The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-12

BABIES GREAT DAY
Seven Hundred Little Tots
Take Asbury Park by
Storm.
PERILoUs TIMES FOR JUDGES
How Assemblyman Usher Outwitted
the Anxious Mothers-The
Prize Winners.
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event of the season, the annual BABY
Parade. is now q thing of the past, and
already the natives are looking for an
other excitement to while away the time
The parade was scheduled to leave the
Asbury Park Auditorium at four, ano
to the honor of the committee, pc II
said. 1t started promptly. Long before
the appointed time. indeed, immediately
after dinner the crowds began to gather
on the board walk and pavilions. The pa
rade was to move along the broad ocean
bicycle path and the board walk, which
is about two feet higher. was lined with
an eager crowd. At the Fifth avenue pa
vilion and opposite the reviewing stand
the crowd was thickest. but in all parts
of the line of march the bicycle path was
lined and packed at both sides. Looking
down upon the masses all that could be
seen was a stationery mass of umbrellas
and parasols. the sticks on the ends look
ing like so many bayonets.
At last. after what seemed an intermin-
able time to the many watchers, the pa
| rade was formed and m~arshalled through
the crowds which were gathered on the
inclined board walk leading to the pa
vilion down past the reviewing stand to
| the Fifth avenue pavilion where they
| cOuutefIHdTCueu, TcluTHeu past LIE re-
viewing stand to the Deal Lake end of
the walk. where they again counter
| marched and returned to the Auditori-
nm.
ASBURY PARK LIGHT INFANTRY.
The line was led by the Light Infantry,
commanded by Captain Edward NJ. Field
Of. Jr.. which Immediately followed the
advance guard of aids sent out on BIZ
x~aIA - - H. --%l r-l.o T - t.,
fantry was composed of young boys,
all dressed alike in Asbury Park bathing
suits with yachting caps. On which were
bands bearing the name Light Infan-
try" The boys carried as arms furled
American flags. Schneider's Beach Band
accompanied the procession and every
member of 1t seemed to take intense de-
light in blowing his hardest right in the
ears of the spectators.
Behind the Light Infantry came babies,
babies. babies; babies of all sizes, ages,
color. and description. HI larger chill
dren came first, dressed in fanciful styles
and after them the toddlers n those
Just old enough to be wheeled in baby
carriages. AS twenty-five prizes had been
| offered, covering almost every imaginable
aeld. there was hardly a child in the pa
rade VINO had not been entered with the
intention of winning one If not all the
prizes. The children had had to wait SO
.ong, in line, that they were somewhat
pectation written all over their faces.
Even the younger babies seemed to know
they must look their prettiest and sweet
EST put, alas for their resolve, the long
nent was too much for the majority,
and soon many of them were
a niss Was we evlds1tiy ons PS0r fram
her mothers vanity. She was dressed
Ia pink and her tiny feet
as the poor little thing soon found to her
sorrow. Before half an hour had elapsed
she was walking along trying to put
fnrtsP}9 ,ncned little feet in the most com
Finally her mother yielded to her en-
treaties and took her out Of the parade.
ho Inc eailaren We're kept marching an
was charming. The way they walked
along with utter carelessness as to
blocks behind the rest of the parade
was. well it vas childlike.
DECORATED WAGONS.
some OF the wagons were decorated
beautifully, with great artistic skill.
others had. as their object an unioue or
anus amusing Ing decoration. A carriage UNI
with dthal yellow fssTni psner was Tose6 ensirely covered
rage. by the way. won first prize. One
which " 1au was Is certainly unique and pleasing
in its class. The white and green leaves !
were OF the paper, but the yellow was
boy who sat enthroned in the centre'
ms head just appearing above the white
The carriage which received most uni
versaa appreciation and enthusiastic an
piause was one of the oldest IN the
parade. An limitation cut open water
halves had large pieces cut from them
II one of the holes thus made sat a
little tbe r e9lored girl with a large slice Of
other cdh 'iSi SIDE, prs whieh She eakeo ocd from the
nibpled. She seemed delighted with the
applause she elicited, all along the line
audible praises 1avished upon her.
a float which headed one of the six
Il ftv 'was cad Mss t5 m0s stFa PRETTY psct, arraangea;
In spangaed dresses, which. they held
eatad IN the he most approved ballet manner.
6 ofss Witch ! sat ap' "ra R0uf Eitt ie Ma Maids Rassky Who
paasds, nl jnst s,,t alibh sn h hair down il
ings of red" and they sat in the attitude
evidently assumed just after one had
said. You can't play in my yard, I don't
NoTTcEABLE FEATURES.
Several features of the parade were
fremen and pulling a miniatura IRE e a.
CINE. the crew of the good ship Defen-
der, Priscilla and John Alden, a baby
George Washington, who never told a
lie, and a large lobster. not alive. bearing
on its back a pretty little girl. and the
bicycle and tricycle. brigade. Almost ali
the children who were not ON floats or
In carriages were dressed to represent
some character.
yfPha cycle brigade was composed OF
boys and girls who rode bcycles, tri-
cyclet and yelocipedes, which were
AS THE parade passed up the plane to
the auditorium to receive the prizes
the Light Infantry formed each side
the walk and at a from their
young chief ,1nfurled their flags in a
salute to the babes. Upon entering the
Auditorium a scene of the widest con-
fusion ensueds Everyone was so afraid
of being overlooked that he or she
dogged the steps of The judges with q
persistence worthy of a better cause.
until the poor Judges had to intrench
themselves behind an impossible barrier
on the platform. There were three COM
mfttees of Judges and the Rev. s. Ed
ward Young OF Newark, formerly of AS
bury Park, when announcing the prizes
awarded by the first committee Of which
he was chairman. said that the three
members of his committee had decided
to say VI any Dissatisfaction with the
awards arose that that particular award
Had been made by the other two. He
made some complimentary remarks about
Senator Bradley. which were loudly
IN habydum.
IN addition To the tvBentv4two sneciaI