It was the custom of Glendale
Mills to celebrate with their employees and
their families, along with the community at
large, two special holidays of the year, Christmas and the
Fourth of July.
On July 4th week, we observed
the holiday with fun and frolic at the Glendale ball
park which was located about a quarter mile above
the village on the Glendale-Country Club road. The
ladies, as well as the men, played baseball. We had
the sock hop, the greasy pig chase, giving a reward
to the one who caught and held the pig. Then there
was a greasy pole with a twenty dollar bill waiting
at the top for the person who conquered the grease
to claim the prize.
One year we had a “womanless”
women’s basket ball game among the men in the new
gymnasium. That was a top notch show with the
“women” being real humdingers as you will agree
after seeing the picture.
Our purpose was to give the employees and their
families a real feeling of belonging and to
make them proud to be a part of the larger family of
Glendale Mills.
