CHILDREN'S PIC-NIC.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 39, 22 March 1878, Page 2

CHILDREN'S PIC-NIC.

Tho nruual Children's Pio-Nio, curried out under tho auspices of tho commit 100 of tho ltoofton Cntholio School, has oomo to ho rognrdod a» ono of tho chiof, if not the ohiof, opon»nir Rnthorinß of tho tho yonr, nnd it is cortain that tho nssomhlttgo of tho present yoar lino gono to tho fullest oxtenfc to fulfil that expootation. Tho pio nio was oxjpnally ftxod to bo hold on Wednesday last but tbo Sports Commitloo roquiring tho uro of tho ground for n third day's rncing, tho right was conoodod, and tbo picuio postponed until yostorday. Tho morning woro a most unpromifling nspoot, but tho ohil* dren having nlroady Bu/Torod a disappoint* mont by tho first poßtponomont thoro was nothing for it but to risk tho olemonts. Accordingly tho cbildron nssomblod at tho Catholio Sohool nt nbout ofßo0 f BO a.m., and by 10 o'clock somo throo of four hun* drod juvonilos, nil docked in holiday nttiro, woro on tho spot and ongor for tho fray. It was unfortunate that tho mombors of j tho brass band woro unablo to moot beforo clcron o'clock, as beforo th ft

I timo tho patienco of tho youngsorat had bocomo oxhaustod, and tho procession started without music. All 30 tho band assembled nnd marched down to Hio ground, and its prosonco had a vory firont donl to do with tho goneral success of Iho duy. A commodious dancing plut<« form had been provided by tho com* raittoo, and immediately upon tho arrival of tho niusio dancing commonood and was kept up with unflngging spirit to tho oloso. At 2 p.m. thoro could not have bocu loss 1 than thirtoonjhundrod porsons on the grouud. of which numbor fully fivo hundred woro ohildron... Tho|]committoo hnd mado tho most aniplo provinion for tho ohildron and adult visitors, und sweetmeats of fill kinds, tea, coflbo, &0., &0., thoro was in giloro. Throughout tho day numerous girls' and boys' races woro got up, and thoro was in addition oriokot, swings, Borumblos, and all pcnsiblo games for youthful finjoymo'nt. Tho nthloli o branch of tho festivity was most efficiently attended to by tho I?ov.' Father Cnrow. and Mcflnrs Uronnan. M'Shorry, Crofts, Connolly, Williams, Walsh, O'Doa and othors. Tho rofrcshmont stalls woro presided over by Messrs 131ack, Foohan, M'Gttigan, and a numbcj of ladios. Tbo amusomobts. woro kept fully ulivo, and though tho wtJathor wna tho rovorso of favourablo it in no way intorforod with tho enjoyment of tho day. At about 6 80 p.m. tho signs of rain thickonod fast, and it was dcoidod to commonco tho homeward maruh. A procession was nocordingly formed, und Uoadod by the band tho ohildron mnrchod io town, having spont a most onjoyablo doy. Tho mojn* bors of tho Ttoolton I3and dosorvo great praiso for tho largo sharo which tlioy contributed to tho gonoral succoaa of tho day.