Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-11
TOO CHILDREN, ALL
ORPHANS, IN LONG
AUTO RIDE TODAY
Sun Shines on Happy Party.
Guests of the Newark
i Motor Club.
OLYMPIC PARK AND IT'S
WONDERS THEIRS TODAY
Annual Outing for Waits from
City institutions, All Awake
to Pleasure.


With flags flying and the sun smil
ing down on them. 100 orphaned chill
dren from the charitable institutions
in this city and vicinity are enjoy
ing an automobile trip and genera
outing today.
The treat Is given by the Newark
Motor Club, of S45 Broad street, and
H. II. A. Schmidt. proprietor II
Olympic Park. which has been turned
over TO the "kiddesn for the whole
day
The lonely youngsters have been
looking forward to this day. one o.
the happiest in their existence, for
many days. Long before their usual
rising time they were up and anx-
iously looking out of windows to see
what sort of weather was in store
for them.
Then the sun came out and they
clapped their little hands in glee as
they thought of the long ride in the
country in "a ortermobile'' that they
were to have, blessed by the cheerful
sunshine.
Many of them have been on the
rides for several years. for It has
been an annual occurrence, and were
! overjoyed to think of the merry go-
lround, roller coaster, pony rides, NOV
| ing pictures, DEVILS slide and all the
good things at the park they could
enjoy unrestrained all day long.
In 1875 Automobiles
The automobiles for the occasion,
125 in ali, we're furnished by the
Newark Motor Club, the New Jersey
Automobile Club and various private
owners in this city, each driven by a
careful and experienced man.
The autos were not to arrive at the
various institutions until noon, but
long before this the youngsters were
dressed in their Sunday best" and
gathered on the porches of their
homes, anxiously waiting the big
| "ortermobiles.' And when they ap-
peared what a shout of joy came
from their young throats'
The automobiles saszenebied ar rhe
headquarters OF the Motor Club. in
| Broad street soon after II O'Clock and
were sent to the Institutions for their
| happy charges. After all the kid
dies" had been packed away COM
fortably in big five and seyen-passen-
ger touring cars, with luxuriously-
upholstered seats, the cars formed in
line in front of the Motor Club again
and proceeded slowly south in Broad
street. At che City Hall the process
sion was reviewed by Mayor Hauss-
ling and Acting Police Chief Ryan,
who afterwards Joined the procession,
riding in the first car with George III.
Smith, the grand marshal of the ride.
The mayor and the police chief es>
corted the youngsters to the limits
of the city and then they left the pro-
cession and returned. The automo-
biles could exceed the speed limit
after the police chief was out of the
way and the drivers opened the
throttles and gave their charges
real automobile ride.
Rush Through the suburbs.
They whizzed through Glen Ridge
and Montclair, then to Eagle ROCK,
where a little stop was made to give
the "kiddies'' a stretch.
Then on again through Millourn,
Springfield, Hilton and back to this
CITY at Olympic GdIh. WiCAC NAA-
Schmidt was waiting for the young
sters with open arms, gallons of ice
cream, cake and sandwiches. All
gave the generous proprietor rous-
ing cheer as they swept through the
gates and wildly cambered down
from the machines. Grand Marshall
Smith got the ''kiddies" all together
and they posed for their pictures,
making all sorts of faces, becoming
and otherwise, at the bad
photographer who made them wait
before they went to their play and
ice cream.
But 1t was all over soon and to the
youngsters was given the freedom OF
the park. Just after their picture
was taken Mr.. Schmidt gave a little
talk to the children and presented
them with the key to the park and
everything In it."
And the children knew what to do
with the key" They did not miss
anything. They liked the merry-go-
round and the coaster, but the big
gest fun they thought was the
devils slide" Up and down the
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