, 1873-07-06
EEAL. ENJOYMENT.
Tho Newsboys' ana Hootbluc!ks'
Annual Picnic.
Nearly Seven Hundred Of Them Given a
Grnnd }l0li,iay vt South CllicngO.

Tho animal picnic Of tho rowauoys mil boot
blacks took. place yoslerdny, aud, like tho QUO
Inst year, WAS y aucccss. The lisIto fol!ows ex-
pccted n trent, and tho kind~hoartod gentlemen
who lad charge Of Tho arrangements did all IN
thoir powor to gatisfy them and nlaio tlem
happy. Tho public aro familiar With tho manner
in Which these picn'ea arc gotten mp, nnd 1t mood
only bo aaid that lilo Shornlan Ifouso supplied
tho oatabloB this yonr. The Committee dis
trbutetlnc 700 Tickets to tho boys during the
week, md G75 Of thorn assembled, on doodricll'a
Dock. uoar Hush strcot bridge, after
thoy md Holl tho morning newspapers.
Tho invited guoBts, some 200 in number, were
on bhard tho steamer Atpene ut II o'clock, ind
shortly aftar TINT hour tho boys were formed In
llnn by Dr.. Bon @. Miller mud Police Commits
aouor Wright aud marched aboard, preceded by
u band Of music, Tho steamer Immediately got
undcr why, and whilo going out Of tho harbor
The boys clloercd to oxorciso tlcir lungs. Some
Of thom attempted to climb up tho s,noko.stac1t,
aud others, WHO had rovolyora, amused thom-
royos by firing tllom at aea-gults. Two boys,
while handling tho weapons caroleasly, woro
injured, ono receiving eoyero scalp
wound, md tho other losing q finger. Cof.
Bowen, who chartered tho boat, and the Com
mitteo, thought it bost to keep thom together US
much 81 pusBihio, hnd, accordingly, taoy wero
musie. After MI mir by the band. two daughters
was rocoived With is apPiauaos s Several i Of % tho
ladlos and gentlemen then Hang familiar songs,
f nen tue nas eined IN a 9e olos rus Ths amused
tho Calumet 1syer tho tilno wes apont
"Whon Ito Band begins TO pIay,"
AMI, other connie aitties: Tho steamer
II, and whom opposite tho Town OF South Chicngo
tug and Bcow cau,o alongside, on which tho
boys aud guests woro conveyed to the Denntiful
grove on the, south ba.!l1 OF tho stream. When
lho former reached the land thoy ran for tho
luke nhore, and, in twinlkling, were swimming
| in tho water and enjoying themselves. 6ovoral
boats woro taken possession Of and, whom
crowded, were overturned. lighting thom, they
wore upHct again and again, until the gamins
busy in tho woods. sattlng up tables and preparing
tho lunch mud lemonade. Tic boys came along
III drovea about 2 O'Clock, and, bell,g formed ii
] single tIle md lolt in their placcs by polico-
| turkey sandwich, and deyourod tho food with
| Avldity. Lemonade washed 1t down, and ice-
cream was added to digeHt it. When their
hnnser, -, was e.; n;ppeasea, shey wore collected To-
dlu1ple language, aud gayo thom aonao good nd
! vice, Major NevinB followed with q drum solo,
| and q quartotto Of ladies sang q popular aoug.
pr. Miller then nndo brief spooch, and told
t4o 4oJs1 r. lucy were ~ llnerEy " 10 wfiat thoy
| liked. Tho next three hourB wero devoted to
baseball, football. and otl1or gamos, nll when
bo'clock arrived, another meal 'sas served. Tho
boys were hungrier .ilan bofore, aud woro given
all tho food they aslcl for. 1t 6 o'clock thoy
wese COLLECTED on tho boat again, mud on tho
| return trip TIC time was spout il singing They
] roacAed the dock in about Ill hour aud quarter,
| and. whio running ashore, gayo cloor aftor
chocr. The picnic was especially enjoyed by tho
! guests, wAo. derived much pleasure from,
tlon, 1egrotted tia} they va attede,l it, It. col. d.
J Dowon, of tho Calumet s. Chicago Canal
and Dock Company, aud the other membors OF
tho Committce, aud Col. Wright, and Mr. Nun
son, a1ll Mr. kiynes, OF the Sherman House, ara
entitled to credit for the interest they took in tha
affair. The boys Lad aa good tina as at Hans'
pRrk last year, slnd will douht1oaa ha on hapd in
as largo numbers at the next annual 1ic11ic