Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-28
OYER FOURTHOUSAND
At st. Paul's Cathedral Picnic in Sill
yer Lake Grove, Yesterday.
MUSIC AND MIRTH LENT CHARMS.
The Crowd Thoroughly Enjoyed Themselves
in Diverse Ways,
DOING JUSTICE TO FUN, FOOD. FRoLIc


the merriment of the good people who
patronized the St. PauPs Cathedral picnic.
Everything that could be done to amuse the
visitors was done, and the efforts of Fathers
Molyneux and Mcdonald in this direction
cannot be too highly commen ded. The ticket
sellers Office was anything b uta sinecure, as
over 4, 900 merry makers of both sexes and of
every size passed into tie grounds during
the day. In the big ce ntral pavilion the
orchestra discoursed swe ct music, the Timo-
theus OF the occasion being Mr.. P. Damn
hardt and his ''tuneful choir" the members
of the Cathedral B and. Before dancing
began the band play ed several delightful
selections
But classical music stood no chance when
the dancers began to grow impatient. With
a sigh, Mr., Damn hardt changed his port
folio and signaled quadrille. From that
time forth the quadrille reigned supreme.
Scores of fair da msels whirled in the arms
of their loyal knights, round and round the
slippery floor, buoyed up and carried on
ward by the rollicking waves Of harmony,
where the soulless creature who knows not
music must have infallibly fractured q
limb.
IT WAS VERY PLEASANT
to watch the mingling colors of the ladies'
gowns as they whisked in and out of the throng;
now disappearing behind a gloomy wall of
dark-coated cavaliers; now flashing out once
more into the sunlight with all the varied
hues which woman's ingenuity loves to
match and mate.
Above the sound of flying feet and the
enticing summons of the band Colonel
Slicker's stentorian voice rang out, as he
called each figure of the dance.
But not only in the central pavilion was
amusement to be found. There was that
swarthy son of Canaan, Prof. Virgins, who
voluntarily submitted his sha ven sconce as
a mark for the balls, supplied by his part
ner, to ambitious aimers, at 10 cents a shot.
The professors head was thrust through
circular aperture in q screen, and it must be
a remarkably hard head, as at least a thou
sand marksmen tried their skill in pitching
at it.
There were instruments for testing the
strength and the lung power, as we'll as nu-
merous games of skill. all of which were
was by no means neglected in solacing the
mind, as three refreshment booths were
kept going all day.
THE VARIOUS BOOTHS.
In booth No. / Mrs. McAndrew and Mrs
Brodrick presided. Among their assistants
were: Miss NJ. Marks, Miss A. Hook, Miss
N, Talbot Miss K. Donovan, Miss E.
Flahelty, Miss L. German, Miss E. Nc
Andrew and Miss A. McAndrew. The
booth was daintily arranged and did rous-
ing business. Over the lemonade booth,
Messrs. Mcdonald, Thos McAndrew, T.
Flaherty and Breslin ruled supreme.
In Mrs. D. O'Connor's reireshment booth
Mrs. Ferris, Miss x. Mulligan, Miss L.
Kennedy, Miss NJ. Credin, Miss M. Egan
and Miss E. O'Connor did yeom IN service.
Across the wsy, in the young ladies'
booth, Miss Kate Giblin was first in COM
mand, while she had as assistants Miss
Emma Kerney, Miss A. Wilt, Miss NJ.
Driscoll, Miss A. Sullivan, Miss L. Kei-
ney, Miss K. Caulfeld, Miss G.. Sullivan,
Miss NJ. Mulligan, Miss A. Myers, Miss E.
Molloy, Miss s. Coffey, Miss E. Coffey and
Miss May Powers. The table was tastefully
decorated with fowers-the only ones in the
booths, by the way-and the array of eata-
bles was tempting in the extreme.
Whether it was for the flowers, the ice
cream or the young ladies themselves the
writer knows not, but certain tits that the
male portion of the picnic seemed to be
fonder of that particular booth than any
other.
PREPARING FOR AN EPIDEMIC.
For him of philosophic mind the little
apple grove furnished an admirable retreat
that is if said philosopher did not object
to the presence of babies. The little cherubs
were everywhere, and from the amount Of
ifnripe apples they devoured, one need not
be surprised if a serious epidemic were to
speedily break out among them.
At 8 o'clock the electric light made the
grounds look their best, toning down the
garishness of the scene, and casting a
glamor of romance over the very buggies
that stood, shafts upward, in the surround
ing sheds. At about $50 the drawing of
prizes began, and when this event was COM
pleted everyone felt it was high time to start
homeward.
Father Molyneux-to whom the manage
ment of the affair is due-expressed himself
highly satisfied with the success he had
achieved. and the pleased faces of all pres
ent testified, without any need of interview
ing, that they also were satisfied with their