Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-08
OFF FOR THE ISLAND.

4Yesterday-Hundre Avail Them- |
 selves sf the Opportunity-AnE Enjoy |
 Pleasant Time -Those Exuberant |
 Ieridenites. T
 Yesterday the John H. Starin made it's | first excursion trip of the season from this port to that delightful little paradise known as Glen Island, and carried nearly TOO passengers. It was an unusually large number for the first day.
 They were made up mostly of members and their friends of the Veteran Volunteer Firemen's association, with contingent of 200 or more from the Meriden and Walling- ford Sr. Lawrence T. A. B. societies The ex-fremen were out in full force and enjoyed the day hugely in spite of the little shower which made it's presence known just at the close of the stay on the island and continued on. The committee from that order who had the matter in charge was composed of the following: Theodore A. Cook, Charles E.
 Hayes, George W. Corbusier, Charles l. Doty, Harry Martin, E. P. Bradley, Charles 0. Hall, Joel Bassett of North Haven, H. T.
 Mix, William N. Johnson, Jacob Vile. Much credit is due them for the success l achieved. Among those present were the ] following: .-s~ --.-.z-
 Miss Willis Parker, Mrs. Joel Barrett, MT: and Mrs. Louis Le Bars, Mr and Mrs. John Bartholo- df gsy erR serbs M R9 s
 Gorwood Griswold, Charles E. Hall and wife of Whitneyville, Joseph Jewett of the Providence Thomas Thomas Parfinson and wife joseph " waiter 1 and wife, John W. Hendricks, John H. Pardee,
 sheIl Wam ncrGis and Wife L. Braefet H. Thompson, Timothy Rotter George ". Beam,
 l S aeSfgs Mss Bsaae
 and Miss Helen Bills of North Haven.
 The representatives from the Silver City were surely boisterous set, ,~in for gay time. They found delight and novelty in everything they saw, even, the water of the sound. The event to them was appar- ently one of no little moment. Groups of them even collected staring in gaping wonder at the revolutions of the shaft they enjoyed it all and didn't care if the boat was not making racing speed. Music of an excellent quality was furnished by Thomas orchestra, and how those Meridenites ! could trip the light fantastic
 Arriving at the island the newcomers from the City of Films were greeted with that familiar an them from the chimes in the little tavern on the
 r4ca TSe island, with all it's equipments, has no equal in
 shs c9uny ur as feset for t ana Der of additional attractions have been added since the last season, and notably is
 the ' little lake axe just by the side of the Rhode Island clam bake" hall, where one wants to go for delicious shore dinner. This grotta is made of cement and resembles exactly the real in rug play and at night it is illuminated with hundreds of electric lights inserted in almost every crack,
 making an effect brilliant and beautiful. This is
 the largest artificial grotto in the world the one 1 Changes of Considerable extent have also been made in "Little Germany and additions made
 to the managerie ioness I rec recently z. acquired | CT close to the shoulder. He was out yesterday
 tending his charges as though nothing had hap One thing which strikes every visitor to Glen | Island is the quietude and good order which al
 and daily, and some of them from the not over refined regions of the great metropolis. This
 cient police force under an efficient captain Such
 a thing as a disorderly disturbance is never l One of the pleasant features of the John H.
 Storms initial trip of the season yesterday
 tbs of f6e of pn nto he
 club off for a twenty mile race. There was
 good stiff full sail breeze blowing at the time and an excellent view of the boats at their best. It
 was truly a pretty sight. The fleet were pretty
 well together, and & every one of them heeled l to windward, oblivious to everything save the progress of their own and their neighbors' craft l The Star1n arrived in this clty about oclock | having given her passengers a pleasant outing | for the day in spite of some unpleasant weather. On the return trip sloop in distress was taken l in tow, the details of which will be found ese- l where.
 A word ought to be said about the improve l ments which have been made in the John H. l Starin. Aside from the fact that new paint and l spotless cleanliness reigns throughout, further | extensive alterations have been made. In the ! first place she has received a new hull | complete. The lower saloon has been increased l in size, so that now ninety people can dance in
 comfort. The floor is admirably adapted for that
 going up and down hill motion, but one soon be
 comes used to that, and would feel little bit 1 disappointed were it to cease suddenly. The ex-
 tra room has been gained chiefly by placing the
 stairs at the rear end of the cabin. There is one
 other matter which must be mentioned, and that | the boat has in command of her, Captain Mo
 Allister, who is of the most genial as well as
 most competent officers of any who command @ l sound steamer.
 The Starn will make regular trips to the
 island every Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving the Starin dock at S:30 n1., and starting back ! from the island at 3:3O D. n