, 1879-07-06
THE SOCIALISTS.
Second Days Picnic and Deuonstrn+3,

Second Days Picnic and Dennonstro+;on
The second days picnic OF the Socialists api
Trades Union people at Ogden's Grove VA:
tame even unto tediousness. II was destepedly
anu perhaps appropriately, intended to be q
purely social affair.", without any of the labor
| agitation aud the etght-hour demoustrativeness
OF the day before, and the intention was fully
carried out. Saturday not being a working
mans holiday so far as the mostsof the wage
| workers were concerned, the attendance
was somewhat meagre, consisting for the
| most part OF the leaders, who could
! anord' to be idle, and of women and
children, who could as easily spend day in the
grove as At their homes. Probably there were
1,0oo people in and out of the grove during the
DAY and evening. The picnic managers, with
pardonable disposition to make the best shov-
Ing possible, put the number somewhat hfgher
The receipts, however, were more eommcnsurasc
to the actunl attendance than were those of the
Gay before. when tue marcbers in the procession
dcadheaded to man. Yesterday there wos M
procession, and the attendance. though din,1u-
lshed, was made up Of people who had to nav.
The ''no-return-check rule was not In vornc
the injustice OF 1t, and when ono wanted to 70
out With the intention Of returning at pleas
ure be got the pasteboard that eutitled him tn /
the benefit OF that privilege.
4Ae MOFu1uE uouEs passed away amid music.
dancing, PLAYING games, beer-drful1ing, and 50
on. 1u the afternoon there we're races for the |
children. The first was q sacs.race, in which !
twelve small boys we're the contes -nDts, Each !
Little fellow VAS tied uo in sack and all started
1or the goal 100 feet a'VaY, fast Us they could
20, considering that they were handicapped as |
1t we're All received presents, Victprs as well
as VanQuished, the value OF the rewards being
according to the speed with which tllev had ruu.
The next contest was for twelve little Girls. |
to break number of hoycr-nots |
100 laet distant. Each coitestant was arn1ti
With stick, and. having reached tue goal. set |
about beloboring the pots with all her might. |
Ench carried tub OF water on her head and did |
her best not to upset. The best not t-breakers !
lnd the best wntcr-corrjers were rewarded with |
heap parasos, or still cheaper albums. The
'eHards Ia both contests we're insignificant, but
lie fun to the youthful contestants was evi-
!ently immense. The last test WAS race for
he boys-a sort Of "free-for-a}1, go-as-you-
lease" atfnir, which was productive OF as
much sport as the previous runs. Tie remain
er Of tie day passed away pleasantly enough |
o those VIM enjoy that sort of thing in dancing,
unching, sleeping under the trees, beer-swaIlow-
", etc. ctc- At O'Clock in the evening the !
rowd was invited to clear out, the gates were I
hut, and the Second days picnic was over.
This will be the biz day Of the three days
Tie workngmen, and the be- | j
ullar mixed clement TINT gets into every picnic {
here the great public is At home at ouarter / /
c7si, never .tQr:1 out better t1au on SUNDAYS. {
au Jam Is evidently expected to-day,' The i c
Iusic, BY the Gerlnania Light Guard Band, is !