East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1962-07-05
By Charles G. Rendlesham

weeks OF ANTICIPATION nave pre-
ceeded this big 32nd annual
event for East Cleveland and
finally it is at hand.
Festivities will begin almost
with the opening of the park in
the morning. The booths in the
dance hall will be opened and
the kids will be able to start
riding the amusements from
the very beginning. Then at 2
p. m. sharp the games begin
under the direction Of sports
chairman, Roy Wisecup and his
crew from the Recreation De-
partment.
Games Up To Six
There will be games right up
to six with several baseball
games being featured as well
as the individual events.
Wisecup promises any
prizes and also that the water
melons are already getting
chilled and will be ready to
eat.
In another column Of the
paper the whole list Of events
minute by minute is scheduled.
Look up the list and plan to
attend the event you wish to
watch or partake in
Start for Dance Hall
Then at seven sharp the
crowds will start to accumulate
at the Dance Hall for the begin
ming of the looked forward to
part Of the program. the draw
ing Of the mary prizes.
In another part Of the paper
is a description of the tickets
outlining the major prizes
which will be offered.
The Grand Drawing will take
place at 9 sharp for the first of
the many grand cash awards.
Remember that the stubs will
he taken for the Cash Prizes up
to 9 but that the barrels for the
minor and major prizes will
close at z sharp.
Introduces Dignitaries
Before the calling Of the
prize list there will be introduc-
ton Of various city dignitaries
and also members of the Picnic
Committee itself.
Rol Rendlesham and Dr.. John
Stahl will both be in charge of
the platform ceremonies as
they have been in past years.
George Nelson will once
again be the ticket caller and
Don Fisher the official timer.
The presentation Of the "Wor-
thy Citizen" award will take
place with Judge Stanton Ad-
dams making the long awaited
for presentation and then into
the actual drawings.
The whole Picnic Committee
will be on the platform hand
ling the many tasks which are
necessary TO see that the win
ners get their right prize.
Porgram Until 10
This final part of the days
program will last until after 10
and then Euclid Beach Park will
start to empty somewhat.
Many will go home a winner
and others will go home saying
wait till next year" but every
one will have sense of salts
faction knowing that East
Cleveland, for the 32nd time
has had it's wonderful picnic
and that there aren't too many
like it.
The Picnic Committee will re-
tire for rest but then in a
few more months work will
start again and another picnic
will be underway for 1868.
Merchants Exhibit
Part of the program which
lasts the whole day from morn
ing until the last stub has been
pulled from the barrel is the
Merchants Exhibit in the Dining
Hall. Fred Henderson once
again this year has filled the
many booths around the hall
and the displays promise TO be
the best in all the 80 years.
This years list Of exhibitors
include: Ruth Decatur Forest
Hills Gift Shop, 1851 Euclid
ave-; Ham Plumbing and Heat
ing, 1880 Euclid ave. ;Tobin
Rexall Drugs, Taylor and Eu-
cid, which also will serve as
the official First Aid Station;
East Cleveland Travel Service,
14470 Euclid ave.
Ray Sommer. 1915 Potomac,
Skilled Painting since 1927,
sponsoring The Artists and
Craftsmen Association; Stone
braker Drugs, 2156 Noble rd.,
sponsoring two booths, one the
Camp Fire Girls and the sec
ond is Breath O'Life Oxygen:
Henderson Plumbing Co., 1911
Hayden ave. sponsoring the
YMCA.
Rendlesham Insurance Agen-
cy sponsoring the East Cleve-
land Police Department; Bos-
well-Jones Mortuary, 1858 Eu-
| rlid ave snonsoripc the Fas