Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1919-07-26
big DAY"
Orphan Picnic and Lawn Fete For
st. Joseph's Home
Tuesday.
Workers Have Made Elaborate Pre-
parations to Entertain
Friends.
There Will BE Something Doing All
Day Long and Also at
Night.
PLEAsURE AND AMUSEMENT.

The big day" for the friends and
supporters of st. Joseph's Orphan
Home is about here. Tuesday, July
20. is the date for the great event.
and the orphanage on Frankfort
avenue, with dts forest OF trees. its
acres of green lawn, its unlimited
amusements and unsurpassed hospi-
tality, is the place.
There have been elaborate outings
given by the st. Joseph Orphan
Society in the past-affairs where
man and nature seemed to have
combined to create that which. in
the words of the song, constitutes
"a perfect day." but in preparing the
programme and general arrange
ments of this years outing the com
mittees who have the affair i'm
charge have carefully studied those
features of the programmes OF
previous years and then proceeded
to improve on them. The committees
have been indefatigable for weeks
In the matter of devising means by
which not even minute of inter
ruption might creep in upon their
festivities, with the result that
there will be something doing from
the time the gates open until they
close.
At the general meeting Monday
night the Chairmen of the many
committees at work were of the
opinion that this year will be the
banner year for the institution and
the children. for whose benefit the
big picnic will be given. The women
have been doing successful work and
a in a kiq1o mr. 90
weeks duration have been com
booths will be handsome and filled
with every kind of fancy work and
useful articles, and the supper Will
be the most varied and elaborate
ever served.
The picnic is given to help the
st. Joseph's Orphan Home liqufdate
the debt incurred last year in MAX
ing an addition to the building, con-
! coded to De one of the finest in this
part of the country. Thousands OF
past and present friends of the
orphans. together with hosts OF
others from all parts of the city
are in store for an eventful day next
Tuesday on the orphanage grounds.
The following Chairmen OF the
committees who have charge of the
picnic claim this will be the banner
year for the orphans.
Executive Committee-John lobe,
Henry Bose, John Wins, William
F.. Mayer. Sebastian Hubbuch, Chas.
Pfeffer, Ben. Toenjes, Ben, Stoesser,
Henry GUIDE, Dominick Lubbers.
Finance ommittee-Wilham F.
Mayer.
Admission Tickets-B. j. Geher.
Gate-Henry Michael.
Programme-Josep Otte.
Candy Wheel--John Wins. Jo-
seph Fleitz.
Refreshments - Frank Ohlmann
and Louis Kissel.
Ice Cream-Val. Besendorf and
John Ernst.
Bratwurst and Lunch Stand
Ben Toenjes
Linen Booth-Joseph Otte.
Supper Ladies Society, Miss
Mayme Schuhmann.
Confectlonary-Me inrad Kaelin,
Wheel of Fortune-Ben Stoesser,
Waiter Tiekets-Henry GUIDE.
Supper rickets-Jacob Walser.
Ice--Emil Peters.
Telephona-Henry He'll.
Building Booth-Otto Wirth.
Grounds-A. B. Dreisbach.
Button Committee-Henry Bosse.
orration-Edward Hill.
Press-Harry Riehlman.
Signs-Chas. Prefer.
Parking-Dominick zehnder and
Herman Vessel.
Children's Committee - Joseph
Hubbuch and Frank Sem.
Decoration Committee-Ben Vol.
Collecting of Vegetables-St Dem
mis- church, Herman Vessel; St.
Francis of Assist. A. B. Dreisbach;
st. Helen's church. A. Schmitt; Holy
Trinity. ST. Matthews, Frank
Schmitt.