Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-07-25

Children Of This
Gnting All Demon
5 On Outing.
D; LOCAL FIRM.
Jars Made Frequent
] and From The Beach
Frying The Party.

80 this morning Smith street,
|ont of the Leon & Roessler
was crowded with bright faced
by children waiting to go on the
Bnster Sunday school excursion
Ehich the firm of Leon & Roessler
had promised them. Each child car
ried his or her luncheon and was tag
ged with ticket emitting them to
transportation and refreshments of
lemonade and ice cream and cake.
Policemen Long, Quinlan, Morris
Jensen and Kozusko under the sup
ervision of Chief Burke helped the
youngsters on the cars. The first
car at s o'clock with 200 children
aboard. Many of the mothers also
accompanied their little ones. From
then until 8 o'clock the great crowd
was transported to Boynton's.
Had Special Cars.
St. Paul's German Sunday school,
with Pastor Gauss and the Sunday
school teachers, went on special
car. Grace English Lutheran
church Sunday school with the Rev.
e. ]. Keuling and the Sunday school
teachers also went on a special car.
The Sunday school of the South
Baptist church, of Tottenville, went
by boat.
Rev. Skov of Our Savior's Danish
Lutheran church accompanied the
members of his Sunday school,
Over 400 children from st. Mary's
sunday scriooT were at qhe excursion.
Every denomination in the city
was represented and it'll is estimated
that over 3,100 Sunday Achool child
ren were carried to the Beach by 10
o'clock The cars we're kebt running
at regular intervals until( the last
of the crowd, which kept donstantly
gathering was. transferred yThe ma
jority of the children carrie& Amer
ican flags.
Not A Hitch.
Manager Leon superintendent the
excursion and there was not Vitch
from start to finish. Every childVWas
given their tag and put aboard Me
car III du OTueTly mdHueI. IL
AS is usual at an affair of this
kind there was great crowd Of
sightseers and a multitude of child
rem too timid to ask for transport$
tion checks. The older membets
were cordially invited to attend th&
picnic and the younger folks were
promptly marshalled up to the desk,
i,,ct ;ne H.
with the coveted tickets
Barefooted boys were quietly told
to go home and get washed and
dressed and then come back and go
to the beach with the rest and not
few followed out the advice.
JOllied the Police.
When the crowd was finally start
ed on its way the policemen were
sent out and many jest was hurled
at the blue coats as they turned the
corner into State street.
When the beach was reached the
merry time which followed is i'm
possible to describe The dance floor
was. given over to the children, and,
in fact, the youngsters owned every
foot of the beach.
Many of the older people went
out in the afternoon and spent the
evening. The return tickets are good
on any car coming back until 6 o.
clock, Mayor Brace is expected to-
night
Not His First Excursion.
Manager Leon looked after the
welfare t4he crowd all day and saw
that eve dy had good time. This
is nc ger Icons first excur-
si0l kind and the fact was
cool. calm, deliberate
d the eat crowd OF
Df them came
aboard other
who wanted
II around for
Dnductors and
feel that the
yed pleasure.
had gone the
the employees
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