A QLQRMS FOURTH
L. G. Folsom
7 MOM K YM*tiiitit'ii 1 day seldom (lawns than was
1’1 tin- K«mr h iif July. It is (louhtfiri whether a
( li ijipior «»r mor e ijjfer jurt v of young American ever
3 set nut to clehr ite it than was the of 1\. H. Oyans
^ * Mint th»*ir invited quests. I hen* hint been many nnx
t "s In--ume nt ihe cb.ml v, i*;iiny weatlnr wliieh had prevailed f ir scv
■ i' v-.. but tile ilay could mit liave been finer lent it been made to iirder.
I h di-sire 1 and niueli talked • f trip to Long Island was conditional up
\ lei. Inne. s v. r 11 hours were spent in preparation to leave Wood
bl 1 >r the day, m iking it about eleven o’clock when we “slmved off.**
\\ • tl i gs !l\ i11«r the K. lb <> hmneh witli reeently installed new Gray
'i In I'fivloV e ptmi. W illi PoImtIsoii, engineer, Mike and Putin
> n i ied Mrs. I,earn, Mivs John* n and the 1 ittl* folks. The hay skill'
1 ntained Superintend. nt l.e-irn and tin- rest of tile boys and girls, ex
t* -v of the hie boys who r de in an otter boat with the gun and “pro
file Folsoms 1 rought 1 p the rear, keeping safely astern, in their
• .boat propelled by an Fvinrude.
ov\ as noi Mn ast, through the eliamiel past the l . S. S. Buffalo,
n a i and the re. fs otf Tillainook point, to the north side of Long Island
> a tine little bind 1< eked 1 ay fornn rly used, it is said as a safe harbor
t ' c.' r< dtiring wint r storms. Landing was made on a gently sloping
v heaeh just as the Buffalo fire dthe P2 n'chick salute, the distance from
! 'i• e hi ilig about Seven miles.
\ ■ ’ > groups of interested explorers at owe set out, some to visit the
•> ligh’h -use, some to gather flowers on the hillsides, while others
the buildings formerly occupied when the island was stocked with
p Mlsd foYeS.
W is a fire had been built and the lunch prepared, the whistle brought
revs from all directions to l <* seated on the sloping beach, sing
e.d from win mi all blessings flows.” and proceed to carry out one of
’>• importanf parts of the celebration program. Here it was that at
1’i tew seemed possessed by the spirit of contest in testing to the limit
i|i li ipicity hi put away good things to eat.
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