New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-01
CHARLES II. WARD EMBARRASSED.
BosroN. July 31.-A draft of Charles H
Ward boot and shoe manufacturer of Boston, went tC
protest to-day.
PICNICLNG By THE SEA.
A CHILDREN'S TRIP TO COMFY ISLAND.
DINNER AT THE SEA BEACH PALACE HoTEL-THI
GRSFROeTrY oF A

DINNER AT THE SEA BEACH PALACE HOTEL-THE
GENEROSITY OF FRIEND.
Coney Island was again inundated with
children yesterday and this time In more formidable
NUMBERS short time ago gentleman OF ths city who
prefers to be known only Friend Of the Children"
sent to THE TRIBUNE a truly generous gift Of money
with instructions that It should be devoted solely TO
taking parties OF the poor city children, so seldom
have An opportunity Of escaping from the unwhoesome
districts In which their lives are spent over to Coney
Island for the day and giving them, now and again.
something more healthy Than the food and atmosphere
to which they accustomed Yesterday the first effort
was mafe to carry out the intentions OF the
chartable-heared donor, and over five hundred chill
dren drawn from all tho regions OF the city spent
the day by the seaside 1t not attempted to send
the entire number down body but they went in
eighteen distinct contingents varying In numbers from
twenty-five to sixty, under the direction OF a
missionary. Sunday school teacher or PHYSICIAN who
had volunteered 10 undertake the labor Of love- and with
whom II rested to devise amusements for the children
under his or her until all the parties the Sea
Beach Palace Hotel FOX dinner. From o'clock onward
throughout the morning each train on the Sea Beach
Railroad carried its share OF the little picnickcrs-One
car or sometimes two being full OF small
figures In pink and blue cotton dresses each
with broad fat straw hat alone shading a pale
face beneath Not thai all the faces were without
cepton pale for there are certain consrtntonsiwhlch
WI" pclNcIrJ ll3lHL pfttenuluR 10
ike the tenement-house atmosphere and diet so that
now and again appeared pair OF rosy cheeks and
sparkling eyes with which II hard to assO-
ciate the surroundings in which they
generally set Here and there, too FROM
tho rows OF little faces pecped
with healthy sun.burnt look. which told that It's pos
sessor had It returned from The TRIBUNE Fresh
Air parties the country. Less pale even than these
were nycand.Iweuty small black children but though
TO inexperienced eyes they showed the neei Of such
holiday less than tler wanfaced neighbJrs their enjoy
mrnt Of 1t was evidently quite rs great. Everything
equally novel to them. and they
denonsratiye In their appreciation. Indeoi the
orderly and quiet and they ed to take their pleas
uTc going down in sad and wistful way.
ENJOYING SMOKING PLATES OF CLAM CHOwDER.
Twelve o'clock the appointed for dinner. and
long before the time the children one at time and In
parties running and walking. and
t0d1ling up from every avenue between
the shows upon the beach Huge unfahomed reservoirs
OF clam chowder we're lying at the Beach Hotel aud
drawing all the empty little stomachs toward them
lodesono gathers up scattered packet OF needles.
by II o'clock they were beginning to feel impatient and
every new detachment was welcomed boiserOusly by
tho crowd already gathered tho piazza
Of the hotel At last tho steady inflow
Into me Snerr rows ~ table, with spoons
glasses aud smoking plates ~ emo wder await
lug them. They understood. to child exactly wnat
expected OF them. and nsely0s TO do their
duty with win; aud they all dc it. The ciAtterng>of
the interval, made q noise that would have done
credit TO healthy orchestra or ul.grown thunaer
storm, with ito n1ito aprOued walters darling
about like the flashes OF lightning In between But there
was nothing uu-eemy or unnannerly la the perform
ace they m .emed 10 think thai they on ght 10 Do more
less on their best behavlori aad though eating was
obviously the nrft consideration IN every little mind.
recognition OF what duo to the pr0Drlees appeared
To be continually present. making tue general depOrt-
meat at AZ ~ decorous as tna at any hrle go"nup
ianle d'h0is In the city IL was protracted
struggle but gradually the little faces sadly confessed
by one That the s0nachs atacdod could take Ia no
more aud the walters began 90 lind no market for the
sieaming pnoe they were carving about The CHATTER
OF spoons TOO getting less the orchestra was eY-
DENLY urng and by o'clock every ond confessed It's
honor satisfied
MARCHING ABOUT IN WONDERLAND.
They were then marched on the piazza again
and slowly begun to dlsntegrate into their proper
companies, which went of by to
the beach. which q wonderland 10 them ALL Some
OF Tie tipgs thoy were acquainted with lhcy showed
themselves meln COnnO8scurs In peanutafals; aud
tue mcrry gOrOund though novel; were az once appre-
cIateu .uu ~, Nv VI IN. y ~, iii goIer's"
however. aud machines for testing strength, We're
fascinating mastery aud bg,t i1i I srDnes
Behind all this world OF delightful novelties, too,
tho sea- later every mite found Ia way TO
the waters edge. SbOes aud stockings were promptly
discarded and the whole beach was quickly rlnged Win
small Dare-legged figures standing IKE rows Of wading
bras along the edge They would APP
p1renty have been contest tn have gone being
hunted by incoming waves all night Out soon AFTER
ocoe, the first instnment to start Its return
TO The city they had To creep reluctantly out on 10
tne sand aud put their shoes ana stockings again
Then ~ he morning were repeated In the
trsns-the kindness Of officials and curiosity Os
stranRrrs the same laboOns clamb ring into the ear
and persistent efforts TO put their heads ont again But
doubt as TO what the day to bring forth They al
felt sure thew had enjoyed thems Ives and their happy
ohaierng and laugh or tOI thAt the gS on Jug 'ic"'
had shown himself true " Friend OF the Children"