The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-07-12
GRANDIN'S FOURTH.
How a Whole Lot Of People
Had a Whole Lot of Fun.

LAd0 FVLO1C A$Ot W uh'
! A car load of Palatka people at.
tended the Fourth of July picnic al
Grandin and aside from q little dis
comforture on account of the rain
which drizzled in the afternoon
and came with heavy downpour
late in the day, all are of one mind
they had good time.
1t is estimated that fully 250 people
of the neighborhood attended this
picnic, and the day Was passed in
| pleasant intercourse of neighbors
which is the chief charm of a country
picnic.
There was large table under the
trees aud at noon the contents of in
Vulnerable baskets were thereon
spread. 1t would be next to Impos-
sible to describe the contents of that
table. There was everything from
fried spring chicken to pie, and from
roast shoat to layer cakes. The good
housewives of that section say the
people over there live to old age and
enjoy the journey through good eat
ing. They look it. The committee
in charge also had barrel of iced
lemonade which was served free.
Before all hands began the assault
on the dinner, Rev. l.. r. Lynn of
Palatka invoked the Divine blessing.
A small speakers stand had been
erected under the trees, with seats
in semi-circle facing. Just before
dinner, Mr.. Alvin Padgett, chairman
of the local committee, called the
assembly to order and spoke tersely
of the occasion and Grandin's hearty
wv fn hn Jicit
Lynn offered prayer, after which the
chairman introduced the orator of
the day, Judge E. Noble Calhoun of
this city. Judge Calhoun's address
was short but every word was elo-
quently spoken and he COMMANDED
the closest attention of his large and
intelligent audience throughout the
address. When he concluded he was
roundly applauded.
Mr.. William G. Tilghman, the
well-known shingle mill operator of
this city, was the next on the pro-
gram with one of his inimitable dia-
lect recitations. He captured the
crowd, and though he did not re-
spond to the encore at this time, he
had it to do many times over during
the day. The crowd simply could
not get enough of his dialect recita-
tions.
After the dinner Mr.. Tilghman
opened the exercises with another
pleasing recitation. Then there was
short address by the editor of the
News on the patriots of Peace"
Then the drizzle came and the crowd
ducked and ran to shelter.
Down at Green u Durrence's store
one crowd ate peanuts and ice cream
and drank pop and other official
temperance drinks, while some of
the male picnicers smoked "seegars."
Everybody visited. Bymby when
conversation began to lag on the
front porch of the store Mr.. Thigh
man was prevailed upon to recite
Brother Watkins Farewell Ser
mon.n 1t was q "corker,' and after
he had finished this there was no
more rest for Mr.. Tilghman until his
throat got fuzzy from overwork.
Mr.. Tilghman is the chairman of
the dry campaign committee and
there is no record that he even so
much as wet his whistle with pop,
but anyway he got over that fuzzy
feeling in his throat and at the de-
pot, during the long wait of the Pal
atka crowd for the train, he recited
more pieces and made the women
and babies forget they were tired.
The visitors to the Grandin picnic
of July Fourth, 1907, will not soon
forget the kindly welcome and gen.
ial hospitality they received at the
hands of the good people of that
place.
And those from Palatka who en-.
joyed the good supper and the pleas
ant comfort of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Johnson's home during the heavy
rain will bear pleasant memories OF
this good couple alway.
1t was grand picnic all through
from start to finish and there's JOY
in our mind even now as we take the
back tack.