New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
WILDLY AESTHETIC CHILDREN
THE WEEKLY SCRAMBLE FOR PosIEs AT PARA
Disc PARE.

THE WEEKLY SCRAMBLE FOR POSIEs AT PARA
Disc PARK.
There Il an ancient custom at Harvard College
whereby every year class day the seniors array
themselves In weird and fantastic garments ana 20
forth TO scramble long and crcey for flowers around
n big elm tree. If the youths at Cambridge VINO
fought for the blossoms on Friday could have been
in Paradise Park, just in front OF the Old Five fo'S
Mission, yesterday at noon, they would have retired
In confusion and shame at seeing themselves so COIL
petely outdone At their own game And on the other
hand II the children who scramble for the flowers
furnished by the Moderation Society could nave seen
the comparatively feeble spectacle their elders lur
nshed they would have turned away with CON
temptuous sneer Moreover. for variety of costume
and Oriental coloring the Five Points children can
sdve many points to the college men. They proved
this thoroughly yesterday afternoon.
The usual hour set for the distribution OF flowers
Is 3 O'clock but yesterday long before that time the
children had assembled In large numbers, ana were
engaged in their usual divertng pastime OF nghting
when the wsgonload Of flowers and a Tribune re-
porter arrived.
The reporter made his way to the band-stand, where
the other patrons Of the liberal arts were standing
ready TO distribute the flowers. All was quiet ana
the reporter looked down upon the sea OF upturned
and began to feel extremely vlruous ana thhR
noble thoughts. Then there was wild shrek ana
yell OF ecstasy, and the food OF children came pour
x In from all sides ana almost swept the uisiDuoi'
from their feet The youngsters had caught sight Of
the first basket Of posies.
Then there II lull for a moment ana as ne
helped in giving out the flowers the reporter began
TO feel more v1rtuous and think nobler thoughts.
He was rudey Interrupted by two little girls who
had climbed the railing and dropped gleefully on
his back. All the others had similar or more barrow
Ing expercnces-especally the policeman, whom the
children endearingly dubbed Pork and Beans and
then utterly dsregardcd his threats The scramble
waged uproariousy for half an hour. Soeeyed maid
ems anxious mothers with their babies dirty faced
ragamufns, and decrepit Old women all came In FOR
their share of the understanding flowers, and then
clutched Them tightly in their grimy fists and gloated
rapturously over their treasures.
At last the workman the stand who bad been
softly whsllng Dill. g. Tarners, Drill" all through
began 10 dsperse.
Just posy from de bloke In de black
coati- pped a towheadel tot, and he got 1t, too.
The contribution Of flowers yesterday came from
Mrs T.. b. PLass who has been frequent contributor
for the last years from the Young Peoples Chris
an HIdeavor Society and Kings Daughters, OF the
First Prc,by crian Church at Arlington, ~ d. ana
the Young Peoples Christian EndeavOr society OF The
second Presbyterian Church, ut Brldectown, y. j. by
MiIS Carrie Ware DR.. II. g. Weston, Of Chester
Penn, y X. VI. t. OF lilly Foster, y. Y, and X. D
Tompkins. OF Jersey City and baskets from children
OF the First Reformed Church, at Bradford Conn.,
ar, being sent in each week. but more needed
rylvanus Long Of the Moderation Society, was pres
ont Yesterday and the Rcv. !. IL. Young and Chap
lain h. b. Hoyt also helped in the work.