Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-05
Second Annual Event Of
Sunday Schools Proves to
be Brilliant Success.
APPLAUSE By CROWDS
Nearly 1000 Children in
Line Decorations and Co.'S
tunes Make Novel Effect.

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were represented and approximately
1000 children, with teachers, pas
tors and Sunday school heads
marched triumphantly through some
of the principal streets of the city.
The display was magnificent and the
management of the best. Despite
rain prior to the start and threaten
ing showers, the demonstration was
carried out successfully. Through
careful police regulations the parad-
ers were well guarded and streets
were cleared for them. Not a single
mishap is reported to have occurred.
Floats and Costumes.
The exhibition of floats, in brill
liant colors, attracted wide attention
Some of the marchers wore novel
costumes and many looked extreme
ly pretty. The display part of the
parade consisted Of prettily deco
rated floats, small express wagons,
tricycles and baby carriages. One
large float was a canoe on large
wagon. The Perth AmbOy Band As
sociation and the Goodwill Associa-
tion's Fife, Drum and .Bugle Corps
furnished music and two policemen
led the procession. The line Of
march was about as previously ar
ranged. The Sunday school entered
with the largest enrolment was the
Simpson NJ. E.; the First Presbyte-
rian was second; Grace English
Lutheran, third; First Baptist,
fourth: Our Savior's Danish Luth-
eran, fifth; Danish NJ. E., sixth; St.
Stephens Danish Lutheran, seventh;
Hungarion Reformed, eighth, and
Swedish Congregational, ninth.
The parade was in four divisions
and formed in line on High street
between Smith and Fayette streets.
Some of the schools formed in line
at their respective churches and
headed by sections of the Goodwill
Fife, Drum and BugIa Corps, march
ed to where the main line was form
ed. The paraders were assembled
under the direction of Grand Mar
shall Gordon A Baldwin, and the re
spectiye marshals from each church.
The start was made at $3.50 o'clock,
at which time the gay paraders began
the. march southwark on High street,
continuing to Gordon then westward
to Madfs0u a venue, -rffet nor tff1I1aId
to Market street, then westward to
Maple, northward to Smith, eastward
to High street and to Gordon street,
where they countermarched to JET
ferson street and disbanded.
Police Lead Procession.
Patrolmen Andrew Jensen and
Timothy Quinlan, together with
Grand Marshal Gordon A. Baldwin,
led the procession. Following came
the Perth Amboy Band Association
in full uniform and the various Sun
day schools with leaders, teachers
and pastors of the respective church.
es represented.
The Grace English Lutheran Sun
day school led with their pastor, Rev.
Robert L. Schlotter. They were di-
vided into the first and second Grace
English Lutheran, of which the sec
ond came first. The pupils carried
American flags and i'm line were sew
eral prettily decorated express wag-
ons.
After them came the First Presby-
terian delegation with the Artillery
of the Westminster Cadets hauling a
cannon Rev. James H NOrthTup
and heads of the Sunday school were
with them. Near the front of these
were two express wagons from which
ran blue and white streamers. One
carried a blue banner on which was
inscribed, Suffer Little Children to
Come Unto Me-" after which came
the primary division.
Prettily Trimmed Go-Cart.
squad of Goodwill drummers led
the Swedish Congregational school,
which together with the pastor. Rev.
A. E. ElmQuist, came after the Pres
byterians A feature in the lead of
this delegation was beautifully
J trimmed go-cart on which the color
scheme was blue, yellow and red. A
number of the tots carried colored
flags bearing a red cross and the fol-
lowing inscription by This Sign
Conquer.
Next in line was Our Savior's Danish
Lutheran delegation headed by four
girls clad in white carrying a large
American flag.
A group of Goodwill ffers came
next heading the First Baptist school
delegation. Directly behind the pas
tor, Rev. William H. Bawden. the
superintendent, NJ. R. Letter, and Ira
J. Bacon, the father of the parade
movement in this city. came the
primary department with one carry
ing a pole from which were many col
ored streamers which ran to sur
rounding tots. The EDWARDS fol-
lowed after whom came an attractive
| looking group of girls in gold and
white, the school colors. They wore
large picture hats to match and car
ried large bouquets Of daisies. The
! Dorcas, Amoma and Cleaners classes
followed, after which came the Bap-
tist Ushers' Association.
The Danish NJ E Sunday school
was sixth in line among the churches
flags. A feature among them were
several girls in old-country cos
tunes. Next after these came St
/ Stephens Danish Lutheran school
The children were neatly dressed and
carried American flags.
Cradle RoIl'' Feature.
The Goodwill buglers led the
Simpson Methodist Episcopal sec
ton, in the lead of which was DR..
w. E. Palmer and Charles R. F1etch-
er. the Sunday school superinten-
dent, carrying bouquets OF flowers
The Cradle Roll" was an attractive
feature, which was composed of tots
in prettily decorated baby carriages,
go-carts and perambulators. small
express wagon made up TO represent
an airship trimmed with blue which
! followed, caused comment! Ten
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