The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-17
EVERYBODY HAPPY.
Crowds Leave the City on the
Davis Association Free
Excursion Today.

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to bed last night a1ixiously wondering
what kind Of a day today would be. Not
a few Of them initiated the young lady in
| Tennysonss May Queen and enjoined
their mothers to call them early because
today Monday, August II, was the free
excursion of the Robert Day Associa-
ton TO Riverside Grove, and on their cali
endar it was the most momentous day of
the year.
Ia spite OF the fears of those who wor-
ried about the weather last night, and in
obedience to the request TO be called early,
this morning was a lovely nade-to-order
kind of a day, and a host of small people
were down at a very early hour on the
dock at the foot Of Morris street with
their parents. Never was seen such a
continuous procession as that which is
sued from the trolley cars which stopped
at corner of Hudson and York streets,
from half-past eight o'clock until long
past ten o'clock. There were mothers
with babies and bundles, fathers with bags,
baskets and DIS, Little girls and boys
with packages and parcels; and, indeed,
any and every kind of receptacle into
which could be conveniently slowed sand
wiches, fruit, cake, pies and good things,
which many mothers had been for days
before especially preparing for Mr. Da-
Wis excursion up the Hudson.'
Down the mighty army streamed on to
the dock. Young ladies, with the nattdest
Of outing costumes. escorted by impress
sionable and irrepressIbIe young men all
ablaze in straw hats, yachting caps and
golf caps gorgeous colored shirts and
every kind OF suits, hurried down closely
followed by their watchful mamma and
papas, who wanted no carvings on, If
yen please" Politicians Respondent in
light tweed suits with irridescent dia-
moalds in their shirt bosoms, tan shoes
On their feet and jalnty straw hats on
their heads. sauntered along the dock with
tina importance, cordescension and ur-
banity supposed to belong to public men.
They received the respectful greeting of
the gentlemen seated onthe piles of lumber
al the entrance to the wharf and sqnatting
about the dirty doors of the djrtier sa-
for It meant, "Set EN- mp AS there was
plenty of time the political magnates did
a.set 'em up" and hen hurried along TO
The approach to the dock was almost
bloekaded by peanut and banana mer-
eflanrs, who made known the quality and
Here you are" cried n individual
with a sweaty face and a grimy hand,
hot frankfurters all hot and nice" but
bananas, ladyt A cent a piece. ten
cents for the bunch of twelve. cried an
other, and he did a rushing business. So
did the peanut man, and a one-ey6d wcrn-
an, who shouted in hoarse, manly tones:
4-Soft shell crabs. five cents each; all
fresh and nicely fried"
All this time the eight barges at the
the crowds which stepped towards the
gangways. Policemen stood there. and
aCaar-ao1xc14- 1ont-n1 nffo~ f1n 1hfl6~nr and
the women, ard directed the people to
the boats. There was no confusion. all
though the crowd was very large, and
everybody was in good hunor and disposed
to spend a happy day.
The author of the picnic, Robert Davis,
was. of course. there. He came modestly
noticed; but soon a crowd perceived him,
and he was seized Upon. shaken
and with. congratulated. patted on the
back and made at once the hero of the
hour. Close behind him were a large
number of we'll known men, Among the
were seen:-Director W. Heller,
John Boyd, Frank H.. Kimmerly, Captain
r.. Nugent. Maurice Stack of Hoboken,
Assemblymen Carl Ruempler and Pierce
J. Fleming. James F. Woodnency, J.
O'Mara, J. A Wedin. John Rowe. T. j.
Carroll, T. j. CUMMINGS. NJ. J. 0'Don-
nell. John E. Hewitt. William Parslow,
M. J. Coyle, Con" Donovan, Martie Nc
Dermott. NJ J.. Doyle. James Kelly. John
Kelly. Thomas Kelly, Daniel Smith. T..
~ [1LllSlAOiASy t1Ci H JOlltlI
Conway, Captain Carroll, John O'Brfen,
Ambrose Guiton. William Moran. W. H.
Peckham. John Heayey. James C.. Clarke.
Warrin. James Burns, William
Calnon. Anthony Hauck, William Barr,
John Mendlesohn, S. p White, j.. G..
Williams. Michael Heating, James Hem
Messy Michael Hennessey, James F.
Norton, A.. J.. Boyle, William Duffy,
Charles J. Somers, S. P. Yoe, Michael
Egan and T. Keely.
At last the big whistles of the steam
tug warned the people on the lock that
the departure was at hand, and those
who are always behind came hurrying
along with a "Oh. please. wait for usr'
But the barges got off at last. and there
were still many left on the dock, gazing
wistfully at the boats gliding into the
stream.
When the barges reach their destination
there will be games and other sports to
amuse the little ones and big ones, too,
and an early departure will be made to
be back in Jersey City about nine
o'clock.