The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-05
PICNICS WERE MANY.
Churches and FFaternal Societies
Take an Outing.

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The churches of the Norwegian synod
o. the Twin Cities gave their annual pic
Eic yesterday afternoon at Merriam PARK,
on Fairview avenue, near University ave-
nue..
The five churches of the cities were we'll
represented. The Fran" society, of st.
Paul. opened the exercises by singing
America The opening address was de-
livered by Prof. ST. Solum, of WilImar,
Mimi. on the subject, True Liberty. "
Prof. H. Allen, of Red Wing, discussed
the subject, 1.-The Best Christian, the Best
Citizen" Rev. ]. w. Preus was president
of the day.
The afternoon was devoted to sports,
and game of baseball between the Saints
and Lutheran Millers resulted in a victory
for the Minneapolis team.
The excursion boats on the river all
had a good business. TIE steamer Column
bia left her wharf at the foot of jack
son street with 500 people aboard The
vessel was chartered by the Dorcas So
ciety of the First Swedish Baptist Church
The trip was to Hastings, where a stop
OF one hour was made. from l to 2
o'clock. Some rain was encountered on
the return trip, but the excursionists ali
enjoyed themselves. and were not seri-
ouSly inconVenieEcGd. The boat reached
her deck at 7:S0 O'Clock.
The steamer Lotus, chartered by the
Salvation Army, left at $3.50 o'clock with
POO petp.e for Prescott, returning to her
wharf before 10 O'Clock last night,
The Oracle Mower carried hundreds of
people on short trips TO Fort Saelling ard
Minnehaha Falls.
The crowd of visitors at Wildwood yes
terday was the largest ever seen at that
popular resort. From 10 o'clock until late
in the evening all ears were well filed
ard the crowds were we'll handled
The immense crowd that visited Lake
Como yesterday plainly indicated the pop
ularity Of that beautiful park. The band
concerts given in the pavilion afternoon
and evening were attended by larger au-
diences than have attended any musical
entertainments given at the park this sea-
son. The woods were crowded with pic
niekers throughout the day. and the ma
jority waited to see the fireworks before
leaving for hcme.
Pensioners of ST. James Catholic
church held a picnic at Banholzer's
grove.
The steamer Saratoga took a private
party OF excursionists down the river.
Frontenac. the location of the new rifle
range was visited by many people from
St Paul yesterday and the day before.
Notwithstanding the bad weather dur
ing the afternoon, the Methodist camp
meeting at Red Rock was we'll attended.
Special patriotic services Were held.
The entertainment at Lake Harriet
yesterday was attended by thousands of
people, who visited that resort in the
course of the day and evening.
Cid Glory tioatsd proudly st Fort Smell
Ing yesterday. But, excepting the sa-
lutte of forty-live guns at y O'Clock, thel G
was no military demonstration whatever,
ard the quietness of the post was only
invaded by small Parties OF stray pic
riekers. The soldier boys of the four
companies stationed there were given
time away. The only public picnic of the
day in the immediate vicinity of the pest
was that given under the auspices eff the
Sons of Denmark, ut Harris park. Wood
row Johnson. Aug llandri 1ks0n, Henry
P. Miller, P. P. Peterson and Paul john
son were the managers for this annual
picnic of the society. A good general So
cial tire was had, and there was dancing
in the pavilion until rata IN the Afternoon
Owing to the raia the crowd was not
large, ard much of the exercises, incIud-
ing those fer the evening" had to be dis
pensed with.
The Knights Of Labor picnic and the
Catholic outing un3er the supervision Of
Father MacLeary, both ct Minnehaha.
drew large crowds. The steamer Oracle
N'AO"OA' "tS%A 49, Se'AA LILO ~ POASuIlo
at one trip up the river. and 800 at anoth-
or. A pleasant social time was had until
about O'clock. when rain drove tee pic
nickers from their camps
The German Evangelical church held
a picnic at Lake Phalen. There was a
large crowd.
Arlington camp. Modern Wooamen. gave
a picnic at Phalen park, and in spite of
the threatening weather there was a large
attendance.
The Sunday schools of the First and
Second Swedish M u. churches gave a
combined picnic at Lake Pbalen