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Show MERCHANTS' PROGRAM JULY 17 Several prominent speakers will be present and an interesting program has beon prepared for tho Retail Merchants' Mer-chants' annual outing in Ogden canyon, can-yon, July 17. Tho United Commercial Travolers of Ogden will join with the merchants to make the day a big one and a feature of the afternoon will bo a game of basoball between tho two organizations. Jack Harbortson, tho local wrestler, has been securod for an exhibition match, and bo will mcot all comers and agrees to throw ten men In an hour. The committee on closing was out yesterday and secured the signatures of a Inrgo number of merchants to closo at noon on tho day of tho outing. out-ing. It is said that D F. Steele of Steelo &, Pickett has Issued a challenge to John Evans of Evans Bros, for a preliminary pre-liminary wrestling match and tho friends of the contestants are getting ready to back them to a finish. A big delegation of visitors has made arrangements to como from Salt Lake and many are expected from other towns. The trip to the canyon will be mado at noon and a picnic dinner will be served at 1 o'clock. At 2 o'clock the following program will be given: Opening march, piano, Leona Krum-perman. Krum-perman. Address of welcome, Mayor A. G Fell. Piano duet, Joscphino and Lcona Krumperman. i Address, Henrj Blood. KaysvIUe, president Utah-Idaho Millorfi' aswoci- at Ion I Recitation. ' Elizabeth Thomas. Song, Grace Rnsell-BarUpJL Violin solo, Avon Rich, president Utah Association of Credit Men. Piano solo, Josephine Krumperman. Song, Louis James and company. Violin polo, Doris Proud fit. Address, G. II. Jslauli, Salt Lake City. Song, Inez Johnston Finale, "Star Spangled Bannor," Mrs D. R Johnston, piano; Mrs. Bartlott, William Pickett, Frank A. Rose and entire assembly The athletic program and list of prizes Is as follows- Largest family on the grounds, sac'r of flour, oldest man, one pair house slippers; oldest lady, one pound of i tea; youngest baby, one pound of ca3-tlle ca3-tlle soap, fatteat baby, one can of talcum tal-cum powder; delivery boys' race, necktie; girls' race, two packages of cream of rye; sack race, fire packages Dutch cookies; fat men's race, ham, fat women's race, slab of bacon: married mar-ried ladles' race, ten bars of Crys'al White soap; lean men's race, leg of mutton; traveling men's race, quari bottlo grape juice; potato race on horse. lov of cigars; pie-eatlns contest, con-test, barrel of ginger maps: running broad Jump, ten pounds of Germade; delivery boys' contest, picnic ham; tug of war. butchers s. grocers, bVj of cigars; baseball game, U. C. T. vs.. Retail Merchants asoclatlon, case of Becker's bcGt: ladles' nail driving contest, one pound of cocoa. nr |