The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-06-26
Exeursions and Pic.Nics.

The season Tor excursions and pic-nics is
now at Its height, as may be seen from our
advertising columns. Pleasure-seekers for
the next ten days or two weeks to come
can suit themselves from the numerous
tempting inducements offered for the enjoy
ment OF old and young. A summary is
given below:
The West.E End Beneficial and Social So
ciety will give an excursion to Bon Air to.
morrow morning. No tickets will be sold,
as the entertainment is gotten up solely
for the enjoyment Of members and their
families.
The next on the list !s the excursion to
Old Point, Norfolk, and Portsmouth uid
the steamer Ariel, which will be given by
the Ladies' Aid Society Of Centenary Meth.
odist church on Tuesday, June 2Sth. This
is one Of the best opportunities yet offered
for persons .desirous OF visiting salt water,
and many will doubtless take advantage OF II.
The Sunday school Of Seventh.Street
Christian church will have picnic at Bon
Air on Tuesday, June 2S.h. Only few
tickets will be sold for this occasion, as it is
intended as treat for the scholars.
A picnic and excursion to Bon Air for
the benefit OF the Hebrew Sunday school Is
announced for Wednesday, June 29tb,
which will no doubt be a very enjoyable
affair.
The annual excursion and picnic Of
Union.Station Sabbath school will take
place at Mount Pleasant, on the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway, on Wednesday, June
10th. A competent committee have the af-
fair in charge, and no pains will be spared
to make 1t one OF the most enjoyable OF the
season. The success which always attends
the excursions OF this school cause them to
be looked forward to with great interest by
its many friends.
Another pleasant affair will be the picnic
at StapIes's Mill by the Broad. Street Meth
odist Sunday school on Wednesday, June
Goth. This is delightful spot for pic
mic, and has the advantage OF being close TO
the city.
A select excursion to West Point on the
4th Of July, under the management OF
MesSrs. Perdue and Austin, Is also an.
nounced. Dancing, bathing, boating, and
fishing are some OF the inducements offered.
The Laurel-Street Methodist church and
Sunday school will have an excursion and
picnic 10 Boling's Island and PembertOn. on
the Richmond and Allegheny railroad, July
4th. This affords splendid opportunity to
spend the Fourth OF July in the country at
one OF the l0yelIest country seats In the
James-River Valley.
The Plne-Street Baptist Sunday school
advertise "a gala-day for parents and chill.
dren" in the shape OF basket picnic at
SPRING Brook farm, on the Richmond and
Allegheny railroad, on Monday, July 4th
A pleasant time is promised to all who at
teOd.
A grand picnic for The benefit OF st. Pat
rick's Parochialschool building will be
given at Schuetzen Park on July 4'b. This
| will be pleasant way OF spending the All
The Governors Guard have completed all
| their arrangements for their 4.h.of.July ex-
cursion to Washington, and intend to make
| it grand affair. The military parade and
| fireworks would be sufficient to draw big
crowd, even il the Federal capital was not,
as it is, "the Paris OF America" The
committee will see that eXcursionsts are
made comfortable, and that good order is
preserved. They have secured large num-
Der OF coaches. This company and its en-.
ergetc officers are famed for their success
ful excursions and entertainments. Eleven
hours at Washington.
Last, but by no means the least, is the
grand excursion to be given to West Point
on July 1lth by the police Of the First dis
trct. They announce that ladies and gen.
tlemen can 90 and take their families, and
spend pleasant day without fear OF being
annoyed by any unworthy persons. They
mean what they say, and it will doubtless
be an occasion long to be remembered.