New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-07
100000 Dance and FrO!iC
in Parks on ParadeleSs
Holiday for Workers.
REAL BARONESS
POSTURES FOR THEM
Sports Draw Throngs, While
Union Men and Socialists Talk
Against Militarism.


York City yesterday without a parade,
but there were 100000 school children
last night who went to bed tired and
happy. At twenty recreation centres
scattered through the city they danced
and ran races, acted in playlets and
pageants, ate ice cream and cake. and
forgot for one long and happy after
noon that school doors were almost
ready to swing open and take them in.
At two Fairgrounds, the children saw
a real German BaroneSs-lTmgaard Won
Rottenthal-who danced for them. They
also listened TO short speeches by the
Park Commissioner and the Supervisor
of Recreation. But for the most part
they furnished their own amusement
with little help from outside.
At Manhattan Casino. l55th Street
and Eighth Avenue labor men and
Socialists held an anti-militar-
istic demonstration and INDUCED
in vaudeville and light refresh
ments TO show their sympathy with
the cause of peace. At Fort George,
most of the hoboes in New York met
to eat Mulligan stew and plan their
annual trip south. On Long Island
the longshoremen's union took steamer
to Whitestone Landing and its mem
bers disported themselves on the
beach.
There were fremen's carnivals at
Great Neck, Port Washington, Free
port and North Bergen, n. j. There
were baby parades at Pleasantville, in
Westchester County and at Woodside,
Long Island. There was a matters
parade in Orange, and one man who
rashly wore an imported straw lost 1t
suddenly.
The tennis match at Forest Hills
drew thousands of persons from town
to watch Mclaughlin beat Pell and
Johnson defeat Norris Williams.
Those interested in sports had plenty
TO attract them in the big track games
at Empire City Park and scores OF
minor events. At Belmont Park there
was a throng to see the running Of the
| Autumn Highways Handicap. And
there was baseball.
Half Million See Children.
Half a million spectators, it is esti-
mated, were on hand to see the chill
/ dren's celebration at the recreation
centres. During the day every one OF
/ the twenty points was visited by PARK
! Commissioner Ward, Supervisor OF
( Recreations Lee and his assistant, Miss
/ Mary Z. McKenna. Friends of the
/ gayly costumed youngsters snapshotteo
them from every angle and cheered
/ them on as they drilled danced, played
baseball, wrestled. boxed and sang.
At Hamilton Fish and Clark Park
Fairgrounds the Baroness lrmgaard
Won Rottenthal danced for the boys
and girls, appearing in "Anitra's
Dance" by Grieg; Spring Morning
by Lacermbe, and "The Butterfly" by
| Chaminade.
Miss Anna D. Higgins, formerly OF
/ Denmark, who brought TO this country
the Swedish Danish system of physical
exercise, was q guest of the officials
and watched with much interest the
athletic exercises of the children.
More than two hundred children
celebrated at Mount Morris Park
I2Oth Street and Madison Avenue
where the history of the park wa;
told in tableaux. Other tableaux and
nayeants were held at Hudson Park
playground, "Kiddies of Greenwich Vii
iage": West Fiftieth Street recreation
nier 1.-THE Seasons of the Year.; Chel'
sea Park playground, Twenty eighth
Street and Ninth Avenue, Harvest
Barn Dance"
At Riverside Drive Park playground
! Riverside Drive and Ninety-sixtr
| Street, one hundred children and thei'
narents were present. Boys and girls
marched. waving American flags, afte'
which spring dance was given BY
eight little girls in white. Eight-year
oIS Gussie Truell, who made the ad
Sress Of welcome, thanked Commits
sioner Ward in behalf Of her playmate
for the RECREATION centres.
Allegiance to the American flag wa'
sworn 10 by one hundred boys and girls
~ the Riverside recreation pier a
Seward Park playground Mardi Grai
wss held. and at Five Points thu
! vounqsters went through housewifer>
drill.
Talk Against Militarism.
A more serious programme was
arranged at Manhattan Casino, wher'
laboring men met at 2 p. m. TO discuss
the European war and the WORK Oh 'h'
"Tbe trouble with u.s." said Ernest
Bohm. secretary of the Central FEEDER
ated Union, sis that we have been to'
absorbed in other matters. we nav
10 face the spreading OF mliitariS 81,
virus through the United States. Inc
men from the camp 1t Plattsburs ar,
returning, and our meeting is in siien,
protest against general rush oi
militarism." ,.r, C.u
Chester Wright, editor of THE Call,
said Socialists in Europe and Americs
were not likely TO get together on al
in irrational basis.
MANY Socialists" he said, "regarc
tho collanse OF the international move