New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
TIE TRIBUNE DAY EXCURSIONS.
CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENJOYED oUTINGs-TALEs
HARD-wOEKED MOTHERS.

OF HARD-wOEKED MOTHERS
The second week OF the season during which Tribune
Day Excursions are given closed saturday. Three
excursions have been gwen each week and In all
G,054 men. women and children nave bad days
enjoyment free Of charge
on Thursday. July T. the party was gathered by
Sister Dolores, who Is one OF the head worker, in
the hospital connected with st Johns Protestant Epl
c0pal Church. The number OF guests was Do5 and
they n ve-y deserving company
one Of the largest and most Interesting parties
went from East y ety-.iNth.st. on Saturday. july
9. The arrangements were completed by Miss VI.
Mo,ak. missionary worker among the Bohcmlans,
and the Rev. Vincent Hsck, pastor Of the seventy
fourth Street bohemian Presbyterian Church. Two
targs had been chartered for the day, and although
the weatAcr was mo- threatening and rain falling
at the tine The party started yet l.357 persons
crowded aboard. They were nearly all nOhemans
and many 0. them cOlld not speak word Of English.
II was interesting 10 note the large fan'he'
Mothers It'll five, six children were the rule
one poor conSumptve woman. whose bright eve, and
hu nd checks plainly Indicated her disease, was on
board with five little children. They were attrlctivs
little with large, black eyes and black hair. Tie
mother with g!cat difficulty enough 10 support
her family hy sewing. Another interesting case was
that OF man who only short tim" a2o LOST hl wifi"
II, mad his nine children with him and could moi have
given t.rm Il day Oh; Of the city IN any other way
lie /, tailor ard earns poor pay The Oldest mem
Der Of his family. girl Of fourett yea*. cares for
hrr Nitle brother, and sisters while he father Is at
his work.
A large number ., widow, were present who aid
The only Gaya they took away from home we're those
in which they visited their husbands grave One
woman said she had been in the city twenty-five years
and had not in that whole time been IN the water
TIL excursion u her one Of the great events OF
her life.
The day was spent IN various pastimeS Of which the
BJAeulan> are fond. Toward noon tle sun came OUT
and wheu the grove va, reached TIE era'S was found
t. Dee - dry that the guests upon the ground Will"
eating FavoMt> article, of food among the BoheInaiI>
are uzeuhy," or saIsdses. aud "syr,' or cheeo".
The excursion was a success In every way. one IN
tere>ius feature the large infant class numbering
sometiu, like 500 children The children came aboard
in a body. ea<h ohd bearing small American nag
Mr. Pscl said he took great pains 10 teach the children
that they were Bohemian. Americans.
Another remarkably Interesting excursion wa that
Of Tue-d:y last. when 9l6 Italians from the Italian
Church, In Worth,t.. availcd themselves OF the o.
ppliuhity offered them by The Tribune. The Rev.
Antonio Arigi IS pus,or Of the church und had the
excursion IN charge. NJ party ha- Ueeh taken on
this year which seemed more fully to appreciate the
p.lvcgc than these Italians from about Five Points
on Friday the excursion wa, from Congres'-''.'
Brooklyn and numbered .133. The party Wa,
gathered from the tencmenthoI-c district" OF south
BROOKLYN aud was composed almost entirely Of women
ana children. and nany Of them slck. There were
no, more than twenty men and large BOYS Oh board
On saturday Dr. {. Humble, Of bethlehem chapel
Lad his excursion and tiere 933 people
on board . a.,
Ii j. not difficult To find intcresur; hhd az the
Snrn. time ptul histories aEN one 81 ne iiiO"''
Day Excursions. In fact nearly all th"ss WIZ ~
trucnl.rt house Tie kind friend VI Tie poor VII"
u,uy,d., for fhc excursions would BE- amply repaid Io
All lie cNInI-. by hearing the many eApess'"is %
gratitude which come from these unhappy people
This year. On TWO preceding year lhc h'AIl1hc'
of ilc cul~ un- has been ffrtuhne enough ~ svc"
he qrye, of Officer Nelson, Of the ruId Precinct
lie /, iu, the for The place ana takes a ira,
lutor..i IN the success Of the cNcur>i0hn AthhuH"
he T. GOOD .nntured and thoroughly enjoys ~'ehs ur
chlt,,.r happy when occasion requires r J., slrlh
rnnlrh ana all know that what Gc saws he means
The Police Department has done much to"ari thc
successful WORKING of tie day eAoh sioi7 bS u'"'"-