Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-06-08
Excursion to DelanO.

The Pittsburg Dispatch of Monday
gave the following account of the ex-
cursion to Delano
The sixth annual excursion of the
German Lutherans of Pittsburg and
vicinity to the Concordia Orphans
Home. at Delano, Butler county, took
place yesterday, and a large crowd of
people from Pittsburg, Allegheny,
Sharpsburg and Montrose went out
to visit the institution and spend q
day in the quiet country groves. Two
trains of l5 cars each, and two loco
motives to each train, were required
to transport the crowd, which nun.
bered nearly 1900, and would doubt
less have exceeded 1000 had not
the weather been so unsettled.
The first train left Federal street
station, Allegheny, over the West
Penn Railroad, at o'clock a. M, and
all of the Is cars were crowded. The
second train, following half hour
later, with the same number of cars,
was comfortably filled. 1t stopped at
Bennett, Sharpsburg and Montrose,
and at each of these places large ad
ditions were made to the party.
A trip by rail up the beautiful AL.
legheny is always pleasant, but es,
pecially in the spring, or early sum-
mer. and the excursionists enjoyed it
greatly. Apparently they were un
able to take in enough of the beauti.
ful scenery-broad flowing river, lofty
hills, green fields and luxuriant forest
foliage. All arrived safely at Delano
shortly after 10 o'clock and the crowd
which included all ages and both
sexes, families of father, mother. and
numerous children, bevies of young
ladies without escorts, young men
accompanied by their best girls and
boys who thought themselves young
men, with one impulse sought the
pleasant grounds of the Home, loo ked
through the buildings which were
open for inspection, aad then went
through the fine orchard to where
the exercises of the day were held
The program included singing anC
prayers and two sermons, all in the
German language, so that only those
who understand that tongue could gel
much good from it. excepting the
melody of the singing. which all could
appreciate. The morning sermon
was preached by Rev. 2. Brandt
pastor of the South Eighteenth Stree
German Lutheran Church, Pittsburg
and was listened to with marked at
tention. He occupied the time from
II to l o'clock, after which there was
an intermission of one hour and q
half for dinner At $50 p. m. Rev
f. Ahner, pastor of the High Street
German Lutheran Church, Pittsburg
preached, and the choir rendered some
excellent music. The exercises of the
day closed at 4 O'Clock, and the crowc
spent an hour in quiet strolls about
the grounds of The Home, and slowly
made their way to the waiting trains
which LETT for the return trip to the
city at few minutes after B.
Reunion Of lO5th Rcg't P. V. V
The survivors and friends of The
l05th Reg't Z. V. v, will re unite
at Gettysburg. Pa. on Monday, July
9, 1888.
The Regiment will assemble at the
"Sherfy House," at 3 P M, and march
to the site of the monument, where
prayer will be offered by Chaplain
Steadman. music by Brookville, Pa
quartette, grafton by Rev. McClel
land, and short addresses will be
made by Coils. Duff, Miller, Redic ant
others. A full attendance is desired
and reduced rates have been obtained
on all the railroads.
For further particulars address X
NJ Scott, Sec'y, Brookville, Pa.