New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-08
WHITE WINGS DEFY RAIN
Mayor and Others Get High Hats
Soaked Reviewing the Parade.
MEN MAKE FINE SHOWING
The Bronx Wins Borough Prize
-Gaynor and Big Bill Speak
at the Hippodrome.

The third annual parade of the Depart
ment Of Street Cleaning was held on scheo-
ule6 time Yesterday afternoon. despite 'he
drenching rain which continued TO fall from
the time the line started. at 18th street ana
Fifth avenue. until the parade disnande1
nj Washington Square. The white anu
brown helmets of the four thousand "wIh'e
wings in line withstood the downpour net
fer IN all appearances than the higher SILK
headeear worn by Mayor Gaynor. ComlniS-
sioner Edwards and several other city OH
cials who reviewed the parade from the
stand AT 18th street and Fifth avenue. me
reviewing stand roof afforded little proteC-
,ion from the rain. which drove through
the structure from the north. NO umorei-
las were raised, as they would nave smut
off the view of the paraders.
Police Commissioner Waldo and his three
depu,ies stood near the Mayor in the re
viewing stand The Police commissioner
seemed 10 enjoy the discontinue OF some
Of the others He as well as his deputies
wore clad in raincoats and soft hats. Dep
MY Commissioners James +. Lynch. Juhan
= Scott and James T. OBrien, or the
Street Cleaning Department. followed the
lead Of their chief and wore their hlgn ha'S'
But the storm failed to dampen the ardor
Of the officials or the men in line. good
sized crowd of spectators with umoreHaS
raised lined both sides of Fifth avenue
The uniforms of all the marchers ana 'he
drivers of the department wagons were
thoroughly wet through before the line oi
march had proceeded many blocks p"'
none Of them mad a bedraggied appearance
The men marched twenty abreast ana Two
lines deep and in many instances Kept
their lines So well that they presented
real military appearance.
Running comments Of approval We're
heard from the four judees-Colonel Danlel
Applefon. Adiutant General Nerbeck. Ma
ior Francis q Landon and Major RchaTd
Halstead-as many of the lines passed the
stand At the command Of Guide right
every white wing" turned his eyes Sharply
toward the reviewing stand. while the OH
GERS OF the line saluted the Mayor. Mayor
ca1nor ALWAYS returned the salute.
II was the consensus Of opinion OF those
at the reviewing stand who had witnessed
the two previous parades that the men
marched with more precision and better
effect than ever before. The horses ana
carts made a fine showing. Every harness
elittered through the rain and each cart
had received a new coat of paint. The
drivers had 10 stand IN a constantly IN
creasing pool Of water in the body or the
carts. but they maintained statuesque
hearing throughout the line OF march.
Ar the members Of the department re-
ceived 2 half-holiday. and the added attrac-
zion over former years of a free show at
the Hippodrome in the evening greatly ap-
pealed 10 the men. The Hippodrome enter
tainment was arranged by Commissioner
Edwards and tickets were distributed 10
tho mon several DAYS ago. Top line Vaude-
VILE acts followed the awarding of the
rrizes and speeches by the Mayor ana
other city officials.
The Bronx received the honor place IN
the naradA al the head OF the line because
that borough won the prize for the best
general appearance in last years parade
The divisions Of the Borough of Brooklyn
were second in line and Manhattan last
Little Robert Lincoln Smith. the eight
vesr-old son Of Abraham Lincoln smith,
foreman at Stable a, Manhattan. took part
IN the parade again this year much TO the
amusement Of the Mayor and others on the
reviewing stand He drove pony at
tached 10 : miniature cart patterned after
the regulation dump cart. AS he reached
pony in toward the curb and saluted the
Mayor with youthful military grace The
Mavor returned the salute promptly and
The youngster was heartily applauded.
AT the Hippodrone the white wings heard
a speech by the Mayor and had the prizes
for marching presented TO them by Colonel
Daniel Appleton. of the eth Regiment. The
house was well filed by the men Of the de-
partment when the curtain disappeared
into the mysterious underworld and dis
cl-sed the Mayor on the stage, surrounded
b. Commissioner Edwards Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Dudley Field Malone, job
Hedges and Colonel Appleton. The spot
lrht was turned on the Mayor, but he had
II turned of.
The Mayor told the men he had not been
speaking much this winter. but those who
talked the most did not always do the
most He had come. he said, TO show the
men hv his presence that he was heartily
in sympathy with them and appreciated
tNeir work Of the last year. Their parade,
he told them. had compared favorably with
the police parade.
All the speakers took advantage Of the OPP
portunity 10 hand some praise TO Commits
sioner Edwards generally referring to him
Ar big Bill" The Mayor set the example
IN this. saving Big Bill or whatever they
chose 10 call him. would make their work
as easy for the men Of the department as
possible and that he would make up for
their having 10 do night work by easing
things off in other directions.
Commissioner Edwards very seriously
nodded assent to this and the men cbeered
both him and the Mayor
Dudley Field Malone and Job Hedges
both spoke briefly In praise Of the street
cleaners and their Commissioner. and the
prizes were awarded by Colonel Appleton.
The silver shield FOR the best marching