New-York tribune., 1890-06-05
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
e,v7v THOUSAND CHILDREN PARADE.
o,,s AN GIRLS WERE HAPPY ALTHOUGH
THE DAY WAS HoT-A PRETTY sOENH iN
PROSPECT PARK-USIvERsALIT AND
,,xrrAR1Ay SCHOOLS NOT INVITED.

PROSPECT PARK-UNIvERsALl@r AND
rx1TAR1AN SCHOOLS NOT INVITED.
u,.o, tho exercises of the Sunday school Anniver-
. nov have becn held in May in recent years .he
,rcathcr has usually been too cola 1" 'onio.' w
,h,l, clad children. This year the eipe'i'ne,' wa
, - fixing the date in June. with me result una,
,..t discomfort was experienced from the hea'' n".
,ao nor,de Yesterday was successful. ana the not
,ro,ther WAS regarded as more favorable ,hah raih
would have BEEN on ooo ,ua.on
rLono vero eleven divisions Of the 10000 chldren
rhich naroded According to previous arrangement
the bell on the City Hall and church oeh' III ~ 80,
p,rts Of the city rung at ii a. M Inv p'0i'
schools were DISMISSED early to permit .ne o"'o' ~
nreparc for the exercises In the aHerhooh, inc
br.rbt sunshine brought Joy to many youthin hear''
Shotrv after O'Clock groups Of children parents ana
began to gather in the various churchcs desS
mated for the exercises before the parades'
Tho majority Of the twenty-seven schoos "hch
went TO Prospect Park to parade upon the oi'i d P',
mics in the woods. The children gathered III u'e e
arranged for them at the far end Of the Long Meaoo"
AZ :45 D. m and after concert oy 'onocr''" o''i'
.anc their anniversary hymns. written for the occa-
- ,rho line ~ march was then formed under
v.rsbol Robert W. Firth and the bong column OF boys
and girls little and big. with teachers ana officers
kecnnc the ranks in order, started upon the serpeono
routc marked ont by rcd and white gudohs upon INC
green grass.
hroidered banners bearing their names or scripture
,rords some Of the little children were almost
loo email IN walk alone but they marched bravery
s. ,be lines Of spectators and under the eyes OF me
officials unon the reviewing stand Among The lartef
were Indian Commissioner Morgan, Mayor 'hapn,
Postmaster Hendrix. Silas NJ Glddnes, "rahh NarehA
lanes : Case, Police Commissioner Hayden +. b.
schenck Of the Young Mems Christian Assoclaloh' ;
andT TytEr AN
eraI Russey of Washington. After the parade some
=, Tho schools had refreshments in the Park a"l
otber. returned to their churches. There were
about 12 900 children in the PARK parade
TwAntv schools including 5000 members. met In
.o, . dnzcn churches upon the Heights, where they
sanc the anniversary hymns and listened to addresses
!, plrmouth Church the Rev. Lindsay Parker spoke
George A. Bell the speaker In the Church OF inc
PILGRIMS and the Rev. Willard II. Robinson addressed
no schooIs in the First Baptist Church The lines
%, tbs narade we're formed in Pierrepont-st. ana the
children marched and counter marched In that street
and Clinton.st, passing reviewing ''ahu at "'e''
intersection. Dwight studwell OF Plymontn 'hhrch
Was marshal. The pastors and others reviewed 'no
parade. - ~
,o..t,,s fl, clinton ave was transferred to Cumber
land =, this wear, and named the Washington
Park Division. The residents OF Cllhton'aNe' nav
complained In pat years OF the manner ~ "n'"
tho crowd which kept on the SIDEWALKS 10 per
NIT the children 10 march, invaded private Srou''uS'
This wear the difficulty was avoided by paI%i'hs III
Cumberlaudst which has smooth asphat paVe
.nn, rho customary exercise, were held in eight
d,rorent churches Dr. Tanage was the speaker
in the Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal 'hur'h
Thc school, we're mar hailed for the larade Og 'ul
4 pf,rrc Many Of the houses along the line Of
march I'm Cumberland ST., from Myrie-ave. 10 "esIe
,vs we're decorated with hag- and sueanlcis' in1
| pDpf~ifc fOit bI'rH' "''t'
Memorial Day, occupied BY many PLomIc' ,'or ,
Interested in SUNDAY school work. inciudihs N'S VI
chaplin and Grand Marshal Case; , i.,, -f. ,oo,
tnothcr barge division Was the bedioid, "t'i n Go
,ch(, numbering $500. Five OF the Iar.c ShaI' & ,t
s,Dornm,sintcd them for the exercises pFe,elhs M r
parade Under Marshal marie a. LemI H crerd avcs
marched upon The sidewalks OF Gates ana Tihu h ,ci
,he .nectaiors being kept IN the middle OF me Stee,
Gy ropc, along the Side Ebens list Regiment o"hl
Tro di~,ions marched in Lafayette ave me Iomp
kins Park division, from Ma i'S atc w w, Dlnar sbad
With 900 children In tho ranks lea Dy Wv w ~ OIIa lar f,
stuyvesantave. u Broadway, under MarShei MOSES '"
Rs New York ave division left their usual maTTs
ground this year for McpSn9ust riiev led thirteen
ana Nu'nner 400 nnpis Tic Carroll Park division
paradcd Cnton,t ana ,' tlrS, firi There We're ony
49, 'cho"l. In tho south Brooklyn division NJ"
made . march in Third ana f""fpr ecoud and
r'f ,h,rd -, The ocean lIill division paIsprT -
ftor and rruvon sts and 'Ie s,rect Of the
divi.i,n marched in some Of The prnrP'' H"'o' -
oyr v'ar,i with dozen schools IN line ,u,,,,, al
The N~ooklyn sunday school 'h'I 'I.n' ,..,or, nj.
,he c,1ol. ~ the city save those IN me
~. d t,rceupout again did not invlte he ,.''u ~
,i,r~.alls and Unitarian schools To laIa1V
ho - me 80 called orthodox churches Nri , prV
.d tn dcnounce this -"ctarianlsm anu ,N cY" .I vi
u,r N n,n Invited the neghborlng lnltaflah S.a ica
' ,o ,y,t, II but despite all the efforts o so 49,
II. ,u maintains rs rule of admitting I" hI hl'i'
bin and participation IN the parade c, nnm 30 naradG
cvahscr h .rhool, the children Of the lnilcro,nr
Ebnrc6 II our Father held parade ot te Irans ave
"i'' rio, marched from the church IN ,'rHlu H.
/ diY. ,os. place and Classon ave and back aeasi
and then held their annlycr'artt wcr, listcrct
- Uymns sung ana addresses Sn,, XorI,
] ,n"1 ~. , ,rcre made hv Dr Eaton. ot NeN '"'N
Thompson Of newark and Canfed q dye Of no Green
~. rh,al. paradcd In the principaI ',veN N,,rart~
.eycntccnh Ward. The OCCASION wa' snnS,y .choo
/ Ti-n,a number Of the schools declined !" P"'"''
in tr,cts crowded with cars and vrniCF'. Sunday
]" rh. 90 600 children In the Eastern ni>,I., w., 10
.,apr i'rion viii parade to-day In BedioN'aNc'