New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-21
10000 IN SCHOOL MARCH.
MAKE THE BRONX PROUD
Borough Day Celebration in
Twelve Parks with Dozen
Bands, a Great SuCCeSS.
NO LITTER TO TELL TALE
One Woman Principal Rides at
the Head of Her Student
Regiment-FanCy Cos
tunes Make a Hit. "

II was to worry Yesterday morning as
the clouds hung low over The Bronx. but
once ten thousand school children got
under way in the Borough Day parade
the weather was forgotten. And il did
not rain. after all. so the throngs that
lined the Grand Boulevard and ConCoursc
had an opportunity To see the big parade.
with its twenty bands and its riot Of
color
The fine time kept by the r1archers sur
prised and pleased the borough officials
and showed that much attention had been
given since last Borough Day 10 perfect
ing the youngsters in the rudiments Of
the soldierly tactics.
No wonder. then. that after the parade
there were plenty of things u eat in MI
rnerous schoolhouses and at picnic par
ties in all of the twelve parks. But in
this respect there was an Improvement
even over last year. Piles Of rubbish left
in the parks formerly made IT imperative
70 do away with the policy of free ice
cream and milk in such quantities as was
dispensed on each occasion during the
last three years.
Park Commissioner Higgins had bands
in all Of the twelve parks, and the cele-
bration lasted until late IN the afternoon
The parade started at Burnside avenue
shortly after Il o'clock, and it was more
than an hour in passing the reviewing
stand erected in front OF Poe Park. As
sembled there were practically all the
borough officials and many invited guests.
Some Of the officials who reviewed the
parade were Cyrus {. Miller, Borough
wi ci1 Thomas i
Higgins. Thomas W. Churchill, president
of the Board Of Education. and four other
members Of the Board OF Education
peter Lavele. Frank p Wisey, NJ J.
Sullivan and a. j. Miller; Assemblymen
Hammer Patrick Gibbs and Frank Nc
Mann and Aldermen Well and Wilmot
The schools formed in line according 70
districts. Of which there are four, the
schools themselves being numbered from
! TO IS. As School 10 passed it was noticed
that Votes for Women" flag was car
red by woman who accompanied one
Of the teachers. She said her name was
Household.
The hit OF the parade was Public
School "A, the children Of which were
clothed to represent all nations, many of
the boys being dressed as Uncle Sam.
The children themselves made the cos
tunes. il was said.
School % was close rival to No. "a in
spectacular features. Headed by William
O'Flaherty. the principal, who was also
the marshal of the parade, this biggest
school in The Bronx swung by the re-
viewing stand in splendid order ard was
greeted by burst Of applause. The So
cial Service League of the school, many
hundreds strong, was there with slogans
of health and cleanliness, and by way of
reinforcing the banners bearing such ar
guments many Of the girls were equipped
with feather busters and the boys with
brOOms.
A guard Of honor composed Of twenty
girls from Public School IS, left its posi-
ton near the head of the column as it
reached the stand and a large borough
fag which it held outstreched was fas-
tened to ropes and sent up to the top Of
fiagpole at that point.
All the girls in the procession carried
borough flags, and the boys American
flags.
Miss Alice Baxter. principal Of Public
School %, rode a horse at the head Of her
school. Another feature that gained ap-
plause was the physical culture contin-
gent in boomers In the st. Johns Paro-
chial School representation.
The Union Trolley Company furnished
many special cars free of charge 10 the
children and carried them from their re-
spective schools to the starting point and
back again after the parade was over.
1T was the best Borough Day celebra-
ton we have had" said Borough Presi-
dent Miller when the parade was over.
Park Commissioner Higgins seconded the
assertion with emphasis.