The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-09-07
FL Mountain Park.


yYTHEN the local carriers COM
wv mittee of arrangements some
months ago reconsidered its
refusal to allow Wilkes Barre the
privilege of entertaining the delegates
for an aftcrnt on it felt it was making
mistake.
Now it is sure of it.
In contrast with the treatment
which Scranton has accorded its
guests, that received at the hands of
Wilkes Barre was actually shabby.
one of the high officers of the ma
tional association requested The Tri-
bune reporter not to repeat any COM
ments he might have heard any of the
delegates making on the way they
were entertained CD. The request was
work of superarogation. The COM
ments, at least a goody part of them,
would not bear repetition.
The visitors We're given to under
stand by the Wilkes Barreans that
they would be given a picnic at the
park in the afternoon and entertaine
in Wilkes Barre in the evening. All
they got was a slow, tiresome ride in
crowded, stuffy cars to and from Noun
tain park, and this. as may be be-
lieved, was far from being a source
of enjoyment Anything else the
guests partook of had to be paid for.
IT was simply a case of taking a thous-
and of Scranton's guests on an un-
pleasant four and one-half hours jour
ney to patronize the picnic conducted
for the Wilkes Barreans' profit
The start from Scranton was 10
have been made at 1,3O but owing to
the delay of the delegates in reaching
the station, the train did MT pull out
until 2.20.
Squire DOnahoe and two Wilkes
Barre carriers comprised the commit
tee Of entertainment.
Eat u guest hal been provided WITH
d card identifying him or her as beinl
| entitled to participation in the en:Gr-
tainment. These were distributes ear.
| ly in the wear. md, as NIGH. bn eX.
| pected, many of Them We're eth - mis-.
| laid or forgotten.
The Wilkes Barre COMMITTEES in go.
| ing through the train exchanging rail.
| road tickets for the Identification
| cards refused to take any explanation
| for the absence of the little sliO o
| pasteboard and informed those VIII,
| did not have them that thev woult
| have to buy tickets or leave tie train
| Letter Carrier Michael O'Malley, o.
| the Scranton committee, happened t.
hear of this and, overtaking tho
: Wilkes Barreans bought one hundre-
and fifty tickets from them and dis
tributed them among the guests WHIT
We're threatened with expulsion from
the train.
After an hour and fifty minutes ridt
| the park was reached and it was founC
that the Wilkes Barreans were relyins
| upon the visitors to do the rest them
selves. Not even a fiddler was a
hand to furnish dance music.
The letter carriers band, taking o.
charitable view of the situqtio l. playe,
q few two steps. They weren't OF
fered as much as glass Of soda wate
FOR their Kindness. The Scranton
committee made an effort 20 buy L,
the refreshments, with the intention
of distributing them free, as had bee,
done at Lake Ariel. but the Wilkes
Barreans would not sell out, although
81 keg was offered for the stock o
lager, which sells for s1.20.
J The Scranton Glee club took nm
| N'''NN'i'h bilplb It's members AM
bought refreshments for itself and tn
drum corps and band. Squire Dona
hoe heard of this and insisted on pay
ing the bill. Leader Watkins however
declined to permit of this. 1t appears
however that the Wilkes -Barrean
succeeded in having this money re
turned to the singers.
So thoroughly .disgusted was every
body that when the signal for the frs
train was given, all hands quit tn
park and took to the cars, after hay
ing it explicitly understood that no sto
would be made at Wilkes Barre.
Then the railroad company took
hand in the entertaining. The frs
section started at 6.10 and consume
one hour and forty minutes in gettin
TO Wilkes Barre. Scranton was reache
at $50. The second section reache
Scranton at $50. Many of those on tn
last section took to the cars at 53l
This left them four hours in the trai
on the homeward journey. The lunc
counters did a rushing business fror
$50 o'clock on.
On the way home the band playe
He Never Cares to Wander" an
Hell Never Go There Any More"
What little fun was derived from tn
event was furnished by the two socia
organizations accompanying the party
the "Schnitzel Bank" club, of Cincin
natl, and Der Bund," of New Yorl
The former has a club song on tn
johnny Smoker" order that is decid
edly funny. The latter provokes n
end of merriment with its "Kazoo
| hand