National Republican., 1881-08-17
rEMpERAMnE ExcuRalon.
Pleasant Trip or spartan Council, sons
of Iouadab.


The first excursion of Spartan Council
Sons Of Jonadab, to Quantlco took place yesterday
II was without exception the peasantest affair Of
the kind this season. The party, numbering up
ward OF five hundred wns composed mostly OF
well.known total abstinence people, oil OF the
leading temperance organizations being well rep.
resented, On the down trip Of the
boat the Washington Amateur Orchestra,
under the direction OF Professor Immich,
rendered very accoptably the following pro-
gramme: "Luspie,' overture, Kela Bella selcc-
tions, "Bocoaccio" suppe; waltz Tres Jolie" Wall
dteufcl; march, "Amlcltia," Upham; overture.
"Bcrlin, VIE cs weint und Lacht." Suppe solec-
tions, " Chimes ofNormandy" Planquctte; polka,
1.-Two Jolly Trumpeters" Koenig; waltz, Golden
Showers" waldteufel overture, Poet and Peas
ant suppe; gavotte, Secret Love-" Hermann;
selections, Pirates Of Penzance," Sullivan;
waltz, Les Slrenes," Waldteufel; over
ture, Grown Of Gold" Parlowi gavotte,
" Blumlein vegss Mcin Nicht" Bernays;
galop, deadly PERIL" Fischerre. At the
same time the lower deck Of the immense steamer,
where Professor Andersons band held full sway,
was covered with merry dancers. The party
rived at Quantico at about six o'clock, where they
were received by alargo delegation Of friends who
had gone down on the morning boat and spent
the day in sailing and fishing. The return was, II
possible, more pleasant than the down trip. III
addition to the instrumental music by the or
chestra, Mr.. 4. J. whipple, Miss Ida sey-
mour, and Mrs. s. II. Jecko presented Sc
select programme Of vocal solos and duets, which
added materially to the enjoyment Of the evening
This excursion demonstrates the fact that q tenn
perancc society can give public excursion which
Will not end In q spree nor a financial failure.
The committees to whom the success of this excur.
sion is In q large measure due are as follows:
Floor committee, l.. II. Julien, Nicholas Riley, J.
W. Dunbar, l.. l.. Nicholson, and W. L. Post general
committee, II. W. Andrews, Charles Brown, r. s. Gra-
ham, John Humphrey, and J. r. Gibson. Among
the many familiar faces present were the follow
ing Hon. N. C. Mcfarland Commissioner Of the
General Land Office. accompanied by his wife and
Miss Stagg, of Cincinnati Hon. William Law.
renee, First Comptroller Of the Treasury, and wife ;
Hon. t. J. Dallas, chief of the Dead Letter ONCE (;
DR.. J. f. Dexter, exCommissoner OF Patents !;
Hon. Il. H. Duell, r. o. Pokinhorn, Halvor Nell
son, sovereign patriarch of the Sons of Jonadab,
accompanied by his family; I, ID. Marche, high
chief ruler Of the Independent order of Rechab-
ties; DIR. s. L. Crissy, John Berry and wife. @. ",
N. Ogden and wife, d. II. Burt. F. A. Holden OF
Eureka Council; Or. S. A. II. McKim, J. " r..
Towers and wife, william Bright, I. +.
Thompson and family John W. Bell,
d. W. W. Backus, r. +. Foster, Ferd.
Goercke Gus Ward, J. p Driver Spencer s.
Ward, J. NJ. Andrews, Mrs. L. p. Foster, r. s. Gra-
ham and wife, J. w. Dunbar wife and daughter,
G. ii. Cline and daughter, Mrs General Richards,
Prof Z. J. shope, Miss Marian Rodier, Mrs. E. !.
Whippc, Mrs. s. H. Jecko, Mrs Aokleman, Miss
Waldron of Saratoga Prof N. d. Adams and wife,
Miss Ollie Adams, Miss Prescott, Miss Ida Seymour,
Miss Ollie Roder, Miss Hoover, Miss Humphreys,
Miss Ella Brown, Miss Bennie Bartlett, Miss william.
Miss Foote Misses Hattie and Mamie Ward, Misses
Summerscale, Miss Gibson, Mrs Marshall, and Mr..
II. W. Andrews, of the Indian Office, accompanied
| by 7. II. Miller and delegation Of Sioux viz.
Thunder Hawk. Big Head, Bears Rib, Fire Heart,
Red Bull, and Belly Fat,