Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-06-27


Of the season.
This society is distinctly Methodist,
but many were invited from other
denominations, and as a
consequence the attendance was
greater than was expected.
The Epworth League was organ
lied by the Methodist church last
spring, and it is composed in the
man of the younger members of that
church. The object of the society is
that of training younger members of
the church in the study of church
history. The permanent organiza-
ton was effected by the election of
Miss Mary Caldwell president, Miss
Minnie Herndon treasurer, and G. B..
Lyle secretary. These officers served
until last Thursday night, when
Carney b. Lyle was elected presi-
dent; Misses Mary Caldwell and
Jennie McKesson, vice-presidents /;
Miss Carrie Mex essen, recording Sec
retary; Miss Lizzie Lyle, correspond
ing secretary, and Holmes Orgain
treasurer. The study for the past few
months has been very interesting and
has served good purpose-that of
making its members better informed
OH the history OF their church and
its founders.
The picnic, therefore, given yester-
day was the first one for the society.
At 2 O'Clock the members assem-
bled at the Methodist church, where
vehicles were waiting to carry them
to the cave. The crowd was chap
eroned by l.. V. McKesson and wife /;
Squire Caldwell and wife; T. p.
Major and wife; Mrs. II. Il. Han
cock, Mrs. l.. G. Wood, Mrs. II
Herndon and E. w. Cunningham
and wife.
The young ladies who took an
active part in getting up the picnic
were as follows: Misses Mary and
Cora Caldwell, Minnie and Kate
Herndon, Lizzie and Willie Lyle,
Jennie and Carrie McKesson, Mary
Alwell, Matte Young, Sumner
Campbell, Fannie Neblett and Clara
McReynolds.
The gentlemen were as follows :
T. Il. McReynolds, G. b. Lyle, JEFF
HerndOn, Holmes Orgain, r. p. Jett
j. G. Cooper, Thos. and Newell Gun
ningham and several others.
Jno. f. Couts, w. +. Beach and wife
aud Mrs. Commodore COuts preceded
the regular party and were at the
cave when the crowd arrived.
Few happier crowds ever assem-
bled at Dunbar's cave than this one
that arrived there at 3 O'clock
Squire Caldwell, who was reared on
the south side, where the eternal hills
hold communion with the clouds,
where blackberries grow and dog
woods flourish, and who is always
equal to the occasion, proposed rope
jumping contest. The young ladies'
did not take to this at first, and there
was a scramble as TO who should
throw the rope. They finally got
into it, all of them, and the way
some of the girls can jump bell
cord is caution. This was kept up
for some time and led to other games
equally as interesting and exercising.
1t, however, did not suit the rank
and file Of the party, as it threw
them all together. They wanted to
spread out, where they could talk
about the current issues of the day
and whisper sweet nothings into
willing ears. With this point in
view Il. Il. McReynolds proposed a
trip to Idaho. 1t was heartily agreed
to and before one can tell it the whole
crowd was en- route to the springs.
Uncle Pete Johnson had been mott
fed of the coming by telephone and
was in waiting, clad in his best Sun
day suit, and with his mustard seed
heart beating like trip hammer
against his patriotic bosom. He
mounted the hastings and babe the
crowd welcome in his happiest style,
and gave them all the sulphur water
they could drink. After paying re
spects to the health-giving waters of
Idaho, the party assembled the hill
and spent few pleasant moments at
the Hotel de Johnson, and then re-
turned to the cave.
The ladies who did not go on the
trip to the springs had supper ready
when the crowd arrived, and it was
a supper to tempt the palate of an
epicure. Improvised tables had been
erected at the mouth of the cave and
the supper spread thereon. Fully
one huddred people were fed and
still the supply was not exhausted.
1t was one of>the best supper5 the
writer has ever seen on a picnic occa-
sion anywhere, and the ladies who
got it up have the thanks of the
entire crowd and are to be congrat-
ulated for its elegance.
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