Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-08
RARE DAY COMES At LAST
Omaha Takes Its Panama OF to Summer
and Both Smile,
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TAKE AN OUTING
First Bright sunday of the summer
Brings street Cars, Automobiles
and Old-Fashioned vehicles
into Service.

Summer was formally opened In Omaha
yesterday with the classic tone and color
of a June day. In the aftermath of two
dismal weeks Of rain and cold the sweeter
temper OF nature found a welcoming smile
and a cheerful willingness to rehabilitate
Panamas, oil the lawn mower and hear
once more the CORY chant OF the mosquito.
1t was good 20 feel assured that umbrellas
had ceased to be a point of honor and that
o%pen-work hosiery was really de trop."
Therefore" said the Omaha young man
to the Omaha young woman, lis is not
well to bask while the sun is yet with
usT' 1t was then a mere matter of get
ting into n transparent shirtwaist and tell
ing mamma she wouldn't be home for the
Sabbath evening lunch.
According TO the returns submitted by
summer resort managers and other vera
cious persons. one-fourth Of the city's adult
population must have thought 1t too nice
to stay indoors yesterday. FULLY 5000
must have used the street cars and the
divers places OF approved amusement and
recreation. The preachers, when they
gaed from pulpits, saw well filled pews,
for the morning was so bright and invig-'
Grating that everyone who helps support
a church thought he ought to show a pro-
~prietary interest Whether later on the
c~hurchgoers used the front piazza or a
livery stable rig didn't matter. In the
morning they went to church.
some Begin to Count.
At sunup the men who have money in
vested in open-air amusement enterprises
began to count imaginary money. while
the street car men said they guessed there
wasn't any argument, but that a hve-min-
ute service would have to be. The base
A.1I F.,a ,l,,,Iyad hannt1g u-hnR fhaU
shaved quite a few hours later, while the
girls began to lay out a program. At
noon those who had not decided where they
were going to spend the afternoon simply
lacked money or were too old or could
not bear to help crowd the street cars.
Everybody else stepped forth in the 75-de-
gree temperature Just as soon as Maggie
had served dessert.
OF the INITIATIVE multitude 5000 went to
the Vinton street park and saw the Omaha
baseball fellows whale DenN er: 900 went
to Manawa; as many to Krug park; about
1000 to CORTLAND beach, and some 2,0cO
TO witness the Tri-City League open its sea-
son in South Omaha with the assistance OF
a parade and a brass band. Unattached and
very much attached persons and dogs filed
free space at Riverview and In Hancom
park. Boyd's theatre was- jammed after
noon ana evening 10 ledIH tudb NlohAO
Cristo won in the end, and the sons of Her
man cultivated a picnic at Preis Lake
Go Even to Florence.
Then there we're amateur baseball games
galore, each having an enthusiastic follow
ing, men who would rather fish than read
the bible, families who think that there
are no prettier drives than can be found
around Omaha and far sighted folk who
vent out to look at the boom the new cleo
trio railway has trundled into Florence.
Such were some of the destinations of the
people who forsook their homes and spent
their money. Everyone of the outdoor
spots was looking it's fairest. In the
evening some clouds and some feeble
limitations at thunder caused the throngs
to wonder whether they had been deceived,
but after dusk a clear sky and a mild moon
made the night ideal and the senses
soothed and restful. So the crowds at
Manawa. CORTLAND beach and krug park
kept increasing until late in the evening.
These recreation places carried out their
full programs and were in the fresh and
attractive conditions they were said to be.
The music at each was good, the balloons
made pretty ascents on schedule time and
the little boy who thought that all the
peanut and popcorn men were drowned in
the flood found out he was mistaken. Al
together It was a Sunday to make the
wicked feel that they were not 80 wicked
and the good to feel sorry that they could
not be better.