Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-22
oIrx,mIss1oN ExoUns1oN.

y CITY MISSION EXCURSION.
Some, OF Che Poor ChiIdrens of This
City and Their Tired Mothers Have
Breath OF Fresh Air.
4 The kind and benevolent people in
charge Of tha-City mission must have been
doubly repaid yesterday morning for their
efforts in behalf of the poor children and
mothers of the city of New Haven by the
smiling, happy faces of the children and
the rested look of the mothers while on
board the steamer Margaret, bound for
days outing at Pot Island. If others could
have seen them, people who do not do
much for sweet charity, simply because
they never think of it, they would imme-
diateIy visa to join in the work. Those
TO whom days sail is very COM
mon thing, or a day in the woods,
| frequent occurrence, little know that
| there are people who toll the year round
and hardly ever see the blue sky except
over the top of some tenement house, and
that to those poor people a days excur-
| sion is thing to be talked of for weeks.
If the richer class of people do think of it
there are only a few who do more. Fresh
air Is something that is necessary to all
and it is more than possible that day or
| two spent on the water may prolong the
life of some poor person in much need OF
recuperation. s.The City mission Of New
Haven is for the purpose of reaching those
people whom the churches fail to get, and
| to spread among them knowledge of the
word of God.;, Every year thss mission
| Sunday school sends to the Sunday schools
Of the various churches in the city a
large number of boys and girls,
| whom it has received and started
in the straight path. The officers of the
| school are: Superintendent, Mr.. L. W.
| Cleaveland assistant superintendent, Mr..
M. G. Sweeney, and secretary, Mr.. A. E..
| Rowland. There are now in the school
about $50 pupils, who are divided into
eighteen classes: It was to the younger
pupils of this school to whom the excur-
sion was given, and also to some of the
older ones who had been invited. It was
the first of series which is to be given this
year, as it has been in former years. Next
week the older children will go, and the
week after the friends and those who
especially need a little air will take the
trip. The excursions are only open to
those scholars of the Sunday school who
have good record of attendance, and
those who come in one Sunday beforehand
do not get the benefit of a free ticket.
Scholars of other Sunday schools are not
taken unless they are also members
of the mission. Those who do not feel
able to pay the full cost of round trip on
| the steamer can obtain tickets for rs cents
| by the special arrangement which has been
made with the steamboat company. Those
| who wish to accompany the mission on it's
excursions can also pay if they wish, and
| the money will be placed to the credit of
| the fresh air fund.
Some years ago the plan of furnishing
| food to the people was tried, but on &C
count of the trouble and expense that plan
was given up. Everyone now carries his
| own provisions in a basket, and it is found
/ to simplify matters much. The kind
ness of the confectioners and cater
ers in the city is very great, for they
donate sufficient ice cream to supply all.
Ice cream tickets are given around to the
| poor, and those who can afford it buy
making these excursions success are
fully appreciated by those in charge OF
| them.
The excursion yesterday was small one,
DIS was intended, not more than 1876 PEG.
| pie going. The one next week will con.
vey between 200 and 800, if the weather is
| pleasant. No finer boat than the Marga
ret could be obtained for the purposes OF
an excursion. She is roomy and clean
and her officers are ready and willing tc
do anything in their power for the passen-
| gers.
| The Thimble islands, of which there is
one for each day in the year, presented
beautiful sight. There was an elegant
breeze, just enough to. roughen the water
and keep people cool, and the sun was
brightly shining. When the steamer Mar
garet reached Pot island the excursionists
| scattered around and ate their lunches
| The children first got their ice cream tick
etsand after them the older ones and
lastly anyone who wished. After lunch
the crowd got together for the games.
| THE AWARD OF PRIZES. .....
/ There were many prizes given out, con
sisting of base balls, bats and spring gum
for the boys, and dolls, jumping ropes
etc., for The girls, and were presented fol
running, jumping, sack and three-legge6
races. All were entered into with grea
deal OF spirit. Some of the names Of the
successful ones are: Fred Brown, Katie
Redding, lilly Kisskalt, Emma CARVE
Maggie Kann, Henry Schmidt, Nellie
Freeman, Maria Titus, Susie Dullivan
Louisa Dullivan, Willie Ferris, Theodore
Hill, Mary Brown, Anna Dwyer, Mary
Clark, Bertha Clark, Jackie Rosinthal, an6
many others.
The steamer was little late, owing to 6
delay in aiding an excursion boat, as de.
tailed elsewhere, and the party did not gel
back until S:15. All, however, were in
fine spirits, and said that they had had q
splendid time. Rev. DR.. McLane and fam
lily and Miss S. J. Hume were with the
party. The great success of the excursion
is largely due to the tireless efforts of the
mission pastor, Mr.. Mossman, who super.
intended the whole affair.
| Camp Watson.
An order will be issued from the adju
tant generals Office to-day naming the