Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-07-08
YOUNG AMERICA DRINKS UP
300 GALLONS OF LEMONADE
Spectacle Of Two Thousand YOnng-
sters In One Big Building a Sight
Never to Be Forgotten, Big
Show Was Grand Success
Over 1000 happy ''kids."
Seventeen tubs of lemonade.
An uproariOus specially show.


A perfect day.
Those were the principal ingre-
dents in the most glorious good time
that the children of albuquerque have
had for year-the Morning Journal
Children's Matinee at the Casino yes
terday.
Everything was propitious. After
raining all the week, it cleared up
nicely just in time, although there
were a good many anxious little peo-
pie the day before. Assistant to the
general manager, Frank StortZ, and
acting superintendent, |. b. Payne, of
the Traction company, worked hard
and faithfully to see that the crowds
and crowds of little ones were carried
out and brought back safely, and
largely through their efforts the chill
dren were handled without any dis
comfort or accident or even incon-
venience. Every little boy and every
little girl was in the Casino when the
curtain rose for the clever bunch Of
specialties, which the Berger-Grose
Stock company carefully arranged for
the entertainment of the youngsters.
The sight of that vast concourse Of
little ones was an eyeopener to per-
sons who never saw all the children Of
under one roof. The Casino is big
place. Every inch of standing room
was occupied by a small boy or girl,
and they were even perched around
the side rails of the Casino from front
to back, solid, on either side. Slight
ly over two thousand were there-all
under fourteen years of age, and all
having the best time they could re-
member.
The children were dressed up, most
of them, in their Sunday best, the lit
tie mi~ses in white with pink and blue
ribbons flying, and in yellow and green
and blue and every other color of the
rainbow. The boys didn't all go to the
trouble of putting on their best
clothes, but they were all clean and
just bubbling over with pleasure and
excitement. 1t is surprising how
much fun little folks can have when
they devote their minds to it. The
jokes and songs and dances by the
clever stock company stars especially
bright little Baby Florence" brought
forth whoops and yells of merriment
from the little tots packed In every
corner ofSthe big Casino. 1t was a
wonderful sight, and it was just as
wonderful. the amount of noise they
stage people proposed three cheers for
the Morning Journal, the uproar was
simply deafening, and you couldn't
hear your self yell-let alone think.
There were a few of the children
of larger growth scattered through
the great sea of little ones-just
enough to see that everything was all
right, but 1t was hard to see the
grown people for the hundreds and
hundreds of children. Those parents
and friends who were there were for
tunate. and those who did not get to-
see those two thousand children to-
gether, missed a great and unique
spectacle.
1t was worth the trouble many
times over to see the glorious good
time they were all having. We tried
passing the lemonade around but
there wasn't room to move, so it was
set in great tubs at the entrance to the
Casino, outside and inside the door,
and the way the little fellows and the
tiny maidens went for 1t, was funny
There was plenty of lemonade, ana
pretty nearly every one got his or her
share, although 1t was a herculean
task to keep them moving. They
1ocked round those tubs like sheep
drink. Nearly three hundred gallons
disappeared from the seventeen tubs
three hundred gallons of lemonade
vanishing down the dry little throats
of two thousand children! Think of It!
AS If that wasn't fun enough for one
day without the rest.
The Morning Journal is amply re-
paid for Its trouble and expense. II
was worth II several times over, and
we want to thank the many persons
who helped us to make 1t a success
and to make the day one of unalloyed
fun for the little folks.
Thanks are also due Superintendent
of Construction M. o. Chadbourne for
his help in getting the children back
and forth on the cars.
Coming back, there were twelve SOL
Id cars of children, and the fact that
they were handled without hitch by
the traction company speaks vol
umes for the way they entered into
the spirit of the thing.
The children began to congregate at
the rendezvous before 1t was fairly
noon, and the cars were crowded with
them until 2:30 when the Matinee
began. The cars loaded with the
hundreds of gaily dressed little people
attracted great deal of attention on
the streets during the afternoon, ami
1t made everyone in town feel good to
see how Young America was enjoying
itself.
The performance by the Berger
Crosse Stock Company was specially
arranged with view to entertaining
q juvenile audience, and 1t certainly
succeeded. The little chaps and
maldens gave the members of the
clever company an ovation every time