The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-08-01
OVER 5000 ON
CLARK OUTING At
ASbURY PARK

Oih ~ IN
The last section was crowded also.
Assist in Punching Tickets.
The members of the relief society
who assisted the conductors in collect
Ing tickets on the six sections OF ten
cars each were: First section, W.
Hickling, w. Shannan, j. Hays, ]. Nc
Cartin; second section, A. Fountain, l..
Critchley, A. Ceveridge, j. Howell;
third section, J. Adams, c. Ranford, w.
Bannon, A. Gale; fourth section, d.
Douglass, J. Baxter, r. Calherne, ID.
Holden; fifth section, c.. E. Brogan, j..
Rambler, T. Burns, ]. Savage; sixth
section, w. Oldham, D. McGuinness, r.
Hart, H. Rich.
Many citizens halted in front of the
railroad station to look at the hun
dreds of women n children pouring
in a steady stream into the station.
Some of the women had two to six
boys and girls with them. Besides the
many babies in arms, scores of tots of
girls chung to the skirts of their moth
ers or aunties or other sisters. and
dozens of romping girls and boys hur-
ried before each family.
A Great Big SOciable Family.
Women n children carried big
lunch boxes and baskets well filled
with dainties for the little children and
substantial food for adults and the
larger boys and girls and the young
men and women in the family parties.
Families, relatives and friends formed
In groups on the cars where 1t was pos
sible, but the rus to the first four sec
lions of the trains was so great that
family parties. were separated, some
members being In different cars of each
section. Everybody was happy on the
run to Asbury Park. for nearly every
body knew everybody else on board.
President j. H. Purcell, of the Relief
Society, as chairman of the committee
of arrangements, had general charge of
the outing. TIE was assisted by Walter
McMullen, Patrick Hughes, Edward
Walker, Robert Mather, James II. Null
arky, William Hiclken. Frederick De-
vine, Joseph Howell. David Douglass.
Patrick Brogan, Robert Hart, william
Oldham and John McCarten.
AT each railroad station a crowd of
people waved their handkerchief rs
the excursionists as each section rushed
past, and farmers In the fields swung
their wide brimmed straw hats. On the
cars all the women and children were
supplied with cold water by the men
and boys, who carried the glasses n
ups to and from the ice water holders.
| and on some of the cars there was sing
ing by young men and women
Some of the eX~cursionists left the
cars at Long Branch. and when the first
section arrived at Asburv Park many
| remained at the station until the other
sections arrived, and then Maber's band
| played popular airs on the way to the
boardwalk.
Luck May Upset Weather Forecast.
When some persons remarked at
the Broad street station here as the
excursionists were boarding the cars,
that it might rain, an old membe of
the Relief Society said there was no
fear of that, for the society had pleas
ant weather on zach of its thirty-seven
annual outings.
After six sections of ten cars each
had left the station, IN extra section
of ten cars was made up for members
of committees and their friends who
had missed the cars assigned to them
In each of the other sections. There
AOhC 6tNCn 6CChiOhHs VI -
enty cars. carried the more than G.O00
excursionists from this city on the out
Ing, by far the largest outing that has
gone from Newark 20 the seashore by
rail.
Canvass Every Gar for Votes.
On each section employees c~anvassed
every car for the candidates for THE
EVENING STARS gold watch for the
most popular woman employee.
There are candidates from Newark
mill No. 1, Kearny mill NO.. 2 and the
Mile END mill, and employees in each
mill voted for candidates from their
mill.
On the 1885 train from this city
thousands of copies OF the first edition
of THE EVENING STAR were taken
to Asbury Park and other l%resorts,
where the papers were on sale at 2:SO
o'clock, and boys also a the papers
at the board walk and the Auditorium,
where the young people enoyedj dane
ing.
Interest in the competition is at its
keenest, and plans are being made for
polling a large vote for several of the
favorites. There will be no difficulty
in securing copies of THE EVENING
STAR while on the excursion. After
2:30 o'clock .. m. the paper will be
placed on sale at the following places:
Asbury Park-E.. j. Smith, Main
street and Mattison avenues; j. @. a
rlson, Mattison avenue. near postoffice;
H. A. Borden, Mattison avenue, corner
Bond street; f. Brylawski, 206 Main
street; Union News Company. at depot.
Allenhurst and Deal-H. G.. johnson
and Union News Company at depot.
Belmar-E. j. Seymour, H. Weinstein,
J. Silverstein, Union News Company at
depot.
Bradley Beach-N. Poland, 20S Main
street, or address e. j. Smith, news
stand. Main street and Mattison ave-
nue., Asbury Park, for delivery.
Elberon-Mrs. L. Fay. postoffice,
Union News Company at depot.
Long Branch. III. Harrison, j. S.
Disbrow. Union News Company at
depot.
North Asbury Park-Union News
Company at depot.
Ocean Grove-O. F.. Tompkins & Son,
c.. M. Smith, the book store.
West End,John A. MCGUIRE. Brigh-
ton avenue; Union News Company at
depot.