South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-07
MASONIC CHAPTERS
ON ANNUAL OUTING
AT CHAPLIN RESORT
Record Crowd Attends Picnic
at Michigan Lake-Eats?
Read the Menu.

1iorc chan $500 Nasons. their
families and visitors, thronsca Cha
pin lake. Berrlen Springs. Mich
where the annual Iicnic and ou-ins
% the three Blue lodges OF South
Bend was held yesterday. The actual
registration totaIed 1870. but the
number arriving late that did not
secure tags. sweIied tho figure for
beyond this mark.
Participating i'm this event were
Masons from St. Joseph lodge. 40.
D.. South Bend Lodge No. -9i ana
Portage Lodge No. 675. South Bend
lodge had the highest number reg
istered while St. Joseph lodge was
a close second.
The picnickers left in autcmob.lfs
from the Masonic Temple az $3.50
o'clock. transportation being pre-
vlded for al members. The read
leading 20 tho resort was thick vi To
cars during the entire day.
Ball Game Feature.
Tons OF food barrels OF lemonade
and gallons of Zee cream awaited
those who made the annual pilgrim
age. Preparations had been made
20 care for q huge crowd and the
food supply, although attacked saw
agely was ample for ALL
The feature events included the
races. and the baseball game in Che
morning A team capJained by
Henry Harper defeated that led by
Carl King. the score being z 20 Q.
...rr. % F.
in the late innings. when Harper
placed neat hit into right with
men on bases which Lut the his con-
Ungent in the lead by a safe mar
gin. Harper twirled for his crowd
while Howard Cranfu pitched fo-
the losers. CranfI did excellent
work but his support was faulty In
critical moments
The running races, and feature
contests. winners OF which are list
ed below. were held just preceding
The picnic lunch and Immediately
thereafter .. A Clark. with "a stat
OF 25, handled the crowd. An idea
Of the amount Of food consumed
may be obtained in the quantity
provided In the list of eatables
was 1900 pounds Of meat, 65 gallons
OF ssIad. a like amount Of baked
beans. 1900 rolls, two barrels or
pickles. and two of olives, five
wheels of cheese. 500 punches rad
ishes. go punches Of celery, $500
doughnuts. so gallons Of ice cream.
100 gallons Of coffee. 200 watermel-
Ions 500 gallons OF lemonade, zoo
pounds Of peanuts. four bushels OF
peaches eight cases OF plumDs and
five boxes Of pears.
In addition TO the program or
sports. boating and bathing facili-
lies, horseshoes' quoits' and other
features provided entertainment Tor
the merrymakers. a pleasant fea-
ture was that no accident marred the
outing.
l1e hsl OF winners on lhe 'arlo us
events ana the a"dId gwen IheIi
follows;
"ehty -Hte @aro odsh TOT slI4S
uIiu't To QueelAe l'ooel lSoil' thu
BON 40 yard dash Tor boys under II,
FranA ochueIh lhdoor oaseudlli AZ
yard dash TOT girls between Il anu
10 virginia setEsoIi' ooA Oh cd"oS ;
90 IaIu uasn LOT boy DeI" cen -
anu 10 arthur dsc"4. liuoOI o''se
pan oal' 90 yiIu uash lot uilllidl'4e"
women Eutn AcHerman' vanity Don
100 yard dash oatchelors race, VII
Dur Johnson ndslll'slit' % SalO u,,sii
Tor married women. MIS-. Il. D. Gins
hose 100 yard dash lree lor an -
J.. Slul-' SnlF1 ana VI. l. AM nech-
tie; IS past masters race, W A.
Bertscn' shirt ana ChaIIes DolN'
neckue' oaI throwing contest LOT
women, Mrs Fred Lewis distance 9O
yards thermos bottle match box
contest. Fred Mason, Dorothy Mil
burn, Donald HinNle, Marie Rdsnlus-
sen. Richard Montague. Lthel Hor-
wich. boxes OF CANDY three iegSed
race. Nelson Z1uger and Milton Ma
l,nberE. bolts. smoking contest. Viii
liam Rasmussen, box OF cigars nal
dri -ing contest for women, Mrs n
IT. Swanson, plate; salad race, Ncron-
lea Almack, handkcrchiels.
The Dodse band Of Ahshawaka
furnished music Tor the outing and
,,,,-,be- 30 v.eu received selections