The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-09-01
BOYS
ENJOY THEIR
FIRST OUTING
CROWD or SrERRYMAKERs THRoNd
PARK AT PICNIC OF WHEEL
ING POST NO. !.
LAST OF the Games md Contests During
the Afternoon with Names
OF Winners.

The first outing oC WheeliT" roS' No
] American LcE,u. a. Wheeling tark.
yesterday afternoon. was an event l"nS
to b. remembered
At noon the Legion mon and their
friends commenced to crowd 20 he park
and at q late hour Last n.glr IN" dance
ing platform was filled and couples wrrN
gliding about 10 the strains 1t an or
regular dance musicians ~ the park.
The affair was e, basket picnic aud
under every tree on the grounds parties
gathered and aft"r srr"ad'nc tahl"
cloths on the grass placed tn" "atah,C>
upon them and were soon enjoying DIM
ner in the woodland
For weeks III. rru'm,tt"" III ChlrG" ~
the arrangements had been arranging
for the affairs and every thing passed
off smoothly.
Ray Gordon had charge ~ the music
and saw that 4 band was continually at
work. The usua, sands and ;NmuNH-
ments at the park w'r" n run operation
from noon until midnight and ~" rIrS
with its lanes crowded with thr"mEN r".lt
on enjoyment presented n" seen" Of i
fair.
J. Byron Nick"rS"u. the recently "l""t-
ed state commander. was present ana
greeted dele atoms Ut members ~ IN"
Legion from Martins Ferry. Hcllairc.
Moundsvillc. W"ilShurE and other p.aceS
that came to tendc- congratulations.
Ladies' OF the Service star Legion were
present n fore" and took charge or IN"
basket dinners ard lunches and the
Wheeling Post boys are earnest III their
admiration - the ladies for their as
sistancc
During tra afternoon tn" following
contests were staged:
Tag ~ war-W@n by r. J. MrtTinley',
team. Prize. SILVER cup. donated by
Lukeps.
Ball game-Won by pr l.. Y. Riggs
team against Tom Humphreys team. Tho
4 pr,-, t1,-.a Tod
by HanChcr
Penny throw!nr-Tom Thoncr, box ~
cigars. donated by Bolton.
Egg rar"-FIarry ClruS". silk 80. do
Btckw ard race-Harry C!ou>c. hah
United Hat store.
Peanut racc--Dr. I. V. EtErs Boy
seat for four. donated by Manager Fred
Johnson. o, Cour: Ttratr"
Longest fly-HarrT tIouN". Fox seat
for eight. donated by Manager George
Schafer. e the Victoria Thea;r"
Swtmmng-Hip Adams. Box ~ cigars
from the ANNEX: second, Fat Mckinney
cuff links. donated ny Eanov.
Prize wal;z-Frank E"iSter and sister.
Catherine Rel>t"r. Hat donated by
Allen and Hunter aud :rc tea set. ny
Ladies racr-Mrs. Dave Turner. Box
chocolates.
Smoking raco--In this race 4 man had
70 run around the hall diamond 20 thru
base and light a pipe. pr. l.. '. RiESs
was first and won box # cigars. and
Tom Humphreys who arrived at tina
base with 4 Spra.neI ankle. won a pair
Of silk socks.
Tho games kept every Ole IN good
humor during tn" afternoon and in tho
evening tho dancing started. Tom
Humphreys with a badly swollen ankle.
insisted on being h"lned 20 the dancing
platform, where ne joined the orchestra
and played the saXaphon".
The affair was pronounced a decided
success by ali who attended. The COM
mittee in charG" was composed OF the
following members "f Wheeling Post:
Bernard Kaiser, James Rare, william J.
Gompers, Prof. Elmer Hoelzle. Robert
Morrow, Terry Carlson. J. Byron Nick
erson. P. J. Mckinley. Zip Adams. Ber-
nard Alexander Harry Cinuse. Or. l.. y.
Harris, DR.. T.. ". EigGS. {. i. Barry and
Harry Miller