The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-12
MASONIC PICNIC.

Grand Entertainment Mt jones' Wood.
Al early hour ysslerday-soon after breakfast In
facttae brethren OF the hod and rowsl began muster
Ing In large numbers celebrate their annual festival
and the Third and Fourth we're crowded to
excess all day long conveying the enthusiastic Mason
picnckers to jones' Wood besides the many open car
rages private vehicles which might have been
rolling along out Of the CITY in the same direction
from ten O'Clock In the morning up nishilall.
On entering within grounds the hrst thing that
attracted attention blind fiddler scraping away
his violin with might and main the gateway, and
making the strings reecho dosful the air Of
"Auld Robin Gray" little way from this in
dlyidus another blind 0ddler seated also on the
grass, sssayipg In Q languid manner some
festive jig while third knight Of gut. still fur
Their don,ng away at The patriotic air Of Yan-
kee Doodle" The blind element apparent all the
way down - Jones' Wood, for from the Thrd avenue
depot do~n the gates Of the park there must
ba, been nj least dozen bind beRgars stationed along
tae road Que OF these. app srs must have assumed
the 81 OF . resular stakeeper the vicinity, Tor an
IRISH woman was expostalainS With him vsnemenIly,
and wsruing him 'icear OUT or else she would do
. ms,hinS dread ui The bind Mes or however, did not
sind the rate hlsisn the isat, bat KEEP, mis- posi-
ton sturdy and held his TO the last for the
cep,ion 81 any stray coppcrs from the b-peyolent
Tho Nasons ceraiuy possess The knack OF always pro-
vdiug good entertainment for their riends and the
festival this year exception tins general rule,
sn 10 without exception The spot they selected Tor
their picnic adm raoy adapted for the purpose
trees, abouneing grss.y pios and unouaiiug hills
aud dale and had at the back splendid view OF the
az M, o1o It's pSn ,a,,, ss
judging by the manner IN which the Wis tors enjoyed
lhsnssle 90 all day; and from NON rl the scene
one rouad Of constant excitement aud
festivmy. There were two dancing platforms, one
elevated plateau the centre OF grounds and tue
just the margin Of tho river overlook ny ths
immd aters below; and bere Two I'm bauds pe orned
all day the newest and most culv euing music,
in,m gay gaiop and eDtr,ncing TO the romp-
,tuo and nArslln
caslonai polka and Virginia reel further up the
crowd o. dancers Dancing vas but OF The many
aausements provided; Tor there swings and round
ab,uts lectures aud speechifyn songs by the
u Club Scott games by tire taedoaian Club ath-
ietc fesis and pedestrian exercises and variety Of
performances for dssipating ana amusing the
masses the whole winding up ihe AFTERNOON a
sen alton festival, ~ which Mayor Hoffman prcsd d,
and IN the evening with music and cancing again nd
hjt
More than eight thousand people must have been pres
eni yesterday afternoon at three clock and IL would
bs apostolic nearly 20 ca culse how many in and
aoout grounds II night All these people appear
enjoy themselves Thoroughly, ana there disorder
unrui bella Tor, troe pres ut all of tbs
respectable class TINS lecture of Mr. Hutcniu-s New
York aud the various scsnos OF city life,
teres m, and gainad nlci a. eniion from
alence. who listened atcntyeiy 30 IL for considerably
hour; and tn u came he perfofmanc, OF John
Shielded, the great ainIee, who walks lGf mile.
haif nile, walks half mile back wards ruus
distance, undies crt Wheel picks up hundred eggs
stands his head aud does any number Of iDcompre.
hensuie leafs, all WITHIN the space OF half an
hour tremendous rnS OF people, SIX ami eight deep
svod all round the winnie " going
through his entertainment ana hrs exploits and thosa
his bottle boder WHO I'D nnistered stlmuan,s every
aid n, were cheercd considerably. There
singing after this addresses BY the Rev Mr.
Cais~el mr. Bartlett the subject of the asopc
Orphan Asylum Tor benefit festival Is held
annually, and wuicn meritorious institution,
wei dessrv ng OF The support It receives More music
and SINGING aud then the scottish games next
the pi0-raDmo. There was the usual amoun' Of put-
ting The aht sone,'' 'putung The neavy ".hcc
lex" racig. aud such ike sports the aLland Lads
ana AntlOn lass eS occasionally indulge ald llte
Mss wilson. '0nly seven years Cd, won1erfl "iu-
FAM prodigy" danced the Fling appropriate tune
Why continue the Description, however, when 1t was
EN- yhaticafiy Donny day, aud every had 'good
timer ine entertainment was good, the feeding for
nau and Likewise large humber Of quadru PEGS that
had be.n driy up, excellent, aud the Maspnic frte
grand success Thus passed Tie day ''frum ill
aewv eve, aud shades OF night descended on
The festive scene the waning soars Recalled ts
max home. All separated pleased, happy aud salts
he'd. thanking the brotaerIy Alsons for one OF The
ulcasau picn of the seaaDu