New-York tribune., 1903-05-26
BRONX PARK DESECRATED
Sabbath Alliance Shocked at Large
Sunday CroUds.

The fact that at the Geological Gardens In The
Bronx the attendants reserve the dressing Of the
monkeys their little fTocks for the delectaton
of the Sunday crowds brought out indignant
protest yesterday from member Of the Womans 5
National Sabbath Alliance, II was the last meeting
OF the alliance for the season. Mrs Wellington
White. the corresponding secretary. had just read
newspaper clipping, to the effect that the Morris
town Gol1 Club had voted 10 open the clubhouse
and links OF Sundays.
That's very mournTul statement, especially as
coming from so prominent place McTristown,' -
vas the comment Of Mrs. Margaret z Sangster,
she president The women present seemed much
depressed by the newspaper cutting.
u spent Saturday al The Bronx Geological Gar
dens" said one. When If came time to feed the
uOLke-s the attendant casually announced that,
while could the little creatures FED week
days. Il wasn't so nice On Sundays, because they
didn't put their dresses the monkeys on week
DAYS. Why not? 1 asked Why. there aren't the
people here OF weekdays that there Sun
had thirry-tour thousand people That an
eye opener TO me-" continued the speaker Just
think what those figures meant Just think what
al amount o. coming and going on the L and sur
face cars is involved in them. and what tbs work
Of handling al those thousands must mean Of
course knew that people thronged to Coney Isl
enc such resorts. but I never thought that that
beautiful place. the Bronx Park. so exqufsiteiy
fitted ". was being treated SO. call It desecra-
ton
! heard q Vermont clergyman say. These young
people who come out from the city the summer
Just spoil my boys ana girls said Mrs Sangster.
y the course o. an address on Sabbath Keeping
During Lbe Sumner" '' When Sunday comes, The
minister said The city boarders go of on ex-
cursiors of one sort another. and OF course, my
young people see IT, and tnen they begin 10 do the
same But to cOUnteroslance that story, I should
IKE 10 tel about a girl at q summer hotel where
/ once stayed. she the belle Of the Motel and
the most popular girl there, for not only the
young men at her feet, but all the women liked
her, 100 The young people organized outing
but Sunday morning she came downstairs.
dressed in her good clothes. and with & Bible in
her hand Where you gOngP all the eX-
CUrsiOIlsts demanded OF her IN breath Why,
church. OF course replied quietly Then
OF the young men who had planned the ex-
700, and another agreed that il was a good idea.
and he along. TOO. So, one after another, they
Ell backed cut and brought up in church Before
the summer was over that giri mad revoluuOriZed
The hotel
Let Us try wherever We are this summer to let
said Mrs. SangsUer. IL conclusion 7 an certain
thai # all the women and girls in NoTrtstown were
against Sunday golf the men wouldn't insist on It
Many seem be drifting into the belief that II
We only 20 70 church in the morning, we can 90
what ike with the rest OF the day. 1 believe
IN fun much as any one, but think II ought TO
b kept for The proper times Especially through
the sumner. when l. is so easy 10 let ourselves
down, do have TO be on our guard
Frank = Van Nest. treasurer. an
nounced legacy of S50e9 from the late Mrs Cor
uelia c. Tompkins. in memory OF Dr. John Hail
Church. There IS in the treasury balance OF only
SL22 ss-nct nearly enough 10 carry the Work on
through the summer. About so was pledged by
present