The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-25
BARBECUE AT JAcKsoN's LAKE
 COMPLETE SUCCESS.
Irishmen of Montgomery Eptertaia Themseives and Friends With En- JoyabIe Outing-Games and
 Dancing Divert.

The members of the Ancient order of Hlbernlans. an order which srn6od. ies both the religious and the social ideals of the Irish of America, gath cred together yesterday at their annual picnic at Jaeksons Lake. Never los. ing sight of the dignity and the lofty Ideals of the order whose creed, unex- pressed publicly, Is yet sacred, the Irish people of Montgomery assembled, with their friends, who are not Irish, but would like so to be, and in a soclabili- ty unaffected and true and brave, made merry innocently and with the effect that all came back to the city happier with the memories of faultless day spent among compatriots of kind hearts and in the midst of a nature that seemed to smile all the more grsenly and graci0usly because the Sons of Erin were there to smile back at Na- ture's timely fun, and--who shall say? ito make Nature smile back again at the quips and cranks and merry wiles that only St. Patriek's bright, partie- nlaT worshippers can make,
 There were 800 or more that were at Jaokson's Lake yesterday. and though every one of them had a jolly good time he never for . moment forgot that he was . member or a guest of one of the great fraternitiAs of the world. It was old Ireland, the land of the sham rock. the home of one of Americas greatest clements, the source of a mod ora race of kae New World, that the people had convened to honor with mlrth and iollity; and there was no nesa ot green ribbon to tell the tale tn3t the honor of the Old Country was not forgotten.
 Members of committees who were in charge of the preparations for the blg party went to Jackson's Lake early yesterday morning; some of them, in- deed, had zane thithsr the previous night. Upon them had devolved the duty of starting the cooks on the great ptts Tor the cooking of the meats with which the hundreds were to be fed; to prepare the tables and the tableware, as well as to sec that all of the provis- Ions that had been ordered were being received in due and proper order. Hugh Meehsn, who long since had distin- gulshed himself by his ability to eater, had the catering for the barbecue and he did t h 8 fashion that won praise for himself and for the Hibernfans posslhle' MT. Meehan was assisted, of course by Mat, the ohief cook, and Barney, the chief of everything, both of whom have helped to make Jack sons Lake barhecuss the most fam ous in the State.
 Rut pealoes the committeeman who were up with the lark and oft with the local for Birmingham, there were oth . CTS who left the city at a. m. They were just going because they knew that there waa fun from the start and they wished to be in it all. The ma joratx however, departed from the city at s;lo q n. Father Sewage was there 70 say goodbye. and Father pearsali ano FatAeF oBrien went to the picnic. TNhAFA A Ran nN4xs at.A nor was shown from, the time that Tom Kelly and Hugh Meehan and Pat sweeney went through the cars with Conductor GaekiH and tagged every ioody without charging him, as on the recent pnpleesantness known as tag aey," until MT. GaelSill and his aag. man and eighty.slx ehrill voices, of fore. called out "Jackson's Lake" when trestIe. 's'"F
 And when they were of the cars they ran like anythtng Into the park ana tnere eircled and swarmea and lishteS ana lifted again dike 50 many Swal- lows. All during the morning thev p.1ysa. some of the elders played at Vuiet taole garnas of bridge, the your, <. |. CT persons danced to the time ef ths excellent music that wasA Agforded hv me orehestTa that was gottsn toeeth sr 2y John Tisdals and aueFnented throusb tne efforts of Frank Miliia4sls, T6 uttie people just ran around like rsaS Sna were hurtlsd aloft in swtnes nro- peIled by little negroes hired Tar i've occasion. and involved in dust ana dis eussions over baseball. .'s5
 And Tn the meantime. as it is saId spout the Pepper and the Monmsr of Littie so-and-So in a Hurry in the soHto supplements, people that wanted so were drlkins lemonade and other sott drinks or walking along the hie.h. ways 10 see just how benefcient Na. ture could be. -'S-
 &ners was Reception Committee