The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-07-07
HAPPY CHILDREN
CROWD BOAT ON
STARS OUTING
Cheers Ring Out from 800
Thr0ats on Seasons First
Excursion.
LITTLE ONES GUESTS
OF FREDERIC THOMPSON
Toys and Luncheon Provided
for Benefit by Local Busi-
ness Firms.

With every deck packed full of happy
children and mothers. who. for the time.
had forgotten their cares and troubles.
the big excursion steamer Newark.
flags and pennants flying gaily In the
breeze, drew out shortly after o'clock
this morning from the Commercial
wharf of the Stephens & Condit Co. IN
the first of the STAR outings to Coney
Island
Before the great cables had been
loosed from the piles and drawn inso
the boat preparatory to the start this
mechanical register in the hands of a
mate who stood at the end of the gang
way showed that almost 1900 Joyous
voyagers had been slowed safely away
in the capacious decks and in hooks
and corners of the big boat.
This is the L. s PIaut & Co. outing.
and was made possible by 500 gift 10
the STARS free ice and outing fund
from that generous firm. Before the
boat started the firm sent down to tha
wharf great bundles containing toys of
every description for the amusement OF
the smaller children during the day.
Another gift from the Plaut Company
was a consignment of fans-enough TO
go around-although happily the cool
breezes of the morning will probably
render them unnecessary, at least until
the park is reached. As its representa-
tives on this outing L. S. Plaut & Co.
sent Mrs A Vail and Miss A. Mande-
vile.
The little ones whose mothers held
the coveted tickets which would enabls
them TO take the journey to Coney
Island and which would prove an open
sesame to all of the marvels of that
modern fairyland Luna Park-thanks
to the big -heartcdness of its proprietor.
Frederick Thompson. were up early
this morning and the first peep through
windows showed that the weather man
I
was kindly, too. fer a perfect day
greeted them Cool breezes promised
that the sun in his enthusiasm to be
good to the little ones shouldn't overdo
it.
Nine o'clock was the time set for
the start and an hour before that the
first of the holiday procession began
to arrive at the Commercial wharf
There were babies in their mothers
arms. babies in carriages, toddlers,
who had hardly walked enough to learn
the habit. and older children to the
majority of whom the magic names OF
Coney Island and Luna Park haa
meant no more than the designations
of almost mythical places of wonder
and delight where others more fortu-
nate than themselves were allowed tc
go once in a while.
And now these baby dreams we're toa
be realized for the first time. there
could be no doubt of that to those who
watched the eager. anxious throng as
it came to the wharf and across the
gangplank.
/ Anticipation and that new sensation
the joy of living-mantled white lit
tie faces with color and seemed to ill
out pinched cheeks Everything was
wonderful to the small voyagers be-
cause everything was new. There was
not the slightest impatience manifested
before the boat started. for everything
about the wharf was fraught with in
terest for the little ones who had
already gained their places on the boat
1 And how eyes sparkled when the
wagons from the bakeries and the milk
dealers and the butchers who had gen.
erously donated supplies for the outing
drew up at the wharf. True. breakfast
time was but a little way behind them.
but children are proverbially hungry
all the time and that same cool breeze
was beginning to do its work.
That they might be prepared for any
emergencies aboard the boat DR.. J. P
Rohn. of the City Hospital staff, and
Miss MAY Henderson and Miss CATH
crime Morice. from the same institution.
accompanied the outing. Miss Anna
Meier. a graduate of the Hospltai OF
Incurables. was another of the volun-
teers. Mrs Anna Mullaley, OF the Sal
walton Army, VINO was of SO mucn as
sistance last year. was also aboard. and
captain Christie of the Third Precinct.
who was down at the wharf to see
] that everyone got started properly. sent
his plainclothesman. Brex, 20 supple
nent the crew of the boat in Watching
the little ones. that none of them might
lcome TO harm.
! When the 1900 were safely aboard
the Newark was comfortably filled but
not crowded. There was plenty OF
room for the tots. who recognized small
friends. to leave their seats and 60 to
meet them. and also to beeonie nc-
quainted with strangers.
The cables had been drawn In ana
the Newark was just ready to stesQ