Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-09-03
A. 0. U. W. At Birmingham.

lI00Re, NO. z, a. y U. W., OF this city
was celebrated at Birminghae Parli
yestsrday. When IL was announced
that Union M. Il. Sunday School had
fixed upon Thursday, September 9th,
for an excursion to the Park, the latter
accepted an invitation to unite with the
A. o. U. W., and yesterday found
probably half Of the 600 excursionists
on the ground. The day could not have
been more pleasant, and the occasion
one of the most enjoyable. The inspir
ing music of the First Regiment Band,
mingled with the pure, balmy atmos
phere thrilled every heart with pleasure
To add to the enjoyment of the day a
number Of healthy and amusing exer-
cises bad been provided for. William
G. Farra and Il. @. Down ward, OF the
Select Uniformed Knights, selected o
couple Of mines and went to tho base
ball grounds. Some powerful batting
WAS done. The q lding was extraordi-
nsry.
Farra scored the only home run made
and his nine closed three innings with
II runs Mr.. Downward kept up re-
markably but closing with but 10 runs,
he was one short. The game is said TO
have closed with three innings for want
Wheelbarrow races were an amusing
feature of the day. The person wheel :
ing was blindfo. ded, had to turn around
to certain tree. At the end Of his race
he would often find that he had gone In
an opposite direction. The foot race
between William r. Rob ,nson and w.
b. Jefferis was distinguished for agility
nd s,tx
stood rs parting post for the runners,
but the latter neglected to unc asp their
hands and Mccormick was borne down
by the stal wart run ners and left lying
on the ground. He was ths most sur
prised man In the party. A young man
named Boulden gave an exhibition In
tight wire walking, for which the
pleased spectators filled his hat with
penaies and nickels.
Other parties were engaged in Gro
quet playing, QUOT pitching and fool
ball, while some went boating and
others went fishing.
The drill of tho Select Knights, unde,
Com mAnders Fairlamb and Speck, at
tracted large crowd OF pleased spec ia
tors. The music Of the band had an
inspiring effect and made the knights
| of determined men and to hold theil
heads up like brave soldiers, that they
no doubt were. Mr.. James f. Morgan
the popular druggist at Tenth and Pop
lar stree ts, had his photographina ap
paratus with him and took severa
views of the marching Kuights.a
He also took group picture, IL
which James r. ,Hoffecker, the Tenn
perance Reform candidate, was cen
tral figure, and several well known
gentlemen and Lancaster, Pa, lad!
formed the back ground pictures.
As the shades OF evening drew arount
the grove was lit up with torches ant
Chinese lanterns, but the air beinI
crispy and frosty, the pavilion seemed
to be the selected spot for the evening
enjoyments. Here the band discourset
some splendid mi usic under the leader
ship OF Jules Reybold.
| j. W. Diefendorf, calling the meeting
to order, gave brief sketch OF the his
tory of Industry Lodge. A. o. U. w.
which was five ears old, had 242 mem
bers and had never lost o member b.
death. He was followed by short I'D
dresses by George w. Roberts, of tn
Post Office Department, and Professo
William A. Reynolds, while George w
Todd sang the solo of a temperance son
to the tune Of "Bweet By-and By" th
band and the audience joining in tn
chorus. The band then played "Homt
Sweet Home," the Knights buckled o
their swords and in few minutes NOR
were aboard the train bound for homt
where they arrived about II o'clock.