The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-20
ORPHAN CHILDREN
HAVE GREAT DAY
pyGGEsT of ses WAS YESTERDAY
VIXEN THEY ENJOYED
OUTING.
ONE SLIGHT ACCIDENT
but NOBODY Is HURT IN COLLISION
AND RUNAWAY AND MERRY
CROWDS CONTINUES TO
FOREST HILL.
ONE SLIGHT ACCIDENT

with eighty-two cars in line for the
greatest outing they ever had. 357 or
phan children Of Richmond yesterday
saw all the sights OF the city and
then went TO Forest Hill. where. with
free tickets at their disposal, they
whirled on the merry goround and
looped the loop to their hearts con-
tent and ate ice cream, cake and
candy to their fiji.
There was only one accident to mar
an otherwise perfect occasion. and in
that no one was hurt and II caused
only a slight delay. After all the
other cars. including the trouble
wagon" had passed across the Free
Bridge. the csr OF H s. Binswanger.
who was bringing up the rear. was
crashed into by a runaway horse and
badly damaged. The animal became
frightened at the sight of the car. and
became unmanageable. He ran d.
rectly in front of the oneoming auto
mobile, and then swerved to one side.
hurting the wagon against the ma
chine.
Nobody is Hurt.
A wheel Of the wagon was taken
Off and the horse. continuing mis- mao
flight, ran into a repair wagon of
the Virginia Railway and Power COM
pany. which put a stop to his career.
The children in Mr.. Binswanger's car
were transferred to the machine OF
Mr.. Pelouze. and they went on as II
nothing had happened.
Six asyIums were represented In the
outing-the Masonic Home, the Belle
Bryan Day Nursery. the Methodist
Home Society Of Virginia, the Female
Humane society and the Richmond
Male Orphan Asylum. The children
filled seventy-four cars. and six cars
were devoted to the needs of the COM
mittee on entertainment. and the
ladies auxiliary committee, who saw
that the children lacked for nothing
in the way of eating. Twelve other
cars which had responded to the call
for automobiles were left empty. max
ing uinety-two cars In all which re-
sponded. Among the drivers were
two women. Mrs. II. III. Crafts and
Miss Batkins. who handled their cars
as expertly as experienced chauHeurs.
There were one or two siight mis-
haps- other than the accident. but the
trouble wagon" was always ready,
and all the cars except that OF Mr..
Binswanger reached Forest Hill in
time. Among those who conveyed
children to the picnic grounds was
Harry McNiven. who used the car he
won in The Virginian vote contest
some time ago.
Assemble ut Capitol
The children assembled at 1880
o'clock in Capitol Square, where they
were provided with flags and horns,
which they waved and blew. respec-
lively, with all their happy, lusty
strength. It was the one day of the
sos for them. and the skies were no
fairer than they nor the air more
light than their hearts. Just the sight
OF their abandon and delight was re-
compense enough for those who had
given up half day that these father
lesc and motherless children might
enjoy a holiday. And those whose
cars were. empty were almost sorry
that there were not more children
who could have been with them In
the swift, breezy ride about the city
and at the picnic grounds In Forest
Hin. There Manager Cousins gave
them free use OF the grounds. and
gave to each child a ticket for the
merry-go-round and the loop-the-
loop. Then the women took charge
Of the orphans and saw to 1t that there
was enough cake, ice cream and
candy to go round.
The committee in charge Of the
automobiles consisted OF r. R--Al--
port, J. r. Palmatary. DR.. II. w. Bas-
sett, b. w. Wilson and Charles Gunst.
Those who furnished cars for the
entertainment OF the cnildren fnciud-
ed: Henry s. Wallerstein. Thomas
Whittet. W. b. West, J. ]. Pollard,
John w. Huss. DR.. r. A. Nichols,
Chesterfield Motor Car company, r.
c. williams. J. K. Seaton. Ralph
Binswanger. c. b. Garnett. A. B.
Bauer. w. G. Long. T. e. Beckner,
G. NJ. Cherry. ]. E. Sorg. Phil G.
Kelly, Charles Larus. Colonel MUIR
ply. Leon Wallerstein. r. L. Peters,
G. L. Bayliss, w. H. Adams. G. c.
Dula. H. Frischkorn. Alvin Smith,
william Noidc, Clyde Radcliffe, John
Bagby, e. A Metzger, d. c. Kennedy.
N. w. Bowe & Son, George Cease.
Harry Marks. J. s. Elicit, r. Sitter
ding. A. g. Jones, A. l.. Boulware.
J. w. Briggs, W. Blanton. ]. H.
Jonesoff. Thomas Snellings, f.. A.
Hoen. c. r. Moore, j. T. Allen. adj
ministrative board. chief Of police. G.