Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-02
THEY ENJOY AN OUTING
Orphan Children of This City Go
to Luna Park.
GUESTS OF LODGE OF ELKS
Red-Letter Day of Happiness for
Juvenile Humanity.
BURSTING WITH ENTHUSIASM
Ardent Desires and Glowing Anticipa-
tions-Names of Members of the
Several Committees.
BURSTING WITH ENTHUSIASM

Five hundred orphans of the capital city
are today In possession OF Luna Park.
With its varied attractions to charm and
delight the youthful mind the resort was
this morning thrown open to the children
for their use and enjoyment without let or
hindrance and without any incumberance
or care Through the gates trooped the
little ones about 1890 o'clock in long.
surglng streams of eager. joyous. rollicking
Juvenile humanity. Then began their red
letter day OF happiness. devised for them
by Washington Lodge. No. Is. Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks, under whose
auspices the outing was given.
From the start the event was fraught
with the deepest interest to the young
STEERS The excitement began when the
various delegations were assembled at the
respective institutions to which they be-
long preparatory to beginning the journey
to the electric railroad station Not only
the boys but the girls also were almost
bursting with enthusiasm as they marched
through the streets to the corner of Penn
sylvania avenue and 18TH street, where the
cars were boarded for the park. The trains
did not move fast enough for them after
once they were on board and the tops of the
high structures at the resort came into
sight none too soon to suit their ardent
desires and glowing icipa tons.
Shouts Of Unalloyed Joy.
From car to car of the trains closely fol-
lowing one another with their burden Of
children there went up shouts Of unalloyed
JOY as the gates of the park were reached
Headed by the members of the committees
assigned to the respective delegations and
by teachers of the institutions, the little
ones scrambled to the ground and made a
rush for the entrance. But the onslaught,
though strenuous. was orderly, and in a
very short time the entire party was with
In the gates.
Perhaps the actual participation In the
amusements of the grounds did not give
more pleasure than was experienced by the
expectant gathering in the hssef period of
mobilization on the interior before scatter
ing to the many hooks and recesses Of the
picnic grounds. The fruftion of their hopes
was then In their grasp. All that heated
ina gination and fancy had pictured to them
was at hand. 1t seemed too good to be true,
but It is certain that none of the young
sters stopped for any length of time to dis
pute the actually of their experience. With
the practicality of youth they accepted the
situation for all that 1t was worth and for
all that II meant
One thing they knew full well, and that
took up the whole scope Of their mental
puryiew. 1t was that they were being ush-
cred into realm of delight which they
conceived to outshine the brightest dreams
of fairyland. In the enjoyment of the occa-
sion the little ones forgot all about the
untoward circumstances in which their
youthful lives are cast. They were then in
possession of the rare gifts Of nature In
the woods and open lawns, and were free
to enjoy the artistic attractions of the place.
For the time 1t was a matter of no concern
that their tenure of ownership was but for
the day.