The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-25
TIE MoNUMENTAL PICNIC.-The

/ Evansville and Charlottesville Rail-
road viii carry passengers at half fare
to and from the city ON the Fourth of
July. Arrangements have also been
made for steamboats, to make special
trips on that occasion, and it is ex-
pected that there will be large delega-
tions from towns above and below.
On the steamboats,, the tickets will be
good for three days, so that persons
wishing to do so can make the trip
one of business as wen as pleasure,
and save half the usual rate of pass
age. We can assure those who may
choose to visit the city on that day,
that every preparation viii be made
for a grand and appropriate. celebra7
ton. Most excellent speakers have
been engaged for the occasion, and
ample preparations for the accommo-
dation of all are being made, so as to
give entire satisfaction. Warren's
Silver Band will delight the lovers of
beautiful music during the day, and
in addition, the best String Band in
the city has. been engaged. The Ger
man Lieder Choir will sing a great va
riety of popular National and patri-
otiel songs. To accommodate the large
German element in our population,
German speakers have been provided,
who will address their fellow citizens
in their native language. That there
may not be confusion of tongues,
two stands for speakers will be pro-
vided, and speeches in both the Eng
fish and German languages can be
made at the same time.
We are assured by those who have
the matter in charge, that the pros
pect for a large attendance is most fiat
tering, Notwithstanding there are
celebrations on that day in almost
every county in the District. The
objects of the celebration is two fold.
First, to celebrate in an appropriate
manner the birth day of our National
Independence, and to raise funds to
be used for the purpose of erecting
monument to the memory of de-
ceased Soldiers and Sailors who vol
unteered from Vanderburgh County.
1t is proposed to raise such an amount
of money as will make the monument
creditable to the liberality and good
taste of our citizens, and we hope
that the same rliberality that, has
hitherto characterized the people of
the city of Evansville, and of Van
derDurgn, ana auJomIng counties,
will be manifested on that day.
| It is true that our people in the
country are very busy now, but Ger
tainly they can afford to devote one
day to so noble and praiseworthy an
undertaking. The soldiers devoted
four of the best years Of their lives in
saving the country, and now that we
have peace once more, as the fruits of
those four years of toll, of privation,
of, untold hardships, dangers. and
sufferings, they ask that, as a token
of our remembrance for the heroic
| dead, who fell by their sides, on many
sanguinary field, monument be
erected to the memory of their la
mented comrades. Are they asking
too much? No. Those who gener-
ously opened their purses and poured
out their money for the aid of the sol
diers, that they might be sustained
while indicating the authority of the
Government, will not now withhold
the means necessary to the erection Of
a suitable1 monument to the memory
of the heroic dead, whose bones lie
Wondering in every part of the rebel
lious country. It would be ingrati
tude unparalleled for them to do so.
The kind and generous hearted la
dies of our city have gone to work in
earnest tosraise the necessary means
for the celebration. and commit
tees have been appointed to canvass
each. ward for donations of money, or
articles of food No one will fail to
contribute most literally, we are sure,
to so good purpose. To the patriotic
ladies of our city, the Federal soldiers
owe much, and it is matter of great
satisfaction to every one, that they are
still willing to work in honor of the
dead they so materially aided in the
field. During this week, they viii call