The state journal., 1884-05-24
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News About Town Gathered for
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READING, May 22.-One afternoon
last week the young ladies gave
picnic at "Miller's Park" East Read
ing, and invited a number of young
gentlemen. 1t was the first of a
series of picnics which will be held
this summer under the same auspices.
The following named ladies and gen
tlemen were present: Tile Stratton,
Ida Terry, Susie Seidle, Kate Lewis,
Clara Jones, Alice Walker, Sallie
Cline, Harry Nelson, David Gibson,
Moses Terry, jr., Howard Bower,
Walter Hubert, Charles Gibson, An
drew Gibson. After spending few
hours in swing, ten-pin rolling, boat
rowing and other amusememts they
proceeded to the dining room and
partook of an elegant lunch, gotten
up in "Charlie" Miller's best style,
after which the party boarded the
cars andreturned tothe city, exclaim
ing, 81 will be at the next.
A number of young men OF this
city have formed themselves into
club for the purpose of giving ex-
cursions, picnics, etc, during the COM
ing summer, and are holding weekly
meetings to perfect their arrange
ments. At the last meeting they
elected the following officers: Presi.
dent, Charles Gibson; Secretary, Jno,
Stokes; Treasurer, L. II. Terry.
Mrs. Trevis Hudson, of Philadel-
phia, visited our city last week and
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
B. Terry. The happy and jovial dis
position of this lady has merited for
her hearty welcome from her many
friends in our city whenever we have
an opportunity of extending it.
1.-TWO hearts that beat as one,
Two souls with but single thought"
Cupid has been at work again in
our midst, and two arrows from its
bow have pierced the hearts OF Mr..
Northwest, "combinding supreme
command of language with dignif-
ed presence and impassioned address,
Richard Freeman, late of Philadel-
phia, and Mrs. Elizabeth Greenleaf,
of our city, and the result was a we'd
ding on Tuesday afternoon at four
o'clock, the ceremony being perform
ed by Rev. J. W. Norris, of Bethel
A. M. E. Church.
James B. Eutis, who is to succeed
Mr.. Jonas in the United States Senate
from Louisiana, already has been a
member of that body-the prede-
cessor, in fact, of man whom he
will displace. He is son of for
mer chief justice of Louisiana and a
graduate of Harvard and man of
wealth.
Rev. Daniel Jones, of Paris, KY,
is in our city, the guest of Mrs. Free
man, his sister.
Mr.. G. II. Moore and wife, of the
City CT Brotherly Love, visited our
city this week.
Why is it that the men who talk
the loudest of their devotion to the
''Grand Old Party" and the advance
ment of our race are the slowest to
do anything substantial to that end? !
They are always on hand to don the
hat and cape, shoulder the torch and
boiler themselves hoarse during a
campaign, but when you ask them
to subscribe for the STATE JOURNAL
their enthusiasm melts away. Here
is an enterprise that merits and should
receive the support of every colored
man in the State of Pennsylvania, no
matter of what political faith he may
be. The object of the JOURNAL is to
furnish us with the news of the day,
and to compel Gf possible) the pow
ers that be to give us that recogni,
ton that properly belongs to us as
American citizens. Now, l say to
these men this, if you love your race
as much as you pretend you do, give
us practical demonstration of that
love by subscribing for (and not for
getting to pay for) the STATE JOUR-
NAL. w. HI. s.