The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-19

Fay and sc-re with s@kss TIE home II .
r1sse distant from the station aud x took
two and IN some cases three trsps 20 land
al vtths1 the grounds ut the home The
huge camp IRE was Burning brightly ard
thirty baE hack kettles containing the
Gsnns- were straraerlag rserrtly. Command
ant Achilles ard Mrs Achilles bad the ar
r2nzSmen.s VET n band ard IN a very
short time after tke hungry eSrH-SsorIs.s
arrived a. the home fhe ftrst tables were
! loaded ID with the simple bat appessxsng
feed.
TIE MEM was nct &c elaborate or va
rfe9 aS fashionable dinner hut 20 the
excurSionfSts. who brought with them an
Appetite l&N a frrShsy-grcura ak IL was
equal 20 the finest banquet ever sp-~ai
Al enc tire there were 4 thousand rsD-
pIs eating ~ the tahses. which were
spread out On the iawr. Net only were
the excurs4aniSfs Ted bat hundreds came
from ghe surrounding country. ard az
course there were the farmers who had
hauled the visitors from the station TO the
home. IS weal as theix wives and families.
The affair was a vcrttahls picnic. IN which
everybody fn the vfciatsy who wished 20
come WAS we}caEse.
To feed such aanlste13~ was. Of course.
a g.xaufic task. psTk ana BEANS termed
the foundation for the Eae&l supplemented
by hard task ard erhelhsaed with sand
witches, coffee and cake. CommAndaEs
Achilles ard his wife we're on che alert To
supply the warr 81 all. and IN us they
were aided by George II. Rosrdnaa. Of
the local encampnent executive commit
tee who personally saper1nsenaed sAe de-
tails OF the picnic provided ali with gsckets
and generally managed the AFFAIR. But Il
was 40 easy matter 70 see thai everybody
secured enough anu a plenty 20 eat IN ths
emergency that arose. the girls ef ths
Relief CoTps tucked 1D aae2~ sleeves and
the boys OF the s. OF v. took OF their coats
and all worked lndgstrsousiy I'll every
one was satisfied.
While n party Of the visitors were seeing
the sights % the home. strosling through
the orchard. taking look at ths gardens
or watching the pigs eating fodder. the
rest were improving the minutes at the
table When they we're through the others
took their places at dinner. In this Way
al were supplied without difficulty. 1t WAS
estimated that az one time thousand
persons were seated AZ the tables.
The meal over. there was short hour TO
be spent looking about and az o'clock the
last Of the exe0rsionists was aboard the
train and On the road 10 the city. The
train arrived here az s.3a o'clock
The perfect weather was not the least
enjoyable feature OF the excursion. The
sun khone warmly. bat there was n cooling
breeze from the sound which tempered the
heat
The dinner at the SOLDIERS home cost
nearly $50. This was al contributed by
Tacoma merchants. the state rot being
put 10 a sous expense. Besides this. a
large amount or food was left over. II
VIII be given 20 the home.
II was originally planned 10 have the In
stallaiions Of the newly elected officers
take Place tomorrow. The cuseampment
has been so well managed and events have
moved so rapidly that IL was found there
was time 20 attend 10 this today. Accord
ingly The installation ceremonies were held
by the three organizations this afternoon
On The return or the excursion train.
The grand ball given by the Sons OF
Veterans at GerEaarsfa hall tonight was q
brilliant success The ooor was crowded
by dancers. who followed the music Of tho
band TIL late hour.