The Portland daily press., 1891-07-31
IRON HALL FIELD DAY.
Yesterday One of Memorable Pleas
ure at Long Island.

That nothing succeeds like success"
was well demonstrated yesterday in the large
gathering Of Iron Hall members, their ladies
and friends, at the field day held on Long
Island. 1t was not day of absolutely I'M
clouded skies, but the morning was fairly
pleasant, auguring season of sunshine, and
at $50 O'Clock Branch 2S3, o. l. H., marched
away from Monument Square to the spirited
music of the Knightville Band. A detail of
police headed the procession, and at the
wharf of the Casco Bay line the ladies were
found in waiting, so that 1t was an exceed
ingly lively party that sailed away on the
trim little steamer Cadet.
Quite number of the Sisterhood Branch
went to Long Island, among those the re-
porter recognized being Mrs. MA. Kennard.
Mrs. 4. F. Kennard, Mrs OF. Ballard, Miss
Nellie M. Wilson, Miss Ella Kennard, Mrs.
Mary Evans Mrs. Eta L. Frank, Mrs. Mary
d. Waddell, Mrs. Mary F. Hanson. Miss
Annie M. Damon. Mrs. Frances B. Jordan.
Miss May Conant, Mrs. Fl. A. Parker, Mrs.
Mary Guerney. Miss Lizzie Stewart, Miss
Mary j. Field, Miss Carrie Wilkinson and
Miss Mabel Tuttle.
The forenoon was spent after the manner
1.-THE average picnicer, in rambling about
the island, listening to delightful concert
vouchsafed by the band, and in playing base
ball and other games. 1t was noticeable
that the good-looking cowboys belonging to
the Wild West show came in for a good
ly share of admiration from the Sisterhood,
and later on many of the fair sex witnessed
this novel exhibition.
The game of ball-Oficers VS.. Members
was thrilling exposition of the national
sport. 1t was worth a mans life to pick
some of the shot ones" from the bat, but oc-
casionally the catcher of either side, with a
tellher-I -died-happy look on his face, at
tempted the feat with some degree of sue
cess. The game resulted IA to in favor of
the Members.
AS the morning grew apace, certain savory
odors, suggestive of a shore dinner, were
waited up from the Granite Spring cafe,
where Mr.. G. Hoyt Greene, the efficient
lieutenant of Mr.. Ponce, was making cooks.
helpers and waiter girls hustle for dear life,
that the feast might be ready on time. by
the noon hour everybody had an appetite of
big proportions, and despite the little photo
grapher's efforts to group them for a pic
ture, which would have made souvenir of
the day, the Iron Hallers, coupons in hand,
gravitated to the door of the cafe In twos and
threes, intent upon doing full justice to the
spread gotten up for their especial benefit.
The noon boat brought large delegation
Of members who could not leave earlier In
the day, but, to the regret Of all, Chief
Justice Somerby of Indianapolis, Ind, was
not among the number as expected. His
engagements elsewhere, as in the case of
State Deputy Rise, made it impossible for
him to reach Portland In season for him to
enjoy the pleasures of the day.
The dinner was complete success, 1t be-
ing estimated that about two hundred sat
down at the tables. Mr.. Ponce personally
looked after everything, and his efforts were
ably supplemented by Mr.. Greene as we'll as
members of the Iron Hall committee. Dur
ing the meal the band discoursed pleasing
music and the affair was all the more enjoy
able because of its happily informal charac-
ter.
In the afternoon the principal event was
hop in the music room of the Granite
Spring Hotel. This was largely participated
in and the GOODNESS of the day made terpsi-
cnorean exercises very agreeable and very
comfortable as well.
Those who did not care to dance found
plenty to take up the attention elsewhere.
The Wild West show and the Razzle-Dazzle
machine on the hill, with some attempt at
fishing from the pier, each contributed to
the amusement OF the afternoon. In short,
If anybody did not enjoy himself or herself,
as the case may be, the fault was mot In
their stars but in themselves" for all the
facilities were near at hand.
The return to the city was made about 6
O'Clock. The committee of Branch 283, who
did most effective work, was made up of
Friends Bohanan, Freethy, Savage, Rexdale,
Blake, Buck, O'Connor. Bates and Steele.
They are to be congratulated on making the
first Iron Hall field day long-to-be-remem-
bered success.