, 1879-06-19
ST. GEORGE.
The Annual Picnic OF His Chicago
Admirers.
English Games and Pastimes 1ndulgea
In by All.
A Day Pleasantly Passed Without Any
Disturbances


CURED Yesterday at South Chicago. Tho chilly
condition Of the atmosphere Ind tendency 10
keep many pcople At home who have usually
attended tbe annfyersarv festivities of this As
ISOLATION, and NJ conscn.to,tce the picnic was
not marked VIM thn s,,ccr.s IN nolot Of num-
.'a,''s w.. W. a".N' a. - 49,. ~,
nefs tuat nas enaFaete9lzeu. tld ciio.1s Q. l1o
6octcty On previous 0ccasions Of lie KIND.
Bttjj, there Htro enough present to ssnlcF lle
affair
'',r. An"a ""D -. ~, .'..,.noa
~. ano everybody aopea'eu TO 10 "s. ss''a"..'
The management, d Usual, was thoroughly
efficient, and everything passed Oh smoothly
throughout the tAy,
The Executive Committee conslstcd Of
Mestrt, George r, Guoch, Joseph +.
Wright, William Spencer. George Drallaru,
and William Daragwanath. and these
gentlemen had the auelra management Of
nffatrs. Tile COMMITTEES had fitted up sort OF
private pavilion upon .ils grounds, where they
entertained their friends with cstahIcs and
drtnkaOles iu royal mst'ner.
The train left the depot Of the Lake Shore t.
Michigan Railrosd NJ 10 o'clock a. tn., haYlnE
about fourteen cuaches filled With people, and
arrived al the grounds At about II o'clock. A
tralu which started at p. ri. brought one more
car-toad, and not few drove out 10 The grounds
ateprn ers ena uare oer nrababy lam n te
A'n1v 'M!p peoplet T. u1s pa,e'
cnsssa w ~ @pun ti;, =. ~, cuns'tGa ~,
rtang prnnnps music ~ s ete' but Ham he a3rya, ' of
The afternoon train the printed proeramnra
"eTe o.'tt'on'eo' "''" .....-
THE ANTICIPATED FUN COMMENCED.
The programme announced that old times
ona r 5. 1 IL Fl
| vigor and enthusiasm. Tic managers kept their
| word. and ap mlnenae amount Of Rood-uatured
| enjoyment was produced, which appeared TO be
ost soeetstor.s app'-''o " '''1 p&'''s'F""'' A"'
The exercises commenced With raco for girls
| under "A years, With prize TO The wtunsr of an
EnRlish crown. This raca was won bv Miss
| Of the aarnc are, which was won 6y
| Matter Charles Peeae, the asme taduccmeut
bcEnE offered. Then thers was race for s!nela
ladies' With priza Of half crown, non by Miss
Klttlu Daley. Tho same prize waa awarded to
Mrs. Lydia Cnrke il = raco for married ladies',
and Tie ssme acaiu to Miss KittIc DALEY In /,
| champion race, open to the winners Of the two
previous races.
exciting, being race Tor mners OF ct, Gcorge's
| and sister societies, which was easfIy won by
1 Joseph f. Wright. Of St. Gcoree'a, the prize
awarded being a sovereign. Tic programme
facetiouslY remarked that Il the next would be
u. r,n,,7.wr,our u,ru
100 e,s.t :, 80 ,,.,.,
none unasr ~ Pou"us 1ni. nma scvela. ottat
eh1msu ,, saot. ~ ,a' ~, n1ei 9eS.eo ,.a tnet
costs, YSsts. sna ooots, ano %aasa EGG n A.let
| hat rJlhheG fell 6Atrn md
ninfon.1 i Ynn1. i TIA nriye ~ haif snvsr-tr,
~. awordcd to ar. William Knnr. amid sl,o,lt,
n Ianui,teT and a,,nlauae. Tho atcces.Iul rnm
os,ttnr wss shouidrret nMl iurrrl thrnns,h II.
crowd by 6ts admirlnE friends. wa 0. >'''
nryct md waiting .YeTciae f,troducad h,
rant Tn,,ie cnnsetrsi In The n}oring ~ q Iarg.
,,.!.har ~ e1es ,,non 1hs Dro,,nd n rnwa ~,
vsrtss in length he errs tctnv one vnr3
snart. This was called M egg.raee,i and Il
a raE1tY in this country. There wert
i've contestants 10 this, each having row all to
himsslt. md all the competitions were younE
men. They were compelled, according 10 the
rules, to bring each eEE separately to the goal
ind deposit it without breaking, aud the one
who brought In hia tlity hrst was to bs the win
ner. Thla proved the most exciting race OF all
and the crowd pFessed forward 70 pets'stentl'
that tho managers, aasisted by the police, hst
their banda full to keep them back. It was es
ttmaied that the bringing Of the afty eggs lou'
involved travel ot octween TWO atii three miles
a.,u thu contestants all showed s!gns OF urea
wasincsa Ono scelntnEly very smart youn!
fellow. who had mado extensive preparations
was detected Ia hrlt,gIns ~ as nlany as ttres q
tlMe+ pFoOhOiy 4FoM Ill lulpeFitet uuueEStauA