The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-26
CH|LDREN'S GALA DAY.
St. Paul's Parish Picnic
Thoroughly Enjoyed By
All Who Attended.

The event of the year in st. PauIs
parish, Greenville, is the annual picnic
held in the Greenville Sehuetzen Park On
the Boulevard. Very nearly every soul
in the parish takes part in the merry-
making, especially the little tots, who are
present b. the hundreds. Yesterday the
annual picnic was held. and such 4 time
the children never had. They played
and romped about the pretty pleasure
ground until their little eyes refused to
stay open any longer, and then the nla-
jority of them went to sleep with their
heads resting in their mothers laps.
A parade preceded the picnic, and sbout
two hundred youngsters marched to the
park from the church at Greenville ave
nue. and Old Bergen road. Games Of all
sorts were played by the children. The
ladies Of the parish were kept busy sup
plying good things for the youngsters, a:ti
also for. the older people who gathered In
the evening. After supper time the oder
folk began to arrive, and by nine o'clock
the dancing platform was crowded There
were present memoirs from almost every
other parish in the city. The ladies took
a hand at bowling. and some Of then, sue
ceeded in making some really high scores,
III ~ 49, 0A- 20
! scores. but also carried OF the ps:zes,
among which were a banquet lamp, a
| silk umbrella. a pair of lace curtains aad
a box of cigars. Thu prizes were not
awarded Until midnight. A wheel o. Tor
tune did a good business while many
young men got some baseball practice BY
trying to knock over rag dolls with
b~asehalls.
~ .I:1I-..- . eeorJ17 +, oroo4 loal
| of amusement in the afternoon by a
| couple of donkeys. A prize was to be
given to any person who succeeded IN
| riding either of the obstinate beasts for
a certain distance, but no one was sue
cessful. Instead one of the animals very
| nearly hurt some children by its stub
bornness. 1t let It's heels fly out moro than
| once and each time narrowly escaped hit
ting some one. Finally the animal was
led out of the park. being too dangerous
for the children. Those who mounted the
small donkey were treated to a severe
jolting by being rudely thrown over Its
| head to the ground.
Dancing was the feature in the evening,
the platform being filed TO overlooking.
Before the march began a couple OF sail
ors from the Indiana came on the pat
form. They were Immediately surround
| ed by an enthusiastic crowd and cheered
time and time again Many wanted snem
to tell about their experiences in the
war, but they did not have time, they
said. 1t is needless to say they were
taken care of for the remainder OF the
evening.
Martin Roehrenbeck and Miss Lizzie
Campbell led the march. Those in charge
of the affair were:-Tne Rev. Father
| Peter Reilly. Michael Corcoran, John
| Ward. Eugene Mahoney, Theodore
Chaser, John Lane, Frank Dagit, Rudolph
Rein, Michael Fagen, Joseph Donayan
and John Flemnning.
Among those present Were:-Misses
Lydia Folger. Lizzie Massina, Lizzie
Francis. Mamie OYMealia, Anna Sullivan,
May Sullivan. Hattie ana Nellie Losey,
| Josie and Rose Linda. Minnie Holman,
Hannah Mahoney, Mamie Kelly. Lottie,
Gertrude n Mamie Shannon. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Whalen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph O'Nein, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Seeiey, Messrs. James Francis, Charles
OsNeill. Eugene Mahoney, VIM. Guilfoyle,
Thomas Burke. Christopher Losey.
Robert Clarke. Thomas Hamilton. John
| Murphy, George Riley, John Finter,
Florence Aaron and William Petit.