The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-26
NATURE SMILED
her SWEETEST
Great ThTongs FIocked TO the
Shore Resorts on Bay Yesterday
PERFECT WEATHER FOR OUTING
Last Sunday In The Month Was 0ae TO Be
Long Remembered for Its
DelIqhts.
PERFECT WEATHER FOR OUTING

Some sing Of May, in simple lay
And some in duloet tune.
But there's nothing quite. that can re-
quite
For summer day in June"
Yesterday was a day to tempt the most
sluggish blood 10 warm and thrill and
he whose heart did not pulse little fast
er when he arose and felt the coolNg
zephyrs that were waited across the
clear bright sky must indeed nave Deeh
cold and stolid.
He who could not have felt and did not
feel the pulse OF natures rollicking song
as the wind danced trippingly through
the trees must needs have lost all taste
for the good things OF life and as the
farmers say. must have gone 10 seed.
For the day was one OF the most tempt
ing that have been served UP thus far
this summer and It was one OF those days
that make those who live In or who come
10 New England fairly fall in love with
the section and wish never To leave.
Even the bees arose with the sun and
were humming their tune OF work early in
the morning while all humanity awoke
and lonRed 10 be out and away 20 the
greenswsrd where they might skip and
gamhoi with never n thought Of care. II
was a day for leaving care and worry be-
hind too and the man who looked out on
the sky Yesterday morning could not but
smile and take on the feeling OF self-sat-
isfaction
The trees have just taken on that rich
hue that displays 10 the best advantage
the wealth OF summer and where the
thick foliage cast its deep shade there
was voice that seemed 10 call 10 quiet
repose. To this responded the larger por-
tion OF the inhabitants Of this city taxi
ing lunches and hooks and each pursuing
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that appealed 10 him. To some the voice
called with instructions 10 bring n book
and recline with that same bucolic voice
that bade Titurus TO recine beneath the
beach trees I'm Nirgil's day. 10 others
there was call TO the seashore 10 still
others the picture OF a canoe. and COM
pany furnished the attraction hut every
where II was the same. Everybody was
bent on being somewhere out in the open
drinking In the sweets OF life.
The day was not extremely hot as was
the Sunday before.
The thermometer recorded its minimum
mark al 7:3o a. m. when the needle stop
ped at s4l degrees Soon after that heat
molecules began TO get busy tinkerine
around the temperature. and the rise was
slow. but steady. the mark NJ noon being
*. The heat increased gradually and by 4
y. m. the needle had reached 70. going a
half-degree higher I'm another hour. from
two n slowly receded
Big crowds attended their favorite re-
sorts of the bay. and the number OF rest
less travellers was augmented by hum
dreds who had no particular destination,
but went out just for n cooling-of ride.
II was the biggest day of the season
at all the resorts down the bay. and
there was nothing I'm the weather lire
10 interfere with the programs that re
creation seekers generally planned.
An immense crowd visited Rocky Point
during the day, where nearly all the
numerous attractions were in fun swing
and afforded plenty of diversion. The
shore dining halls had a big patronage and
good music was given by the Providence
Military band The main attraction at
the Point for some thousands OF the visi-
tors was the Providence Jersey City base
ball game, great additional interest being
caused In this event by the strenuous
battles waged between the teams on the
three preceding days.
At Crescent Park the crowd was slow In
showing mp. but they began TO flock i'm
great numbers toward the afternoon, and
by o'clock II was estimated that soma
l26o people were going. and received
their quota OF patronage. and plenty OF
music was furnished by Jsckson's band
and the ladies' orchestra. There was no
tFf'ldi dAtIdNNion lot the DAY, unless the
Lewis shore dinners could be called one
and as usual the dining hall was the
Mecca for crowds during the afternoon.
~ was the biggest day OF the season
so far at Boyden Heights. where a big
shore dinner and the regular attractions
OF the resort proved potent drawing
cards. BY midafternoon there were about
5000 persons on the grounds and they
were still coming in large numbers. The
Boyden Heights band furnished good
music.
The boats Of the Providence Fall River
and Newport Steamboat company made
regular trips down the bay 10 all the
shore resorts and carried large crowds
In all directions suburbanward the cars
were crowded and II was a great dav
for automobiles and all sorts of vehicles
The afternoon and evening concerts AT
Roger Williams park by Reeves Amer
lean band drew two audiences OF great :
size 10 that place and the various selec-
tions rendered under the direction OF Mr.
Church were enthusiastically received.