Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-20
sUmmER OUTINGS.

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The Season At Its Height-The Re
sorts Rooming-Our Big Park More
and More Popular-Crowds There
Yesterday Saturdays Moonlight
Sail-AdmIraI FoOte Post To Mystic
Island-Safesy Temple OF Honor To
Glen IsIand-Veteran Odd Fellows
At the ThImbles.
The summer seasons outings are now in
their prime, and these fine days bring ont
as many, If not more, than their share of ex-
cursionists. The near resorts have at last
visitors to their hearts content and sea and
lard are captured by a gay catering of pleas
ure seekers. Even our big East Rock park
is crowded with promenaders and its appear
ance on a summers day is continual COM
pliment and praise to the providence of our
cityis generous donors, who have done SO
much for it. Its afternoon walks were filled
with people yesterday afternoon, and its
drives were a constant procession of fine
equipages and fair riders About the top,
where the massive marble monument rises to
an imposing height above the heads of all,
were throngs of promenaders, who gave the
place an almost holiday look. The abrupt
edges of the cliffs, oyergrown with moss and
shaded by dwarfed and stunted fir trees,
were lined by a multitude of Ioungers who
were enjoying the distant view of city and
harbor from as cool and breezy a
spot as one could find. The
restaurant at the summit was also
doing thriving business and supplied the
crowds with cooling drinks and other deli
cacies. The people of our city have a great
thing in their park, but, strange to say, not
half of them have found it out yet. Time
and few bountifu1 donations ought to make
fam GUS and favorite spot of it.
MARGARET's MOONLIGHT TRIP.
The Thimbles were visited by moonlight
excursion party on the steamer Margaret on
Saturday night. There were some two hum
dred in the party and a delightful and sue
cessful occasion was had. Everybody aboard
the little steamer enjoyed themselves and the
Sound seemed never SO beautiful Dancing
and entertaining music was enjoyed through
out the trip and the cool breezes made every.
one happy. Moonlight trips are always pop
ular.
| MYSTIC ISLAND.
The steamer Elm City is going to carry
| large party to Mystic Island tomorrow. II
will be made up of the Admiral Foots DOS,
with their members and friends. Tickets
have been selling at a great rate and nearly
all the staterooms are reported sold. Refresh
| ments of fine quality are to be furnished
| and also excellent music by2homas' orches'
/ ira. A most successful affair is promised
1 and New London's popular resort is perfectly
| able to entertain all its guests in fine style
The Diego council, Z. of c., of Hartford, will
also be at the island on this day.
GLEN ISLAND.
Large crowds fill the walks and pleasure
places at Starin's beautiful Glen Island re
sort every day, and people never seem to gel
tired of it. New York steamers bring loads
of people almost every hour, and the grounds
are continual wave of life and gaiety. Safe
| ty Temple of Honor No. 2 will make its an
I nual excursion to this place to morrow by
| steamer John 81. Starin. The accommoda.
tiens on the boat are popular with all, and
/ the young people enjoy the dancing to the
utmost. Fully 500 excursionists will 60 from
here and great day is promised. On Tues
day, Semptember 4, Charter Oak council, o.
q. A. M, will give an excursion to the isl
and, which will without doubt be largely
patronized. The party will leave by special
train at a. m, stopping at Berlin, Meriden
and Wallingford, connecting at New Haven
with the steamer John 81. Starin.
AT THE THndBLEs
Pot Island will be visited by the Veteran
Odd Fellows association on their annual re.
union on Wednesday, August 80. The steam
er Luzerne Ludington will be chartered and
over 70 are expected TO be present. There
are now 63 lodges in the State.
Since July 1 two new Odd Fellows lodges
have been formed, one at Cheshire, the other
IN Plainfeld. A most successful trip and
gathering are expected.
SUNDAYS SAIL.
The sacred concert on Pot Island was vis-
tied by great number of passengers on the
steamer Margaret Sunday afternoon. A de-
lightful sail was had and the large party were
highly pleased with the concert. Il was a
successful outing in every Wsy,