New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
NEW ROCHELLE TURNS
IT'S EYES TO future
Citizens of Tomorrow, Now
Attending School, Reviewed
by French Delegate.
MORE THAN 1000 IN LINE
Automobile Parade Also a Feat
ure of Fifth Day of Towns
Celebration of It's
Founding.

After spending the first four days of the
week in celebrating her 225 years of his
tory New Rochelle turned TO the future
yesterday and did honor to her history
makers TO come The city held parade
Of the rising generation, when she marched
1000 Of her school children through her
streets and before NJ. Henri Chatonet her
guest from La Rochelle. France.
Although NJ Chatonet speaks no Eng
lish. he had no trouble in making plain
bis admiration for young America as he
saw ii from his seat in the reviewing
stand. Even the fower-decorated auto
mobiles which brought up the end of the
parade were not so enthusiastically re-
ceived
The future citizens Of New Rochelle who
trudged the length Of Main street began
their march al exactly three minutes after
the time set for the start, O'Clock. They
were drawn from the public schools Of the
city. Dr. Albert Leonard was chairman Of
the committee in charge Of the parade,
and had for his assistants the principals
and some OF the teachers from the schools,
who marched alongside to keep the strag-
glers from making wavy lines.
After an escort of New Rochelle's police
force and a band to give rhythmic their
marching. the children OF Trinity school
had the honor of leading the procession.
They came on eight abreast. first eight
boys, with a leader marching before them,
and then eight girls, with their leader.
Pupils March Proudly.
The boys wore Eton caps of alternating
red. white and blue, while the girls had
round skull caps of stars-and-st ma
terial with blue pompon on the side.
Each child carried a small American flag.
The Union avenue school children came
next in line with the Huguenot school
third. Proud in the front ranks Of the
leaders Of eight in this section marched
a negro youth, who commanded two or
three others of his own race, a Teutonic
featured youngster and an Irish lad or
two.
The Weyman avenue and Winyah ave-
nue. children followed next. Fifty boys
OF the Weyman avenue school, forming
the FIRE company Of the school, Gang in
for especially hearty applause. II Vas
one OF the features Of the parade through
out the entire line Of march. The fire
brigade was formed among the boys for
the protection Of their school building,
and their appearance with fiery red caps
and gold badges. helped that school TO
win honorable mention as the school
making the best showing in the march.
Mayor Frederick II. Waldorf. Eugene
HAYES and Walter r. Vernon were the
committee of three who selected the prize
school.
The Winyah avenue children were a
close second. receiving particular mention
by the judges for their alignment and
precision in the execution of marching
maneuvres They were preceded in line
by the members of the New Rochelle Fife
and Drum Corps. in brilliant uniforms Of
buff and blue. and were followed by the
Columbus school delegation. The May
flower avenue school brought up the rear
Of the childrens part Of the parade.
Teachers Auto Best.
Automobiles hidden under flags or flow
ers formed the final division of the line.
In this section, also. the schools were rep
resented. for Miss Mabel Kirkover. who
drove the car to which was awarded the
silver cup by J. II. NJ. Dudley and his fell
low members on the automobile commit
tee. is teacher in the New Rochelle un-
graded schools
Miss Kirkover's car was a two-passen-
ger machine, which carried the colors of
the United States and France worked out
in flowers. Roses furnished the red. dai-
sizes the white and bachelors buttons the
blue An American flag was worked out
in the flowers on the back Of the machine,
while the wheels were solid shields with
alternating stripes OF flowers American
and French flags stood upright at either
side Of the machine In front
Captain c.. w. Daviss car, which was
draped in American flags and carried his
daughter. Miss Irene Aileen Davis as a
Goddess Of Liberty bearing a large flag.
also was conspicuous A car filled with
players IN the Thanhauser Film Com
pany was also in the parade.
NJ. Chatonet occupied the place Of honor
alone at the review. his colleague. NJ.
Garrigues, having sailed for France on
Wednesday evening. He was also the
chief guest OF honor OF Columbus O'Don-
nell Iselin and Adrian Iselln, jr.. on the
yacht Helveta for a sail about Long
Island Sound during the morning.
At noon, he was the guest Of Adrian
lselin. jr.. at luncheon. at which Mr. Ise-
Inns other guests were Mayor Waldorf,
Controller Jere Milliman. Henry NJ. Les
ter. president. and Commodore Charles
Pryer. secretary Of the Huguenot Asso-
citation: John +. Lambden. Harry Z. Col
well and George G. Raymond, the last
two named former mayors Of New Roch-
ellie: Francis A. Stratton. Walter r. Mar
Win and Commodore George r. Lewis.
To-day Justice and Mrs. Martin j..
Keogh will give a reception for NJ. Cha
tonet from 3 TO p. m, at their home.
Mayor William J. Gaynor Congressman
Martin w. Littleton. DR.. John II. Finley.
president of the College Of the City Of
New York. and w. Bourke Cochran will
be among the speakers Of the afternoon
President Finley's subject will be The
Land OF Old Rochelle and Mr. Cock
rams THE Huguenot in America"
Tomorrow the celebration will close
with a spectacular water carnival.
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