The Daily Texarkanian., 1897-05-02
MAY Day CELEBRATION.
How and Where Our People
Celebrated the Day
of Flowers.
OUR LIVE FIREMEN LEAD.
The Salvation Army Follow, With
Childrens Day at Spring
Lake Park.
OUR LIVE FIREMEN LEAD.

Yesterday was everybody's holi-
day, even the bill collectors found IL
profitable to take lay of, for those
who did take upon themselves to
"shoye' their bills in their debtors
faces, were given the 'horse laugh"
and they soon abandoned the field
and many Of them went to some
one Of the plcnics in and about the
city,
The Bowie Hose Company drew
the largest crowd to their enter
talnment, 1t having been extensive
lily advertised for the past three
weeks and had engaged the band
to make muslce and the Texarkana
Rifles to drill as attractions, besides
Offering some prizes to those who
could excel In foot racing aud other
athletic sports,
The Salvation Army was the first
picnic party to show upon the
streets, They decided on clay
Ride to MclNarlands Springs, nine
miles from the city, A half dozen
wagons with spring seats, were the
vehicles used to transport the
army of red shirts and pokebon.
nets, As they passed out Maple
street at early 7 o'clock, they were
behaving In an orderly manner,
At 8 o'clock the Texarkana brass
band stationed at the rexarkana ~
1T, Smith depot, played several airs
to let the people know that the
train was In waiting to carry all to
Pleasant Lake, who wished to 90,
-Four coaches and the con-
duclor gave the "high.ball'
to the engineer to pull out which
he did,
At l0a, m, another pienIc train
was backed up to the depot, and
again at 2 p, M, 1880 p, m, and Ol3O
p, m, aud all were quickly filled with
our pleaeure.loylng people
AZ the Park many Sunday school
children were carried out on the
cars, and allowed to take dinner
under the shade Of the trees,
The day broke bright aud clear
aud the air was crlap aud adened
with sweet perfume Of the blossoms,
and all nature seemed to Invite our
people TO a day In the woods, aud
the way they turned out suggested
that natures Invitation was accept
cd
The reporter catching the fever
to move out of the dusty city for a
sport In the woods, accepted the
hospitality of the Fire Company
and boarded the 10 a, m train, 70.
turning At ~ m, What he saw aud
heard while at the lake IN given be-
low,
There was quite crowd on the
train, some two hundred, and the
trip was a pleasant one, the band
maklng II 10 by bright, cheerful mu-
sle The reporter fell into good
hands early In the action and was
invited, by Dr. speafman and
family to take dinner with them,
+ the Doctor introducing the rcpor.
, ter 20 some bright aud sweet ladies,
! In hle party, and pointing TO several
! we'll lilled baskets at the same time,
! and when we thought Of having TO
return on the 40 train we tried
TO get our consent TO "play soldier"
for once on our duties at home aud
remain by those sweet faced ladies,
aud we'll filed baskets, but femems
+, befIng the line, duty first and
pleasure afterwards" We boarded
the tralO for the city tolu after we
landed home
We noticed most of the West
side school teachers aboard OF the
train, but few Of their pupils,
Mayor Hardin, Hob burke aud y,
I q, Cook, were on the committee of
reception aud arrangements, aud
were all there doing all In their
= power TO make those at the Lake
have d good time,
The following prizes were given
away
Finest boy, Henry Mendells, r. q,
A Cook, second,
/, Three legged race, Frank Turner
A and Foster Edwards,
, 100 yard race, John llyne,
Potato race, Joe llyne,
Hurdle 100 yard race, John 1yhe,
See our b0e,, Zoe, and sl,00 shirts,
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