River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-06-14
Guernsey Picnic

water" was the only comment Kew
Kneen made on the downpcuur which
greeted him when he got aboard Mr.
Springer's flivver at Elmwood, anC
started out for the Guernsey picnic
at p. H. Krings farm, with Prof. Gee
C. Humphrey at the helm. The
crowd which greeted them there
justified his remark. Over 800
Guernsey enthusiasts were present.
After a royal dinner, the program
was carried out in the barn. Rev.
Kneen was master of ceremonies, in
Producing the various numbers, and
leading songs. A leader of state
wide reputation, he has a ve.y good
voice himself, and put a lot of pep in
to the crowd by staging impromptu
contests between parts of the crowd.
County Agent Seyforth explained
in detail the coming milk campaign
in the county. Stress was put upon
advertising, and story told by
John NJ. Kelly served as an illustra-
ton. An itinerant evangelist went
about the country painting on fences
and rocks where they could be seen
from the railroad right of way,
Where will you go when you die ~
A salesman travelling on the road saw
that, and thought the opportunity
too good to miss. So he hurried
back to town, bought brush and a
can of paint, and added to each of
the signs the following legend: "Use
Omega oil. Good for burns" An
other of Mr.. Kelly's stories, which
of course, hardly necessary here, was
to the effect that Wisconsin dairy
men advertise so little, and keep so
quiet about their business, that they
should quit dairying and join the T..
S. Secret Service, they know how to
keep trade a secret so well.
Mr.. Irwin Sutton. of Augusta gave
a timely. talk on testing and the value
of records, using Mr.. Krings' herd,
on exhibition in the basement below.
as an illustration. Mr.. Sutton s
organizer for western Wisconsin,
and speaks with authority on that
subject.
An unusual attraction was the
4 inging by the Thespian String Or
.ehestra. The members are the Misses
Carol Groote, Lois Chapman, Dorothy
Meyer, Hazel Herpst, and Esther
Rhiel. Rev. Kneen introduced them
as the Boston Philharmonic, but it is
a safe bet that after seeing them and
hearing them sing, they would take
the crowd away from the Philhar-
mono any day in the week. They
sang Carry me back to Old Virginia,
Shutters Ball, In the evening by the
Moonlight, a parody wisconsin
Guernseys,' and a costYme presen-
tation of "The Old fashioned Garden"
with their own accompaniment.
These young ladies are to be con-
graduated upon their beautiful rem
dition of the songs. Rev. Kneen was
heard afterward murmuring to HIM
self: IAN old fashioned garden, and
an old fashioned girl, an old fash
Toned beau, -b-e-a-u-."
There are few men in Wisconsin
better liked than Prof. Humphrey.
Head of the animal husbandry de-
partment at the University of Wis
cousin, a Guernsey Judge of recog-
nized ability, and man with a win
ming personality, his speech was re-
ceived with enthusiasm. 1t was
worth going many miles to hear him.
Mr.. Schuler and Mr.. Bredahl OF
Elmwood conducted refreshment
stand, adding more festive touch
to the occasion. At o'clock, the
picnic broke up, and everybody went
home, getting ready to go to Elm
wood in the evening.
The Efmwood Bard furnished
music in the Auditorium, before Prof.
Humphreys speech, and Rev. Kneen
started off some more songs, but
they did not have the pep the songs
had at the picnic; there were not SO
many Guernsey breeders present.
Prof. Humphreys Illustrated lecture
on his trip to South America hardly
needs any comment Enough to say
that it exceeded in interest anything
heard around these parts, and people
went home, after voting this the
best time they ever had.