The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-04
PROCESSION OF PEACE
Sunday School Children Fill
the Streets of the City
With Gladness.
EXERCISES AND ICE CREAM
Four Divisions Of the Parade This
Year-Badge Banners
and Bands.
AND ICE CREAM

Sunday Schools is going on amid unusual
ly fine weather. The thousands of chill
dren all over the city who jumped up
bright and early to see what the clerk of
the weather had done for them were
not, as so many times previously, disap-
pointed by downfalls of rain-it was not
even dubious Early in the morning the
sun shone brightly and there was not
even one dark cloud in sight The school
children paid little attention to lessons
in the morning. The countless braids and
curl papers adorning the heads of the
little girls were outward signs of the
excitement within and they bobbed this
morning with more than usual impor-
tance. Each little boy or girl who had
a piece to recite or a song to sing was
| looked at with envy, particularly as they,
almost without exception, brought notes
excusing them early that they might
| dress.
| At one o'clock the streets began to be
filled with children hurrying to their re-
| spective churches. The little girls were
dressed mostly in white, pink or blue
and the boys all wore their best suits and
their most important airs. At half past
one the churches were filled with school
children, running up and down the aisles
getting their badges pinned on and their
banners ready to carry. When at two
o'clock the schools were called to order
for the entertainments, each school look
ed like an animated flower garden, all
most hiding the bright, expectant faces
of the children.
The entertainment in each school was
opened by devotional exercises lasting
but few minutes and then came what
the children have been talking of for
weeks. Humorous and pathetic recitations,
not religious, songs and drills made up
the programmes. All the boys brigades
and cadets turned out in their respective
churches and gave exhibition drills, show
ing their military skill.
The programme at the Tabernacle fol-
lowing the devotional exercises was:--
Drill by the Peoples Palace Columbia
Cadets, commanded by Lieutenant James
The young ladies wore their pretty new
uniforms of cadet blue, skirts and wais is
with red fronts, trimmed with gilt braid
They executed some difficult manoeuvres
excellently. Clarence Wells sang a Base
ball Song" illustrating the song with
graceful gestures. Little Elsie Wells re-
cited Little Dot. She carried a kitten
in her arms, which she stroked while tell
Corps gave drill, showing the different
kinds of tapping. They have been wen
drilled by their commander, Mr. Alfred
Mead, and their exhibition was heartily
encored. Miss Amy Doubleday recited
BessTes Treasures" A screen about
three feet high, extending across the
stage, was used for the next number on
the programme, ''Topsy Turvy.'' Several
10 11ox,
sang the chorus of Baby, Baby Miss
Sadie Martin singing the verse. When the
chorus was repeated the children disap-
peared behind the screen and presently
their shoes became visible above it. For
the second verse they again stood behind
the screen, and for the chorus their shoes
were again seen waving In the air. When
encored, they returned and raising their
arms above their heads bowed over the
screen. Showing that they had not been
standing on their neads, as many sup
posed but that they had shoes and stock
lngs on their arms. Other numbers on the
programme were a recitation, stThe Dali
sizes" by Jessie Miller, and drill by the
Independent Cadets. Mr. J. e. Bernstein
then presented to Mr. Scudder and Mr..
Wells for the Peoples palace two flags.
one an American and the other a hiJle
aa ana Wnlte People's Palace flag. The drum
corps and Columbia Cadets led tha line
Of of the school, the Independent Cadatss
leading the boys
The schools of lower Jersey City were
r. iieViiSWed IN van Worst Park. The schools
Column AAFree Reformed S. s.: Ger
man f9st . M; g E.1S; 81 Parrnly Memorial Bap-
Second Reformed S. s.; Trinity N, r s
q; Tabernacle S. S.; Hedding M. E. S. s.:
Bethesda Baptist s. S.
nm De-, fNF
M. r. s. s.. German Reformed S. s.: Sec
Park Reformed S. S.; Scotch Ge : Presbvfe,, r +, f.,
alah aTt, AZ p p p. North Baptist s. s.; Centen-
The schools near Van Worst Park
marched m ssl; up to Hamilton Park and back az (
near Hamilton Park marched to Van
Worst Park and back. Flags and banners
Sna, We're lying, drums beating and the chill
Here and there in the line tired child
was carried by sympathetic teacher,
but m for the most part the children march
The Band Of Hope Newark avenue
RRaWarq Ronta5 rssal rssaundry, Marshall Endeavor
PeeE ,e9s,s MaEsba EbSaHwsg Sgsna1 M1aTIon 2 Nc
SION, Newark avenue, James Allen, Mar
snal; Grace M. E., Tonnele avenue George
AVENUE aaa Gaeorg George Smp5oh o1nsdn Nc F. Central
Summit Avenue Baptist, Clifford MeIior
Marshal; United Presbyterian, Summit SUNNI
Westmlnster. Presbyterian. Summit nit ave- ave-
nue. Herbert Lambert, Marshal, march
IN the Bergen Square Division at the
same, same tirre; pc, The reviewing stand is in
The South Bergen Division. reviewed
at at Bergen gen az and BELMONT avenues. com
p@rlses @ tne following Sunday Schools and
march in the order following:-
Claremont Presbyterian Sunday School
Bergen Baptist Sunday School Zion 4
NJ e: Sunday School, Salem Baptist SIM n
day school, Emory NJ. E. Sunday School.
The Sherman Place Division reviewed
at sherman place. has in line the First
Baptist Sunday School of West Hoboken'
Palisade NJ. E, Sunday School Presby..
terrain Chapel n. E. Sunday School. Cen:
trail Avenue Reformed Sunday Schoal
Trinity Tsntist s3sngd sBaptist Sunday School Pilgrim
day School, Waverly congregational Sun i,-
day School. Is - = sai-
Each school serves cream and cake -
the pupils when they return to the
churches. All along the lines Of march
bunting. 20 sliiu
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