The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-05

street. then the cooked hats would spin
slower and slower and finally come to a
stop on the rough riders heads. Private
the spinning hats, because his hat unused
his hair 30. When n hat had spun one way
long enough IL would twist ones hair into
a tight cone. and then the only thing for a
soldier TO do was to back his horse for a
while until the reverse spinning unwound
the uncomfortable knot Of hair.
When a old isn't used to riding a horse
very much he can't devote a great deal OF
time TO holding his hat. inasmuch as he has
but one pommel hand and one hand for the
reins. Next TO Private Douglass Doty's
private grocery horse Succotash the prize
mounts OF the troop were Brevet Lieut.
Gen. Ralph Writings charger jimmy. from
the stables OF Mr.. Kreyling. the we'll known
butcher of Bround Brook, and Private
irving Writings veteran war horse Carrie
A.. Nation, which is one of Baker Billy
seizures famous string. Both are beautiful
animals, absolutely ~unafraid OF anything,
and they will be ideal for parade purposes
JUST as Q as they can be broken or a
regrettable habit OF stopping automatically
~ the different houses on their respective
butcher and baker routes.
Both the beginning n the end OF the
procession finally Topped around in some
way and ran INTO It's middle and then il
was seen that the time had come to head
up the Watching Mountain toward Wash
lngtons camp ground, where the Hon. w. III.
Speer OF Jersey City. Prosecuting Attorney
OF Hudson county. was to deliver the grafton
OF the day. On the way TO the camp ground
the procession was reviewed in front OF
the Middlebrook Country Club by Mayor
Brokaw OF Bound Brook and Mayor La
tourette OF South Bound Brook and the
guests OF the day. When Horatio v. s.
Negus rode by decked out as an Indian
chief the stand almost splitwith enthusiasm.
Miss Adele Won Oil. some time rider Of the
plunging horses at the H~ippodrome.. who
was imported from her Plainfeld home
Tor the occasion. got 'em going again;
among the school children who sang their
way. along gowned prettily in white. and
applause FOR Leon Washburn. the circus
owner. who has his winter quarters near by
and who placed q big foa with a giant
Uncle Sam in the procession.
George Washington may have crossed
the river all right, but when Il came TO
rowing up Watching Mountain there was
nothing doing. George was unprecedented
Lane jeweller. The General almost wept
with vexation when his soldiers couldn't
tack the boat up the hill. The only thing
left to do was to step out on the river and
SO on down TO the wagon road and foot u.
The boat was beached then and there in
a cedar grove
President Rawlings OF the Camp Ground
Association made a rafting speech OF
welcome to everybody and then Prosecut-
ing attorney opeer delivered MS ADDRESS.
After all this there were sandwiches and
salads and some CT Abe Giddes's famous
strawberries to 60 with the ice cream.
And Mrs. Irving Whiting and Mrs. Doug
lass Doty and Mrs. II. A.. Bailey all talked
glowingly Of the striking resemblance
between Gen. Washington ard the Rev.
Perry Basoon. who impersona:ed the Cen
eral and rode a white horse like a soldier.
And Mrs. Ted Richardson insiste ed the
parade must a been three miles long
IL it was IN inch. And Ralph Whiting and
Ralph Ward built a fire to make coffee.
And little Lloyd Miller set Of a frecracker
that started Soldier Willie Weartz running
down the mountain. And Miss Frances
And Willie Weartz said that the whole
event had Barge Day backed into a wharf.
And the two Italian societies that had
taken part in the procession kept on pa
rading all by themselves as long az there
was a ray Of light left to guide them be-
tween the trees