The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-06
NEWSBOYS AT DINNER.
q. Warrington ChiIds, a. NJ, Putting his
viands where They DID the Most Good.


From N, Phftrd,piid Times
Among the most interesting OF the events
OF she Fourth wac the dinner giyGp to thg news
proprietor of the Ledger. There was a large
crowd of people present at the Reading Rail-
They worc all on hand before | o'clock. the hour
announced for the train tO leave. and whiled
away }Hn te 10y n"ar'n ,E fyrrye0dy ana
thing else they could think of, and having lots
of fun generally. Never was there such Il Jolly
and eXpcctant excursion party Arriving ut
Belmont the boys were marshalled into line At
IL o'clock they were usher ii into Proskaucrs
beautiful pavilion. and. with the exception OF y
little unavoidable hurry-scurry, the result OF
their over cagerncss. were soon standing each
with his hand on his appointed chair.
dinner and the boys. and then thcre was the
thunder of six hundred chairs ms the delighted
hungry little guests sat down the table. Rare
" may be seen such gathering. Some had
jackets and some had none but all Of them were
rs clean faced and bright ny boys could be. and
those Of them who had any hair to ilx-for sand-
papcring Is the prevalent fashion among tho
ncwsboys-had II nicely combcd and brushed.
The general impression gathered from the hun.
drcds of faces WIS one Of real intelligence. OF
the variety shrcwdncss and Of evident honesty
and carnestncss OF character i was, dinicult to
say whether the chccr which followed the bl, 81
ing was intended for the Row DIR. Morton or for
the turtle soup which came on Mt that moment
probably, from its carncstnoss. for the latter
course. and soon they were all MS hap
py and busy and chaiiery as boys can
be. over their dinner. Maybe they did not fully
understand the delicate relations Of the knife
and fork maybe the napkins wcre little too
much for them, but Of hearty appetite they had
"A blessed full, and they ate with an assiduity
and drvotedncss which the walters have never
before witnessed. and kept those walters busy
to n degree painful to behold. And such n din
Of voices One wondered how in the midst Of
such energy OF consumption they could find
time To talk at ALL The sober mcats and vegc-
tables were received approximately. hut without
expression : but when the waiter with the first
ihstallment of oranges and bananas was seen
through the door then there was u great cheer
for these unwontcd Injuries. and for the ice
cream and cake which followed. One hour and
half after taking their seats they had finished
their generous repast.
They We're then called To order, and ex-Mnyor
Daniel VI. Fox addressed them briefly, making
clear To- them the lesson Of the day they were
celebrating. and referring simply. but elo-
qucntly, To the associations Of the spot chosen
for their entertainment Rousng and long
continued cheers were given 10y the boys for the
Fourth of July and for their genial and hcnrn-
cent host. Mr.. Childs. and then they flied out by
twos from the banqueting hall, receiving as
they went tickets for the Permanent Exhibition
and Geological Garden and for their ride home.
Their behavior throughout was excellent; their
noise was good natured: there were no col
worthy recipients Of ll-bestOwed kindness.
and won good opinions from all who were pres
cnt as spectators. Tho newsgirls were repre-
scented 10y hut one of their number. "A gentle lit
didnt serm IA hit abashed Wy her isolation. Cows.
Hartranit and Carroll called in To SEQ the boys
while thcv were at their dinner. and were W.
cifcrously cherred. Mr.. Childs WIS not present.
but he was represented 10y Mr.. William v No
kcan. the managing editor Of the Iedg1. who
also spok" briefly To- the boys and WAS chcerrd
kept 10y the ordinarily unruly gamins was due
10 the powerful influence over them Of one Of
their number. larger than the rest called six
teen He ruled them with the rod OF an auto