Chas. R. McCormick Picnic

When "Commodore" Jack Kelly gave the command to "shove off," on Sunday morning April 25, there were nearly 250 aboard the Crowley launch enroute for Paradise Cove to attend the first annual picnic and field day of the Ch:rs. R. McCormibk Lumber Co. and ihe McCorrnick Steamship Co. The committee couldn't have selected a more beautiful day for the occasion and the elements were at their best; in fact, it was the hottest April day ever recorded in the Bay District. In the par.ty were included the employees of the McCormick San Francisco interests, their families, and guests.

The first program number includecl a boat ride around San Francisco Bay, which gave the party an excellent panoramic view of the Bay District. A close-up view of the battleship Maryland, which was at anchor in the harbor, was also added interesting feature. The Bohemian Orchestra was stationed on the lower deck and furnished excellent music for dancing which was enjoyed by a large number. At 10:30 A. M., the boat zrrrived at Paradise Cove, which was indeed an ideal setting for the day's festivities.

At 123A P. M., the call was made for luncheon and'the party retired to the large out-door dining room in the grove where the tables were attractively arranged in the shade of the large spreading bay trees. C. Schnell, acting as caterer, provided an excellent luncheon which was very much relished.

Following were the winners of the field events: Girls'Potato Race, Dorothy Makelim; Men's Three-Legged Race, Messrs. Waloody and Quinnez, first; Messrs. Lewis and Lenchner, second; Men's Potato Race, Olle Nystrom, first; Sack: Race, Bill Bradbury, first, Jack Loughman, second; Nall Driving Contest for Women, Mrs. Ralph Bybee, first, Mrs. .F'loyd Elliott, second; Eour Man Relay Race, won by team made up of Olle Nystrom, Jack Lbughman, Bill Bradbury, and Ed. Harms.

The last athletic event was a special Four Man Relay Race between teams representing the Admiral Line and the McCormick Steamship Line. For the first three laps the race was very close, but on th! last lap, Olle Nystrom who had a regular field day all by himself in winning prizes, showed his competitor too much speed and brought the McCormick colors under the wire a winner with nearly 15 yards to spare. The winning team was made up of Olle Nystiom, Bill Bradbury, Jack Lorrghman, and Ed. Ilarms.

Charles L. Wheeler and J. E. Martin acted as judges of the 6eld events.

Following the athletic events, the crowd assembled in the Dance Pavilion to witness the dance contests. The Prize Waltz brought out a large field of entries. The contest was so close that the judges were unable to pick a winner from the last several couples that survived the eliminations, and it was left to the audience to decide the winner by their applause. After several trials, Miss Mable Pedrick and Ed. Harms were announced as the winners of 6rst prize.

The Charleston .Contest was won by Miss Esther Machen and Ralph Laumeister, Charles L. Wheeler, Jack Bond, and Ralph Bybee acted as judges on the dancing events.

Le Game

Following luncheon, everybody proceeded to the picnic grounds for the field events. The first event was the Girls' Baseball game between the Lumber and Steamship Departments. The game was opened with Chas. R. McCormick. President of the McCormick interests, as pitcher and with Chas. L. Wheeler, Vice-President of the McCormick Steamship Co., on the receiving end of the battery. After which the ball was returned to Leona Perkins, pitcher on the Lumber Department team, and thc big game $tas on. The was a thriller. the final score being Lumber Department li thriller, being l3-Ship- thrlller, the berng rrepartment lJ-snrpping Department 10. The high lights of the game was the slide home-a la Ty Cobb-in the last iirning by Louise Hinch, and a real home-a la Iy LoDD-tn tne last lnnlng Dy.l-oulse nlncn, an(] honest-to-goodness home run knocked out by Marie Dixon. The teams lined up as follows, Lumber I)epartment: Louise Hinch, catcher; Leona Perkins, pitcher; Helen Bahr (Captain), first base; Gertrude Garnjost,'second base; Elinore Andrews, third base; Marie Dixon, short-stop, Elizabeth Conlon, right field; and Anita Curley, left field; Shipping Department: Elna Olson, catcher; Edith Johnsrude (Captain), pitcher; Elinore Geisberger, first base; Gladys Goodson, iecond base; Edith Smith, third base; Catherine Cosgrave, short-stop, Ruth Blodgett, right field, and Esther l\{achen, left field. Austin Hathaway acted as umpire, and although many of his decisions did not make much of a hit with the opposing teams, he carried on in fine shape and came through without an injury.

The base-ball game between the Married Men and Single Men was won by the former 4 to 2. The Married Men lined up as follows: Charlie Andrews, catcher; Bill Eiele, pitcher; Ralph Bybee, first base: Charles Wheeler. second base: W. D. Schuster, third base; John Conlon, short-stop; Chas. R. McCormick, left field, and Joe Strittmatter, right field. The Single Men's team was made up of the following:'Warren Libbey, catcher; Gerry Dundon, pitcher; Jack Freedman, 6rst base; Austin Hathaway, second base, George Bowers, third base; Ed. Harms, short-stop; Harry l\{arch, left field, and Jack Rowley, right field. E. P. Lewis, a small man with a big voice, acted as arbiter and was pronounced by the spectators as a fine umpire.

Then followed the drawing of the Gate Prize. The first prize, a linoleum rug was won by Mrs. Ralph Bybee. The second prize, an eight pound ham, was won by Miss A. Zalkund,, and Miss Etinore G-isberger the winner of the third prize, a sack of flour. To the winners of the athletic events, an excellent prize for each event was then awarded.

The surprise event of the,picnic was then announced by Austin Hathaway, acting as the spokesman {or a special committee of the Ladies, and in a few well chosen words awarded a special prize to Jack Bond for being the best lookirrg man at the picnic. As Jack stepped forward for his prize, the crowd yelled their approval at his selection for this high honor. Jack looked as though he had just come up from Hollywood, and rvith his Palm Beach costume looked a picture of sartorial elegance.

Dancing was continued until 5:30 P. M., when the launch whistle announced the termination oI the festivities and the arrival of the time to start for home. The launch arrived at San Francisco at 6:30 P. M. It was a great day for the Kiddies and a great time for Grown-up's, and the committee in charge were the recipients of many 6ne compliments for providing such a wonderful time for all.

The affair was in charge of tl-rc following: General Chairman, Leona M. Perkins; Chairman of tire Day, Chas. L. Wheeler; Refreshments, J. Iielly and Leona M. Perkins; Dancing, J. E. Martin, Chairman, Phoebe McClelland, Gladys Goodson, and Otto Mauthe; Sports, Joe Strittmatter, Chairman, Ralph Bybee, C. Mattes, and George Bower; Tickets, E. P. Lervis; Prizes, M. B. Woodson, Chairman, W. Schuster, D. A. Reecl, and H. Levenson; Music, Olle Nystrom, Ralph Laumeister, ltrastings Garland and \Arilliam Shaw.