The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-07
OUTING FOR BABES
AND MOTHERS A
FAIRY VOYAGE
EVENING STARS First Trip for
Little Ones Health an I'M
mense Success. 4
COMFY ISLAND AND
LUNA ENRAPTURE ALL
Fifteen Hundred lnvigOrated for
Return to Life in the
Heated City.

To the great majority of the little
e THE EVENING STARS outing
to Coney Island was a wonderfully,
and their experiences were more mar
velous than those of Alice in Wonder
land, though 1t Is doubtful If many of
them ever heard of that delightful fc-
tion-child. To them the ocean was
almost a myth: they nae heard of 1t,
yes; had heard their more fortunate
brethren tell of the joys Of playing in
the silvery sane and padding in the
cooling waters of Neptune's realm, but
as for seeing 1t, they had no hopes UNI
til the generosity of THE EVENING
STARS readers made it possible.
And SO their delight when the Ma
jestic swung down through the Mar
rows and into the glorious pan of
sun-burnished ocean was beautiful and,
perhaps, a little pitiful to see. Beauti-
full, for their childish prattle and hap
py smiles told of a new joy brought
into their young lives; pitiful because
the sad struggle for existence fought
by their parents had kept such a pleas
ure from them for so long.
Eager for Cool Milk.
The steamer had scarcely began its
two-hour trip to the Steeplechase pier
when walters, bearing trays full of
glasses of milk, began circulating
about the packed deck. Instantly they
were storm centres for scores of fam
ished n thirsty youngsters.
"Oh, mister, please, mister, give me
a glass;" came in chorus from their
Eager young lips, AND their out
stretched hands seized the glasses and
whisked them away before the walters
had a chance to superintend their dis
tribution. Many of them had never
tasted such a luscious drink In their
lives, and they smacked their lips and
came back for more time and again,
for there was no stinting and every one
Of them had all he or she could swal-
low.
please. mister" said a brave looking
little chap of perhaps 6 years., may 1
a another glass?"
why, you young rascal, you've had
three glasses already" said the sur
prised waiter.
IT gave them to me mudder,'' said
the boy. And the waiter, going to the
spot indicated by the child, found a
wan, worn woman with a baby at her
breast and two other little ones seated
about her.
do you want some more milk?'' he
asked.
mo thanks" she replied, "I've had
n glass"
"Well you may have another and
another. too" the waiter said kindly.
MAY II" Her surprise was a con-
crete expression of a life struggle in
which an abundance of anything, ex-
cept suffering, was utterly unknown.
In one of the most secluded corners
of the vessel an attendant discovered
a tall, thin woman with a little girl
and an anemic boy so frail that it ap-
peared wonderful he was alive. The
refined face Of the woman was furrowed
with many ines that told of the ter
rible fight she waged for bread for her
little ones and herself. She was at war
with the world and had suffered in the
unequal combat. She was undefeated
though sadly mauled, but the proud
spirit that had kept life in her little
ones and herself after the bread-winner
had gone had become embittered AND
she was suspicious of a kindness so lit
tie known.
rave you nad anything 10 eat OF
drink" the attendant asked.
NO" The reply came almost de-
family.
Have your babies had anything"
In spite of her pride the tears would
come to her eyes. NO." she faltered.
From the way the children grasped
the proffered food and milk 1t was easy
to deduce that they were half tarve
The poor mother gathered them to her
and led them away from prying eyes,,