Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-08
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By invitation Of captsia Tho& Grant
shout 80 exearsionists inclnding TIE
tsaehers Of Seattle, nsemberx Of the
kniRets and Ladies Of Honor and oshsr
gussts. boarded the fass asd eonmsdi-
COS steamer WAdsosd for Q days En-
ioyme1k A barge vas toged alsneside
the ssesDer - prsesntionary meas
ara. and not because the steamer vas
not Sufficiently commodious 10 accom-
nodsss the large party. The vs2thsr
vas warm but Dot oppressive. and
the ride across The Sound snd up Port
Orchard Bay AS very en3syahie.
when within about q mile Of the sits Of
the old Rors Orchard mill the steamer
vas anchored. and the sxearsionists
taken 10 shore on the barge. On lznd-
ine they found besufiful picnic grounds,
with swim mountain stream Of good
sprinR wassr ranning throaRh the osn-
Ter OF %. Here, under the shade Of the
maybe and other trees. the contents Of
the lunch baskets were spread, and
nearly an hoar Was spent In property
dlsposing Of the array Of good thines.
After luncheon the pieniokers scattered
on. some Travelled up and down the
beach, picking mp rocks. sbelis, and
other ksepszkes; others went inf0 the
woods 10 PICK hlackherrieA watch
aoound IN THAI vicinity In great profa-
sion, while ethsrs laid around camp. IN
the shade. aud either shattered or read.
Daring the afternoon the steamer Was
again bearded and proceeded On her
Jonraey. She. steamed np 70 the site
of the old Port Orchard mill, and then
prO8esded on around BrainbrdQe Island
thro1gh the karrows, passing the old
man house, the Reservation and Port
Madison. arriving st Ssassle 81 half
past alx. There were q nunahef Of vo-
calists In the party, and the pleasure of
the trip vas enhanced BY their siaging.
The wildwood u in frss-elass eondi-
ton, and runs along very smoothly.
She 10 roomy and has AMPLE ascommo-
datio0s for forty or ffsy passengers.
Captain Grant did everything in his
power 10 make the excursion q success,
aad he certainly succeeded admirably.
foF ali Who attended speak In the high
est terms Of the captains hospitality.
Just before landing Q series Of resola-
tsona we're drawn no, and numero1sly
signed by tbs excursisnists. After ali
haads we're landed and on the wharf,
Professor o. r. Lee, On behalf Of the
exo1rsionists, read the resolutions,
which BY Q vote were Gasnimoasiy
adopted, and presented to Captain
Grant. They read % follows:
RESOLUTIONS or THAMES.
We the teachers OF Seattle, and the
members Of the Knights and Ladies' Of
Honor and other guests, fully apprseiat-
ing the kindly courtesy and genial hospi.
tally Of Captain Thos. Grant, IN giving
AZ . complimentary exonFaion on his
boat, hereby resolve that Ne extead 70
our host cur sincere thanks fer the most
enjoyable day We have spsns st his
charge and for the polite attention Of
his assistants; that 20 the travelling pub
lie, Ne rssommend the Wildwood as
possessing all the requisites Of safety.
comfort and speed;
e. 3. Ingraham add wifs,O o. p. Lee, O.
8. Jones and wife. II. L. Bates, Mary O.
Furry, Nsttie Horton, W. 8. MAyhsld,
Mrs. q. L. Manning, Nellie L. Niohels,
Clara BiRelow, Alfred Snyder. A. J. An
defs0n and wife, L. y. Dearborn, Jessie
Manning. Geo. w. Crane, John r. De-
mon and wife, Sarah T. Eaylol. Mrs.
Snyder, Susanna N. Tayler, h. 3. Park
burst, Vonia Hilis, Laura A. Bowman,
Dr.. T, A. Churchill, Mrs. +. A. Church
III, Geo. w. Furry, U. y. Cosper and
wife. O. O. ShoFy snd wife, Eva 0illi-
land. l.. J. Coleman, Flora ID. Brown,
Celie Allen, ketts Ohsmbsrs, Maggie
Chambers. Leila B. Shorsy, J.. o. Yoane,
Z. T. Aiekels, A. L. Penfsld, e. A.
Shumvay, J. W. Anderson, Eatharins =.
Oheasty. Mary e. Oondon, Jennie O.
Lombard, Nellie n. Chsasty. Agnes n.
Greene, Ella white, Geo. o. Carms, w.
I. Thomas, A. W. Denny, Geo. A. Ool-
man, H. U. Hollsnbeok, Amanda Rins-
hart, TiIlie J. Piper, L. h. Dawson,
Edith Psrkhurst, ID. b. Denton, e. 8.
Msany, o. Z. Anrud, O. r. Andersen,
Ada W. Andersen, Tillis O. Atwood.
Harry Parkhnrss, May Macarthur, 8. L.
Crawford. Thos. II. Holton. Mrs. Eben
Saith, Mary Damon. Helen Anderson,
Il. L. Pierce. August BlseIps and wife,
Anna Rinehsrt.