The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-23
EIGHT THOUSAND
PEOPLE CELEBRATE
Queens Jubilee Demonstration Was a
Tremendous Success.
EXERCISES AT FARylEW PARK

Britain sung ana PIayed--Ihosel
Who Were Fortunate Enough TO
Secure Prizes--Mrs. David Nj.
Davis, of Taylor, Brought the Larg-
est Family with Her--Mrs. william
Rich Had the Second Largest
There was a magnificent celebration
of the Queens jubilee at Farview
yesterday, one of the finest in the coun-
try, perhaps, and it was under the aus
pices of the United British societies or
Northern Pennsylvania. The weather
was delightful and the demonstration
attracted about 5000 persons to the
popular Moosic mountain resort.
The excusionists began to arrive at
10 o'clock a. m, and from that time
until o'clock in the afternoon trains
arrived at the park at short inter-
walls and deposited their thousands
While Englishmen or the sons ana
daughters of Englishmen, predomi-
mated in the good natured crowd gath-
cred in the picnic grounds, there was
a good sprinkling of Scottish, Irish ana
Welsh and q number of Germans also
helped to swell the crowd.
At the park the arrangements for
the entertainment of the crowd were
all that could be desired and were in
charge of the following committee
men:
.Finance-Charles Law, Pittston; Will
lam Armstrong of Wilkes-Barre, vice
president of the Sons of st. George OF
Pennsylvania; DR.. James Stein, Scranton
lnvitation-Gecrge Urqunart, Wilkes
Barre; William Maylin, Scrantoh'
Alexander Thonp pscn, Pittston.
Music-Csptain Il. c. Parker, Wilkes
Barre; DR.. J. j. Mason, Wilkes-Barre; u.
A. Edwards, Wilkes~Barre.
Transpcrtation-Jdmes Smith, Scranton;
C. Law, Pttston; George Urquhart,
Wikes-BS rre.
Prizes - Francis Kcay, Wilkes-Barre;
Joseph Fidlan. Scrantoni W. b. Beau
mont, Scranton; Harry euler, Wilkes
Barre.
Games-Dr. James stein, Scranton;
Alexander Thompson, Pttston.
Refreshn ents--Robert Wallace, Plttsr
ton; James Binney, Wi!kes-Barre; Alex
ander Thompson, Pittston.
Programme - Francis Keay, Wilkes
Barre: Alexander Thompson, Pittston,
and William Maylin, Scranton.
The chairman of the general COM
mittee in charge of the celebration was
w. ]. Trembath of Wilkes Barre, and
the secretary was A. L. Williams of
the same place.
EXERCISES DELAYED.
1t was the original intention to have
the exercises begin at 1130, but owing
to delays in reaching the park on the
part of a large number of persons 1T
was almost p. m, when Captain L.
c. Parker of Wilkes-B Barre took his
| position on a rock jutting out from the
| sloping hillside below the first OBJ
servatory and announced that the work
| they had gathered to perform would
| begin. Just above him in the grand
stand Bauers and AleXander's COM
bned bands, numbering fifty musi-
| clans in all, were stationed and under
| the leadership of Professor Alexander
| opened the exercises by playing THE
| Star Spangled Banner" The Queen 5
Jubilee Choir of Wilkes Barre, for
| merly the Arion Glee club, consist
ing Of seventy five mixed voices, sang
| America" under the direction or
| Gwilym Amos.
Captain Parker then announced that
| owing to some unfortunate circum-
| stances the orators who were to ad-
dress the large assemblage were unable
| to be present He regretted 1t for 1t
was an occasion to inspire any orator.
| On this day the nations of the world
were paying tribute to the world s
greatest queen and if those who were
bound to her by no particular ties were
moved to do honor to her, how much
more should those he was addressing
rejoice on this. her jubilee, for were
they not of the same blood?
A medley of airs, peculiar to the
United Kingdom, were rendered by the
band and the choir sang, God Save the
Queen" Those in the audience arising
to their feet and with heads uncovered
joining in the chorus. The band played
the accompaniment.
The first of the prizes of the day were
then awarded. Mrs. Joseph Stewart, OF
| Brook street, Dunmore, was awarded a
baby carriage for the finest twins
The second prize was awarded to Mrs
Edwin M. Eshleman, of 1856 Webster
avenue, Scranton. Her twins were two
year and seven months old. The next
selection by the choir was Columbia
the Home of the Free" written by Geo
Coronway for the occasion and sung tC
the Welsh national air, Hen Wlad fy
Nhadau"
THE LARGEST FAMILY.
Mrs. David M. Davis, of Taylor, wa:
awarded the first prize, a silk dress, FOL
bringing the largest family to thu
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