Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-19

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC-IMMENsE CONsUMP
TON OF ICE CREAM. PEANUTS AND LEMONADE
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR TIE APPROACHING
CAMP AEE1INd-PERsoNs WHO HAVE ALREAD,
SECURED SITES.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
JACKSON GROVE, AA.Co., Md, June 18th.
When the Sunday schools, which assembled al
brother RObinson's" picnic here to-day, were
marshaled by their various officers In the Taber
nacle each was handed a ticket emitting the
bearer to treat at the stand, ,and as they emerged
In double file they presented an Interesting spec
tacle. When the line had nearly encircled the
ground. and the little ones got sight of the
stand, the head OF the line made charge for ar
hour or more the attendants were kept busydippine
out the cream or lemonade or filling orders fo
peanuts, candies and cake The chiliren, Will
the I'D of their elders who paid for their rfreSh
peanuts by three O'Clock, and in a short time
thereafter the one hundred gallons of ice cream
provided for the occasion was gone. The lemonade
however, held out to the close.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND RECREATION.
In the afternoon the services In the Tabernacle
were resumed. Rev. j. d. KinZer delivered ar
appropriate address. and the hymns.'To the Work
and ''Shall we meet beyond the River" were sung
closing the formal exercises. Then the crowd
took various modes OF passing the time.
Some young ladies and young men gath.
cred around the organ and INDUCED In
comic; others engaged In "jogging along" and
kindred plays; Older ones talked over old times
interest the questions "whether Ice cream Is
healthy" and show Will lemonade and peanuts
act?" John Jackson, John Gardner and Squire
Harmon, the three oldest men on the ground
talked over some interesting "reminiscences OF the
olden time.
THE APPROACHING CAMP MEETING.
During the afternoon meeting or the directors
was held, at which were present Rev. Dr. E. j.
Drlnkhouse, Baltimore; Rev. S. b. Tredway, Alex.
andra; Rev. w. j. Floyd. Anne Arundel: s. Lin.
thicu m, Anne Arundel; Rev. j. ID. KinZer, West
Baltimore; Rev. R. Scott Harris, West Baltimore;
H. Burrough. Baltimore. and William j. c. Du-
lany, Baltimore. They arranged much OF the de-
tails lor the approaching camp meeting. to be held
from August I'd to the 14th, and canvassed the
superintendent OF the groun1 was enabled to re-
port that several new tents had been purchased
ana 'ns 's9' SS x the Graves wsss and ns s1setn
sistants, was progressing rapiiiy. It was vas
found that nearly all the sites the front circle
Co. Rev Dr. Drnihouse Of Baltmore editor Si a a oi
Georyetown: Rev Dr. J. l. Murray, % prssident Of Of
Capt ). D. Cathel and W. E. Bel, Of Georgetown; n
Horace Burroughs, DR.. Zollikofrer, W. j. c. Du.
lany lpu6ltsher OF the protestanp and S. A: Emery
Norris, Misses Jones, Mr.. Sweeney, Mr.. Etchison
and nd Rev; Rev. MI II Lttleton, OF Baltimore ana J. s
the grOund); Mrs. Richard Baldwin, w.
B. Turner and Mrs Farall, OF A; A.
of Brooklyn, A. A. county, Md. Robert " Middle
ton, Miss H. ]. Steer and Mrs Julia e Perkins, OF
Washington; SweitZer L,nthicum ana Mrs Ship
ley, OF A. A. county: Rev. s. B. Tredway, OF. Alex
andria; Mrs. JAS. Robinson, of A A. county (two
tents); Mrs Warren, OF Baltimore, Nd, and Rev.
Cyrus Robinson, OF A. A. county, on the west side;
and Jos. Benson, OF A. A. county: Mrs. HW. Price
and Rev. j. w. Gray, of Washington, and Mrs
Julia Gardner, OF Baltimore, on the north side.