The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-02
BABIES ON PARADE.
Many Hundreds of Little
Tots Take Part in the
Parade at Asbury.
A MINIATURE PATROL WAGON
Novel Features Of the Procession
A Philadelphia Infant Takes
the Prizs for the
Smallest.
specint to The Jersey citu Ns,es.

AsBURY PARK, Aug. /. S93.-Success-
full above all precedent and expectation
was the fourth annual baby parade which
took place yesterday afternoon on the
boardwalk. The day was a superb one.
The procession started at four o'clock,
but long before that hour an unendIng
train Of sightssers moved out the avenues
TO the beach TO secure a convenient nook
on the plaza or payllious. The spectators
lined up along the parade ground five.
ten aud twenty deep. The paviiions
were crowded and it is estimated chat
80. 600 people watched the little tots pass
by In their gayly decorated coaches.
There were babies of every kind Ia the
procession, rich aud poor, little and Dig,
and representatives of nearly every co un-
Try under the sun. Que infant wheeled
by it's fond mother in a 10Y coach
WAS but two weeks old. but 1t
looked happy and seemed to
enjoy the surroundings. The richly
dressed daughter OF Leconte Tasquez, the
Consul General from Santa Domingo.
touched elbows with u colored baby from
West Asbury Park. There were scores
of children in the line who were not in-
fants by several summers; pretty and
shapely girls dressed as morning"
sspight.n goddesses and known mytholo-
gical characters mingled with the uables.
Then there were half ,Rrown boys, who
drove prancing goats. and there was a
real police patrol wagon filled with
youngsters in full police uniform. There
were Cupids and Qnakers and Uncle
SANS and Admirals galore. Some para
ders were seated iu baby coaches trimmed
with flowers and bunting, while others
covered the line of marcni astride blcy-
Giles.
THE FEATURE OF H PARADE.
The feature OF tho unique procession
was Founder James A. Bradley, the
originator OF the party demonstration.
Mr.. Bradley, himself childtess. marched
at the head of the pageant with head
erect and face wreathed in smtie5. He
was as happy as the mothers OF The babies
who secured the prizes. There were over
five hundred chiluren III the parade and
as the line moved OF the spectators
| cheered until they were noarse. The
route was from the Asbury avenue
| pavilion TO the Fifth avenue pavilion and
| return. just before the parade was dis
missed tue participants were photo
| eraphed aud each given a box OF bon
bons.
Prizes were given for the most taste
fully decorated coach, the most origlna
tli6ZOEhllOU. ltlOSt G1GN1tfN AAdh6Gat0
OF the national colors aud for the heaviest
| aud smallest babies. The judges were:-
| Mrs. j. e. Ralph, Mrs. Thou 8 w. Twi'
min, Alonzo K. Parsons. and w. w
| Bates. This was not au enyiaole tash
and 1T took them several hour TO dis
tribute the prizes. Tine mother Of MabsI
| Albert Cox, of New York. was awarded
the prize baby coach tor the most lasts
fully decorated carriage. The prlzs for
the most original decoration went to
| Maud Morrison, the New York actress.
Tue heaviest baby WAS Clayton Black, OF
BROOKLYN. aud the smallest Aibsrt Men,
sci. Of Philadelphia. Isabe Blanvelt, OF
Palersou, reciined III u coach LastetullS
decorated with .'Oid Glory" q received
a valuable prize for patriotism.
SOME NOVEL FEATURES.
Frank HarrIgap, or Newark, looked
stateiy seated on u decorated v~eiocipede.
The dImInillve police patrol wagon wal
nlanued by Frank, Halo d Il. aud Georg,
Q. koss OF New York. aged six. four ant
Two years Respectively.
May Rose Prfngle. the S year-old
ldaagnter OF David Pringle, Jr., of Nash
vile, Tenn.. represented the Rose OF
Tennessee, y III the pageant.
Angelo und Willie Oliver, Of Philadel
phia: Cotton Joues, OF lrviugton; Arcni
bald Arthur, of Harrison; and Eth
Crane and Chester j. LipUlnan. of New.
ark, rode in decorated buck boards.
line tricycle. riders included Teuie Doty
of New York; James Clyde GaIbraith, VI
philadelphia; Mary aud Ethel K. Alien
of Newark; Paul Broom, of West Aspury
Park; Mabel e. Birdsali and Albert Ross
Gibson, of Hackensack; anu Marguerite
ILynagh, OF Aspury PARK; Elsie Mchenst,
OF Newark, aud Mabel, Helen aud Con.
siance Rogers, Of Ocean Grove.
Drew DAILY, Of Jersey City. rode In al
express wrgon drawn by Clarence Blru
sail aud Eddie aud Frank Sweet, each 1
years old. John w. Martin. DR., of AS
nury Park, was trundled along in ,
wheelbarfow, while Harold Btsnop, OF
Brooklyn, was seated In an expires.
wagon.
Marion E. Jewell, nine months. an
Cornelius Britten, one year., boLn OF Jer
sey City, were also In line.
ORDER OF THE PARADE.
Behind the band was tue advanc,
guard, composed of girls dressed in blus
and white gowas. linen followed tour
teen boys, dressed in sailor
The bathing suit brigade, made up oi
boys aud girls. came next. Then ths
long line OF babies in Coaches filed oy. A
number of little TO 8, pushing toy car
riaGes containing dolls, followed the lea
babies.
Inc next In line were the tricycl
guards, made up of eighteen prett,
yonn9 girls. Boys and girls on bicycle
aud tricycles, aud babies In expres