Canadian grocer July-September 1919 . but your progress must necessarilybe about as fast as it is elegant. (Special Correspondence.) Its always fair weatherWhen good fellows get together,and this 12th Annual Grocers Picnic onAugust the 6th was no exception. Thethree chartered steamers of the TerminalSteam Navigation Company carried arollicking thousand of Vancouver gro-cers, grocers wives and grocers kiddiesacross the green waters of the Strait ofGeorgia to Bowen Island There on thegreen sports field, fragrant with the sur-rounding pine woods, and cooled by aslight breeze from the snow-cappedm
Canadian grocer July-September 1919 . but your progress must necessarilybe about as fast as it is elegant. (Special Correspondence.) Its always fair weatherWhen good fellows get together,and this 12th Annual Grocers Picnic onAugust the 6th was no exception. Thethree chartered steamers of the TerminalSteam Navigation Company carried arollicking thousand of Vancouver gro-cers, grocers wives and grocers kiddiesacross the green waters of the Strait ofGeorgia to Bowen Island There on thegreen sports field, fragrant with the sur-rounding pine woods, and cooled by aslight breeze from the snow-cappedmountains at whose feet they played, theentire party participated in a day ofsport that even excelled those of pastyears. The smoothness with which theentire picnic was handled spoke well forthe committees in charge. The prize listswere large and generous and the deci-sions of the judges were considered veryfair—even by the losers. Great Day for the Kiddies The sun never danced more merrily onthe waters in the Straits than it danced. A general view of thepicnic grounds. Belowthe crowd boarding theboats for Bowen Island. A view of the naildriving contest inwhich there was muchamusement and manyblackened thumbs. August 15, 1919 CANADIAN GROCER 41 in the laughing eyes of the dozens oflittle boys and girls as they lined up forthe several events provided for them; andall who entered got. a prize—even thelittle girl who stood paralyzed at starr-ing post while the rest sped to the goal,was taken along by the starter, and givena prize. On the boats going home in theevening, a drawing was made for a largeoil stove and several other prizes—andhere the only mistake of the day occurred—but somebody has to draw blanks. The picnic committee was made up ofC. Clarke, J. F. Merilees, S. McElroy, andthe secretary of the Grocers Association,T. J. Corley. The officials of the various sports andentertainments are as follows:— fudges—W. H. Walsh; E. McTaggart;T. H. White; T. F. McDowell.
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