Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-01
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the Knoxville, Tenn, Sentinel, will
be read with interest in Pine Bluff,
as two of the members of the party
mentioned are well known here
Miss Gertrude DOdds, who is attend
| ing school at Knoxville, and Prof.
Robinson, formerly teacher here.
Twenty-six ladies and gentlemen,
under the chaparonage of Mrs Fitz-
gerald Dr. 3. G. Gregory, of Boston,
and Prof. Livingston Barbour, of
Philadelphia, enjoyed a picnic down
the river Wednesday evening. Just
north of Lyons View the two launches
were stopped and all landed to pre-
pare supper. Prof. Barbour and
boy from Texas who said he was
an expert fire builder, built fire TO
boil coffee. Prof. Barbour selected
the place between two rocks and
after the fire had burned down to
hot GOALS, two large chunks OF wood
were placed on it and the coffee pot
was placed on these, and soon the de-
licious aroma pervaded the atmos-
phere: and the sputtering OF the cot.
fee pot, the chirp of the crickets, the
croak of the frogs and the chatter OF
the girls all together made series
of sounds that could not be recorded
on phonograph. Just as supper
was ready the moon rose and most
delightful supper was served. Fol
lowing is the menu:
Swiss Cheese Sandwiches
Meat Sandwiches
Stuffed Eggs with Salad
Olives and Pickles
Plums Peaches Assorted Cake
Crystalized Fruits Lemonade
Coffee
Ice Cream Huyler's Bon -Bons
After g. delightful supper, enlivened
by music and the wit of the party.
great fire was built and the young la
dies and gentlemen danced an In
dian war dance. The fires were then
extinguished and all boarded the
launch and Went merrily down the
river. in and out among the beautiful
islands and under the great towering
cliffs rising in the moonlight and
standing out distinctly against the
brightness of the sky. On the launch
songs were rendered by various guests
aboard and the party OF merry makers
reached the Seventh street wharf at
1890 in the evening.
Those present were: Misses Doyle,
Gillespie, Dudley. Nickles, Dorothy
Schartle, Byrne, Dodds; Dale, Wat
kins, Mesdames Bradley, Howell, Fitz-
gerald: Dr. B. G. Gregory, Prof. E.
Livingston Barbour, DR.. Paddock.
klye Jenkins, Selzman, Tate, Spahr,
Bethea, Vest, Robson. DR.. Saunders.
What came near being a serious
dCClQeul udpptu oAS louliNiiC' W.
returning to the wharf. The Nell
had steamed ahead and was coming
bacl1 again at full speed when
'sNinah" ran directly across the river,
and no one noticed the incoming boat
until someone screamed and at about
the same time when the captain OF
the "Nell'' saw that he WIS going to
collide with the other launch he shut
off the engine as quickly as possible
and but for the presence of mind OF
all present all would have probably
been thrown into the water. The on
coming launch slackened, but could
not be stopped, and she struck tn"
"Ninah" amidship with terrific otow
A few of her timbers We're staved III
and for one brief second everyone held
their breath for fear that she would
sink. Gut the prov Of the 9th ar boat
struck her several inches above the
water line, and as the capta assured
them that there was nc danger, the
incident was forgotten by tta inter