The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-08
FHB CHLLDREN'S CARNIVAL
thousands Enjoying the Easter
Egg-Roliing To-day.

qhey Hogan Assembling On the
White lot at un Early Hcur-Eacf
Little One LadeneL with Supplies.
threatening weather Disappears.
The sun was hardly up this morning /
and the chill dew of dawn was still upon
the face of the earth. when bright-eyed (
children their hearts full OF Easter senti- .
n2ent and in their chubby hands baskets
fIled with eggs Of almost every variety I
and hue. presented themselves at the .
gates of the White House Grounds. They +.
constituted but the advance guard of the
great juvenile army that assembled later
in the day to participate II the Easter
egg-rnIlinS that has made joyful the
youth of the National Capital for more
than 2 century on Easter Mondays
Hundreds of children who were out
early, and thousands who Joined them
Letter, were not to be dismayed by clouds
that during the early morning hours hung
over TIE city and threatened TO do much
10 mar the days festivities They were
happy in their ignorance Of weather con-
diions. though many of them had been
started from their homes with umbrellas.
gossaaers, and rubber shoes-prepared
for any emergency. But there was no
rain. and consequently the early hours
of the merrymaking in the Presidents
back yard were little lacking in jOiIity.
The raw wind Of the early morning caus-
ed a little discontinue. but not enough to
speak Of Youngsters who came in from
the country had to run about some time
before the proper redness tinged their
CHEEKS, but they appeared TO enjoy the
sport Some stood in the shelter Of the
thick bushes and shivered. and their lit
- y.
patience with the Unwillingness of the
sun to come out and warm the air. but
these were few
By the middle Of the forenoon the
stream of infant humanity flowing into
the White Lot was at full tide. They
came IN private carriages. with their lii
tie fur coats and lace collars and patent
leather shoes They came on foot, with
the straws Of the country still clinging
TO their ragged little jackets and frayed
skirts. They poured forth in swarns
from every street car that passed, and
bUzzing and prattling toddIed, skipped or
ran toward the goal Of all their thoughts
Tor weeks past
Once within the grounds of the Presi-
dent the crowd of little ones resolved it
self into a gathering that knew neither
creed, color, race nor social st..tion- The
games that were played took in every
body and everything, and no one was
barred from participating in ring around
the rosy" prisoners base tag" or
crack the whip
All brought baskets. some wonderful
baskets Of varying sizes and shapes, some
made in imitation Of nests and crowded
with coIored eggs, some still covered with
che dust Of the attic or the cellar, but all
treasured most previously from all knocks
and jars because Of the valuable freight
age Of cOIored beauties they bore The
contents Of every one was something for
the owCer 10 be proud OF. and toddling
Cherub stood before toddling cherub and
showed with pride the miraculous color
tngs Of his eggs Here and there WAS
q SurreptitiOuS exchange Of possessions
out this practice was confined almost eX-
cluSiyely 10 the larger children
The Old custom Of egg picking. which
has not abated in all the years Of its e1-
istence, was practiced gene ally The soft
ducks egg fell victim 70 the harder hens
egg, and the hens egg in turn surren-
dered 70 the guinea-keet. while the mis-
chieyOus chap who had discovered the
way to pour resin into his egg ard make
its point impregnabie, had 10 put the
basket.
The policemen had some work to DO to
preserve The form Of order about the
grounds They did all n their power TO
aid Gardener Pfisrer. Who looked on with
thu love CT children in MS heart HlU Il
fear Of their destructive feet and fingers
Z
which landed The lash in the middle Of A
garden piOJ. was quite frequent. ana the
policemen finally put sop 10 il alto@eJh-
Ct. The individual rOmpeIS managed every
now and then 70 become too violent for
the safety OF the plants, and tle pO.ice-
men had TO threaten 70 place sex eT2f re
CalCtTranT5 in irons. II IS unnecessary 70
state however. that 10 such thing VAS
done.
About 1888 O'Clock the sun came Cit. ana
all the chill OF the eariy 9lornlng vas for
gotten. and the White Lot became a ve-i-
table paradise. flied with 4 swarm OF an
Relic faces and musical Voices 4 mere
beautiful scene Of moving color. and more
delightful song Of mingled child laughter
could not be imagined The nigh piI cilsd
sound Of glee Sweiled with the arrival Of
larger and larger crowds toward mid
day On the green grass in their little
colored gowns. playing and Iumbling. loss
ing their gally COiOTed eggs into the mir
and rolling them down he Verdant slopes
the children made picture fun Of Ife
and spirit.
Many were the joys Of the day for the
little ones The crowd was enormous late
IN the day. and little ones were frequently
swept from their caretakers by the throng
ana then with the realization Of being
lost came the CRY Of deSOlatiOu Such
events at these celebrations have been
common. however. and preparation had
been made for them today. In one con
spicuous part of the grounds had been
erected a lost sheep pen. and into IL
all the strayS We're crowded under the
surveillance Of two kind-heartel police
men There the lost little ones STAYED
according TO their philosophy to weep out
their sorrow, or make the best OF it ia
laughter. until sought for and found by
distracted and neglectfUl nurses
At , o'clock this afternoon the Fourth
ARTILLERY Band. from Fort Monroe. which
IS here 70 participate in the ceremonies
attendant upon the unyeiing of the Io-
gan statue. arrived at the grounds and
the children fOcked around the stand TO
hear the music
You hardly realize that it is medicine, when
taking Carter's Little Liver Pills; they are very