New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
THOUSANDS IN LINE.
ALMOST 10000 CHILDREN TAKE PART IN
THE MAY WALK OF THE BROOK
LYN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

Bright skies, soft breezes and wealth Of bloom
greeted the $3.50 children in the various lines Of
march who celebrated the seventy-second anniver-
sary Of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union yesrer-
day. Il the bravest exhibition Of Sunday
school children ever in the city Of
Churches" where what is known in this borough
the May Walk IS a sacredly kept tradition.
Two hundred and twenty-five schools, representing
the Protestant element os the entire borough, with
the exception Of the Eastern District, Joined IN
the general rejoicing. Private houses along the
nineteen routes Of parade were gay with the Stars
and Stripes. and for large part Of the day ones
prettily decked girls in white slippers and dainty
gowns. and dozens of happy faced boys. brave in
al their Sunday-go-to-neettng hnery-
All the schools in the western district closed
promptly al noon. and by O'Clock every Sunday
school room presented an unusual showing Of its
enrolled membership After appropriate exercises
ana addresses came the march. and then the
turn was made to the home school for cake and
cream. a pretty feature OF the day was introduced
BY the Plymouth branch. who substituted for the
big banner in most cases heading the line small
float representing the Mayfower. drawn by dozen
little girls dressed fairies big tent filed with
z feast OF good things, was pitched near the edge
OF Long Meadow and the schools OF Lafayette
Avenue Presbyterian Church and Cuyler Chapel
headed by fun band in uniform, arrived upon the
scene early IN the morning After games OF foot
ball baseball and bean bags and rompings upon
the sward. luncheon was served
As usual, much interest centred about the Pros
largest but because Its interesting exercises
Long Meadow in Prospect Park.
Two reviewing stands were placed there, and the
line Of l56O0 children from thirty-six schools was
reviewed BY Russell ". Mckee. president OF the
Ilnion. Edward N. Grout. president Of the bor-
ough: Controller Bird s. COler. Colonel A. ; kim
bali assistant quarternasterg general: Alfred THY,
grand marshal, Captain Albert ;. Snow, OF the
United States receiving ship Vermont; FRANK
7 smith secretary Of the naval branch of the
Young Mems Christian Association; Rear Admiral
A 8 Barker, the Rev. S. T. Cadman and others
These quests previously were entertained at
luncheon al the Oxford Club by William Berri, as
has been Mr Berrf's custom for the last ten years
The Clinton division. with twelve thousand chill
ren was the second in point Of size, and the Bush
wick division not far behind. with eleven thou
sand The smallest division was that from Bay
Ridge IN which there were only two hundred Dur
nc rhe dav a horal offering sent in the name
II the organization 10 the widow OF Silas NJ. Cid
dings former president OF the union, who died a
few months ago.
AS hook and ladder truck was on its way 10 a
fire n created CONSERVATION among the hundreds
Of children who were grouped in the Plaza. One
hundred and Boston Road, pre-
Da-atorv 70 disbanding after the walk. The truck
turned into One-hundred-and-sixty-n -ninth-st. from
F3osfou Road and PASSED In the OF the grand
stands The alarm was more or less unfounded.
vet the police did lively work In getting some
Of the Youngsters place OF safety.