Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-13
THEIR ANNUAL FUN.
The Orphans Enjoy Their Regular
Outing and Picnic.
THEY EAT, DRINK AND ARE MERRY.
The J. N. Gusky Takes the Little Ones Up
the Monongahela.
THE SOCIETIES WHICH TOOK PART

The sun shone on the eighth Gusky pic
mic as it had done on the first and on the
intervening six, as the gossips say, with un-
firing good humor. Every institution that
owned an orphan saw that orphan rise q
very early child indeed, and at 9 o'clock
ZOO strong sailed away for Westboy's
Grove up the Monongahela river. Char
tered cars brought the children from
all over the city, including these
institutions: Episcopal Church Home, ST.
Joseph's Orphan Asylum, Protestant Home
for boys, Children's Aid Society, Pittsburg;
ST. MichaePs Orphan Asylum, Children's
Temporary Home, Colored Orphan Asylum,
Home of the Friendless, Ridge Avenue
Orphan Asylum, U. P. Orphans Home.
Day Nursery, North avenue; First Day
Nursery, Allegheny; j. NJ. Gusky's
Orphanage and Home, st. PauPs R. G
Orphan Asylum, Concordia Home, Delano,
Pa; German Lutheran Home, DENIM
er Pa; East End Day Nursery,
and the neatly attired boys and girls march
ing in order formed as pretty midsummer
sight as Pittsburg could desire to see.
Each institution was in charge of its matron
and her cooks and servants, and in nearly
every case a great many of the managers
were present accompanied by friends. The
picnic was the largest yet, while in evi-
dence of tine bounteous generosity that has
ever marked the arrangements, there was
enough left over to make a good nest egg
for another picnic.
With the band playing merrily, the chill
dren singing, shouting, running and doing
as they pleased with glee, the j. NJ. Gusky
was towed out exactly at the specified time.
A 'tsend off" escort was left on shore nearly
as numerous as were the passengers on the
boat.
They Were All There.
That every foot of space vas utilized Is
no figure of speech. Where so many chill
dren could como from and still leave no
perceptible hole in the infant population of
Pittsburg is q matter of wonder. But they
were all there, each with his particular pro-
clivities One boy sat In q sack that was
known to contain peanuts In the vicinity
of pile of melons, a number of
little fellows wandered about with ~
scrutinizing an eye as belongs to
the picket guards at Homestead. The vol
untary patrols excited great amusement
among the elders who kept their appetites
trife more politely in the background.
But the water has knack of always giving
people troublesome hunger and very
shortly the guarding companies around the
culinary department increased to regi-
twinkled in the air, the table was laid
with Aladdin-lamp rspidity and the
children fell to. Two tables, the
full length of the lower deck was piled with
ice cream, cake, sandwiches, coffee, milk,
etc, which was served as q sort of intro
ductory collation. to a more elaborate feast.
After the youngsters healthy, bouncing
craving was satisfied, the managers, ma
irons and mammas in general had the undi-
vided attention Of the walters. AID in q
short time general good humor replaced the
former hungry sentiment However the
small boy went back to his peanuts and the
small boys to their watermelons, which were
not to come for some time yet Along the
northern bank of the river the excursionists
were greeted with shouts of and waving of
handkerchiefs, and at Homestead the SOL
diers unbent In q similar manner and gave
a hearty military welcome to the merry
little folk whose spirits had now reached
so great height that their little feet were
provoked into dancing when the band tune
gave the slightest encouragement in that
direction. At 8 o'clock, just as the older
people with their friends, were invited to
sit down to table, the boat made its landing at
Wessbay's Grove, and so delightful appeared
the freedom of the lovely woods that few
minutes only served to empty the j. NJ.
Gusky of every chick or child. They
climbed all over the adjacent country, spied
out the wonders, and made friends with the
inhabitants as fast as they saw them.
Homeward Bound.
The return trip began about o'clock,
owing to the late hour at which the landing
had been made. On the way down the Rev.
Mr. Donehoo and several clergymen of
other denomination made brief addresses,
which proved as entertaining as the Gusky
hospitality ITSELF It was almost 9 when the
boat reached the wharf again, and the sleepy,
a bit cross on general principles, children
were gently un1oaded and sent home. Mr..
William De Wolf, who has ALWAYS repre-
sented Mr.. Gusky at these excursions, was
present yesterday with another member of
the firm, Mr.. Jacobs, and bore the burden
of the entertaining with their customary
generosity.
It might be an interesting note to add
that Mr.. Gusky was present at the first
picnic, when it was given in 1885. The
next year he was i'll, and before the third
occasion he had passed away leaving behind
him instructions that the little fatherless
and motherless children he had loved when
he lived, should have their pleasures con-
timed after he was dead