Show IM Messenger Boys Boys' Annual Annu I Picnic II One Big Bundle of Great Joy Salt Palace Held Throng of H Happy Kids Who Rushed About Aboul All Day Hunting Pleasure I Slide your our lamps lamp to the bundle w we wp delivered tl the lie kids tOlla today will you Oll II It t was as Hc lied d nobi Robison on organizer and manager man o ager r of the thc Independent Belmont DI District Dis Dh net re r service at nt the Salt Palace Palace Pal Pal- ace Thursday Thurmay nl nIght ht who s that He lit was looking hooking at al as ha happy a hunch 01 oi tr boys hoys a as ever er a n wIlIle ThC They owned th the resort and made merry IJ H overy y ei in minute mute of thell annual annual annual an an- nual outIng Once n a year the messengers hurl hurry That's That on the day lay of their big outing They hurry over every minute for Cor or fear Cear ear some ome moment nu of happiness s 1 will e escape pc Cl them thorn While hilI the they are hurrying so 0 are ore others other Ever Every me er cn-er boy In town was at atthe atthe atthe the Salt Palace Thursday da and the operators op op- counter cler clerks wire chiefs and even mana managers ers of the Postal and ancI West Vest Vestern Western em ern Union offices ollices were hu busy delivering the me messages Uge which were vere de deserted by bythe bythe the thc youngsters when hen they ther went In Inquest Inquest quest of pleasure To Red Hc Robinson Is due tue the greater reater I part of the credit for the success of I the eln lay day He lie worked from an earl early I hour until the lost last Io t kid hid left the grounds to make things go th the wa way they should Ills III- red reel cap denoting that he is one ono of ot the Independent company's boys hoI wa was seen pr e every where Red fled won the tho contest for or Lt the most popular m messenger messen mossen- cn- cn ger gel ho boy in a lie He had some one com coin com 1 j I petition hut it wa was not strong enough I I Ito to make a noise nofe Red fled among other I things lays title the to the claim of chain 1 i I pion plon tray tra carrier corrier of the world orld In I ISail Salt Sail Lake Lale a sight Ight i is often seen that Is eldom seldom if over ever seen een el elsewhere Messenger Messenger Mes res I 1 boys hoys lly ily around corners COllIer and dart hart through h crowds carl carrying on their hEads leads welt well loaded trays tray of oC eatables I I lod's lods greatest g accomplishment was when h he carried a tray which required two men to lift Bet to his head In addition addi- addi I Lion ion to this tm tray he hI ca carried one under each pach arm and rode away on his hiI bicycle bicy bley- cle le the the handle bars tree free of ot n a guiding uh ln hand Yet he arrived nt at hl his destinn- destinn ion tion without I a n mishap Xo No wonder then hen that Red win that conteL con- con teL LesL With Ith th the winning went vent a n fine line tire as the prize During the thc tIny day there worn were all sorts forts of Jf f fun and frolic Every minute was 11 filled lied with something j to jar lull dull care There were little lights fights fi ht and wrestling matches latches impromptu but nevertheless exciting The They all drew good crowds Did you cee ee me slip lIp me n-ic mush grabber graber grab- grab I ber bel er into his kl kisser er one triumphant little fellow said after he lie finished a a spirited mill and came cam out winner by three iree jabs juh lo to de it slats two s to 10 toIs his Is lamps and dat at slip in de kisser 1 I Iwas wa was a e oll about A dignified gentleman g mun who wh asked a ked for an nn tion of ot the technical terms employed employ tl b by the victor in d describing the punishment punishment punish punish- I ment meted out to the other received the information from flom that the little telloW had delivered three well 11 directed blows to hl his opponents opponent's opponents opponent's opponents opponent's nent's ribs that once his clenched list fist had made it a pcr personal matter with the lo losers loser's ers er's eye and that he lie had hod also placed his hand rather too forcibly upon his opponents opponent's mouth The rhe old oM gentlemen seemed satisfied Hecl although I he was wa somewhat shocked to hear such names name applied to such well known parts of ot th tul human anatomy I