Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
CH|LDREN'S GALA DAY
June 6 Selected by the State Grange
for Young Folks to Pay Jolly
Court 10 Queen Flora.
PITTSBURG MAY TAKE PART IN TT,
Mayor Gourley to Consult To-Day With
School Superintendent Luckey
on the Matter.
SCHENLEY PARK FOR THE CELEBRATION



est idea of some of Pittsburg's public spir-
tied men. 1t is probable that a regular an
nual holiday for the amusement and benefit
of the younger generations will become a
fixed institution in this city. Allegheny has
taken the lead in this to some extent by
holding children's jubilees in the parks on
the closing of the school terms, but Pitts
burg has better opportunity than her Sis
ter across the river. Thousands of little tots
who seldom get view of anything pleas
anter than high brick walls and are
as unacquainted with green fields
and trees as they are with the
jungles in Africa are Gagged up in the city all
their lives. In New York and other larger
cities charitable people have for years been
taking these city children out into the
pretty groves in the suburbs for day 3
romp. But it is not the poor alone who need
the invigorating effects of day in the
woods. Hundreds OF children of well-to-do
and even wealthy parents sec little the year
round except school books and indoor pleas
ures.
Feast Day for the Court of Flora.
The State Grange of Pennsylvania, recog-
nizing the necessity of some such custom as
this, has taken action toward setting a GER
tain day when children all over the Com
monwealth shall be allowed the privilege of
enjoying themselves to the fullest extent
With this in view the following circular has
been sent out:
To the atrons of Husbandry of Pennsylvania:
Pursuant to resolutions adopted by the National
Grange, the Worthy Master of that body has, by
proclamation, set apart the 9Th day of june 1891,
as Children's Day, and in conformity with the de-
sire that all oranges of the land may observe the
same day, hereby select the 9Th day of June as
Children's Day in Pennsylvania, and trust that all
good patrons will so observe it to make 1t also
feast day for the Court of Flora. Let this day be
made memorable by gathering flowers and deco
chanfed gardens. Hold meetings for the young
people, and let the hours be occupied in recitatons
the children. 1 trust patrons will lay aside an
work on that day, and strive to make it memorable
in our grange history. Fraternally, -
Master State Grange Pennsylvania.
Secretary State Grange of Pennsylvania.
ChiIdren's Holiday at Schenley Park.
The idea of the people of Pittsburg joining
with the Changers in the observance of June
Gas Children's Day gives promise of becom-
ing a very popular one. In years gone by
the city has had no suitable place in which
to hold any special outdoor ceremonies. The
needed lee @ W ground. r SoWhere T In % the en State % is
there a tract of ground more suitable for a
monster picnic of school children than
schenley Park. Mavor Gourley promises to
lend his aid in getting such a procedure un-
der way. In speaking of it yesterday he
said:
81 am heartily in favor of giving the chill
ter place could be imagined than our new
park? The subject is one which all fair
minded people cannot but regard with favor,
and believe it will meet with hearty accord
all around. Every man can remember when
in his early boyhood days school was closed
down for few hours and all the scholars
went trooping to some favorite grove under
Those school picnics were the bright spots
in the life of many youngster.
'The old custom should not be allowed to
much more in needed of such recreation
than those in the country, but in these days
they seldom have the opportunity. Older
people are inclined to forget how much
but am sure the average parent will hail
with delight the prospect of a day in the
woods for the little ones, when once their
attention is called to the necessity.
An Annual Outing in Prospect.
Tomorrow will hold a conference with
superintendent Luckey, of the Central
Board, with a view to securing holiday for
the children, June 6. 1t would be much the
better plan every year to have all the schools
closed on the same day, and all the scholars
can attend grand picnic in Schenley Park
The affair could be gotten up with compare
lively little expense Children will not re-
Quire much else to amuse them when they
have 400 acres of pretty hills and valleys to
frolic over
"The greatest trouble would be in getting
the children out to the park, but 1 think in
many cases the mothers would be willing to
go with their little ones to look over them.
If each of the schools went in q body suita-
BILE arrangements might be made with the
traction companies to carry them out at re-
duced rates Once in the parks everything
would be easily managed. There are no
places where the little ones would be liable
TO get hurt and Il few extra policemen could
keep any from getting lost'
Chief Bigelow thinks the idea a good one.
"The park is for the people, said he, "and no
part of the people could enjoy it more than
the children"
Chief Brown will supply all the necessary
protection for the youthful picnickers in the
way of extra officers.
June comes on Saturday, and this years
observance of the day will not neccssitate
the losing of days work in the schools, to
which some might object 1t has been ar
gued that the Fourth of July celebration
dren to enjoy the pleasures of the park. But
it is well known that many parents would
object to allowing their little ones to go to
the park when it was so crowded with older |
people. A special day for the children is |
much better plan.
1t Is now thought that the Allegheny
school children will have to do without |
their annual jubilee this year as there is not
enough money in the appropriation to pay
Friday, June &C. if held at all, and an effort
may be made to raise the money by volun-
tary subscriptions.