The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-21

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: Especial Correspondence OF the llcrald,l
iI IAwRENoE, May 10, 1875,
] left Dallas this morning at five
O'Clock, aud when we reached Forney,
at seven, delegation TO the picnic was
waiting 10 90 down. IL was headed
| by Miss MoGee, bearing u fine silk BAN
| ner aud under the superintendenco OF
| Mr.. Rivers, assisted by Mr.. Sowel and
Miss, Virgins. When all tho little
ones were safely seated, the train start
Wl, and we, reached Lawrence at eight
O'Clock. As all the delegations had
not arrived, the party was shown to
the Motel, there To wait for them, while
Mr.. Myers, proprietor, used every eff
fort TO make the little ones ComfOrta-
bic. About nine o'clock the Terrell
and Wills Point delegations arrived,
and they We're soon followed by
the Kaufman delegation IN bug
gies and wagons, headed by u
fine brass band. Orders were
then given by Marshal Robertson for
all OH foot to 20 TO the school house,
where they formed in line. The Kauf-
man band ana delegatlod took the
lend, followed by the Lawrence and
Forney Sunday schools, the base bali
boys playing shoulder arms TO bats.
Bringing up the rear was string of
wagons and carriages over "a mile long.
A great many did not wait until all
had arrived, but wendell their to the
grounds ahead of the procession. On
the way TO the grounds the little ones
were halted and Il photograph taken of
the line, after which all went TO the
grove, where seats had been erected in
u beautiful, shady place. On the speak
ers rostrim was Wine organ, which
was used by Miss Birdwell, of Law
renee.
The committee of arranyements war.
4. n. Erancisg trnstee NJ re- a iravos M
ony Association. Messrs Trim Rnr-
we'll. Fnlooner. Croft C;oddorf Lynhh
Jackson, earns and eRobertsom mar,
'shal on the dny. Mr.. A. / Rohnrt.nn
assisted by Mr.. Shirwood and Man,
Ming When nh were seated the chair.
man. Mr.. eFalconer nnde n fa,v ra
marks. and, introduced Colonel Law
renee. who wos foIlnwed NV Ind,n
Clark Contain A Jon,s Mr. I DJuso
and Nh, SLAUGHTER All tha srani,an.
extolled the enterprise Of tbe Tavns
COLONY association md connrn ,uIa'
tions were freely offered an tha success
Gins fnr ottenaing its ef,arts 0 TL
speeches were intersnarseJ viii sora1
and music Inv the bonJ "" @o"e''
Abont one o,clock tha on
ment wos nade that Itnn,,r ,nan u"aH,,
aud NH wendad THAR uoy tn1Iy,
groaninr l,nder tbe WEIGHT Of tha 1919
delicions viands 'Tha 1ad;aa wy %
renee. under the directions Of OF NV NV
Francis. had smenarad n 70 lila m,jnrn
majestic old opk whio% 49,, unuei
tisticolly arranred Wiz an,,a nVs. 81
1bn,s,,t;f,,l,,o noMeis n,iu
the tarest jeJica r;as ayd su s,lit WY, MN
Colony ass"ei,iRin eseI hv 70 tb ohe texas
and WAS accented hv Holone,s ' "Iasr'
renee and Frnpcis nothar VS. "I"o
to tha Kans'"a ne' p was p nis1
aim Yonr ,.orresnnnannt = n"so pun
60 return thanks td Mr. E na,e w' sues
beautiful hnnch Of r,nn,',i;a ioi
to Meslames Trnax 9inirms' I Wo,, aiso
and others fnr fawo,s st heiioss
After dinner ali wsnt h.n
to SEQ q ca "oaV ho W .ne o Ia,
Il anfman md Tawsano yesween tne
,gss won nv Tho i a voe oofs, when
score Of thirtv.fva tn e,avan o'ss ny"
SAfter tba gan mae a" W o ~,es ,en, %
MIC. Muich was won py Professor Manning.
w s ne h. III Sa me,u sports were over, the
.nrnnoni ami J ~, a aho ,nai'eu guests, ae-
ba a,,,an ~ y .n Ta uanu, Proceeueu 10
ION VIII ,ubora t the s Iolony assocla-
artn,~aH sheS MY ieGslveu ana en- i
pnam, ~ S o,"nsa rIanc's. Ice
r ea' oaMei ie'i1i"ue, CIGARS toasts
pe ,,aw n "v i ,hs Mere .ne order OF Q
.nn, 4,, u. ,,, .ne aIisai VI the Tram
! Sh'a ba wien several uelegatlons
ponnpeir departure, anna music and
''eerS; n. ,ass, nsea Q
As nan past elght lovers OF the 4
ance commenced tripping the light =
lnustic, when was kept up until the +
'ee small hours OF morn. The ladies a
ere dressed IN the handsomest of o