New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-13

and green by the Golden Hour Home The little
ones from the Mission of the Friend Of the Chill
dren were gay in pink badges; orange marked
the Protestant Half-Orphan Asylum contingent.
and yellow that from Howard Mission and
Home for Little Wanderers
There only one hold-up all the way down
broadway, and that happened when motor
car not part of the parade got stuck in front
Of a Streetcar, and caused the latter TO block
the road temporarily Chairman Miles rode in
the leading car, keeping several eyes out all
sides and, of course. there was one or two
groWn-ups from the STATS of the orphanages in
al the cars, to see that the children did not
spill out. There was ambulance car filed
With doctors This was quite popular with sew
eral OF the children. who were made Seasick by
the motion of the motor cars, but for general
popularity nothing approached the candy
This car was contributed and stocked by James
a. McClurg. The $50 children from the Broad
way Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society got
their candy when they left the asylum and con-
sequently got a pretty good start of the others
In the matter OF sickness and general ecstasy.
The hit of the parade from the outsiders point
OF view at least, was made by the three truck
motor cars lent by the Adams Express Com
pany. These cars have huge tops Of wire net
ting, and with the children inside them they
looked exactly like circus wagons As far as
noise went, they were up TO any cenizen of the
deepest jungle
On the other side of Brooklyn Bridge fresh
relay of mounted policemen relieved the one
which had escorted the cars down Broadway.
and number OF bicycle policemen also joined
the parade. going along at the sides like out
riders. They did good service in keeping the
cars in single file. When the procession left
Prospect Park another relay OF officers took
charge. Here where the dangerous racing
began last year. but owing TO the watchfuiness
OF the park policemen who would allow only
one car to leave the exit at time. there was
no racing yesterday. The cars kept I'm singh
file all the way When the procession broke u-
at ConeY Island there some rubbed tires
and few narrow escapes. but no accidents.
At the island the children had a fine dime.
which was served in the main dining room AT
Dreamand. This provided by the Georg-
n Pierce Company Of Buffalo After dinner
they were turned loose amid the joys OF Drea NJ.
land The Journey home accomplished
without accident. and about sunset one thousand
tired but happy little orphans were landed at
their various Ravens
Among the people who contributed cars were
colonel John Jacob Aston A. 9. Vanderbilt and
General John T. Cutting
Inc excuses of some Of the people who refused
cars were curious. one woman told Mr. Miles
that she was lame and couldn't do without her
car man averrcd that he wouldn't think Of
depr1Ving his Wife Of her car for a day Il,
some small cities where this idea OF Orphans
Day has been taken up many rs two hundred
cars are contributed. The officials Of the New
York Motor Club think New York ought to hav.
contributed three hundred They could easily
have used that many. The little ones Of the
ChlIdreG S Aid Society number AT least thirty
thousand.