Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-12
ORPHANS ROMP
AND JOY RIDE ON
ANNUAL OUTING
Returned to institutions Tired,
but BubbIing Over With
Enthusiasm.

Rubbling over with enthusiasm but
/, hardly able to keep their tired eyes
T open. nine hundred youngsters from
+ The homes and orphanages of Essex
county and West Hudson We're re-
turned to their respective institu-
= lions last night sitter a day of Joy
s riding and fun. The trip was the
4 annual orphans outing given by the
\ Essex County Auto Club. The dag
J nassed off with but one mishap
J None of the children were injured.
IS Four automobiles collided in Cherry
lane. Verona, disabling one OF the
Gears The miX-up was the result OF
b the drivers disregakding one OF the
h rules made by the otaclals thaI lne
: cars should proceed twenty ieel
! apart and drivers should signal Wheh
y Sloyinir down or coming to stop.
y The four cars were about in the
e middle of the line of two hundred
y ears carving the children. Accord
4{ng to witnesses, they were very close
\ together and running slowly Wheh
: fhe first almost stopped going around
Ia +urn. The driver of the second ma
Z chine could not stop in time, and the
\ hood of his auto bumped the rear OF
the first car. The third car hit the
| second and the fourth ran into the
Y NJ sion without hitting the stalled
1 ones. The only damage was to the
I second car. and it had leak in the
! radiator. 4 half dozen children that
\ we're in the car were transferred to
1 one following. and the rest Of the line
4 proceeded.
! Tire Punctures Delay Trip.
The automobiles carried the chill
, dren through the city streets. the
! county parks and out into the coun-
try and to Olympic Park, Six or
seven cars had punctured tires along
The route, but the children in the dis
( abled machines didn't seem to mind
The delays. On the other hand, they
apparently enjoyed watching the new
/ tires being put on.
I When the youngsters arrived at
Olympic Park the owner. Herman n.
Z Schmidt. and the manager, James NJ.
I Beldon, received them and marched
at the head of the long line TO the
tables under the trees where ice cream
and sandwiches were ready for them.
I Mr.. Schmidt and Mr.. Beldon waited
on them personally, and it was not
long before the youngsters were
yelling. Mr.. Schmidt, some ice
I cream, please" or Mr. 'Beldon, can
/ have another sandwich
Alter the ItlItSAlilltlAL5 tAAI NA4AANA tli
we're allowed to visit all the attrac-
lions in the park free. The merry
go-round'' and the scenic railway
proved the. most popular with the lit
tie ones, and they were crowded for
the two hours the children were at
the park.
CrippIes Watch Fun.
Some of the children were unable
to visit any of the places of amuse-
ments, but from their seats they
could see their companions having
I Their fun. They were the little Grip
pies from the Home for Crippled
Children. One little fellow had to
be carried from he automobile on an
improvised stretcher made of an au-
tomobile seat. He was laid on one OF
the tables and the attendants who
accompanied him fed him ice cream
and other goodies, while he tried to
turn his head to see what was going
on about him.
About O'Clock the signal came to