The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30
GREENWICH VILLAGE
CHILDREN PARADE
History and Industries shown
In Picturesque Procession
and Pageant
BAND CONCERT TODAY

The children had their inning at the
Greenwich Village Carnival yesterday.
Every feature OF their parade scored
a hit n they all made a home run
when approaching darkness broke up
their party In Hudson Park.
The procession. which started in
Sheridan Square, represented Greenwich
Village from the time the Indians found
1t a pleasant camping ground down to
the present time. when n dozen direren.
races find 1t a good place In which to
live. The procession wound up In Hud-
son Park. with a pageant. "Coopera-
tion." In which all the present in
habitants. activities and industries were
given expression In picturesque fashion.
The Spirit OF Cooperation" who said
her home was in Greenwich Village,
was seated on a throne and on "A large
stage In front of her each OF her subjects
paid homage after his own fashion.
A fierce and warlike tribe OF Indians,
about three feet high. did a war dance
TO the music Of tomtoms. They gave
place to the thrifty Dutch, who danced
the merry folk dances OF Holland. Then
came a dozen Colonial Danes. with
sedate little poke bonnetS, who did the
stately minuet. A group OF Irish col
leens dressed in green represented the
arrival OF the policemen and frenen in
Greenwich Village. Twenty gay little
Italian maidens with '~tLmbourines
danced the folk dances OF italy.
Greenwich Village OF to-day. In all its
phases. next claimed the attention OF
the occupant of the throne. A troop
OF little blue and white nurses with
peaked caps n empty baskets on their
arms made their bow They had given
the flowers their baskets contained TO
the sick OF ~. Vincent's Hospital. one
or the landmarks OF the village. The
artists and writer's. who from carly
days have made their home in the vii
z were represented by little girls
with long white artists aprons and queer
little velvet caps. The paper box in
dustry was represented by a dozen girls
neatly done up In tail hatboxes. They
also did a little dance. at least as much
as the hoses would permit. Feathers.
artificial flowers and ribbons made IN
"A brilliant section of the procession and
or the pageant. The artificial flower In
dustry l. one Of the principal activities
OF the village n through several gen
crat!ons the art has been perfected.
Cigarettes were represented by A
score 81 little negro girls dressed IN
pT4ental spiehdor. y dOzen girls were
lone up In pink tarlatan bags TO rem
resent the candy industry. Tho baNc..
IN white aprons clrricd the produc, of
their art in various forms. Women
sunragists also had p part In ,he parade
The Boy Scouts and the Mot, street
band led the procession and cleared the
way.
Capt. w. J. Clark ~ the Fourteenth,
precinct police stations performed tho
heroic task Of acting as chairman o.
the judges for the baby carriage pa.
rade. He was prepared to call out the
reserves To cNtricate him from tho
mothers II his choice for frs, place
proved unpopular. This was not n.ces-
sary, however. The baby carriage p,.
rade demonstrated to the satisfaction
~ all thar there Is not threatened ra .
suicid" in the village. There were sew.
enty-iivc carriages IN the parade from
the Greenwich mouse TO the park.
The Boy Scout drill in the park
completed fhe afternoons festivities.
The carnival dance a; the Barrow stree
pier was the principal feature in III.
evening. To-dIy's programme include,
the Park Department band concert IN
Hudson Park and open air singing b,
the Villagers.