The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1875-09-16
Harvest HlIaa Festival.

For some reason, the Changers pie
nic, held ut Little Star Lake, near
Baldwin, last Friday, was not attcnd-
cd by NJ large II crowd It's was expected.
The carly train from the west brought
IA number from I,udington and Amber,
and at 10 O'Clock the Flint & Perc Mar
qucttc Railway Company, tone of the
most ohliging railroad corporations In
cXistcncc) sent II special train over
from Reed City. The fact that there
was such II small attendance from the
Chase Oranges (for whose more cspe-
cal benefit, we understand, the train
was procurcdD was severely commented
upon by those having the management
of the picnic in charge.
Another drawback To the occasion
was the absence of the speakers whom
II had been expected would he present.
Resolving not to he thwarted in their
design of having pleasant day of 1t,
the crowd (by no means II small One)
proceeded, in wagons decorated with
banners and cvcrgrcens, to the beauti-
full grove, on the banks of the still more
beautiful lake. A stand, handsomely
decorated with flowers and cvcrgrcens,
had been erected for the speakers, with
an ample array of seats in front.
Tie exercises opened with the Gran
gers prayer, by l.. NJ. Tozer; followed
by song-"rhe Army of Husband
mcn"-sung by members of the va
rious Oranges, present. {. *. Rd-
clifft, of Baldwin, was then called up
on to make an address of welcome To
those from abroad, which he did, brief
~. Singing-"Our Industrial Army
and then the reading of the Changers
"Dccluration of Purposes" by +. Nj.
Carroll; who also, apologizcd and gave
reasons for the n0n-appcarance of
speakers from abroad. After singing
-"Blcss Us'-Wm. Fitzpatrick made
an address, commencing it with II well
executed rehearsal of the "Psalm OF
Life" and then proceeding to give his
views of the objects of the Order of Pat
rons of Husbandry, and the benefits tn
be derived through membership in the
Society. His remarks were followed
by the song, "a Farmers Son Am ~
when the asscmblage broke up into
groups, and scattered about the grove,
for the purpose of partaking of the bas-
kct dinner, provided 20 abundantly
and cXccllcntly by the fair hands OF
the ladies.
After doing full justice to the con-
tents of huge baskets, pals, boxes, &c.,
the younger portion of the crowd pro,
cccdcd to enjoy themselves with boat
rides upon the lake, while the remain.
der gathered about the stand and list.
encd to discussion of the merits of the
Grange organization by Mcssrs. Rain
Of I.,ulington, Sitscr, McCauscy, xii
patrick, Tozcr and Carroll. AZ nigh,
was now approaching, and as the air
which had been cool all day; WAS grow
ing still more uucOmfortably cool, |,
was decided to take up the line q
march for Court House Hall, Baldwin
where as II closing act to the pro
gramnic, arrangements had been made
for social hop.
The crowd to this entertainment, IL
the evening, was by far the largest cv'
or gathered together Oh similar Occa
! sion, i'm Baldwin. The Hall was iillU
to overlooking, with both dancers an'
spectators. Mli.ic was furnished D..
EasOm and Morris, and all passed of
ncrrily and satisfactorily until far int
the next morning-most of those from
the eastern portion of the county, an'
Reed City, leaving, however, on thu
midnight train, Which drew the spccia
coaches back to the last named point