New-York tribune., 1900-07-28
PICKANLNNLES ATTHE SHORE
THEY FRoLIC IN THE SURF AND HAVE
A GOOD TINE GENERALLY

There were nearly four hundred women and chill
1ren IN the first colOred party OF this season that
yesterday visited Sea Breeze" at Coney Island.
the health home Of The Association for Improving
the Condition OF the Poor. The company met al
tie Thirry-li1vh-st. ferry, by which II was con
veyed 10 Brooklyn, where trolley cars were wait
Ing 70 take il the remainder Of the way. The en-
tire trip delight 10 many. who had looked
forward 70 this excursion as their one outing Of
the year
There's q gun fort"' exclaimed a small urchin
II awestruck tones. as he pointed 10 Castle Will
iau's feeble walls
"Oh, there's a real warship. Maybe she's going
70 China" shrieked another. as q peaceful coast
liner sailed down the Bay.
When the market gardens were passed great in
teresr was eylnceC among the youngsters. They
caeered the potato diggers, and shrIeked with de-
light when they saw the tail, waving stalks OF
corn, but their widest enthusiasm was reserved
for field Of thrifty cabbages and not until il was
oUr OF sight was the last shout Of "Cabbagesr'
heard That they were popular vegetable was
evidenced BY the delight displayed by old as Well
Is young.
Long tables laden with mugs, huge pals Of milk
ECC pans Piled high with egg. cheese and c0rued
bes1 sandwiches were set in the pavilion when
the picnickers reached che home. and every one
had al The milk, tea coffee thai he or she
-,@Egerythtng here IS in the height Of enjoyment,
o-1 man o. nlIeJy--one. who, with his wife,
Yes syeryrhlns is very nice. but don't ike
-6IL0r somewhat younger than he Her husband.
she said. had been q Wen man. and would. she
believed, have held as long as his grand
mother, who lived 10 be H. but for the whooping
co-BL l-e- essallec MIN Wnen he was elghty-one
and that undermined MS health
" hooping cough al elghty-one.- calculated
mahogany cOLlpLexlOleG listener We'll it's once
. man and twice q child sure enoughI7'
The swings c'scups," they called them had lured
. large number OF the children the first thing, and
for them luncheon had no attractions II was
necessary IN several cases for their mothers
literally tear them away from the fascinating
amusement and drag them 10 their sandwiches and
mix
L was kind OF day for the coored people
according 70 Mrs Z N Tornpkius who has per
so1aly conducted parties 10 this home i've days in
every week through the summer season for the
last n-ue years The weather could not Be too
warm 10 suit them she declared, nd cool day
Ike yesterday was not half 50 much their liking
Mrs TCrnpkics Is known among her rroregks a
-Ee Coney Island LADY, and IS often asked Dy
winter for q ticket 10 Conay Island.
among the guests were several old women who
remembered the days before freedom" One OF
these Mrs. Hannah Ward whose master was
Judge James Richard Wayne OF Savannah, Ga
Her g-ea1grandfarher was the first colored preach
Savannah. and suffered q lingering martyr
dom because OF his religious convictions. On the
night before emancipation was proclaimed her
father, who was minister gathered his family
together, and with them prayed de Lawd de
whole night that freedom might come" The little
meeting was Interrupted IN the early morning
hours with shouts that brought the glad tidings
The most noticeable looking woman in the party
Ea--ve of Santa cruz, and the petted daughter OF
Danish farmer there Brought up in luxury, she
was never forced 70 work until her later years and
now a. severry-eight. taxes IN fine sewing and
4 quaint looking character who wore long old
fashioned poionaise- her hair in net. and big
boEne. was mistaken for witch and asked by
Eerse1 Up, she replied No, my good Children, /
don't tell fortunes 7 look 10 de Lawd for all my
After luncheon little hammOcks were swung IN
The pavilion and 70 croOnings and luIlabies the
ing tine came. and there the swings found rival.
t9r the rest Of The day given 10 frolicking in