Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-07-15
ORPHANS AUTO
| OUTING PROVES
BIGGEST EVER
More Than 5000 People
Gather for Start of
Parade.

tlonS Tor orphans and homeless boys
and girls of Newark are spending the
afternoon at the Vailsburg Amuse-
ment Park as the guests ot the New
Jersey Automobile and Motor Club,
following trip by motor car aruunu
the city. About $50 automobiles and
pusses were used to carry the chill
oren, and they were.as happy as could
pc. AS matter of fact, the happy
little faces of the boys and girls lndl-
Gated that perhaps to many the oo-
casion was the great event of their
lives.
Mayor Thomas L. Raymond and
Chief of Police Michael 7. Long cir
culated about, greeting the children
and members of the committee. With
them was Richard G. Jenkinson, spe-
cial State motor vehicle inspector.
Their machine was given the right of
line at the head of the parade. The
procession was also headed by a de-
tail of police.
The marshal and De Witt c. Reyn-
olds, chairman of the arrangements
committee, were distinguished by
white brassards. There were seven
teen marshals in charge of the va
rious divisions, and they wore red
brassards on their arms. A special
corps of police In charge of Lieuten-
ant James A. McRell kept the crowds
in order.
Money to defray the expenses of the
outing, which Is being provided en-
tiFely free for the children, was raised
by subscriptions from firms and in
dividuals. This years fund amount
ed to $1,09594, as against $419 raised
for a similar purpose last year, and
many people of the city extended the
nf thar for fhR sim
There were enough cars to care for
all the children and their guardians
in comfort and there was no~ever-
croWding.
Children from the various institu-
tions in the cars and busses provided
for them began to assemble at Wash
ington Park before 10 o'clock this
morning, but 1t was after II o'clock
before the parade of twelve miles, by
a circuitous route to the park, began.
While the committee of arrange
ments was getting the children prop
erly placed stirring music appropriate
to childhood days was discoursed by
the Newark Police Band, conducted
by Charles Biederman. Among the
selections played by the band, which
occupied a space in the park, were
such selections as ring Around the
Rosy" "Children's Games" and Hes
a Rag-Picker." Scores of people,
grown-ups as we'll as children. sur
rounded the band and enjoyed the
selections. The band continued to
furnish music for about an hour, but
did not proceed to Vailsburg Park.
Kiddes Carried American Flags.
Each boy and girl had an American
flag and the flags were vigorously
waved all along the line of march.
The automobiles were also decorated
with flags. 1t was a pathetic sight to
see the boys and girls from the Home
for Crippled Children enjoying them,
selves in their quiet little way. AL
though not privileged to lromp about
and play with the same abandon as
shown by others, still they appeared
to be thoroughly happy and content
ed. In charge of the crippled children
we're the following nurses: Miss Ma
talie F. McLair, Miss Helen Il. Nc
Donald, Miss Gertrude Bowling, Miss
Bertha Kern and Miss Bertha Wal
lack.
Seven bright children from the
Day Nursery and Baby Shelter were
in charge of Miss Louise Dinkel. Mis-:
Katherine Berry, matron of the
Crazy Jane Day Nursery. was IL
charge of thirty children from thai
institution, who were allowed five
cars, so that there would be nc
crowding. = A bus carried the little
ones from the Children's Aid Society
while st. Mary's Orphanage was alst
we'll represented, the children being
from that institution.
When all was in readiness the
parade started music being furnished
by $alliope, which headed the pro-
cession. The line of parade was about
twelve miles long, and everything
went smoothly under the direction OF
Horace A. Bonnell, the grand mar
shall He was assisted by severa
marshals all of whom aided ma.
terially In getting the machines off II
their proper places in line.
The paradesmoved at about twelv,
miles an hour along Broad street t.
Bloomfield avenue, through Brancf
Brook Park, thence back to Wee
quahic Park, and thence to the Walls
burg Park. The cars were parked II
the old Motordrome.
A strip containing ten tickets wa
given to each child. the tickets en-
titling them to rides on various
amusement contrivances. The young
sters were also given an abudance o
good food and ice cream.
The youngest child seen In tn
parade was Arthur Foley, sever
months old He slept soundly in hi
mothers arms all through the bustl
of getting started, despite the fac
that the police band was playing
stirring tunes.
Pick Up Kids on Way.
While the parade was slowly wend
ing its way to the park by a cir
cuitous route, william J. Morgan
who had charge of the institutions
committee of the outing, started o1
alone in a machine to Vailsburg. o
the way he saw a group of boys an
girls, and, feeling selfish all alone il
his car. invited them in and ,whiske
them to the park. Then, TO max
things right with the police and prov
he was not on kidnapping" ex
pedition, he told who he was and com
municated with the parents of tn
pleased to allow Mr.. Morgan to pla,
host to their children, and he CAV
them rafting good time.
Dewitt c.. Reynolds was chairman
of the orphans day committee
George. F. Eveland was secretary an,
Joseph H. Wood was treasurer. MI
Wood was greatly pleased with tn
amount of the contributions to tn
entertainment fund, and declared tina
1t proved the people of Newark knew
how to do things. Many person
owning cars drove them themselves
and the children were taken care o
by nurses or teachers from the In
stitutions from which they came.
The honor of having the largest at
tendance in line fell to ST. Mary
Orphanage, with >260 children. Their
were 100 children each from tn
Neighborhood House, Foster Home
Missionary Sisters and Eighth Ave
nue. Day Nursery Others in lin
were: Home for Crippled Children
Orange Day Nursery, Children