Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-24


rival and he put up an awful squawk
that he had been jammed in fence
corner with his Ford flivver while
some man had pushed him aside
with larger car. So bitterly did
he feel that he wheeled about and
left the springs which do not boil
but soothe the angry breast. He
missed some big day.
Whatever route he took back to
Harrisburg, he must have been sad
ly jolted, for all approaches to Boil
ing Springs are so lumpy that a
man with aching liver should play
this circuit. Friend Writer came
back with DR.. Faunce and counted
9,001 ruts on the road.
The proudest man at the picnic
was curiously named, George D..
Proud, of Philadelphia. He has a
mouth like a nick in a sword, but
is full of fun as twelve clowns just
getting their monthly salary. He
got himself a big tin whistle and
every time you ran into him he
Commonwealth Band. of Harris
blew, instantly the band, no matter
how far away, let go with wei
come to the Heroes" Friend
Proud also lugged along with him
10000 tickets for the merry-go-
round and, believe me, the women
reveled in this old sport. Mrs.
Frank Davenport on the third
swing won the gold ring; ditto, Mrs.
u AIe1,x s.
bands tried to look Indifferent,
but
Then there was the parade. Gee
whiz. The springs surely boiled, II
ever in their existence, when the
Commonwealth Band led that pa
rade. Keep away from room Is
up in the hotel" was the raucous
order of Chairman Longaker as the
band seemed to veer its course to-
ward the Boiling Springs Hotel.
ious chorus. Let July first come,
if it will" and r. C. Haldeman,
resident of the Motor Club, who
wore an English chapeau and bull
dog pipe. grinned clear across his
countenance.
The athletic events took place on
ancient hostelry and the parade,
which included every picnicker IN
the greenwood. gathered about to
see V. Grant Forrer, Doc" Miller
and ]. X. Staples, playground in
structor, handle that unruly mob IN
a round of wholesome sports, which
included volleyball, boys in nifty
yard race. boat race, shoe race, girls
in ffty-yard race, baseball throw,
women in thirty-yard dash, medi-
cineball throw, baseball throw,
fifty-yard relay race (men and
women. each running twenty-five
yards) Events for men were fifty
yard dash, blindfold race, dizzy
izzy, goat race. which means but
ting a medicineball with your head
some sport, if your head is O. X.
and shoe race.
The shades of night had fallen
good and thick before the Harris
burg motorists had completely
cooled themselves from the boiling
springs, but two big dancing floors
echoed the mystic swish of the toe
and heel until the stars blinked in
sympathy with Harrisburg Motor
folks relaxing.
The Motor Club. which is doing
useful things every day for owners
of cars, took in half a hundred men,
bers and everybody in the city who
is being saved money by this club
should cast in his small bit of coin
and identify himself on herself with
this live activity. Here is roster
of the men who made this picnic
one six-cylinder success
Entertainment Committee-N. S.
chairman; F. F. Daven-
port, B. NJ. Ogelsby.
Amusements-Geo d. Proud,
Philadelphia. chairman; Carl Han
son, r. H. Lyon, C. E. Gunzen-
hauser.
Dancing-A. H. Bailey, chairman;
Charles Alden. Bart Shelley, S. S.
Pomeroy, NJ. W. Eager.
Parking-C. A. Fair, chairman; C.
II. Barner, r. f. Rakestraw, f. r.
George P. Tillotson,
Harry B. Rhinesmith.
Kids Stunts-V. Grant Forrer,
r. E. Cahill, w. H.
Brown, A. X. Thomas.
Rum. A. Faunce, chairman;
Leon Lowengard, John Heathcote,
V. w. Kenney, E. c. Cassidy, of
Hershey, justice of peace.
Prizes-Frank o. Horting. chair
man; Frank r. Downey, George G..
f. NJ. Singer, Samuel
Kades.
Refreshments-D. L. NJ. Raker,
j. P. Mccullough, r.
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