The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-07-05
GRAND CELEBRATION
OF FOURTH OF JULY
Many Picnics and Entertainments,
AT Of Which Were Attended
by Tremendous Crowds.

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The Fourth of July OF 1905 has come
and gone. 1t has passed into history,
but In Pensacola there will be many
to remember its visit with pleasure,
for was not yesterday one of the most
beautiful of days for a celebration and
were mot the picnic crowds and gath
erings OF the jolliest nature possible,
and did not the day pass away without
an unpleasant incident?
Young America held forth in all his
glory. He was out yesterday morn
ing. and before o'clock the explosion
of fire crackers could be heard, and
while many of the youngsters enjoyed
themselves in this manner, 1t was not
on such an elaborate scale as on
Christmas and during the holidays.
But there was enough noise in. evil
dence to remind one that the day was
the Fourth.
The banks and all government Of
fees did not open for business at all.
and at noon all Of the stores and places
of. business in the city closed, and
everybody proceeded to enjoy them
selves.
The Rathbone Sisters.
The first to break away from the
city on pleasure bent were the Rath-
bone Sisters and a big crowd of
guests. They chartered the steamer
Columbia. and at 1880 o'clock left
for the picnic ground near Bagdad,
where they spent the day in a most
enjoyable manner The crowd was an
exceedingly large one, and when the
party returned last night everybody
pronounced the trip most pleasant.
The picnic ground selected by the
Rathbone Sisters was excellent, and
added much to the pleasure of the oc-
casion.
The journal Carrier Boys.
3 About the jolliest and happiest
crowd to leave the city were The Jour
nal carrier boys and the mailing room
force. A boat was chartered by The
Journal and after the boys had deliv.
cred their papers they all congregat.
ed on the wharf and later boarded the
boat. They landed at the Dun ian
place, across the bay, where they i'm.
mediately proceeded to enjoy them
selves as only boys can. Everyone OF
them, and there were several dozen
was in the water within five minutes
after the boat landed and the shrieks
and yells of laughter that could be
heard for half mile told that they
were getting the benefit of their holt
day. 20
AT noon fish chowder with other
eatables was placed before them, and
eagerly devoured.s Their appetites
had been whetted by the trip and the
salt air. and the way the fish chow
der disappeared was worth long triI
to witness. But there was enough fol
all, and more too, as The Journal ha:
taken good care that plenty Of eatable:
should be provided.
After all had eaten their fill they
proceeded to enjoy themselves by
playing baseball, boxing, wrestling
etc., after which they again made tol
the water, where they remained unit
called for supper of fried fish. The
crowd, tired but joyous, reached the
city about $50 O'Clock and their face.
told that the day would not soon bt
forgotten by them.
The Bay Excursion.
A bay excursion, which was largel,
patronized, was the one given by tn,
Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyter
ian church. The party left the whar
at o'clock, and landed early at TIT
life saving station, where excellen
surf bathing was enjoyed for severa
hours. The trip was success iron
every standpoint, the crowd return
ing to the city late in the night.
The X. of c. Picnic.
BY far the biggest celebration O
the day in Pensacola was the picnic
at Electric Park by the Knights q
Columbus. The crowd was by IA
The largest that ever attended a pic
mic Or a celebration of this nature il
Pensacola and it was estimated tina
fully $500 were present during III,
day and night. It was about the frs
big crowd handled by the Street Raj!
way Company under the new manage
ment, and there could be no com
plant on the service rendered.
The frst number on the program
was a Fourth of July Grafton by W
A. Blount, Jr. This was listened L
with attention by the immense cor
couse of people, and the orator wa
frequently applauded. The speecl
was along the patriotic order line
and was an excellent effort.
The Knights of Columbus had pre-
pared long list of sports to enter
tain their guests. and these bega
with baseball game between tn
teams of the Y. M. C. A., and IN
Clerks for a purse of s25. The Y. N
C.. A. team was victorious oy tn
score of 90 to The features wer
the rasping voice of the umpire an
the numerous errors of the contestin
teams. but It was nevertheless grea
| ly enjoyed.
A large number Of boys entere
1 the shoe mixing contest, which wa