Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-17
MANY CHILDREN
GET STARS FREE
TICKETS TO PARK
Happy, Singing Crowds of
Youngsters Completely Ex-
haust the Supply.

Not since the first circus parade of
the season has there been 81 great a
crowd of children as that gathered at
the office of the Evening STAR this
morning to receive the free season tick
cts to Olympic Park. But, then, the
children were rot like other boys and
girls who come to see elephants, cali
opes and other trivial features of a cir
Gus pageant. These particular boys and
girls were quiet and orderly.
Gee, we know how to behave said
one little fellow, and his spick and
span shirt, white collar and polished
shoes added conviction to the state
ment All of the others were of the
same ealibre-eleaa, tidy, quiet. Just
nice little men and women who knew
how to behave, and did.
And what a crowd there was. The
announcements said hat the free
passes would be ready at 9 O'clock, BUT
long before the appointed time Broad
street was a living. breathing mass of
young hopefuls, each with a vision of
free vaudeville performances, trained
animals, merry-go-rounds, roller coast
ers and opera performances.
otft6 Nhuth hh
In the earlier period of waiting the
crowd looked like a political gathering
for a Tammany victory. There was not
a girl in sight. Presently street cars
began unloading fair visions of little
femininity until the crowd resembled d
~suffragette delegation at Albany. There
were large girls and small girls, short
girls and tall girls. Girls with blue
eyes and girls with black eyes, blondes
and brunettes, fat girls and thin girls,
Girls and girls. Girls in white and
girls in rainbow hues. Girls in tan
shoes and girls IN black shoes. Girls,
girls, girls. Girls. sober and girls gay;
girls with picture hats and girls with
ting-a-lings. and some girls without
any hats at all. Just girls and girls
and girls until the passersby stood IN
awe at the sight.
And then the boys came, but they
were just the same as all other boys
who were out for a good time. Ehey
talked and shouted and behaved just
as good healthy American boys should,
and the admirable quality about these
boys was displayed when they stepped
aside and formed a separate line In
order that the girls might have an OPP
portunity to be served first.
Say. you,r shouted one little fei
low. TITS Q o'clock" And so it was
but the tickets were late in arrivins
from the printers, and % the pupils
had to wait a little while, just like
they do when supper is late at home,
Finally the ticket man arrived. And
what happened? Was there a grand
rush for the front door? Did the chill
dren get noisy and d~isorderly? ri
they push and shove and yell and make
trouble for the attendants
No. they did notl
Ticket supply gives Out.
A photographer snapped the happs,
surging crowd, and with the remain
ing ~stragglers marching in and out this
distribution Of the STARS free passes
to Olympic Park had been completed.
Tickets will be given out ell day to-
morrow, beginning at 3 o'clock, and
on Wednesday, morning the Riddles will
journey to the big park at %Iryington
10 hold their first outing.
Here's hoping they have as good a
time as they had this morning when
the doors opened at the office of the
STAR.