Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-22
LandenberG.
SUNDAY SCHOOL oELEBRATIoN-A PLEASANT TINE
SPLENDID ENTEBrAINMENT, DO.

SUNDAY SCHOOL oELEBRATIoN-A PLEAsANr TINE
SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENTS, DO.
Saturday was a gala day for the children, and
indeed for everybody, in and around Lsnden-
berg The long expected and anxiously looked
for celebration OF the Llndenberg NJ e. Sunday
School took place with, il possible, more than
the usual interest The wet weather OF Friday,
and its promised continuance on Saturday, show
ed itself in the anxious countenances Of scores
of people who had all along looked forward with
pleasant anticpations for Saturday, but much to
the joy OF every body Saturdays sun rose bright
and clear, carrying rejoicing to the hearts OF all
Early in the m )rnlng several wagons were
brought into requsiton aud star tel for the
woods of d. B Mavin, loaded with baskets of
bread, cakes, pies, Ioasts and suspicious looking
claw sticking up here and there from under
white covers created visions of chickens. roasted,
fried, and stewed, while other wagons followed
with ice cream, candies. and other sweet things
in great abundance. The scholars and friends
of the Bunday-Sohool over 200 in number, met
at the church at 10 o'clock. where a line was
formed. and headed by the Landenberg Brass
Band marched to the woods about three quar-
ters OF mile distant, where comfortable seats
had been prepared, and platform handsomely
and profusely decorated with flowers and ever
green's erected for the speakers.
A faint attempt was made to sing some popu-
lar Sunday School airs, but with tremendous
long table short distance off groauing beneath
q heavy load OF luxuries 30 tempting to the ap-
petite, pinging for the present was voted q fail
ure.
At last every thing being ready, the children
we're marshalod around that big table and the
way they went" for those chickens and pies,
was very gratifying to the teachers amusing
TO spectators, and dangerous to weakly sewed
on buttons.
After the children were served, then the
friends neghbors VISITORS all were invited for
ward, and for two long hours the repeated at
tacks upon the table failed to exhaust the ap-
parently boundless supply. The children were
then summoned to the seats in front Of the
platform, and the attempt now to sing was quite
success, and the brief speeches Of Rev. 4. L.
Thompkinson, Of Wilmington, and Rev. John
Shields, the minister in charge, were eloquent,
and we'll adapted to the occasion.
When these exercises were over, the Btentorian
voice of Bro. Wilkinson is again heard calling
the children to assemble again around the table,
this time to be ice-creamed and candied, but
blanched cheeks and forlorn countenances Has
an accident happened ? II 80, how many, and
who are the victims Oh the ice cream spoons
had been forgotten, that was I'll. Volunteers by
the score came forward, and engaged soon to
have the spoons upon the ground or to die in the
attempt, but without dying much the spoons
soon made their appearance and the ice cream
diminished like snow banks on sunny day, but
the supply was not exhausted until all upon the
ground was supplied, aud given paper of cam
dies in the bargain. Much credit is due to the
people of Landenberg and the farmers in the
vicinity for their liberal contributions, but more
than q passing notice is due to the large manu-
featuring firm of NJ. Landenberger d o. for
stopping their entire works. besides contributing
very liberally in money for the celebration.