Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-20
OF 1000
SEE PLAYGROUND
CHILDREN DRILL
1000 Boys and Girls Give Ex-
hibition Which EcIipses
All Former Ones.

With ideal weather conditions, more
than 1000 children from the city's play
grounds took part in the third annual
playground exhibition yesterday. The
event was scheduled for Thursday,
but. owing to the wet grounds. was
postponed. Fully 1000 parents,
brothers. sisters and friends gathered
there in holiday regalia to witness the
results of a summers training under
competent teachers. The work Of the
youngsters was a credit to their in
structors.
The affair was under the direction
of Randall B. Warden, who was as
sisted by James @. Cumberland and
Edith A. Cumberland. Miss Cumber-
land supervised the dancing and the
May-pole exercises.
A special grand stand was erected
on the west side Of the field and was
occupied by the invited guests, consist
ing of all city officials and members of
the Board of Education. George w.
Tomkins, vice-president of the board,
was the guest of honor. Doctors band,
of Newark, also occupied q stand n
added to the pleasure of both young
and old.
Only One Accident.
A temporary hospit.,. was placed at
the north end of the field. This was IN
charge of six nurses from City HOS
pital.
The exercises were begun at $50
with a salute to the flag. Following
the salute, the children all took part
in a free hand drill, under the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Cumberland.
The girls of the washington street
and Hamburg place schools then form
ed the centre of attraction. The chill
dren of the former school executed a
dance called Just we two" The latter
school gave a Swedish weaving dance.
Their time and step was perfect and
showed careful training. The costumes
used were made in their manual train
ing classes, as well the costumes of all
the other schools. The girls then gave
place to two companies of boys, who
hailed from the Thirteenth avenue
school. These youngsters minds
turned to sterner things. Brigadier
General Joseph A. q. Bauderman, in
structor end erstwhile commander OF
the boys, had divided them into two
companies Of thirty each. One was the
"Japs' and the other the Yankees"
Under his supervision a sham battle
was fought.
The fourth number on the program
was two more dances by the girls OF
all schools, entitled "Play Time and
"Dutch'' dances. These dances were
led by Miss Cumberland to the music
of Doctors band. Then followed a flag
: drill by the Washington street boys
under the direction of Lester Palmer.
l The girls from Sussex avenue then gave
: the "Czardash." They were led in this
by Miss Mary Van Dusen.
single stick Drill.
All the children, both boys and girls,
her participated In a single stick driIl
under the direction Of Mr.. Cumberland,
after which the girls of the Eighteenth
avenue school rave a pretty flag drill
The parallel bars were next brought
to the fore and squads Of boys from the
Belmont avenue Bergen. Camden ana
Morton street schools showed their
prowess.
A feature OF this act was the finale,
which consisted of four pyramids
formed by the boys that made those
of the Sunday sports OF the beach look
insignificant.
No. 8 of tie program, shepherds
Hey" wat followed by a minuet. All the
girls participated in these number UNI
der the, direction of Miss Cumberland. A
flag dance, the next number. by the
girls of the Eighteenth Avenue and
Monmouth Street schools, was led by
their instructors, Miss Dagler and Miss
Koufman. In this the girls were
dressed some in red, some white and
some blue costumes. They took posi-
lions on the field in such a manner as
to form the Stars and Stripes. The
entire number of assembled children
were the led In a long wand drill by
Mr.. Cumberland.
The twelfth number consisted of
three fancy dances by girls in costumes
Elizabeth Avenue girls gathered In a
Diana's hunt dance. They were led by
Miss Grace Emery. Then came a dance
from Egypt, in which the Franklin
Street girls took part.
Jnpanese Ladies.
A number OF Japanese ladies from
Central Avenue then held the stage
and were generously a~pplauded.
Preceding the May-pole dance came
an Indian club drill by all the children,
led by Mr.. Cumberland. The final