The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-20

lifted their heads and shifted great1ul-
ly of the salty air. as they tra1led IN
an almost endless stream, to reappear
on one of the decks armed with camp
chairs, and settle themselves TOT the
trip which was to be one of the great
est of treats to their narrow lives
Fifteen hundred numbered they:
Year-laden grandmothers, with wrin-
killed. faces beaming %joyously; mothers
~prematurely aged by care and poor
food, whose pride and self-respect were
evidenced by their neatness. and their
shiny-faced children, for whom the OUT
ing was given: many of the chlldrens
pinched, waxen faces made their bodles
appear all to big. All were ~crupuiousi
clean, and those who were old enough
to know what was going on were ar
rayed In grins to which Humpty-
Dumpty could not hold q candle. The
'I:ttlest'' ones lay peacefully In moth
ers' arms, or in the baby carriages.
which were kept on the lower decks.
Everybody was happy, and everybody
beamed gratefully upon THE EVEN
ING STAR representatives every time
one was seen.
Mothers Express Their
You mustn't thank THE EVENING
STAR or myself" said the man with
the straw hat" as he is best known to
the excursionists, you must give yoar
thanks to the people who contributed
to the fund, and made this outing posi-
BILE. You must thank the public
Sure, that's all very WELL" spoke up
one old lady, we're grateful to all con-
cerned, but most of all we're hankfu
to THE EVENING STAR. which put 1t
into the heads of the people to give
their money for such a cause, arc
you can't deny I'm right" h added,
smiling.
That we can't came from a half
dozen, and one m said, MY oapy
may have a chance to get well now
The doctor said If I could get her out
of the neat for a time it would work
wonders"
And thus it went. All over the q
were evidences of hearts grateful Tor
the great work THE EVENING STAR
fund is doing. | only wish that every
contributor to the fund could have been
there 10 see how wisely his money had
been used.
On the boat were 200 quarts of rich,
sweet milk. several hundred pounds of
fr~ankfurters and over a thousand fresh
rolls, all Of which will be distributed be-
fore the day is over. Besides THE
EVENING STAR representatives there
were DIR. George Blackburn and two
trained nurses, Miss Jessie Smith and
Miss Lillian Donnelly. the nurses being
from the City Hospital, glad to help
mothers and little ones in every way
possible.
One Happy Little Fellow.
THE EVENING STAR has a speclaI
ward today, and he's going to nave the
time of his life, for it is his nrst trlI
to that wonderful magic island known
to the sophisticated as Old Coney. his
ather was an engineer, who lost nls
life in the interests of his passengers
His mother works hard in a factory tt
support him. and If she Is a little Oh
late at night Johnny cries: Please
somebody, bring my mother home safe
Ny father was late one night, ant
when they brought him home he wa
dead. Don't let my mother get killed.
And when she comes he smiles like
rainbow after a shower. But That
neither here nor there. Johnny went OF
the outing, with THE EVENING
STAR for a godfather, and for once ii
his life he's going to have a hiiariousi!
good time.
There was just one fellow who di1
not go, though a great many or IN
smaller youngsters would have givei
much to rave him. He was a great Dis
black. sunny-ternpered shepherd dog
al ldusty from long tramps withou
washings. Down he trotted. tail erect
to the gangplank, to be showed ava.
by busy attendants. But did this hur
his doggy feelings? Not at all. II
poked a cold, friendly nose into tn
hand of an unsuspecting little girl
causing her to nearly topple over from
fright, wagged his tail at the crowd II
general, and, when the man was no