The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-13
SEASON or EXCURSIONS.
EVERY DAY 4 BUSY ONE FOR
TROLLEY OFFICIALS

Many Organizations spent Yesterday at
the Several shore Resorts-Others
To-day-PartiaI List of the sunday
schools ana other Organizations
which WnI spend nay at the sew
eraI shores.
This is the season of excursions. and
no one is better aware OF it than those
oficials Of the trolley road who have to
deal directly with the excursionists.
Every day is their busy one and they
are constantly in receipt of communi-
cations from various parts Of the state
with reference to plans and details of
entertainment at the many delightful
shore resorts in close proximity to New
Haven, OF course Savin Rock is the
largest drawing card of all resorts. as
there are more attractions there in the
amusement line than at any others.
This resort is extremely popular with
people from out of the city, and organ
izations other than Sunday schools
where there are numerous small chill
dren. For these Mansfields grove and
Double Beach are the most popular at
the present time. and there is seldom
day when one or more parties are
not RECALLING themselves IN the shade or
on the sands of these shore resorts.
Yesterday was one OF the busy days
for the trolley officials, and at least a
dozen organizations from various parts
of the state passed the day at the
Rock, or some other resort. Among
others was a party of about 300 from.
Derby. They spent the day at the Rock
coming and going in special cars. The
Union Sunday school of Wallingford
and the Main Street Baptist Sunday
school Of Meriden, numbering in all
about 500 were at Mansfield grove for
the entire day. coming early in the
morning and remaining late at night.
The Welcome Hall mission spent the
day at Double Beach, and over 400 peo-
pie from Bridgeport and Stratford were
at Sayin Rock for the day. The First
Congregational church of Waterbury,
numbering about It's were at Wood
mont, and the Ladies Catholic Benev-
client society OF Middletown, to the
number OF about 500 were at savin
Rock.
Quite number of excursions and
picnics are billed to take place to-day,
among them being the German Luther
an church at Double Beach, party Of
800 from Bridgeport at Savin Rock. The
members and friends of the City Mis-
sion will leave the city early this morn
, ing on special cars to go to Stratford
and there be transferred to the Shell
ton line, and then be taken to the Pine
Rock park, a resort among the hills fit
ted up by the Connecticut Railway and
Lighting company. The return trip will
be over through Derby and home over
abe regular line between Derby and
this city.
OF the coming excursions, picnics and
trolley parties, the following are thus
far scheduled and arranged for. The
waterbury Business Mems association
at the Mofnauguin and the German Luz
theran church at Double Beach on
Thursday, the Howard Avenue Baptist
church, the Howard Avenue NJ e.
church at Double Beach and the Grace
M. g. church at Lighthouse Point, and
the Plimpton Mutual Aid society OF
Hartford at Savin Rock on the 18th.
popuar excursion No 2.O02. comprised
of persons from New Milford and points
south, to the number Of 500, at. Savin
Rock on the 18th. private party Of
about 100 from Bridgeport to the Rock
on the 2Oth the Tayor Congregational
church Sunday school at Double Beach
and popular excursion No. 2,00S A from
Litchfeld to the Rock on the 21st, and
also the Union Sunday school of Hart
ford at the Rock on the 2fst. the ems
ployes Of r. Wallace and Sons OF Mer-
iden at Double Beach on the Esd, the
Stanley Works Sick benefit society Of
New Britain to the number Of about
800, will be at the Rock on the Both, as
will also be the ST. .Mary's Y. M. club
of South Manchester. The Ladies Aid
sicie!ty Of the A. o. a. Of Middletown
will be at the Rock on August 3.
This is a list of events thus far
scheduled, but there will be many more
arranged for in the meantime, which
will be sandwiched in from time to
time. The trolley officials figure that
they will have use for at least thirty
extra cars on every fine day during
the remainder Of the summer.
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