The sun., 1910-11-13
PARADE in The CHILLY BLAST
I.J>I JDE 'HII DREN oar 10
az iR THE 6REtF.
+. -x.r- Grrar uen. Including Cel, noes<.
,... rII Not trace rheir iseuioa-
on tor Nore PARKS, Play grounds
,,.i ,rrir Ov n >ri<hborhoota House

Nr.i i'rtr own >ctghborhoou House.
r.. Ueidv bolted his meagre lunch
-.-., ..t, u.ru GIabh,ap the bent safety
49, M, ,they'~ extended hand.
.t..I ,hr Hfth rlor hanisters ana
.., ... ..,. .tr-aJ A,rr ~ the feuennen.
,. ,...t DO, .'.d IN liftv-fnmih street
-. .-r .u'.g enough To adju>, the
u-... ,. ..- }Eln little lacket over Lis
,t,, .,r,... with the safety PIN. he raced
r,-.-.rN fu.s snow hurry to eleven th
i EN-"
hm,rv 'sIr the Importance Of his haste
H.. ,.,. 90 H.. grand marshal Of the big
,a.6ia a.. ...i IN the Nest Side I'm rro-
-. isalns, The niggardly distribution
fra.k- M hat section. He was tn lead
ir m. mute appeal OF th. West Side chill.
,..n -. John u Rock efelier 10 reopen
\.,sh uhrrd HrI-. He was 10 be the
F.., r.al II m" only real parade that
80. matched h.'wsen kelis Kitchen
AVID ~an Juan Hill foG the rights of the
,.-.rns tn-r.abouts
Teddy Rnusevelt's goin' ter he dere.-
h., odd his mother ~ she bussly piled the
w..hrs; over his thin little face. But the
| snlt At.sv when he reached the street
| ,au>.i Jimmy heart 10 sink a little.
-Nsvba dtv wont he no p rade.- he
| m..r.~ei BUT dis snow won't las
h. added III an effort to restore hope.
Arriving al Eorty--sventh street Jimmy
| fua,i several hundred children. all
~ur~-d ~ patriots are Dago Kelly. shu.
thouGh i3 il not as big as Jimmy. MAS
,,.~rng policeman who had intercepted
his hight with a silken. American flag
vh "a he had removed by force from the
hard " Alg.rnon McG Giilicuddy Alger-
nm hI- eyes IN nS isl. Mas thank ing
'l- policeman
.,.' D. and Jimmy addressed Dago
.'-rnly Dago belongs 20 'he Fifty
fourth street gang. of winch Jimmy is
'-sI-g H- mr-k ly submitted with "A last
tsdani .p,N a. lh- hlg 'oleranl policeman
Ti'-u hr ..':.,-t in h,s 'eadsr in an ECSTASY:
~sv. - nv. we're goin ter have a
lau. .p ua.,'n Nd - Jimmy's ewes
orts,-,i
l,, rU-1 I"n~v 6 Schneider secretary
at r" Eleventh Avenue Board OF I de.
| S.u- Ul, I'.rupan,~d by Thomas r.
r.s n- ARD lanes Coughlin They wer.
uauaErn- 10" aGa.r and Jimmy ran To
tDc.n \ lot of h,t!e girls gathered
Aro.ui some mad thin, worn overrosts.
tr~ ~ goa r-r have, he parade! Are
.u'u 49, ma.rI. Where's de flags
rr"g' clfaor"d
il- uru approIc ched the wagon and
rgdA d-routing flags. some German.
u.u" Italian and even the French irIColor.
tlr the Stars and Stripes and the Green
v'h n" gold harp superaboundsd
- u lt:.i the girls were sent 10 Eleventh
venue where their division formed IN
'ompani.s Of twenty-five while the bows
fIle IN on For'y-seventh street all to the
n, nTpanimeIi Of a martial air by tue
loyal OAKS tife and Drum Corps
huge red automobile conta ming sew
srs men ON. of whom wore glasses came
Gown Forty seventh street. stopped and
,r~par.d to turn around.
D-r.s Roosevelt shouted small
urChu. and forgetful OF military dignity
The Toys broke ranks and fed cheering to
-" Cig machine This made curious the
sir!s They followed preclpitately But
tn" MAJ hIne only turned around aud went
ba"s.
" last the parade started with Jimmy
a. straight and as dignified as his hollow
,'-si and narrow shoulders would permit
IN command Up Forty. seventh street
'n Tenth avenue led the hand The
ireizht trains made il dangerous TO W aIk
the Youngsters along Eleventh avenue
prhough De Witt Clinton Park at fifty
fourth street and Eleventh avenue was
10 b. the place where the little marc hers
uu' for civic right Were TO be reviewed
md addressed by Theodore Roosevelt.
S-,h Low. p. J. McGowan. former Comp
oiler Herman A. Metz. Prof adler. the
E-S Robert White and Fathers Chadwick
and Drrscoll. both former pastors Of St
AInhros-'s Church.
Eagerly. vet in order the children
"a hered in the park. Schneider. D.vine
and Coughlin addressed the meeting
he's regretted the absence Of She invited
guests congratulated the youngsters
IN their brave showing and promised to
eupport them in the fight tC have the play
I"om- and school yards open after school
hours ana on Saturdays and 10 obtain
NOR" play and recreation PARKS.
,orne y the boys d-manded that
= nImny Reddy do a spiel There was
lifted abov" IN" heads Of his comparisons
h- lit'l" leader was abas he'd at first.
lee lpoN-d over the expectant crowd which
al been augmented by a number OF
hiti@ inhrch.rs. There in front of him.
GrImacrng and xiggiing a thumb and
tour fingers, was Dago Kelly. This serve ed
'" ln-plr" jimmy. A. first he intended To
iar".i- ~ Kelly. who T. really an Italian.
nrr nh-,. ered for neighborhood purposes
sin IN" 'sl'ir surname.
VI" 'r"n- it's de furriners We has ter
blaine. h" began. "Dev grab everyi ing
:" a. d"re.' no,hin, ief, fer " r., Irish a. ar
'i"- l. On Ia Eas' Side wild de Yids.
M tai de place TO live. too added
airnmy after moments reflection. It's
a. on de- Eas' Side dat de ecldicashun
l"npl. 4" everything. DE Yids has dere
-chooi Yards open all de time. Den dey
'"n gir ?inched fer plsyin' ball. An
d"v "an Ejlay ball at dat
Dem y ida has free baths too. but
not IL - fer de Mort River in dc sum
'uer rut yer cant swim dere in col
vcdf"r We useter have Rockeyfelley's
\"ighhOrhood House. but de Hids tole
'n"Hsyfslley we wuzn't good enuM FER
y an lie closed il An ! got a dollar
" f"re vet whats comm ter me. only
- rn, hank hook
LOOK AZ dem freight cars go by.
'"r'inIed jimmy after an interrupting
ram had passed Does de- Yids has ter
wv ~ wild dem? Does dey get kilt by
."r' Saw dsy couldnt even hop ono
W" t'r de Wee Side and Fahdsr Child
W.,
Tar - Donnelly said aftsrward
'tt' re people Of the West Side appreci.