The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-10
Social and
Personal
Druggists Picnic
Proves Success;
Over 800 Attend

The annual picnic of the North
Dakota Pharmaceutical association
yesterday at Fort Lincoln was filled
with events to- produce fun and jolli-
ty. For the past year the Ladies
Auxiliary had been arranging sport
events and entertainment for the $50
who attended.
That Burt Finney, local secretary
Of the association this year; haa
made success of the entertainment
features and business part which fell
to his lot was proved by the fact that
he was voted the most popular regis
tered druggist at the convention.
The happy day for the hundreds of
druggists and their wives and travel
ing men and their. families was open
ed with guessing contests Of thc
weight and number Of pills in vari-
Gus containers. As all those at
tending were expert spillmixers or
expert by reason of the fact that they
were a member of the druggist FAM
lily the contesting was vigorous and
the winners closely matched. The
prizes, given in most of these in
stances were pills or medicines po-
pular with druggists.
In a warmly contested ball game
between the druggists and travellers
the druggists wen iby score of six
to four ACROSS Of Putnam Dye and
fifty cigars were the prizes award
ed. The cigars were passed around
to the winners but the dyes taken
home for future use.
The wilmer of the first home run,
j. Halbeisen of Golden Valley, was
awarded a baseball glove. He was
also the lucky man making the most
scores for which he received two
gross boxes of paper.
In the tug-o-war contest between
the druggists and travellers the ira
velers were the victors winning a
iloss Of sylvan toilet soap.
W. f. Glatzbach of Anamoose was
voted the most popular bachelor
druggist at the picnic, for which he
was awarded an Alladin jug; Mrs. W..
A. Seigfr, cd, Sanborn was voted the
talest lady at the picnic and receiv-
Cd as prize half dozen boxes Of
day cream; Mrs. Matchek was voted
the shortest lady attending the pic
mic and received half dozen cans
CT mite cream; F. Hoffman received
a razor for the honor of being the
homlicst traveller at the picnic.
Mrs. Joseph Breslow received an
assortment of ]. G. ]. products as a
ltward for having the largest family
at the picnic.
In a free for all drinking milk
from nuyser w. F. Orchard of Dick
inson won first place, receiving ar
assortment of Lilly's products; f. p
Martin, Hazen, second, receiving ar
assortment of Milford products; VIM
Eckstrom Of Stanley, third for which
he won dozen Harko Poultry treat.
ment.
f. P. Martin of Hazen proved tn.
winner of the contest to guess tn.
number of pills in bottle for which
he received six dozen mentholatum;
in the guessing of the number Of
drops in bottle Mrs. ]. G. Halbeiser
of Golden Valley, Mrs. r. C. Hanson
Pingree, George McCabe, Nekoma
end R. C. Hanson, Pingree. ,respec
l.vely won the prizes, which consisted
c. gross Weeks cold tablets, tire,
dozen kidney pills, three dozer
Weeks gas tablets, three dczel
.SWeeks cold tablets. In guessing thu
weight of article in package Mrs. P
II. Costello, Cooperstown, Miss w. H
Itr;ch Hebron; w. H. ,Itrich, Hebron
won the prizes which were an as
sortment of S. & D. Chemicals, fiv,
OF. N. Y. @. Quinihe, and dozer
/ pnemuno Phthysine respectively.
The $50 showcase, the big prize Of
the day, was won by Mrs. w. F., Or
chard of Dickinson, who held tn,
lucky number.
H. L. Housman Of Grafton was tn
druggist coming the greatest distanc.
by train; Ray .Stinson of Pembins
came thew greatest distance by auto
mobiles Mrs. Peter Mergens of Fair
mount was the druggists wife coming
greatest distance by train; Mrs. Stin
son, the. druggists wife coming great
E est distance by, auto; C. r. Meredith
of yKllldeeE; Oldest druggist in at
~ tendance; Baby. QetiBoer Of Lintor
4 was the youngest baby in Attendance
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Moore of Hope wer
Ss the youngest married couple in at
= tendance; ]. B. Atkinson of Mino
the oldest traveller in attendance
ST. George Krasken Of Rhame the young
est druggist in attendance.
~ At the annual ball, the evening a
the swimming pool. and for numer
s. GUS other events prizes were given
8@ Those in attendance at the con
vention were unanimous in thei
praises of Bismarck's hospitality.