The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-07
MIGHTY ARMY.
Ten thousand 1sL Little Tots
March in the Sunday
School Parade.
REVIEWED By 7HE GOVERNOR AND MAYOR
UJE5
Girls and Boys Present a Fine
Appearance = Tabernacle
Entertainment.
REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNOR AND MAYOR

The city was practically in possession
of Sunday school scholars yesterday. 1t
was Anniversary Day, and the streets
generally presented q holiday appear
ai3ce9 Al liberal estimate of the number
of young people who paraded is ten
Thousand. The celebration was the larg-
est soneson records. and the glorious day
made the occasion one that will long be
remembered. All along the lines of
march adopted by the various divisions,
houses and places of business were
decorated. and every one seemed to
lend assistance in making the paraders
happy sS y sM NJ
The thousands of little tots, carrying
banners and flags, and as a whole attired
in white dresses. presented a beautiful
picture. ri
Every Protestant Sunday school in the
city was we'll represented, and there
were SO many paraders that the grand
marshal very reluctantly made the pro-
cession into four divisions.
REVIEWED BY THE MAYOR.
IN the rover section of the city the
schools north and south of the Penn
s~ylvania Railroad made one division.
This division. with nearly three thou
sand children, marched through Jersey
II 10 11dlIlillOn L Il IiC a pN~
reviewed by Mayor. Wanser. The par
aders marched well and the Mayor ap-
plauded each school as it passed. In
return they cheered His Honor.
The division was made up of the chill
dren of Parmly Memorial, Second Re-
formed, German M. E., Trinity NJ. E.,
German Reformed, John Knox, Hedding
Par Reformed. st. PauPs, Bethesda Bap-
fist, Home of the Homeless, North Bap-
fist. Scotch Presbyterian, Second Presby-
terian Centenary, Zion M. E. and Tab
ernacle.
GIRLS BRIGADE al FEATURE.
A feature of the parade of this division
was the admirable showing made by the
g glrls' g1s aagiaa sTHSm ap we're of nnder twenty camy
brigade acted as an. escort to the diyis-
ion. The young ladies marched in true
rIdss rs style va and anm1I ann1 E~egIlaat all
~BERGEN SQUARE DIVISION.
niversary parade was very bright and
cheerful locking as it passed through the
T TSSegs{ Ehen ma Keilsdad t TN ahs B0a Tenaeie
through Aeademy Street and thence to
viewed BY hundrsds Of people.
This division was composed of the
children of the pUnited Presbyterian
Church under anne r. Chambers, Mar
ner smith. Marshal; Endeavor Baptist,
under Mr. McMaster; Westminster Pres
bytsrian; under John Trgmbaland, Mar
Robert, Berry. Marshal: Simpson NJ. E..
George Johnson. Marshal, Band of Hope
and Gospel Mission, Edward Sundry,
CHILDREN Of THE FOURTH:
5p the old Fourth district the e.elebra-
the parade the scholars assembled in
their RESPECTIVE churches and began the
e otle son@s e6d the Svm day by sin gin patti patti
they left the churches and marched to
tbs rewgwing. stand at the residence of
Summit avenue. Crowds of people wit
messed 1.-THE review. ]. c. Meharg of the
Central Avenue Reformed Church was
were Charles 5cillher5Eand Emile Borne
mann. rhlsIoU M5a
On the ~reviss4nEs stand were Mayor
+. n era5 He.0f late of Pa i.laaen' NJ, he Z.
ladies, and prominent residents of the
neighborhood.. Several bands. of music
played martial airs, The children formed
and the reviewing party passed between
the columns.
In. the parade were three companies
trail Avenue Reformed. commanded by
Captain F. Loveridge; the Trinity Bap-
fist, in charge of Captain Isaac P.nck-
ney, and the First Baptist boys from
West Hoboken, in command of Captain
w. H. Brown The boys presented a
very fine appearance in their neat uni
forms. They led the line of march.
CARRIED SILK BANNERS.
Each school carried a pretty silk BAN
ner. and the classes were led by their
way 70 the reviewing. stand passed
Through Bowers street and Central ave-