The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-04-19

aro to arrange for the grand Easter entertain
mcnt announced by us some weeks ago aS IN
contemplation. The time fixed is Easter week.
beginning on l1ster Monday evening. I'D April
and continued On the three succeeding evenings
-23d, 2ith and 10Th instant-
, --Ss% A coXesnr~ANp BALE.
The opening programme embraces aVocal ana
instrumental concert, IL which the best amateur
talent of the city will assist, with Stuli orches-
fra and the addition of n cornct soloist frontl
New York, whose silver notes Will win IN 'har-
lesion the same applause and "cncorcs rs III
other cities This will occupy the evening from
x to 10 o'clock. At the latter hour Hihtnry
and civic ball will begin. with music from iuii
military band. Tickets OF admission lor INC
Grand opening night; concert and pail, wil be
issued Mt the low price Of 10 cents.
On the three succccdiug9er evenings aftrfotsye
programmes will be anaOuhced for promeunde
concerts and dancing. Cards ofadmissionoVc
Each evening thcre,will be cornetand violin So
los, choruses, quarltttes' duetsg hsr ' H,'r''c~
i" oA'F'SsIGfo Tns nrco Ar.oxs OF THE n|4.
Contracts hasAbeen Y,Sle s5or the elaborate
ndornment sPtenl Drum, I ,;So,nI .GG arl
ii 1SSws w psi N cow eSa 'Slll wv w.
practicable, tue fampd5 Gilmore Garden in New
York, with its cool atmosphere. cascades, grot'
toes, music and Ight t&freshments. and permit
no sales of anythinsSlt no rattle lists, grab
bags or annoyances qf any KIND. IN othcr
words it is intended tabca
for the whole commskty, military and civic,
where, for n small outlay, an hour or two of
ulco,ure can be had ffec from pccunary appeals.
These entertainments have been wonderfully
successful in other cities, and tins Easter icsti-
val projected by tho W. l.. |. will benefit by
adjoining in its mana cement the programmes
. Il sI,nlt = N
results elsewhere. The VI. j.. |. arc not only
arranging for the enjoyment Of everybody III
Charleston, but have completed arrangements
for cheap
RAILROAD INCLUSION TICKETS
from Savannah, Macon, Atlanta, Augusta, anu
all intermediate railrna" stations III Georgia to
: Charleston from Wllha!la, Grcenvilic, Able
lotto, Chcraw, and all iNIcrncuiaIc stations on
tthcsc several railroad lines, to Charleston, and
even our Cape Fear friends AT Wilmington can
visit Charleston and return home, journey of
four hundred miles, for six dollars.
In the novelty and brilliancy Of the dccora-
tions, in musical attractions, vocal and instru-
mcntal, in the general scope Of its getting up.
this grand Easter Festival will be the event Of
this spring, and our friends i'll the country
should get up parties mt once, ut every railroad
station and come TO Charleston Easter week.
The expense will he small, the enjoyment will
cost little and lasts four nights. The railroads
will sell the Easter Festival excursion tickets
from l.lh to 23d, good to return up TO 9th.
AT so inviting period Of the year, coming,
too. at the close of the lCutcn season, projected
on the theory Of moderate charges for much en-
ioylncnt, the w. H. |. may well expect n most
successful result. 1t must bring to Charleston
Il large number Of visitors from Georgia, North
Carolina an our own State, who will not only
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their spring purchases III \ merely nominal cost
for travelling expenses, but enable them to par
ticipatc in II brilliant and novel series Of even
ing entertainments. 1t will only need one
thing more TO make the Easter festival Il COM
plcic success, and that IS representatives from
Georgia North Carolina and South Carolina OF
the several military commands Of the cHcif cit
ics. muging thcirunit"rms with our own Fourth
Brigade, at Military Hail, the Easter week.
Nc,cS Und COHr,r, 23H Hit.