, 1876-09-01
ST. GEORGE,
And the Mob Who Did Him Honor.
Cleaning Ont the Dcor-stalh and 1ce-
Cream Stands.
How tho Respcctatles Managed to Amuse
Themselves.

the ntfghb0fhOod, Yet there arc trce6,-0l anu
having granh wide spreading bDushs, and AZ trees
art, after all, the primefactora III Landscape, It
doesn't rakc 10 much difference. For picnic
grounds, Desplaiaes affords most excellent I'd.
vAntages and one Of the bcat ponts along tho
strcx.n IL River Grove, wherr the tata camp. mcet
Ing wpn held, and where the st. Georges eoclcty
yesterday garc thelr annual picnic. Tho picnic
was only one 1ay In arrears Of the cam1. meeting,
and low great the contrast In the acanes prehcnci
by the two exeurionsl The camp Of the
riehteona wea given aver to tue ungodly.
and whose late asose the sound Of
prayers nnd hymns were heard The ahouta Of nn,sy
rosc1crs, Tho popping Of ehampague.coEks, tho
wild carol OF the untutored gaun out on jumbo
rec, the blowing OF brazen tfumpet, and all the
varied nolses Of m!rth and s1oting that Incident
to There now wlhcly.cclebratcd occasions. Not
that this WA any worse OF any better than other
picnics, indeed. It might compare quite favorab1y
with tho similar entertainments given by other ct.
charlottesville Calcdonians, for Instance.
Ato o'clock In the morning the Grst train left the
inzle.stscct depot for the picnic grounds, bearing
about GOO pleaAuse- seekers. The day wAs fair.
Brightly the sun.rays descended upon the
earth. gliding The sptrea Of Milwaukee ave-
es hesr. t Il viii @ Hopeful M aasuris. II
HES and members ot tho IT, Geotges Society, all
t!on white. With their broad lllusIun hats tipped
cequcttihhly on one sfde leading to thefE fair faces
.a!s ft si s ha ,n. I
In hopetefs minority. and not having ye! acqulr-
cd euough Of tho stimulating lager 10 render shcm
awu-siruck order that was pleading though con.
strained Some few We.t 6ldu roughs wesS elect
Cd from the cars. but not on account OF bad be.
hasiot 40 mitch ~ for an ablencs ot eckess-
ARRIVING OH TIE GROUNDS,
tho party were not SLOW In enptylng lhe cars and
n invading tho peaceful ahay grecsnssa. saGstIned
tilng wa lorely. Ths suns rays, offered through
the g,een branches. were toned 10 pleasant mild.
ground ,n dry, anti 70 were most Of tha party The
forenoon was spent in ha.mless recfcattone. Some
squatscd In whatever particular nice spot they Lnp
grove crionsly inspecting The debris Of tho camp.
meeting; some followed The verdtnt banks OF the
little stream, adm!rag ths ,qu'et, beauty q tue
the rtver on tho pcasaso-pinnacc that pltea there
tor hire; and yet others found occupation and
amusement In 3nspcctlnC or taking part In
THH GAME5,
Of which there WA long and attractive list. 10
begin With, there was the race for boys under II
otea srs s rass @ foowins @ tSs 1
was won by Libby blackburn: Then there wus
mnsrir ,nd'cs' raoc. in which Mrs. Murray carried
The second train was 10 have started from the
city At noon aud hefore thut hour motley thtosg
ses a. o. 1Ge spn ns. % peops @
standing at nll-n fxci, in thtp crowd the meeting
Of cxtrect was Illustrated to perfection. Gentle.
s s9 esss s' sd @ e s Sot, csa:
I s Thfs a. smps sf e h9ns
cvt 10 tneso roai,cctabie peorsc thnt once ont Of
WI. nv m imsnss etowd Is uo. Of nambet and
sons: Elght paseengar: can wsro a''ed, and was
Tho route Tho police were Iept busy in putting oil
d!sorder1y characters nta dchbcAtB, but 1t ree1rel
Impossible to get rid Of them. They infested the
different cars lfke vernin. and when ono was put
o. hts place wa Oiled by dozen Ike him. They
they could get hold or footing, Many Of thoso
who Wcfe elected rxrsacd their way On fooe do
sfteIwa1l snliycncd lie woods BY tne,s presence.
Soon nfter tho arrival Of tho second carload
49, DINNER WAS ANHouscEp.
ner years. ~ 1t cost dollar extra. Tho in7ited
gnesta mid thoso who %!shod to pay for their din.
aer, assembled In the socie!y,s tent. where John
Wright had becn engaged all The mDsntng In setting
forth lunch OF the most elaborate doscrrtion
At the principal table sat, among others, Messrs.
nrook. liersofd. q. John .Lyio King. j. p. u.
VII %sitor. M Mtss4s. @ aeison 81 Snd ? Ki1Ewood q .hs
Douald. Prof. Do!atontalna, Mr. ALFRED Ioosh,. NJ.
4: II. nlaekall. NJ. Alfred Wright, III. John
Ill.,, 7!iis: M' George prAham besides number Of
msssu.e aan'sf q tos'ts Vita 1s,roases s Sefs
SiPeHl ~ IOIuHHi ..--
,.Ttle Ofecn," Response by Robert Ifcrvey, Fan.
tins rscsIdsnt Of tho United atnscs." Response BY
J., t{o klnK:, H., 70: ~, ~, ,.o .u. ". ,,v, l., ,
ianh " IA tGai, ans MS lac We Live Ah
sstsf Suce,Ies ,espaass br The President.
Of Nssionai Socielies.
.'The Ladies'" Hesronfe by pr. JOHN .. N, Carr:
clinking Of Rlasscs, there waa much 1norriment
evolved The programme, which hcre xccms short,
Wa long cnpueh Is stretch aver several hours and
during lis grester part Of tho afternoon.
Meanwhile what w4s iefng done by
TIIH Non o1jraIDH3
The prog,ammc oi games did not 70 on, o, course,
IN III nh.anrn NJ H. i1uatT1nus nirr,s ani mcn1.
bers Thcra wax. t,owoyer. nm In1nitude Of smnsc.
n,cnts iiooths lad becn erected ali over the
.,onna. nd xhIie IN in;tto;sJ insida IL. tsrt
S.snH so.rkinp catswha. tho ontsidsrs o.trouixei
.s crs ,Ss' ~ nan%ar anI ras IL
the shape 1t .hootins. .snesics. Gea.thiiis, wheeis
tnv,itnrY H. ron@her rtcmSnts hns. i.ttIo ehsnss
~ disnisx thc{s nnaIitIcs md SoT Tins il rcaiy
socm. =. II ihc ncnic Ca marvel or succrs.
Ssea sada. IL ssset .ss eua"xed IL
ms5. sise of H. woods and eran 70 IooI 70 sssh
ptas tsn S NJ. " ~ ah,3oetI ann,a " 1nexrSs tanE