The Ottawa Journal

A pleasing ceremony took place in St. John's Parish. Osgoode. yesterday when, immediately after the celebration of mass by Rev. Ernest Bambrlck, an illuminated address and a substantial purse were presented to Rev. G. H Gorman, who has been in charge of the parish  for the past year during the absence of Rev. Frank Corkery, parish priest.

Father Corkery praised the manner in which Father Gorman had conducted services and other church activities during the 12 months. He had organized a Tabernacle Society at St. Brigid’s Mission, a section of the parish, and various other details had been carried out highly satisfactorily. There had been evidences, as well, of whole-hearted co-operation and support on the part of the parishioners.
Following these remarks. Miss Myrtle Allan of Peterboro read the address to Father Gorman and presented it to him, after which Miss lrene Grant presented him with the special sum of money which had been subscribed. Father Gorman, who replied with much feeling, thanked the congregation for its marked loyalty and co-operation. He felt keen regret at leaving Osgoode and if he had been successful in ministering to the parishioners he had only been carrying out his duty as a priest.
Father Corkery took advantage of the occasion to thank all those who had rendered assistance in staging the picnic of the previous day. Father Corkery also thanked The Journal particularly for assistance rendered in running off the sports programme.

The church was crowded and the many people at the service were deeply moved over the fare well presentation to Father Gorman. The latter is leaving today for a short trip to Western Ontario. The women of the parish as well as the communicants at St. Brigid’s mission had previously shown material appreciation of their regard for Father Gorman by handsome presentations. Father Gorman was formerly a curate at St. Patrick's Church, Ottawa.

Rev. Frank Corkery. of Osgoode, has been given a handsome five passenger Dodge touring ear by his parishioners as a token of esteem and appreciation. Father Corkery administers to two churches. St. John’s, on the old Prescott road, and St. Bridget’s, on the Rideau River road. Residents of both parishes, among whom Father Corkery la decidedly popular, combined to give him the present. A committee of both churches waited upon him and formally made the gift.

In the course of his sermons to both congregations on Sunday, Father Corkery sincerely thanked the donors for their kindness, and assured them that the car would he used in the furtherance of their spiritual interests.
The priest also announced that at the annual picnic field at Doyle's Grove. Osgoode, $1,700 had been taken in. Despite counter attractions in Ottawa, and the threatening weather, several hundred from Ottawa attended the event, altogether a couple of thousand being present. An excellent programme of track and field sports was run off under the direction of Captain E. B Archibald, associate sports editor of The Journal.

The quality of the prizes presented, as well as the arrangements for the day were warmly praised by participants. A fine orchestra pervaded music for dancing, while many other attractions were provided also, among these being a flying exhibition, and speeches by representatives of the United Farmer movement.

Tombola Draw Wednesday.
The drawing for tombola prize takes place on Wednesday evening In St. John’s pariah hall at an entertainment bring held there.

Favored by ideal weather the annual picnic in aid of St. John's parish. Osgoode, held in Mr. William Doyle's grove. Rideau River Road, near Bray Crossing, was a conspicuous success. A record crowd for a picnic in the Ottawa district attended. It is estimated that about 5,000 persons were admitted to the grounds. The roads leading to the scene of activity were black with motor cars and rigs from long before noon.

Great Crowd.

So great was the crowd that before the day was over, refreshments ran out and many had to go hungry and thirsty.
Father Frank Corkery and the committee in charge, however, did their utmost to spread the supply over the large crowd.
The horse offered by Mr. T. McEvoy to the holder of the lucky entrance ticket was won by the donor, who later put it up for auction. It realized a substantial sum.
The sporting events were a feature of the afternoon, drawing competitors from Ottawa and the surrounding district. Ernie Evraire, of Ottawa, was one of the shining lights of the afternoon, but he had keen competition in all events from Tierney, Hoolihan and others. In a baseball game, Kenmore defeated Osgoode and later took on the Lansdowne’s of Ottawa. A dispute following a slugging bee started by the Ottawa nine ended the game, Kenmore leaving the field.

