The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-15
CITY MISSION EXCURSION
YESTERDAY'S TRIP TO PAWSON
 PARK ON THE HTLDEGARDE.

YESTERDAY'S TRIP TO PAWSoN
 PARK ON THE HTLDEGARDE. The Steamer Carries u Crowd of 500 Down on Two Trips Children Over run the Boat and Enjoy the Day-Ice Cream Donated and Distributed Free Weekly Excursions Supplied by Fresh Air Fund. | Old and young, men, women and | children enjoyed the excursion of the | Hildegarde to Pawson Park yesterday. | The steamer made two trips, one at e:15 and a second at 11:15, and was crowded both times. She also carried small crowd down on her regular trip at 2 o'clock. In all there were about 800 who enjoyed the day at the park. These included the City Mission sewing circle in charge of Miss Hume and their mothers and friends, together with about 200 from Fair Haven and 80 from Taylor church. This was the first of the weekly fresh air excursions to be given by the City Mission during the summer. The children fairly swarmed over the boat and investigated and ex- amined every nook and corner. They cheered and waved to every passing sail boat, greeted the big schooners and steam yachts and wondered at the oys- ter boats, the light house and the buoys. In fact, they enjoyed the entire day from the first inspection of the new steamer at the wharf to the street car ride home again.
 As soon as the landing was made at the park the children rushed up over the rocks and soon were in complete possession of every means of amuse- ment which the park afforded. The swings were kept in constant motion the whole day long, the merry-go round and the hand organ accompanying it only stopped occasionally to take on | more children and the candy men reaped a harvest.
 The holiday lunches packed tightly away in baskets and boxes were dis posed of early and the children scat tered again to romp upon the newly mown meadow or to wade along the beach hunting for pretty stones and strange shells.
 The committee having direction dur ing the afternoon of the games and prizes, consisted of Ernest Hume, Yale '9S, the Misses Elizabeth and Catherine Hume, John Hume and Robert Hume. The list of games and winners is as fol- lows:
 50 yards dash for boys-1st, Charles Mackinroe; 2d, Andrew Klarman. 50 yards dash for girls-1st Annie Adler; 2d, Mamie Goggin.
 Three-legged race for boys-1st, | Thomas Bryne 2d, Harry Donovan. Sack race for girls-1st, Tillie Oster- man: 2d, Mary Redman.
 Sack race for boys--1st, Jesse Lynne; 2d, Bennie Powers.
 Hopping race for girls--1st, Lizzie Connolly; 2d, Lena Spalty.
 Hopping race for boys-1st, Eddie Callahan; 2d, Walter Henry. Blindfold race for gfrls-Annie Mack inroe.
 The committee on serving cake and cream consisted of Miss Sarah J. Hume, Mrs. K. H. Miller, Miss Scott, Miss Damn, Miss Thompson and others. Knowing what was needed to make the day complete for the children, the firms of P. Ferry, Hauff Bros, Sparks & Co.,, W. F. Hasselbach and Dietrich Boschen donated twenty five gallons of ice cream. Rev. MT. Moss man, who had charge of the days ex- cursion, carried bundle of tickets, entitling one to dish of cream. These he presented to all who came upon the trip and there was no objection if a child got more than one plate of cream It is needless to say that 1t soon dis appeared.
 All too soon came the time for de- parture, and the boat was again crowd ed by the children regretting that the day was over and that they had to leave the park where the fragrance of the hay mingled with the salt breezes of the sound. A strong head wind was blowing during the trip back and a rather rough sea tossed the small boat about much to the discomfort of some whose pleasure was spoiled by a spell of seasickness.
 The excursion was a success in ev- cry particular. These fresh air ex- cursions furnish the greatest amount of happiness for the least money to a class of mothers and children whose pleasures and enjoyments are none too frequent at the most and they deserve the support of everyone. The fresh air fund is not as large as it should be at the present time, but the Rev MT. Mossman has gone ahead with the excursions believing that the citizens will come forward with their support at the proper time.
 A similar excursion will be run on Wednesday of next week. The follow ing Wednesday is to be known as mothers day, and a. special effort will be made to take down a boat full of mothers and their small children.
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