Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-12
LOTS OF EXCURSIONS.
sunday-schoo oil and Other Pic-Nics In
Great Varicty-Grnnd Outing.

sunday-school and Other Pic-Nics I'm
Great varicty-Grand Outing.
When the Sunday readers of the DIS
PATCH run their eyes down tho list of eX
cursions. pic-nics, outings, &c., To lie given
during the week, it will be no cause for
amazement if they should be at loss to
make O selection.
The second grand annual excursion OF
the painters and decorators of Local Union
No. ia will be run from Richmond 70 Pro-
violence Forge tomorrow, and Will rival
the event of last year IN every way. lnere
will be dancing, boating, fishing. baseball,
and other amusements, and refreshments
in abundance. The train will leave Chesa,
peake and Ohio depot, Seventeenth and
Broad streets, at $50 A. NJ. Committee oil
Arrangements John B. Shelley. r. Il. Per.
due, W. II. Goode. W. A. Conner. Lee
Hamilton, and w. IL. Kelley.
AFEw BASKET PIc-NIcs.
On wednesday st. Patrick's Parish Will
hold basket picnic at Providence Forge,
nj which n rare day of enjoyment is
promised all attending. Dancing, boating,
QUOT pitching. sack-racing, and a match
game OF base-ba between picked mines
will be the order of the programme. The
train will leave Broad-Street station at
A. NJ. and Orleans station at S:35 A. NJ.
Among other inducements to immigrants
TO the forests for pleasure IS the basket
picnic and outing of the Laurel-Street
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school. which
il to be given at Ashland Park on Thurs
day. the train leaving Eliza station at 6
A. NJ. and leaving the Park returning at
JPN
On the same day the Denny-Street Meth
odjst church Sunday school will run an ex-
cursion TO Providence Forge. where de-
liphtful day will be spent 10y the sabbath
school children. The train Wi stop both
going and returning at the Orleans-Street
station and will leave the Chesapeake and
Ohio depot at $50 o'clock Thursday MORN
ing.
Blandon Park will present q pretty scene
on Monday. Tuesday, Thursday. and En-
day nights of this week. The switchback
| trains will be in operation, and there Will
| be charming lawn parties on these eve
pings. Music Will be furnished by X. Z.
| Thomass band.
EXCURSION TO DUTCH GAP.
The members of Sidney Lodge. No. 42S,
! Of tho Independent Order of Good Tenn
| plars will take trip to Dutch Gap on the
! steamer Ariel Tuesday night. me boat
will leave the wharves at $3.50 O'Clock 4. NJ,
and returning reach Richmond at 1890
| o'clock. This offers an excellent opportu-
| NIFTY lot " utiBItiui ii,.o N'"A 49,
| by moonlight, and will no doubt be en-
| braced by many persons other than men,
| bers of Sidney Lodge.
"TRIP TO NORFOLK.
A trip by rail to Norfolk has been
| planned by Stonewall jackson Camp. g..
| i. L.. and will be made Saturday night,
July 25th, leaving Richmond ut IL o'clock,
| returning Sunday evening. Special
coaches will be arranged for ladies and
their escorts, and there will be nothing
| lacking for personal comfort and pleasure.
| A special excursion Will be run from
| Richmond to Washington on Monday
night. July GOTH which Will give those par
| cipitating fourteen hours TO remain IN the
national capital. and place them back In
Richmond 1t O'Clock Tuesday evening
| DEDICATION AT NEWPORT NEWS.
Richmond will be well represented ct
the dedication OF the new Ca hohc church
ut Newport News next Sunday. as all the
Catholic societies Of the city have resolved
TO 90, and with their banners and regalii
will make an Impressive right as they pa-
rode 10 the church. Sir. Fritz Sitterding,
who has been selected 10 the marshal for tine
occasion, has appointed the following gen.
tlemen az his AIDES: Messrs. ". / keddy,
| William Rankin. y. }. Coleman. VI. D.. VII
lam Dafiron, W. J. QuigleyJ. IL. Whitty,G.
Ross, il. schultz John taiey, 7. Catoeni'
John W. Higgins J. X. Malloy, NJ, FerrIter,
| Jonn Naele. James kowan. Joseph II.
| Siddendori. John NJ. huicher. Charles
HolZtacA, ID. swatZe, A. l.. Masurler. =.
| keenan,. The excur-ion train VIII leave
here at \ A. H. 1t will be in charge of Q
| commit tee OF members OF the McGill
| Union.