The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-12
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
THE SEASON OF PIcNICs.
Festivities Which ssvannahians Take
To Happily.


To Happily.
The picnic season has opened auspiciously,
and within the next two weeks the pic
nickers cannot be counted. Savannah in
dulges this sort of amusement more, prob
ably, than any other city in the south. The
Sunday schools, associations, clubs, mill
tary. and nearly all other organizations in
the city have fallen into the habit Of giving
picnics, and it has become custom among
them that is not likely to undergo change.
The Chathams opened the season with a
big picnic aid celebration ct their club
hou7e at Tybee May l. The occasion was n
most enjoyable one, and the Zaraydo Ar
cherry Club followed in its wake with a
celebration and picnic at its newly-erected
club house on the island. Mercha is May
week came along, and the picnickers had
to wait until it was over.
The Baptist Sunday school and German
Volun eer5 give annual picnics TUESDAY.
The Sunday school will go to Warsaw on
the Gov. Stafford and will spend the day.
Refreshments will be taken on the steamer
and the day will be, no doubt, a most en-
joyable one.
The German Volunteers will give their
picnic at Tybee on the same day. The
Volunteers are hospitable and carry enor-
nous crowds on their excursions. They
will charter special train and go down TO
the island and spend all day and a portion
of the evening. The Chathams' club house has
been secured and brass and string bands
will be taken along to furnish the music.
Refreshments will be served on the train,
both to and from the island. Dancing will
be engaged in at the Club House pavilion
the entire afternoon and most of the even
ing.
After the lapse OF just twelve hours the
Republican Blues will he throngiug the
halls of the club house. The Blues will give
their annual picnic Wednesday. A Tyoee
train will be chartered, and enough cars
will be put on to carry the company and its
guests The Blues number well themselves
and they have invited o I'd of friend Z,
besides large delegation OF members from
other companys will join in their festivities.
Capt. Dixon said that the party will go down
in the afternoon. No special trains
win be run in the morning. The Blues
concluded that whole day on the island
is too tire 'ome, so instead of forenoon
they will spend the evening. Bands will
be- taken along. The evening will be
devoted to dancing. The train will be
chartered, with a schedule to return from
the beach at any time the company orders.
1t is likely that the party viii not leave
before IL O'Clock
Friday the Chathams' club house will be
used by the Cadets for their picnic The
Cadets are large In numbers, and their
guest list will necessarily be a long o g.
Only part of the day will be spent on the
island. The evening will be devoted to
dancing. A special train will carry the
party down to Tybee.
The Guards have not decided yet upon
the time and place of their picnic. Capt.
Freeman of mpany A, said last night,
that the matter had not beel brought up
vet, and nothing definite is known about it.
They will probably have their picnic,
though, at Tybee and at the Chathams'
club house.
The Hus5ars' picnics are always pleasant
affairs. A special train with a requisite
number of c aches to carry the party ON
fortably to ard from the island will be run.
The date for the picnic has not been set
tied yet, but it is likely that either the la Il
week in May or the first week in June will
be decided upon at the next NEE ing Of the
company. Capt Gordon will appoint com
mittees to make all the necessary arrange
ments at that meeting.
The Oglethorpe Light Infantry has not
decided upon the exact time of its picnic
but one of the officers said Ia nighS that IT
will be given about June 10, at the Cnat-
hams club house.
The Irish Jasper Greens are going TO give
their annual picnic at Tybee toward the
first part of June. They will probably use
the Chathams' club no Use also, and will e
down In special train. All tie conpanie
not now decided upon a time and place
i'll so at their next meet ngs, which will
be during tins week. 1t is probable that all
the military c0mparies will be- through
picnicing after June Is.
The Busch Zouaves and Barlow Light
Infantry expect to give a picnic, but an
officer of the former company could not say
just wher
The Lutheran Sunday school will picnic
this year, most likely, at POtter's grove
eight miles up the river, about May 90
Nothing is yet settled about the uyetter
but an officer of the Sunday school said 9
commi tee has been appointed to look uI
the matter and decide upon the place and
the time.
The Youog Mems Hebrew Association
will give q picnic on May 20 atTybee. The
association is composed Of over 800 mem.
be s. The guest list will be long, and it is
doubtful if one train will be able to take
the party down. 1t will be the first pic tic
that the association has given since Its
organization
Among the clubs which will give picnics
sometime during the latter part OF May or
or first of June are the E. b. Social Cub
the Forsyth Club. the Zoraydo Archery
Club and the D. V. V. V. c. Club.