Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-24
wATERVILLE EMPL0YE AND EMPLOYER
Invade ISLAND PARK FOR ANNUAL EVENT.
SPORTS, FEED, DANCING, PLENTY FOR ALL

the road TO digestion, more sports
were in order
Afternoons Fun
One of the hotly contested sports
events Of the afternoon was the mems
tug Of war in which Captain Jensen's
team won in two heats from the team
captained by Harold Dubord. The
members of the winning team were
Harry Jensen. D. Smith George Robin
son, H. Vigue, Ben Steele and o. S.
Neizer. The other team was COM
Fred Taylor, Wallace Rancourt Peter
Harvey and Wilfred Cyr.
The mems 100-yard dash resulted as
follows: LIST heat-lst. Hugh Smith;
End. George Robinson. End heat--1st.
G. Robinson; End, Clifford Hart. 3rd
heat-1st. Alpine Carron; End, Clifford
Hart.
The ladies' 50-yard dash was won
by Violet Brown; End, Belcia Lemieux:
3rd, Clara Patterson. The other con-
testants were Blanche King. Nettie
Maxwell Mrs. NJ. w. Michaud Marcel
da Mayo Stella Bolduc, Moas Tirrell.
Addie Emery, Mabel Pooler and Orrs
Rancourt.
The baseball game was one Of the
stellar attractions of the afternoon.
There isn't a doubt but what Babe
Ruth and some of those other big
leaguers would have turned green with
| envy if they could have seen some of
i the swell hitting, the home runs and
i the scientific plays which were pulled
! off
, The game was won by the team cap
| tanned by Mr.. Steele. who defeated
Captain Harold Dubords nine by a
score of II to Q. The winning team
was made up as follows: Charles
| Hod gdon, p; Robinson, c; Harry Jen-
sen. Hugh Smith. o. J. Brewer, H.
Libby. William Morrill, and II. Rack
! lift Captain Dubords team was COM
| posed of: Alpine Carron. p; Laon Ga
| mache, c: Cliff Hart. Homer Belliveau.
| Fred Jacques. William Cyr. Herman
Vigue and Ralph Overlin. o. Morrill,
| was umpire.
The Dance
| A tune that would tempt a paralyt-
! ic struck up. waited over the Island,
| about o'clock and practically
everybody flocked to the Island Park
Pavilion. There Meyers Society Or
| chestra. the regular pavilion orches-
ira. held forth. They played their
! prettiest and their best for the Wa
tervlle visitors. giving them two
/ hours of fun There were all sorts
of dances for folks with all sorts
| of inclinationS. The dance ranked
| high in the events of the day. Some =
! body might have been suffering with
; the heat, but not so. or at least, not
so very much, the Waterville guests
! at Island Park.
History Of the Event
| This is the fourth of the fifth
annual merchants outing" explain
ed sam Freeman, one of the Lig guns
| in the Waterville Retail Merchants
! Bureau. We have been to Lake
| side for the outing previously but
| thought We would come down here
! this time. Yes, it is a fine place for
it. 1t used to be half day. now
| it is a whole day outing. The idea
! is a good time for the employees at
+, the expense of the employers. Its
| little recreation With the idea to
promote good fellowship and friend
! ly feeling"
AS the shadows Of dusk settled
over long and happy day, many of
; the people started for home, spin
| ming over the roads, thinking and
talking about the events of the day.
F; Others. however, wanted one last
fling to top off the party with, re-
naming for the regular Wednesday
evening dance in the Pavilion.
Taking it all in all, it was a jolly,
good time for everybody. Every
body went home. happy and con-
tented. affable and at peace with the
/ world in general. The outing proved
its purpose-the hearty hand clasp
of good fellowship extended by the
! Waterville merchant to his employe
and the enthusiastic response on the
Of tho op,r,Ioye