UNEMPLOYED PICNIC.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6626, 17 December 1886, Page 2

UNEMPLOYED PICNIC.

originators and organwers of the piouio given yesterday, ia Hagley Park, to the. unemployed, have no to complain of want of patronage. >'pwa.ds of 650•tickets were issued, aad be.ides the* holders of these, several huad.ed others ware present., fhe bill of f*rd ooßßisted of low a tb pies, and the same nntnoer of tarts and mince pica, 6721b of p'um cake, Wt gallons of lernonarte, ginter and herbal . beer., and 155 gallons of tea, and this stock entirely before the day closed. Mr J. Boot was the otterer. and fulflUed his contract with great satiafaotioo to the CommJfctee Hia Worship the Mayor and Mr P. Gainneat, acted as superintendents, and M'mw Wfi"" I */* _,' PoffeU ' c °deyl -I«* hm, and Hastings as stowarda. The pre? parataou of tea was entrusted to Mr Hutchinson and staff. A series of sports TAB OT 6' aa,B « d for grown people and children by Messrs Topham, Capper, «eA Lee,Msisted by Measiß - aadFlemiag. As many a. poaaibTe of, ■' : children were presented with a —aaT '• ■"' Beat. Before dispersing Mr W. PowelWofroposed a hearty vote of thanks to Sir Julius Vogel for his consideration to the un«__Plpyed ra regard to their wages for the day. The vote waa carried with cheers. Oheers ' _ were a.so rtven for the Mayar and' Mayore-s; Mr W. Powell, who was tht first to move in the direction of getting the holiday for the unemployed; the Committee and its Deputy Ohairn—in (Mr P. Guinness) i and the Hon. Secretary and TreaMuer (Mr W. Forster) Last; evening his Worship th« Mayor for- ! warded the following telegram to Sir Julius Vogel s — " Unemployed picnic—l have much pleasure in announcing- that we have had a most succe Bful, enj jjatlt - and .happy day. Every on* phased and» contented. At conclusion day's proceed-ing-a gathering took place, and a vote of tht-nks for your goodness and kind consideration of tho working man was nnt-r ' mously pasted, accompanied by eathn-l- ' astio cheenng from upwards of 1000 people. Li sm d ir * c, '-ed to wire you acooi—nglj. (Slg-9d)A.ATa-w,Mayor:~ " wx, " ua "?' „