The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-16
EoR TIE ORPHANS AUTO DAY.
Elaborate Arrangements Being Made TO
Ride 3 900 on June J.

Ride 600 on June ].
Considerable effort Is being made by the
New York Motor Club 20 make a success
Of It's plan for giving the children OF the or
phan asylums a grand outing In automobiles
on June :. SO many children are promised
by the various institutions that already the
scbeme has grown TOO big for the club mem
bera alone 20 handle II. and IL IA proposed
10 make IL an affair for the general par
ticlpation Of the automoblists OF the city,
TO make II such a big charity festival that
"a the committee puts II. the automobiles
may come 20 be known as angel charloe'
instead OF devil wagons.
The plans Of the committee, as outlined
in a circular letter being sent out By the runs
and tours committee. which has the matter
In charge, are as follows:
Sour first move was TO write 70 the principal
orphan asylums, outlining our plan, asking
for their cooperation ana sqggestung q ns ss,d
ing OF the principals 70 discuss ways ana o
means of taking care OF the chlldren. lew
have declined on account OF the extremely
tender age OF the children, but MAJ or,ty
have accepted with enthusiasm, We are al
ready promised 5000 Children II We can 'aNo
In The matter OF funds il Is our purpose
to appeal first TO the members OF the cluo
and later on TO automobiltsts atlerge limit
ing subscriptions TO 50 apiece ahu ace p.l W.,
only the exact amount required. Our oplect
In limiting the subscription Is 70 preNent
the feeling on the part OF aome " no cannot
AFFORD a large amount that their SUBSCRIPTION
will appear puny. and thus encourage every
THE plan Is to assign the CARS, as nearly
as possible, 10 the institutions neaTet the
homes Of the owners. We expect 20 leave
Columbus. Circle at 10 a; N ana shal ar
range to have the cars eau az the lnStltu,tlohs
in time TO gather up their respective loads
and proceed at once TO the Circle, 80 that all
NOV arrive at about the same time and we
may leave without delay.
Each car will be numbered. The, children
who occupy tho respective cars Will also be
numbered 70 correspond. Zach institution
will be known by a disttnc tive color. that lsto
say the cars assigned 20 one asylum VIII
have blue numbers and all OF the ch ila
another will have black, and 80 on 80 as 70
fgCilitata gathering the children In their
proper groups for the return journey.
OF the cars placed at our olspobai We thAll
reserve about 70 per cent, ngGIng IA, T hoog ~
per cent will be assigned 70 the CLUBS mead
quarters, where a member OF the commlttee
will be In Waiting 4 member OF the com
mittee will be at each INSTITUTION 70 suptIlhSS
tend the loading and the start II one OF
those members finds himself short or cars ne
will telephone 20 headquarters ana addluohal
cars will be sent him.
1T Ia the plan TO go 70 COMFY Island, take IN
Dreamland and Luna Park and eyentually
land The Youngsters on the beach and feed
thcm At the start homewGrd each group
will line up around flag corresponding IN
color 10 the color Of their numbers, and the
loading for the return Journey VII oommehhc ts
assigned 20 the various institutions 20 see
that the number Of youngsters returned
tallies with the number originally delivered
Monday next there VIII oe a m .is'o. 1i
a number Of the inFtitrtlons interested 70
discuss all the impoTtantHquesuons