Patten-Blinn Lumber Co. Picnic

The Patten-Blinn

Co.

Montebello Stadium, Montebello, Calif., Saturday, September 25, was an enjoyaLle affair and everybody had a wonderful time. Company executives, the personnel of the Los Angeles central of6ce and all the branch yards, with their families and guests attended. Over 2,100 'ivere present.

The softball. game between the branch yard teams got under way at 9:30 a.m. Wilmington beat 26th Street 7-3, and the West Branch yards beat the East Branch yards 2l-3. In the play off, Wilmington beat the West Branch yards team 15-0, and all the players on the winning team were presented with a bat and ball. Jose "'Tomato" Ramos, craneman at the Wilmington yard, was umpire and he did a fine job.

A barbecue dinner was served lrom 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Following dinner the door prizes for company employees and guests were awarded. The judges were Sam Sharp and Harold Anderson, of the company's mill at Florence, Ore., who flew down for the event, and Mike Gartner, manager of the San Diego yard. Uncle Les Quincy, manager of the Culver City yard, announced the winners.

Mrs. Jerry Howe won the first prize, a ladies wrist watch, for company employees, and the other winners were Mrs. Gery Balough, Victor Herman, Don Litteer, and Jess Wingerd. Mrs. Theresa Roeffs won the first guest prize, an electric mixer, and Bobby Langford, Paul Hamahack and Mrs. Russell Overly were the other winners.

IJncle Les Quincy introduced August Vogelsang, who entertained the gathering with several songs that were well received. He then introduced Mr. E. C. Parker, president oT the Patten-Blinn Lumber Co., who gave a brief talk, saying that company employees were present from Florence, Ore., to San Diego, that a get-together rvas the best way to get acquainted, and he hoped everyone rvas having a fine time. Mr. Parker paid a nice tribute to the Committee that made the arrangements for the picnic.

In the afternoon, the following contests were held for the children: paper plate race, peanut scramble, balancing race, dowell race, sack race, potato race, string chewing, water race and back to back race. Prizes were given to the winners.

Contests for the adults included egg catching, shoe kicking, filing, observation, block race, three-legged race, fat man's race, two-boy wheelbarrow race, novelty relay, and suitcase race. The winners received prizes. The suitcase race in which twelve branch y'ard manager participated, was the crowning event of the afternoon contests.

Bozo, the famous clown, kept everybody amused and he gave away balloons. Pony rides on real ponies, and the organ grinder with his monkey, entertained the children.

During the day music was furnished by Phil Arden and Johnny Kiado, accordion players; the Glee Gates Duo, two young ladies playing the violin and accordion; and a Hawaiian string quartet. In the afternoon, from 4:30 to 5 :30 there was a ,vaudeville show by professional performers.

Dancing was enjoyed from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with prizes being alvarded to the winners in the fox-trot, rhumba and waltz contests.

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