Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-13
GLEEFUL HOURS.
The Picnic Of ST Marys Sunday
school Yesterday,

school Yesterday,
Tue annual picnic of St. Mary's Sunday
school took place yesterday at the HOrticul-
tural Gardens. The pOrtly Fred Leiten-
burger had put the grounds in good order,
and was indefdtigable in his efforts TO make
all comfortable. especially the children, for
which the little ones tender their thanks.
As announced in our paper yesterday
morning. the children left the sacred walls
Of s.. Demands Convent at 9 A. NJ, and
proceeded through Vine, Church, Cherry,
Union and Summer to Cedar street, where
Mr.. John Leckey placed the girls and boys
in four hacks and four OmnlbuSes, the
Queen Of May aud her maids, and the
Queen Of the Fairies and The chiefs Of her
fairy band, occupied the carriages, while
the beautiful little fairies filed the open
bus, and the balance filed the other buses,
the boys occupying the outsldes, and night
merrily they passed the time occupied go
ing from the church TO the gardens.
At 10 O'Clock the procession was formed
on the grounds, and in 4 few moments
thereafter they were in position on the
platform. the Queen and her two principal
Maids Of Honor occupying positions ID the
centre. elevated above the rest; the other
Maids ranged to the right and left OF the
Queen: the four Seasons following next; the
Queen # the Fairies facing the Queen or
Nav. with her banl on either side, com
pletIng the circle, the GraceS being hidden
from view until called 10y the Fairy Queen.
The following were the principal charac-
ters in The piece:
Queen : Of May. Miss Alice Gallagher;
First Speaker. Miss Sallie Warue; DIrec-
tress Miss Mary Warne.
Maids of HOnOr-Misses Annie Long,
Naugic N[anniou. Flora Hamil, Addie keT
rfg5n. Alice Zanone, Katie Ryan, Annie
Quinn. Mary Common, Katie O'Leary.
Seasons-Miss MaLOney, spring; Miss
Odie Hamil. summer; Miss Sarah Handy,
autumn; Miss Mary j. O'Keefe, winter.
FIoras Misses Mary &ckeOn, Katie
Dunoyan, Maggie Breen, Julia Handy, Nora
DIVER. Mollie Patterson, Nellie Mogan,
Celia Grady, Sallie Gillian.
Fairy Band-Fziry Queen, Miss Lizzie
Blackburn; Elm court, Misses Emma Dal-
ton. Nellie O'Keefe, Sarah Burns, Annie
keIiie.
Fairy Graces-Bcauty, Miss Able Nc
Kinney; Flora, Miss Maggie Nulty; limo
cence. Miss Regina Prendergras-; Love,
Miss Annie NICKeon.
Little Fairies-lIisses Josie Lucky, Liz
zfe Brady, MOllie Flanagan, Minnie Ma
honv Minnie Boyd, Mary MURRAY, Belle
Baxter.
The girls were dressed appropriately and
richly. and rs they appeared on the stand I'D
the c-owning piece, formed a tableaU really
beautiful. The singing was well executed,
and ofthat enliveuiug character suited TO
lovely, cIoudless May day, and the bcautI-
ful scene, witnessed by large asSemolaSe
Of ladies and gentlemen, was alike DeauLl-
fIl and edifying.
Had we room at our disposal, we would
be tem-ted 90 give a copy Of the entire
piece: as Il is, we must content ourselves
with the closing address Of the Queen to
her subjects:
beloved SubieCts-NOu have given me
reason TO bless this genial hour and pleas
Int season. And vet the time hath much
that speaks 10 me Of seIf-distrust and sweet
humility.
ST fear, nv friends, Won made an erring choice,
But since I'm Queen, and by united voice,
]. st 10 my mandates and IN love Obeyj
50 shall, by pleasure, crown each rising day.
MY first decree severe shall be
That YOU all love each Otler;
And not a word must e'er b. heard
To grievc OF pain another.
NV second law the sword shall draw
'Gainst falschOOd and uutTuth;
For never lie with shame should die
The cheek of lovely youth.
ITO these, NY gentle subjects, viii add
Naught proud OF stern, TO make the weak
afraid
But. in affection. hear this last request
your Queen among the rest.
'ThUs vii! sweet friendship every hour entwinC;
And when The summer leaves 10 earth incline,
A nd all this regal pageantry depart,
No dreary memory will press the heart
The autumn time a. joyous May shall be,
Aud every soul from sorrow shall be free ~
The Queen then dismissed her subjects,
bidding them pass the day in innocent !
a command they obeyed most |
willingly, and TO the fullest extent. The 4
5ay passed pleasantly, and nothing occurred !
10 mar the general joy Of ali present, until /
Z o'clock, when the Lucky John came with I
his busses, and conveyed them home /
happy as happy boys and girls can be. The /
old folks enjoyed themselves until near |
midnight