Dere D rc Witz IZ woman a-woman wot wanted meI meto me mo moto I to tend the baby while she she- he hc tried to pickle herself her nt at Saltair today She sed ed she would slip me six bits hut but 1 I I cud nt see her with a glass I volunteered one ont chap who had turned I down velvet to be at the thc doings Dat aint piped up a little I fellow who looked aHo altogether ether too young oung to wor work for a a. living dere derc t I I j I I I I i I I I I a fuzzy tizzy head tonight Wilt wanted me inc met meto to walk wall hi his dog log around for COl exercise I wile he seem epin his girl She hc he ht tied him him stand for fer th dog Ilog and ond wen up lip he hp howled Wen eri h he found I pull th tim pa pup p around this Die block he lie hind had to say 3 goodbye to hi his lady and conic como II home That shows hows how eo eager cI the kids wore ere to lo be he at the picnic You couldn't find finda a n. messenger er Thursday da night with a 3 gln glass n as Number Num Num- um- um her ber S 8 said nl In speaking ln of t tIme the woman with the baby I There were vere over one ono onehundred hundred and anti fifty nger boys hoys out at the lie Salt Palace livery Every kid del In the National A. A D. D T T Independent and NH Western Vestern ln Union forces was out there The town was entirely without messenger service serIce and mon many persons who had never thought how nece necessary ar these kids are found out to their sorrow orro Thursday night that thc they never ml miss s the tho me mes sen er until the picnic com comes s I. I aroll around nd There were wen contests contest for or t er every sort ort I of thing from th the homeliest t messenger boy lwy In the ground ta tt inc mc girl with the smallest t ankle It Prizes were given for all nIl In the bicycle races race on the saucer track the tho f following were the winners winners win win- ners ness I Mile handicap handicap handicap-Elmore Elmoro 2 2312 Bowers o er Crebbs mile Half handicap Rowers erR 1 I I I Crebbs Davidson Two mile handicap lap lap ap Dowers one lap ap Crebs three laps Ulinore three laps s n seven laps Davidson one lap Three fourth of a n mile handicap handicap- Dow Bowers r 1 1451 4 51 Crebbs Elmore and Hn mu- mu muen en Then there were wert conte contests t of or all sorts Nora ora Euclid avenue avenue ave aye nue won the th prize for or the prettiest baby bab from iwo two to three years Phillip Phlilip 33 Floral avenue Q won the prize for Cor the prettiest hab baby lahy F. F Birch won iron in a n walk wall as the homeliest messenger messenger mes mes- on the grounds g Birch is from the he A A. A D. D T. T 1 service Red Hed Robinson had everything his own wn way when the cont contest t for 01 the most popular messenger messenger messen messen- ger gr was wa on the hoards hoard Red I Is from the Independent Belmont service Bert Seager with his nicely curled mustache won over o all comers in tho con contest lest for the tho handsomest policeman Bert Berta a was proud as a peacock all nil the there re rest of the day as he wore the cuff buttons won ion as the prize hill Dill Carey won out as the mo most man t popular popular popular pop pop- ular policeman and lo to eee celebrate the event e he was awarded a case lo of beer Bert Silver er of the Salt Rail Palace won the contest for Cor the homeliest man Mrs W. W A A. Scott was winner In the contest for Cor the handsomest woman on the grounds rounds In the foot races race Rosie Smith shined a as a winner in the girls' girls races taking raking the yard for girls under 16 C C. got the prize In the OO- OO yard handicap race Ray Ryan Hyan was wal winner winnel In the race for boys under 12 years 50 fiO yards yarda being the di distance tance Al AI Crebbs won the thc yard ald open Orlan Pratt won voa the I yard 00 event for Ol boys hoys under tinder Hi 1 years earR In addition n. n to these there wore were waltzing conte- conte contests contents tR and a a. dozen others all late lato In the thc evening Most of the me messengers had returned to their offices om- om otil- otil ces before these thc began be an and thus ended the happiest da day In their year John X N. Simpson was wa gen director eral for Cor the da day and Red Robinson on and J J. J L L. Shepard of the National service service ser ser- vice ice were the Judges |