The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-24

With a full knowledge OF what TO ex-
pect. q Fall River Sunday school (the
Brownellg mission) went 90 Crescent Park
today ior an outing.
Just stop and think for a moment what
thar means.
Sunday school outing at the most
notorious place in New England, bar
none IL common report can be believed.
That the superintendent OF the school.
j. Clarence Reed. knew what he was do
ing, there cen be no doubt
He was Informed beforehand by the
News and clergy as well.
That the teachers and scholars OF the
school had realizing sense of what they
were doing there is much doubt.
Naturally. the lambs look TO the shep-
herd, the pupils TO the teacher. the Sun
day school scholars TO the superinten-
dent or preacher for instruction and gui-
dance.
If the leaders says Crescent Park is all
TO know otherwise, except by personal
observation?
And what does personal observation at
Crescent Park meang.
WHAT CRESCENT PARK is.
Well, the News has been telling Sunday
school teachers and scholars, as we'll as
everybody else, for the past two weeks
or more.
1t means that at Crescent Park, week
DAYS and Sundays, are more fake side
shows, more skin games and more
drunkenness and lewdness than can be
found in any other resort OF the kind
in the United States. not excepting the
Coney Island that Boyden tries to be-
little.
And the News proves 1t every day of
the week
But to get back to the picnic.
FIVE CENTS A HEAD.
AS announced yesterday in the News.
Mr.. Reed said that Boyden was TO pay
five cents a head for each and every
member of the excursion who landed.
There were JOS participants in the ex-
curson.
Consequently the Sunday school must
have been benefited $3.50 worth by Boy
den.
There's charity for you-charity un-
adulterated.
The announcement that the Sunday
school referred 10 insisted on going to
Crescent Park for its picnic. in spite of
warnings. has brought out "A general pro-
test from Providence clergymen.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL PARTY.
The Fall River exoursionists arrived at
Crescent Park about II o'clock.
A great many OF the party had their
lunches with them and repaired TO the
grove I'm the rear OF the new building
where they partook OF their luncheon.
Others there were. who did not stay
with the party. They started out by them
selves TO spend their money and to sec
the sights of this resort. They looked
over everything that was open and then
repaired to the ball field where they witt
messed the sports held by the Sons of
Veterans.
Later In the day they returned To their
homes where they might think over the
many things seen during their stay in
this notorious resort.
SKIN GAME MEN ALERT.
The News man was amused by the ac-
tions OF the propretors OF the various
skin games upon the grounds. who fol-
lowed him up and as they told several
people on the grounds. spotted" him.
They hung together very well. indeed.
but they did not prevent the News man
from noting what was transpiring on the
grounds.
on. handsome young man especially
was exceedingly kind with his informa-
tion. which he was only too glad 10 give.
The man who has been sklnning people
out of hard-earned money by his card
game and "oappcrs' was particularly I'm
evidence.
re recognized the News man as nc
passed By and proceeded at once 10 i'm
form the crowd who did not seem TO en-
thuse al all Notwithstanding that the
slick fellow was pointing at the reporter
and using his vocabulary to the limit.
cLERGyMEN PROTEST.
Among the most emphatic protests, and