Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-15
BIG EXCURSIONS
TAKE 5000 TO
THE SEASHORE
Prudential A. A. and Columbus
Club Take Merry Throngs
to Asbury Park.

Carrying nearly 5000 persons most
ly women and children, eight special
trains left Newark for Asbury Park
today on the annual excursions of the
Columbus Club and the Prudential
Athletic Association The excursions
were two of the largest held from
here this season, and the crowds
made pretty scene. Both went
from the Broad street station Of the
Central Railroad, the trains making
stops at Ferry and East Ferry
streets to pick up other merry
throngs.
Four hundred children went on the
Columbus Club outing as the guests
of the club, which is composed of
members of the local branches of the
Knights of Columbus. A number of
women selected by the rectors of tho
parishes from which the children
came acted as guardians, while the
committee in charge looked after the
welfare of all.
The Columbus Club excursion trains
were the first to leave, a train of
twelve cars going out at $50. another
of the same length leaving at 8
o'clock, and the third train of seven
cars pulling out at $780, These trains
were filled almost entirely with wom-
en- and children. To trains left earlv
this afternoon to accommodate the
half-holiday workers.
In the three morning trains there
were about $500 persons. The after
noon trains of the Columbus Club
Oh -1.,t. IL Qnftf 1V1er fy-fa1
Asbury Park three trains will be
made up, the first to leave at $780, the
second an hour later and the last at
$780, If necessary other sections will
be run.
At Asbury Park the children who
went as the guests of the club were
given their luncheon when they ar
i4ved. Tney also will be entertained
at dinner and will have lunch on the
return trip.
Frequent Trains.
The first Prudential train began to
AL at 1870 About Ave minutes later,
crowded to capacity. it left. The other
trains went out soon after, the last
at 1880. All employees who desired to
go on the outing were let off early by
their employers. 1t was the biggest
outing ever conducted by the Pru-
Dental A. A., and the friends Of the
organization turned out In force The
railroad estimated the Prudential ex-
cursionists at $500.
There were twelve cars in each of
the three sections of the Prudential
excursion. At Asbury bath houses
were reserved for the Newarkers.
Both the men and women were en-
trants in swimming contests to be
held in the North End pool. At the
Hotel Brunswick a number of must
clans and singers gave vocal and
instrumental concert during the aft
ernoon.
Among the officers of the company
who were on the excursion were
Third Vice-President Edward Gray
and f. A. Boyle cashier. G. j. Ter
MJlger, president of the Athletic
A Association, was also on the last
train.
The Prudential committee in charge
of the outing consists of Louis c.
Tinker, chairman; George w. Will
iams, Evander ]. MacIver and
George II. Bostock.
AS the last morning train of the
Columbus Club excursion was start
ing out, Charles K. Armstrong, dis
trict passenger agent of the Central,
noticed three little boys standing on
the platform looking wistfully at the
moving cars. He signalled to the
conductor to stop and asked-the boys
If they were going along.
Eyes, but papas gone to find mama
and we got to wait for him." replied
the oldest. a lad Of seven, who car
ried large bag.
With one of the boys, Mr.. Arm
strong went out to look for the miss
ing parents. They walked to Me-
chanic and Broad streets before the
lad spied his father coming. Then
the father explained that his wife
had understood that the excursion
went out at $3.50 and she had not ap-
peared. They waited about five min
utes and promptly at half-past nine
the mother of the boys came along
and the excursion went on it's way.
William n. McEnhill is chairman
of the committee that arranged the
Columbus Club outing; Martin I.
Toohey was secretary, and Joseph
Tully, treasurer.