San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-10
THE FRoHs1NN OUTING.
Two Train Loads of People Picnic at
Sutherland Springs.

sutherland springs.
The first outing of the season of the
Frohsinn Singing society was enjoyed
yesterday by the members and about
700 others on mammoth excursion
over the Gulf Shore railroad to the
beautiful grove at Sutherland Springs.
Promptly at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
morning. the first train, consisting of
seven coaches and two cabooses, all,
well filed, left the depot on Nolan
street, under the charge of General
Manager George Dullnig, Roadmaster
/. n. Thomas, Engineer B. Van Hoesen
and Fireman A. ]. Fry, and after a
pleasant run of about an hour and
half arrived at its destination which
is beautiful spot on the north side of
the railroad track, just 321s miles east
of San Antonio.
AS soon as the passengers had gotten
off the train returned to the city and
took out another large crowd of people
at 1880 o'clock, arriving at the grounds
at 3.
The day was spent by the picnickers
in various amusements, principally
dancing to the music of the excellent
orchestra which was carried along for
that purpose, and everything passed
off peacefully and quietly, everyone
enjoying all the outdoor fun they de-
sired throughout the day.
In the afternoon during intermis-
sions in the dance program the mem
bers of the society gathered on the
dance platform and rendered some eX-
cellent choruses.
At 4:30 o'clock a program of races
for prizes was carried out and proved
interesting and exciting both for the
participants and the SPECTATORS. The
1OO-yard dash for men was won by
Mr.. L. E. Smith; prize, pruning
shears. Another 100-yard dash was
won by j. NJ. Hutcheson; prize, cigar
case. In the ladies' 50-yard dash Miss
Emma Ziegler won first prize and Mrs.
Ida lander won second. In the boys
100 yard dash Harry Hall captured
the first prize of a ball and bat and
in the girls 5O-yard dash Ella Rohlf
won the first prize, bucket and spade.
There were also two more races, for
boys, one in which the three first each
received a pocket knife and another in
which each received a package of
candy. The pocket knife winners
were Max Schulz, VIM. MCGEE and
George Chavez. There was also anoth-
er race for little girls in which each
received a box of candy.
On the return to the city the start
was made promptly at o'clock, the
train arriving in the city at 7:45.
The credit of the affair is due largely
to the president, Mr.. Jacob Weber,
and Mr. Hermann Breusing and VIM.
Mueller, the executive committee, as
sisted by Mr.. George Dullnig.
Along the line of the road the crops
were in splendid condition. The ground
has been washed fearfully by last Fri
days rain which continued for two
hours. Hail also fell beyond Lavernia
and damaged crops to considerable
degree.
A large crowd of people from LAYER
MIA took the train and went down with
the excursionists. Crowds from Suth-
erland Springs, StOckdale and vicinity
were also in attendance. Mr.. G. H.
Hansen, editor of the Stockdale Enter
prise, was on the grounds representing
his paper.
There was some trouble on the
grounds over the way the beer was
sold by the association. 1t was the
intention to sell tickets good for drinks
before leaving, to be used on the
grounds, which would have been all
right as it would have eluded the strict
Wilson county Sunday law, but this
was not exactly followed out, some of
the tickets being sold on the grounds.
This the constable considered equiva-
lent to taking money over the bar for
drinks, and ordered the sale stopped.
Had none of these tickets been sold on
the grounds he would have been pow
erless to act.
He said he was compelled to act as
he did owing to the fact that when
some of the boys in that vicinity got
a few beers under their belt they were
uncomfortable and he was compelled
to keep it away from them.
Future picnickers who desire to dis
pense such refreshments will have to
sell all their tickets before reaching
Wilson county or be subject to like
treatment
ANOTHER OUTING.
The first picnic of the Southern Pa