee. A truck load Of canta-
loupese were given away.
Sporting events occupied tie aft
ernoon. The following awards were
announced by l.. A. Cowles, director,
and the judges, Mrs. NJ, c. Blanch-
ard, A. Rolf and Mr.. Johnson:
Mems free-for-all lOO-yard dash
M. Penlan, CaleXico, first paie. Of
$3.50; Mr.. Hanson, CaleXico, second
prize, 2h2 pounds of Ben Hur coffeeS
d. D. Williams, Ell Centre, third prize,
one-half gallon salad oil.
Fat mems race, so yards--,Mr.
Moore. Calexico, first prize Of 50 so;
Mr.. Rayburn, FL Centre, second prize,
2h pounds Ben lIur coffee; Nh OFT,
FL Centre, third prize, y gallon salad
oil.
Children's sack race-Master Et2cl
Quick, Seeley, first prize, $3.50; BID
Judson, Calexico, second prize, 2il
pounds coffee; Eloin Wendt, lnnper-
ial, third prize, y gallon salad on.
Women's nail-driving contest Mis-
Louise Black, Holtville, first prize,
$50; Mrs. Pope, FL Centre, second
ize, pig pounds coffee; Mrs. l.. G..
lille, Seeley, third prize, 4 gallon
ssiad oil; Mrs. l,askin, CaleNicc,
fourth prize. Y gallon salad biz airs.
<. c, Craig, FL Centre, fifth p".2e. q
.,allon shortening.
Boys obstacle ratc--Master Ilvm
Wendt, Imperial fnst prize, $3.50;
Ctis Downing, Secley, second prize,
-, Ethel Quick, Seeley, third prize,
cltfee; Lloyd Qui"h, Seeley, fourth
:l,>e, can of Violol hortenlng.
III a tug-of-war 5atween the "Never
oweats" and the "t'ways Sweats. the
rljze was won by the "Alasy Sweats,"
The "Always Sw.ats" team cap
rained by S. H. Brrant of haw1ey
included K. A. Mille", Brawley, r. r
pinner, Brawley; IL, Loveland, Braw'
| 10y; X. f. Penland, Calexico; K. Lar
son, CaleXico; NJ. G Bovee, Imperial!
The "Never Sweafs" were captaine,
, ny Bill Reams an 6.ncluded A. { Rob
OTIS, Brawley; c. ). Newton, Braw.
/ ley, Nv Cardiff, Imperial; B. /. Fol.
eits. Calexico; D. D. Williams, FL Cen.
to and P. ]. Haas, heber.
The baseball game between tho
Varney Bros. and Hdgar Bros teams
reached q score OF ii to 6 and was
wen by Varney Br2y.