The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-24
A Thousand Boys and Girls Enjoy.
Ing a Harbor Trip.
THE PARADE WORTH SEEING,
The Outing Was Under the Management
of The Telegram, Which Collected
the Money and Sees to Its Disburse
ment-Youngsters Had u Good Time.

Oae thousand boys and girls, few
young ladies aud some Older ones
gathered ut the City hall this morning TO
participate in the enjoyment that might
b. had in day Is outing down the river.
The expense of the excursion was borne
by tie liberal hearted people of, the city
at the suggestion ana under the auspices
OF The Evening Telegram. The gathering
was got into line about $3.50 O'Clock IN
the following order:
Sergeant Edward Smith and Order of Police.
Hedly's National band.
The COMMITTEES OF arrapg smsuts, who were Dom
ms o'KeiIly. Andrew Martha joan Brady. ben
g James ness S IcSsbe' S Thoi"as : uossrovs, Fred
hsnkln. RshArd FIlSgi; Ss,sss; Charts 8
B1TRy James feqsp s1ws. . j. ssiofss Rssscs M
Ingatius Mooney and Charles l.. Pstts
Next came the girls. OF whom there was
perhaps $50. Then the boys followed and
what a lot OF bows. There were NJ least
500. Some of them had m uie special
effort TO have clean face ior the occasion
anil some did not thiIk that IL was neces-
sary as il was raining. Then there
were all zes of boys and girls.
Some cute little ones aod
some that were not as cute. Jhere were
colored b pys by nature;some were colored
for the want OF washing. Some had the ir
hsSr combe and others did not. but
there was one thing that tney all had,
that was n smile. and all were happy. as
they were to get a good dinner and TO
have ~ jolly good time.
The Parade.
When the little ones were got into line
Hedly's band broke In with "One More
River TO Cross,' and the line moved
from Fulton street around the city hall TO
Eddy, To We>tminster. Mathewson, Wey-
bosset, Westminster, Dyer, TO the steamer
Bay Queen. Crescent Park was the desti-
naLiou, where clam dinner was served
to the little ones. There was
well arranged program Tor them. AZ
the park Mrs. +. A. Rankin, Mrs. A. q.
ID ,nnell. Mrs. NJ. Mooney. MRS. stevens,
Mrs. Porter, Mrs. A. Kelly, Mrs. L.nan,
sisted the committee In caring for the
little ones.
1t Was delightful sight to see the
parade OF the morning, the look OF happy
expectancy on the faces OF thousand
children gathered from the poorer walks
in life. There were children there TO
whom such an excursion viii remain the
one bright SPIT IN the whole year, and
perhaps In an their lives.
1t was Happy Crowd.
II was happy, good-naturei. yet
orderly little mob OF children and their
happy faces li2htened many u heart as
they passed along the street.
Busy men of business. engrlssed In
the cares and anxiety OF these times Of
financial gloom. paused and looked out of
doors aud windows as they went by, and
/ doubt not some Il them envied
the careless, happy children their
lor. and would willingly. have
exchanged places with them IL they
could. 1t was unfortunate that the day
WIS SO stormy, but nothing could dampea
the enthusiasm OF those children. anil
Providence be thanked that this
in 30. 1t is noble charity that
pays attention to these little chill
dren of the humber class, charity
that is worthy of support and encourage
ment, and which today has given hap
piness to a thousand little ones who Will
one day become the bone and sinew OF
this fair city rs they grow to manhood
and womanhood aud assume the cares
aud responsibilities that we shall be
compelled to allow to slip from us.