The colored American., 1902-08-23
Excursion Talk,

Saturday night, august oU sh."
the best bl Jod and brains of Wash
ington patronze Masonic eXcuR ions. 1"
The Masons have sucn splendid
order, tOo."
"Oh! can't afford to miss the Ma
sonic moonlight excursion of August
80sh.| This Is wnaL Miss Columbia
said to Uncle Sam upon The occasion
OF his last visit TO her.
And Just think of itr' she SAID.
"The IIlusIrions Mobiles OF the Mysac
Shrine ana all the UOmmandtEies OF
Knights Templar Of the District viii
MAKE Ihelr annual pilgrimage 10 the
shrine on the Masonic moonlight ex-
cursion OF August SOGh.
"What do you mean by the Mystic
Shrine and COmmandeTy OF knights
TemplaI?" inquired Uncle Sam.
"Wny," said Miss Columbia, s'the
Mystic shrine and COmmsndery are
names Of very high orders of Free
Masonry. THESE orders are very ex-
elusive, being com posed OF the veal
thlesE and most learned men in. the
world "
From time tmmt mortal tie Mobiles
of the Mysi /; SnIine anu the KnIg hts
TemplAr make annual pilgrImages To
The shrine. The one fOE this year vii.
DO begun on Saturday evening, August
3Otn al e p. M. They go down Oh the
paIatIal steamer ] Ane Mosely. Every
body will be there. Oh! must go.U
The price Is only % cents for the
whole Tip, and they carry you so mi es
down the beautiful and pictures que
Potomac. The round tTip will coveC a
distance of 100 miles,"
This, you know, means that your
"
cent for every mile, or one cent for
every miles,"
Everybody can afford to take in
this moonlight excuI sion on August
30 .h, even you Uncle SAM
mo sane person would ever charge
you with bell eXIravagant Tor IakIng
advantage OF cheap pleasant trip like
this, You owe something to your
health, you know. A delightful SAIL
down the Potomac with the Masons on
their moonlight excursion of August
SON VIII cost you only 25 cents. ana
will be worth more To your health than
the best dollar bottle OF tonic biIters on
the maj ket."
Every body in Washington will agree
vile Niles COlum bIa in her remarks 10
Uncle Sam. Especially are her words
OF wisdom appropriate 10 the cClOred
ClGlZ5uS OI EuS D.SLflCEs
Going on an excursion like this
given by the very best people among
us, Is not eXtravance. The fare is too
cheap to be called by any such name,
Only % cents for delightful sail ON
the sWi1Uest, safest and superbest ex-
cursiOn steamer on the river. Just
think of IL! And with the Masons, tool.
The writer knows 8 dozen or more
''cullud gemmen" around town, So
called leaders, who are chronic kIckeTs
on excursions. They tell you that
neither they nor you can afford 10
pstroniZe excuEi ions. These sane
''Iullud gemmen," who make all keH
money out of Negroes-buy, every day,
from to 2 cups OF coffee apiece from a
certain thITd-rate white restaurant. At
the rate of one cup q day these same
"cullud gemmen," who are looking
out for the good (?) of the race, waste
al least 80 cents per week in a third
late I6ataursnt, which would Rot al
low them TO occupy even q thiTd-rate
seat at one Of It's ia BILE.
Just think of Ii. 80 cents per week
for coffee in such q place is Lot ex-
tTavsncs; while % cents per week,
H. W and then for q heaIthful outing
on 8 pRlRt1sl steamer owned and op-
Grated by cOlOred men, is extIaVarce
Some men would rather De served
slop from g trough at 80 cents per
plate y an ola maid OF Irish extrac LIOn
Qnn still not call ThSr