Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-02
KIWANIS PICNIC ENDS
WITH FEW CASUALTIES
Tired Businessmen Vow Never Again. Least Not Until
Next Year, but, by Gosh 1t Was Exciting

With the York Field Music of the
Boy Scouts playing and the Munich
pal Band Orchestra blaring away,
150 members of the Kiwanis Club
of Harrisburg with their invited
guests motored to the cottage OF
Henry Z. Claster, Summerdale yes
terday afternoon for the first stag
picnic. The party left the Locust
street side OF the Central Y. NJ. c. y,
building promptly on the stroke OF l
and after delightful ride, reached
the cottage. Signs along the way
pointed out the thoroughtare TO mo-
torists, sucn as William e. Alexander,
who were not accustomed to dane
ing at the Summerdale pavilion. Il
neve@ knew there was Il place like
this, said Alexander when he saw
the pavilion. 1t was hard to resist
the charms of the dancing park. but
everybody was glad he had resisted
when he saw the big cottage. Much
nicer than dancing" said "Dutcn'
Rice, renowned exponent of the
terpischorean art.
When the picnic grounds were
reached, the Scout Field Music play
ed a number of airs so delightfully."-
that Bill" Alexander lost his head.
beautiful girls out at the Moorhead
Knitting Company plant and never
loses his head there, but this time
he was ratified and almost hit an
amateur tree. Good gosh!" shout
ed A. J. Simms. BE reasonable.
Back forward, Bill" From which
may be judged the fact that friend
Simms was also excited.
Some Provider
We're here because were here!
the gang sang as they mounted the
steps and stormed the cottage. With
in a few minutes Frank +. DaNen-
port and his corps of helpers were
on the job aud it was a sight for the
gods that confronted the picnickets'
Davenport, aside from managing the
Davenport Lunch in Market street
uses his excellent culinary forces IN
many other ways, and right here al
Summerdale he demonstrated to the
entire satisfaction of everyone pres
ent, that he is some proVider! Grea'
banks of edibles were quickly sur
rounded by the hungry merrynlak-
ers. Here T. E. Cleckner, other
wise known as Nut" reigned SUI
preme. My word! See him eat!
said Doc" r. d. Pratt. But Alder
man Ed" Hilton rivaled Cleckner
record oy eating an entire dish oil
crab salad. Did you taste that crao
salad and them frankfurts, SAID
"Aldy" busily examining eats down
his throat. Long lanky Josh
Rutherford rah-rahed when he saw
the table and he and Dave Rlnearo
became boon companions, eatlne
everything in sight. About this time
Charley Schnidt's florist delivery
wagon, wrongly styled an ammunl,
ton wagon, hove into view, ano
when ice cream. lemonade and wa
termelons were taken from 1t there
was another rush in that direction
Now that 1 am satisfied, here
where | play penny ante for the resi-
of the afternoon" said Charley Web
er, custodian and manager OF thf
Elks Clubhouse. Cheap skate! II
play something bigger with you,
said Bill" Windsor. Followed by
such mad gamblers as Bob Fair.
lamb and his ilk, the party wendeo
its way into the woodlands WherG
the sign, Monte Carlo greeted
them. Further details of the after
moons games were not made pub
lie but it is understood that sam
Taylor captured the prize. Whetnel
this is true is not definitely known
but such is Taylor's own statement
to be taken for its true worth.
The "Smoke House"
Members of the party who die
not feel inclined to join in games
were lured by Charles E. ReeScl
and L. V. Fritz to a wee cabin with
the placard, Smoke House" above
it, Come in, you hame," shouted
Reeser. Upon investigation it was
found that smokes were to be founc
without number and without cost
Clouds of smoke issuing from the
building were almost sufficient tC
bring the Enola fire departments e
the scene. A telephone message o.
reinsurance from Charles d. Wolfe
assistant chief fire marshal of The
state and former mayor of Williams
port, set the minds of the Enola fire
laddies at their ease again. Mayor
Daniel L. Keister decided he'd try {
cigaret, too Hey. Neefe, I'm {
regular guy now" he said to Baron
l.. F. Neefs as he puffed busily ava,
at a Camel.
In the cottage there was much hi
larity when the Municipal BanC
Orchestra played THE DarktowI
Strutter's Ball" and f. T. Critch
field, poet laureate and official clul
humorist. stepped forth as the ON
cial dancer of the afternoon. H,
clogged, jigged, reeled and waltze'
while spectators watched him will
mouths wide open.
After a moments lull in the fes
tivities, during which the clinking o
pennies at Monte Carlo could plain
ly be heard, Ed Chenoweth, man
ager of the Kresge Five and Tel
Cent Store, and official policeman
appeared on the scene leading Pau
Thurman and William P. Miller. H,
accused them of matching pennies
and shooting crap. Charles L
Schmidt quickly took his place a
the Judge and the following jur!
was called:
A. j. Simms, T. c. Black. f. X
Porte, Ed. Deane, William Strouse
]. II. LutZ, Jr., w. T. Rodgers
Clinton NJ. Hershey, Reide Romig
Charles z. Reeser, M. d. Heasting'
and Frank T. Davenport.
Prisoners at the Bar
Grill" Windsor reDresented III,