New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
st-NDAY-sCHOOL CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY.
p.p.nr IN BROOKLYN OF $4,000 scuoLAEs-EXER-

StTNDAY-SCUOOL CHILDRENS HOLIDAY.
p.p.pr N BROOKLYN OF $4,000 sCHoLAIs-EXER-
cIsrs AT THE DIFFERENT PARKS.
No one of the annual festivals is more
entirely dependent upon fair weather than the nver
sary OF the Brooklyn Sunday The sun yesterday
WAS warm but fresh breeze rendered the oryseventh
annual parade pleasant, and made the holiday source
Of delight TO the 10000 children who took part In the
exercises The City Hall, Courthouse the thcaers, and
many other public and private buildings were decorated
with flags and steamers In honor OF the occasion The
schools divided into seven divions-the flights
division, the Prospect Park division the Carroll fark
division the Washington Psrk division. the Bedford
division, the New-York Avenue DIVISION and the Temp
kins Park division. Simple services were held in the
various churches OF a similar nature, consisting OF
prayer. singing, and short address.
The children OF the Nights division marched and coun-
termarched around grand stand erected at Montague
and Cnton-sts the presence of the clegymen having
churches vicinity and the Marshal for that division
with his assistants This part of the city was profusey
decorated and many private residences were noticeable
for the taste and beauty of their display Tho Prospect
Park division held its exercises in the Long Meadow as
1t called, short distance from the Fatbush-aye en-
OF the Park. Within circle formed by rope run
ming through stakes the children and their teachers
assembled all other persons being excluded lmmedi-
ateiy within the ropes were the tents which served
the headquarters Of the different churches represented
In the division, ana near them were the rereshment
tables generously supplied with all that children like
best The grand stand decorated with red. white
and blue bunting. Coterno's 23d Regiment Band led
the procession which passed three times around
the grand stand and at last halted ut
n short distance from it, while the children
sang in chorus hymns. While the refreshments
were being served the band played several selections ar
ranged for the occasion by Mr. COerno There were no
addresses made and after the brief exercises the c
dren at liberty seek their own anusemenls Inc
Carroll Park division consisted oil about 1000 chi dren
and led by Daniel Marshall and his aids The houses
along line of march decorated with bunting,
end their soops and windows crowded with spectators
The exercises were held in the different churches repre-
scented in the division. The Washington PARK division
consisted of about 1000 children, who marched with
great precision under the direction of Col f. Parkn-
son. The Bedford division under the superintendence
of Marshal VIM Adams the Bedford division under Mar
shall Henry Heath. and the TOmpkns Park division in
charge of Marshal ID. W. Mclean, mpleng the list OF
seooOs equally succesetul with the others Ill the
character and completeness of their various exercises
The largest schools in regard 10 che number OF children
IN the professions, were those OF the 1aOelhacle,
Plymouth, Central Congregational, Lafayette Avenue,
Presbyterian ST. Peters Episcopal, First Place Metho-
dist, Clinton Avenue Congregational, Hanson Pace
Methodist ST. James Episcopal and Puritan COngrega-
tonal Churches At Gates ana Grandaves on the line
erected, covered with bunting and flowers, and sur
mounted by a staff from which waved the national nag
large banner also stretched across the street AT
this POINT, bearing portrait OF Washington and the
dates " l776-lS76." On the reverse representa-
ton of the old Centennial bell, and the words Our
Glad Anniversary In nearly every case the different
divisions were accompanied by bands of music.