Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-26
The Poor Children's Excursion.

Reports of Various COmmtttees-The Off,
 ferings of fPhilanthropic PeopIe-Where
 Tickets Can be Obtained.
 A meeting of the general committee hay ing in charge the poor children's excursion was held in Hugh Dailey's office in Hoadley building last evening. Mir. Daley, the chair man of the committee, presided.
 H. E. Benton, the committee appointed to secure banners, badges, &c., reported that Mir. Pattison, of the firm of J. N. Adam & Co.,, had agreed to furnish all the ribbon needed for badges at $1O, being discount of 50 per cent. from wholesale rates. Brown, Bolton $ Go. had also agreed to furnish all the safety pins necessary for pinning the badges at the same rate. o. A. Dorman also offered to print the badges free of charge Mir. Tucker offers twenty five banners suita- bly, inscribed free of charge, and MT. Brown, the builder on Artisan street, gives the sticks for the same free of cost
 Mir. Daley stated that permission had been given by Mir. Barnes to land at Pot Island and the barge could land there unless there was strong southeast wind in which case they would have to keep sailing. MT. Daley also reported that there was over $35O in the hands of the treasurer to pay expenses of feeding the poor children on the trip, and more was expected.
 Frank Hermance stated that the Spiritu- alists' hall, No. 1O2 Orange street. had been rendered for the reception of refreshments for the children, and the offer was accepted with thanks.
 Mir. Daley stated that Smedley Brothers had agreed to furnish barges from the Green to the boat at $4 each, while Barker $ Ran som would furnish two and would not expect any remuneration if the committee were \ short of funds.
 Reports of donations were as follows Mir ' ToHo of k1a Nor Po~v ! pany, all the bags needed H. H. Olds, fifty pies without charge and more than this mum 1 Der st fifteen cents each; New Haven Baking l company one barrel of sweet crackers ans l any more at wholesale prices; l.. E. Ryder ! ten gallons of ice cream and any large l amount at $1 per gallon, and two men t | dish it out without extra charge; H. Hill man, ten gallons of ice cream an 1 any additional amount at ninet
 cents per gallon. A. J. Beers & Co.,, peache l at cost; s. M. Munson, two hundred pies a
 nine cents each: MT. Rysinger, bologna, etc. ! at sixteen cents per pound Munson < Go.
 1000 paper boxes for ice cream withou ! charge.
 On motion F. s. Andrew was added to tn
 committee on refreshments and made chair l man of the committed
 MT. Daley was appointed chief marshal.
 It was moved by w. G. Pratt and seconde
 by MT. Plunkett that the children be ordere ! to report to the boat at o'clock on Wednes ! day morning This arrangement was though
 to be better than forming by companies o
 the Green and marching to the boat. It
 expected however, that on the return tn
 children will march to the Green, where the
 will be dismissed.
 ! Tickets can be obtained of the fo.lowin
 named gentlemen: Hugh Daley, s. F. Dut
 ton, James Reynolds, Alexander TrouE
 Charles F. Bollman, Herbert B. Benton, Wi
 liam G. Pratt, Frank Hermance, Frank S
 Andrew, Charles E. Hart, John Ruff an ! Rev. James G. Ross.