Race Results.
100 yards dash—1, Evraire; 2. Tierney; 3. Scroggie.
One mile race—1, Reynolds; 2, Gavin; 3. Tierney.
220 yards race—1. Evraire; 2, Tierney; 3, Reynolds.
Running high jump—1. Hoolhihan; 2, Cunningham; 3. Vllleneuve.
Running broad Jump—1. Pritchard; 2. Reynolds; 3, Tierney.
Standing broad Jump—1, MaGuire; 2. Tierney; S. Reynolds.
Putting the shot — 1. Foley; 2. A. A. Scobie; 3. M. Cunningham.
Junior swimming race—-1. Gerald Lowrey; 3. Arthur Rading; 3. Gerald Quinn.
Senior swimming race—1, Arthur Charbonneau: 2, Desmond O’Connell; 3. M. O’Connell.
Three-legged-race— J, M. and Bob Cunningham; 2. Gerald Quinn and Earl Wheeler.
Boys’ race—8 to 12 years—1, A. Quinn; 2. C. Saulton; 3. R. Shields.
Boys’ race—12 to 15 years—1, J. Stone; 2, G. Quinn.
Girls’ race—over 15 — D. Reynolds; 2. C. Ford; 3. Rocheleau.
The ball teams lined up as follows:
Kenmore: G. McLachlin. c.; D. McLachlin, p.; Henderson, lb.; Craig, 2b.; McLean, 3b.; Watson, s.s.; Whitelaw, f.f.; McRuer, c.f.; C. Daglish, l.f.
Oagoode: Ed. O'Brien.. c.; V. Chartrand, p.; W. Stackpole. lb.; B. Blanchfield.. 2b.; B. Dewan. 3b.; J. D. McEvoy. s.s.; E. Murphy, r.f.; F. Lemay, c.f.; L. Blanchfield, l.f.
Lansdowne (Ottawa): H. Paquette. c.; A. Smith, 1b.; King Clancy, c.f.; Al., Moran. s.s.; John Rading, l.f.; A. Charbonneau. r.f.; G. Stone. 2b.; O. Moran. 3b.; M. Cunningham, p.

Several well-known Ottawa athletes competed in the programme of sports in conection with the Qsgoode picnic on Saturday afternoon. Jack Roos of the St. Patrick's baseball team carried off premier honors in the high jump when he crossed the bar at 5 feet 1 1/2 inches. Roos made the jump in his street clothes, and in view of this fact his performance is remarkable. F. Tierney of Nepean captured all the honors in the sprints and half-mile events. J. Vileneuve won the pole vault, and L. Pritchard was first in the running broad jump.
The Ottawa East and Hull clubs of the Interprovincial League staged an interesting ball game, which was won by Harry Gravelle’s team by a score of 13 to 7. Features of the game were home runs by Rheaume and True of the Ottawa East team. When Rheaume hit his circuit drive there were two men on base, Walsh, who pitched for Hull, also laced out a three-bagger. The winning team received a handsome silver cup presented by Rev. Father Corkery.

Captain Ed. Archibald associate sports editor of The Journal, assisted by Tom Lowrey. M. M. O'Connell and M. J. O'Neill handled the athletic events in good style. The prizes donated for the various events ware exceptionally good. Ottawa athletes competing In the meet are loud in the praise of Tierney, the boy from Nepean who made such a splendid showing in many of the events. The results follow:

High jump—1, J. Roos; 2, L. Pritchard; 3, A. Gilhooley. 5 ft 1 1/2 in.
100 yds.—1, F. Tierney; 2, L. Pritchard, Time, 11 sec.
Pole vault—1, J. Vllleneuve; 2, A. Hoolshan.      
Running broad Jump—1. L. Pritchard; 2. A. Dubray; 3, F. Tierney. 19 ft 5 in.
220 Yards—1 F. Tierney; 2, F. Garvin. 25 seconds.
Half Mile—F. Tierney. F. Garvin. 2 minutes 15 seconds. / Starter, Capt. Ed. Archibald. Clerk of course. Tom Lowry.
Baseball:
Hull . . . . . . . .104 200 000 — 7
Ottawa East . . . . 003 110 08x - 13
  Batteries: Hull, Walsh, Fahey. Chouinard; Ottawa E., Smith, R. Lesage, True.
  Umpires: W. Mulligan F. Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Hoolihan, of Jockvale, were both painfully Injured on the River road, Osgoode, Saturday afternoon, while on their way to Father Corkery’s picnic at Bray’s Crossing. They were driving in a buggy about a mile south of Manotick when the sudden appearance of an automobile on the top of a steep hill frightened their horse. The animal became unmanageable and both occupants of the rig were thrown out, sustaining severe injuries to their head and faces. Mrs. Hoolihan was severely injured, requiring medical attention. She is recovering. The buggy was wrecked and the horse badly cut.

Father Corkery's annual picnic under the auspices of St. John's Church of Osgoode will be held on Saturday afternoon at Osgoode. A big programme of sports have been arranged and the picnic will likely prove a huge success. Running, paddling, baseball and several other kinds of sports are included on the programme and a large number of athletes from Ottawa will likely take part in the events.