The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-30
OUTINGS.
Tho Providence Press Club Enjoys a
Trip Down the Bay.
THE FIRST LIGHT INFANTRY.
me Irish National Forsstsrs. Tho Second
ssparass Company and Other organi-
sations GO Down the bay and Else
where 70 Enjoy the Day.


club and invited guests, numbering
about $50 In all, are enjoying days out
ing oD the bay. The excursion Is com
plimentary to the members of the club by
Richard S. Rowland and will be recalled
with great pleasure by all participating.
At IL o'clock this morning the gay
party embarked on the steamer Thomas
A. Morgan, of the Continental Steam
boat Company, and few minutes later,
amid the footing of whistles and the
shrill yells of the irrepressible small boy,
the boat moved slowly from her moorings
gathering additional speed with each mo-
ment, until the city was left far behind.
All eyes were then turned toward the des-
tin alton. On board the boat all was ac-
tivity and jollity. The various organiza-
tions which have contributed to the enter
tsinmonts given at the regular meetings
of the club during the season passed, were
among the invited guests, and furnished
their best efforts for the amusement OF
music, and the Falstaf Club gave an i'm
promptu performance on the main deck,
followed by the Temple quartette In favc-
rite selections.
AT 2:sO o'clock the steamer reached
JAm0kJOWn, 81 u
dinner at the Bay View House. After
short time devoted to sightseeing on the
island the sail was continued through
Dutch Island Harbor, rounding Beaver
Tail through the East passage into New
port barbor, Mount Hope bay, Bristol
harbor and other places Of interest, and
will reach this city at o'clock in the
evening.
Irish National Foresters.
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the Irish National Benevolent Society
celebrated to-day as field day and left
this city at 1915 A. NJ. on q union excur-
sion to Rocky Point on the steamer Bay
Queen. Among the societies were those
OF John Dillon, Henry Grattan, Robert
tucket City and PROVIDENCE bands accom-
panied them.
The program at Rocky Point included
baseball between the Hopes and Banner
Boys, football between the Kearney
Rovers and Foresters Unity, 100 yards
race, two mile bicycle race, high jumping,
660-yards race. egg and spoon race,
donkey race, prize drill with these COM
panies of cadets as contestants: Olney-
Vile, st. Michaels, Emmett. Grattan and
Central Falls; q l0O,yards race for boys,
. prize waltz and cake walk.
The second Separate Company.
The q rst excursion this season of the
Second Separate Company, Rhode Island
Militia, was given to-day to Crescent
Park. The company assembled at the ar
mory this morning and to the music Of
Hedley's National Band gave short
street parade before marching direct to
the boat at 10 o'clock. At Crescent Park,
when the excursionists landed one of
Manager Boyd.T's shore dinners was en-
jcyed at ~ O'Clock. At Q p M. a match
game of ball was played between mines
represnting the company and its guests.
AT o'clock the feature of the day, a
skirmish drill and sham battle was given
the bridge over Crescent lake being the
view took place an hour later.
The general committee: Captain r. A.
Brown, Sergeants James Green, John ii.
Lemonde, Lieutenant r. b. Minton, Priv
ates George II. Nolan, Edward s. Minton,
Harry Watson reception committee, the
Hon. Joseph H. Banks, the Rev. Mahlon
Van Horne, Emory Turner, II. A. Brown,
Thomas Bogman, r. B. Minton, Moses
Brown and H. Watson. A promenade
concert and strawberry festival will be
held in the Armory this evening begi1A-
ing at o'clock.
#. L. l. Veteran Association.
At Rhodes -on-the- Pawtuxet to-day the
First Light Infantry Veteran Association
II holding its annual field day. The morn
ing being somewhat threatening, held
back the attendance, but by O'Clock the
members had begun TO come in by twos
and threes, until there was large num-
ber present. A general social time was
indulRed in up to i o'clock. when the
members partook Of light lunch. Din
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