The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-18
EXCURSIONS YESTERDAY.


Continental Takes Five Hundred People to
New London-Four Church Picnics at
Lake saltonstall and Pawson Paris.-
Other Excursions.
The steamer Continental took large
party of about 500 people to New LIN
don yesterday, it being one of The many
excursions which the New Haven
Steamboat company are to give this
season. Tomorrow the steamer Con-
tinental gives an EXCURSION to ROTOR
Point in the afternoon.
NAOMI AND REBECCA LODGES.
The Naomi and Rebecca lodges, 10.
OF, left the green yesterday morn
ing at 10 o'clock on two special cars
for Merwin's Point. Here they lunch
ed in the grove, returning late in the
afternoon.
A LIVELY DAY AT LAKE SALTON-
STALL.
Yesterday was lively day at Lake
SaltonstalL There were four church
picnics at Glen Grove park, and the
little steamer Cygnet "toted" he big
barge, Gov. Saltonstall, up the lake and
back in fine style, the barge laden to
overf1owing with happy children, happy
fathers and mothers and other happy
folks. The picnic parties were the SUM-
day schools of three Episcopal churches,
the Church of the Ascension, All Saints
mission and st. James parish, and the
mothers circle of the city missions. The
day was one Of the loveliest of mid
summer,w with but little of the usual mid
summer sultriness, and the lake never
looked more beautiful, especially when
the mountain that TANKS 1t on the
west side, cast it's deep hadow over
the lakes quiet and placid bosom. There
was a large gathering of the mothers
circle of the city mission, and at
suitable hour services were held In
Glen Grove park, and an admirable ad-
dress was delivered by Rev. Dr. Phillips
Of the Church Of the Redeemer. The
homeward trip, when all the various
special cars laden with excursionists
were In full Roadway for the city, was a
merry one.
Among those who went to the lake
in the Episcopal party were C. H.
Doupe, Rev Henry McCrea, Rev. Mr..
Cook and Rev DR.. Milford, Mrs, c. A.
Smith, Miss Smith, Mrs. Woodford. Mr..
Stevens, Mr.. Parish, Miss Loveland Mr..
Murley, Miss Bassett, Mrs. Coe,. Miss
Coe and Mr.. Butler.
WENT TO wALLINGFoRD.
About four hundred members Of the
Grace church, Hamden Plains. and
Summerffeld M. e. church Sunday
schools left yesterday morning at eight
o'clock for Wallfngford. The entire day
was spent at the grove with the usual
Sunday school picnic features to arnuse
them. The party returned on special
at $50 in the evening.
ON THE MAGARET,
The steamer Margaret took a large
crowd of Sunday school children from
Meriden to Pawson park yesterday.
There was large crowd of them, 1t
being a general church excursion.
OTHER EXCURSIONS.
East Rock lodge, A. o. U W., of Fair
Haven, and Ade1phi lodge went to Glen
Island Tuesday on the steamer John III.
Starin.
The children of the New Haven Or
phan asylum will have an excursion
this week, but the date is not yet
fixed.
The Derby members of the Plumbers
union of this city will attend the ex-
cursion of the New Haven branch to
Coney Island and Bay Ridge July 81.
The members of the Ladies' Wheel
club Of this city have been invited to
accompany the Bridgeport Wheel club
to Pawson park on July "a
William Hall camp. Sons of Veterans,
will go to Glen Island August q.