The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-16

As suggestion of method by which automobile men can give great deal of pleasure to others with little trouble and expense. the following is reproduced from the Boston Transcripts:
 Many children who are in perfect phys teal health, who have father, mother and a good home, probably are not half so happy today as the POGO cripples, orphans, destitutes and blind children who started for sharon this morning by the delightful medium of the automobile. It was the fifth annual outing planned and carried out under the auspices of the Boston Au- tomobile Dealers association. and it was carried out on the most extensive seale yet.
 In response to the requests for cars to help transport the children, owners of cars far and wide hastened to put their automobiles at the disposal of the asso- citation. The result was that Chester I. Campbell. who had the active manage ment of the outing, had no less than PA pleasure cars and seven trucks in which to place the children and their attendants this morning. Ten of the pleasure cars went along empty, which looked rather odd, considering that some of the others were pack-jam full; but that was good management, for with such a large num- Der of cars In line. 1t was reasonable to suppose that three or four might have some minor trouble tlat would oblige them to drop out of the line until re- pairs could be made, in which case the others could act as relief vehicles.
 The assembly point was Park square. and the hour between 9:80 and 10 o'clock. Long before that time the automobiles had been sent around to the institutions from which the children were taken. Was there any prolonged walt for the children to get ready? Not much. They could hard ly sleep over night for thinking of what was to come. Bed and sleep were the last things they desired this morning. They were just eager to be up. dressed and away.
 In Park square there was a lively time. First the cars had to be assembled in a way that would not block traffic, and that in Itself was problem. Mir. Camp bell was here, there and everywhere, li- recting and arranging. There were nine teen divisions In the parade. Some had a shortage of cars and a plethora of chil- dren others had more cars than were needed That was a state of affair, quickly remedied
 Not all the automobiles could be as, sembled in Park square Itself, naturally. for 224 pleasure cars and seven trucks ranging from little runabout to a seven. ceat tourer, require lot of space. They formed in part in Park square. in part along Columbus avenue, well down to- ward Berkeley street and in part in ,.I.. T,,1, lf, arAe, and Common side. Each car was deco rated with the American flag, rather flags, for in many of the cars each occu- pant had q flag. A large majority of the children also had horns. Needless to say, the warning horn pf the automobile might just as well have been left at home, so far as it's voice was needed to warn pedestrians of the possible danger of heinz run down.
 While waiting for the start of the trip to alon. tne children occupied them- selves in all manner of ways. Some sounded their inward joys through the striuent horns Others, chiefly the blind, trie1 to see with their fingers what they could not with their eyes. They fingered the horns. the flags, the fittings of the cars and whatever else was handy. Some were so excited they could not remain in the seats; others, to all appearances. were so overcome with their joys that they seemed to sit back quietly wonder ing whether 1t was all a dream.
 About 10 o'clock the parade started First came four guards. on motorcycles. The chances are that some of the small boys would have given up a prise jack knife or any other valuable to have been on one of those vehicles, rather than in the most elegant touring car. After tha motorcycles came two autos labelled of ficial"; then three cars carrying the Poston Musicians Protective union band and after them, the cars in any order
 Their line of parade through the city was to Boylston street. to Fremont, to