Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
PUBLIC SCHOOL OUTINGS.
Third of the Series Given Today at
Luna Park.

The third of series of public school
outings being given the school children Of
Washington by the management of Wash
ington Luna Park Is the feature today at
the new IngersolI amusement resort at
Four Mile Run, Va. There are seven Of
these outings, and the other four will occur
on the Sd, 9th. 9th and 7th of July. Forty
seven schools are included in the invitation
issued by the management and nearly co.,
600 school children will participate. The
tickets have been so arranged that for
less than the price of the street car fare
each child will receive transportation, adj
mission to the park and a ride on the roll
Ter coaster caroussel.
Long before the hour for opening this
morning school children began to arrive.
some of them coming out with the work
train early as o'clock. By noon they
were in full possession of the grounds,
making the woods merry with their laugh
ter and shouting. Some of the boys brought
base ball outfits, and their first business
was with the recreation grounds. where
they speedily formed teams and did hon.
age to the nationalgame. Up in the picnic
grove the girls opened the baskets and ar
ranged lunches on the tables scattered I'M
der the trees and the older folks made
themselves comfortable on the picnic house
porch until the amusements opened on
THE Trail this afternoon. 1t is estimated
that before night 5000 school children will
nave been on the grounds.
One Of the features of the outing for or
phans which will be given the Elks Mon
day will be a grand march through the
grounds, headed by Rivelas military band.
There will be between five and six hundred
orphans in the party. and they will be
lined UP in forms either in the picnic
grounds or at the dancing pavilion,
marched through the grounds from one
end to the other and back to the band
stand, where Director Santelmann of the
Marine Band will conduct their singing in
| q program of songs that have been ar
ranged by the entertainment committee.
1t is estimated that more than 10000 will
60 to Luna Park with the Columbia Ty-
biographical Union on July II, and fully
that number will take advantage of the
special celebration program on Santiago
day, July II. All the soldiers and sailors
in the District Of Columbia will cooperate
In the Santiago day affair
Luna Park was packed yesterday after
noon and last night by the members of five
Sunday schools and their friends and fam
ilies Several informal base ball games
were played. The Sixth Presbyterian Sun
day school served ice cream, the First
Congregational committees served lemon
ade and during the afternoon all the COM.
mittees had some special attraction to APP
peal to the inner man Fully $500 attend
ed the outing. The committees were as
New York Avenue Presbyterian-,J E.
Wurdeman, chairman; C. r. Morris. Sports
DIR. B. e. Wiber, Myron Jones. ]. E.
Wurdeman, Noble Larner.
First Baptist Church of Alexandria,.
r. Mansfield, s. W. Pitts, W. p. Kirrick
N. L. Williamson e. c. Joyce. Floyd San
ders, Harvey Francis. Robert Turner, H.
F. Mansfield.
Sixth Presbyterian-M A. Skinner, D. c.
Crane. ]. c. Exline, w. ]. Murphy, Harry
Robinson.
First decentralization r. Ball, H
p. Gould, Anna Fairfield, w. A. Hyde,
Mrs. Carlton II. Ball. sports-Duncan
Stewart
Wesley NJ. E. Church--Georse b. Pitts,
y. 8. Barker, J. 81. A. Fowler