South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-27
employees OF
STUDEBAKERS
HOLD PICNIC
Thirty Thousand Attend Gala
Day at Springbrook Park
Saturday.
BARBECUE Is POPULAR
Many Contests and Stunts
Feature Event Detroit
Band Here.

Thirty thousand happy South
Bend folk marked yesterday a red
letter event in their lives and travel
ca the home trail from Springbrook
last night dusty and weary but
with hearts as light as the neecy
clouds which had wandered I'm the
cky during the day
or yesterday was Studebaker day
and the great corr GRAFTON staged one
Of the merriest and most successful
outings In the history OF the city
Dame Nature aided the hosts by
sending a day ideal for the enjoy
ment Of outdoor sports. a day made
10 order Cor barbecues and cold
drinks and a day on which the Iusci-
Gus watermelon was prize worth
looking for
Barbccucs Popular.
II an observer were 20 Judge the
popularity OF the different features
lv their respective attendance, he
must surely award first place 20 the
dozen stands bearing the legend.
SIT DEBAKER BARBECUE
COUNTERS"
From the time the crowds be-
ran 10 arrive at the park until the
last tired dancer had departed, the
men behind the barbecue counters
did heroic work Their regular Jobs
i'm the shops were vacations com
pared TO the labor involved in feed
-1g the thousands. But il may be
said that their efforts were vastly
successful and to them the merry
makers owe a vote OF gratitude
All OF tho concessions at Spring
brook we're turned over 20 the Stu
debaker family and all were being
used every minute. The Giant Coast
cr for those IN search Of breath
taking thrills; the merry go-round
Tor the Riddles and-this should be
whispered-the Old Mili. silent and
dark. carrying secrets within its
= ygian heaTt-for the young maid
and equally young man whose hearts
beat as one and who probably want
cd quiet place so that they might
listen 70 that one heart sounding It's
age-old message.
Jazz Music.
Then there was the Studebaker
dance hall where two Orchestras in
voked the jazziest OF Jazz and where
hundreds OF twinkling feet fox-trot-
ted. One-steI ped and waited until
utter WEAKNESS made them pause.
The more diCnlfed sought a seat
in the grandstand and crowded il
20 capacity. From this viewpoint
they watched the various races and
games. saw the circus and listened
20 the bands
In the athletic events the girls
came In for most Of the applause.
Perhaps because IL Is unusual 10 see
hundred misses dash wildly for a
piece OF string extended at the end
IF the course Some one suggested
10 go "a
handsome youth had been placed in
stead OF the string but this was
vetoed on the grounds that he
might possibly be killed in the
rush Anyhow TIE girls were real
sprinters.
Hunt Pennies.
I'm Always Hunting Pennies"
might have been the most popular
song for the Riddles The Studebaker
santa had tossed 1900 coppers into
a lille OF sawdust and IL was first
come first grab for the little ones.
The search was systematic and
thorough and no federal raider ever
showed so much enthusiasm on dis
towering bottle or contraband than
did the children when their dusty
little hands ClutChed a hard round
penny.
To a lover OF music IL was a real
treat 20 listen while the 1O0-pieCe
Studebaker band played While the
pther bands at Springbrook no
doubt included better individual
musicians. the volume Of the Stu
uebaker band made 10 ideal for an
putsids picnic where there was no
small competition from the crowds
Witnessing other attractions.
large Crowds.
All through the afternoon and
evening the extra cars running 20
the park were flled. Hundreds OF
automobiles lined the street IN front
II and near the park while trucks
loaded with food and drink made
heir way from the base OF supplies
10 the barbecue counters.
Dusk saw tho merriment az Its
height and then the returning cars
Instead OF those arriving were the
crowded ones as the happy thou
sands, gathered ia front OF the park
fer a last cheer and the end OF
memorable day.
Following Is list OF the various
events and the names OF the win
ners:
IS yard sack race. +. Hayman.
J. A Riley, Il. Cummings.
25 yard clothes line race-Helen
DeGroote. c. SeeEmueller.
SO yard 3-legged races. Nemes-
Brachlek, p. Malstrom. @. Epper-
sOn
90 yard potato race. q. Bryan.
81 Owens. W Isezer.
50 yard dash-Chas. q. Klaes. ID.
Narkicwicz Q. Urbanski
so yard dash Cgirls under 161-
W. Layman. r. Cookingham, Y.
Straub
Broad jump Macdonald. W.
Creme. X. Schott.
High Jump-K. SchOtt. ". Greene
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