Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 106, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1910 — INDIANA SOCIETY TO HAVE A REAL PICNIC. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA SOCIETY TO HAVE A REAL PICNIC.

Chicago Boosters to Eat Fried Chicken at George Ado’s Hazelden Farm On Saturday, June 25th. The Indiana Society of Chicago, of which William B. Austin is a member and one of the vice-presidents, willbe the guests of JJeorge Ade, the author and playwright, at his Hazelden farm, near Brook, on Saturday, June 25th. Mr. Austin is the chairman of the entertainment,committee. Committees on transportation, invitation, refreshments, games and basehall have also been appointed. Mr. Ade invited the society to his country home and the invitation has been officially accepted. Of the big June event the Chicago Evening Post of Monday, says: __ j Members of*-the Indiana Society of Chicago, attention! Forget the cold and the rain and the general blueness of this particular Monday and get ready to attend a picnic. Turn your thoughts to a beautiful, shady, cool and delightful grove, with white tablecloths out .under the trees and tempting viands spread on the cloths. Get out baskets, wooden plates, paper napkins and all the other paraphernalia. Don’t be under the impression, however, that that picnic is goihg to be held today, or on any day like it It is not until Saturday, June 25. On that date George Ade, playwright and author, wants you to gather at his country place, Hazelden farm, not far from Brook, Ind. 7 for a picnic of the “old-fashioned” variety, including base ball games, footraces and other contests, with prizes for the successful ones. The announcements for the picnic were sent out today, together with programs and other details. A special train will leave the LaSalle street station early in the morning, and the only stop it will make before Brook will be at Englewood. Dinner will be served at tables set in the grove and~among the edibles will be fried chicken, ice cream and other dainties. The members must provide their own plates (wooden preferred), napkins (paper preferred) and other details. A brass band and an orchestra will accompany the society, and provide music for the program in the new dancing pavilion, which Mr. Ade erected especially for the society’s annual picnic. Other events on the program will consist of games, a rifle tournament, swimming contests, ground-hol-ing, affinity race (fifty yards) > mathematical race, dressing race, horseshoe throwing, egg-and-spoon race and baseball games. Also, there will be a display of daylight fireworks.