Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-16
DREAMS COME TRUE
FOR 5000 KIDS A DAY
ON "SOUPY ISLAND:
It's an Hours Ride From
the City and Its Honest
to-Goodness Name is Red
Bank - All Sorts of Joys
There.

The matron down at the sanitartum at
Red Bank, N. j., the one that's on the
Delaware, an hours ride from the city,
will tell you 1t isn't on the map. She lives
there and ought to know. But what's
her testimony compared to that of the
thousands of youngsters on the map OF
whose memory Red Bank is indelibly en-
graved?
More than 1000 children were transported
yesterday by the Sanitarum Association
from the scorchng. blistering heat of
Philadelphia to the cool and verdant
playground on the river side, known as
Red Bank. That is to say, If you are
grown-up and dignified 1t is known as
Red Bank. If, on the other hand. you
are small and palpitant with the excite
ment of a glorious river trip and If you
aren't too clean, II ia known as Soupy
Island.
DREAMS COME TRUE,
Soupy Island is the place where the
dreams come true. II doesn't matter II
you haven't got a cent to bless yourself
with; 1t doesn't matter II your hair isn't
combed or your face isn't washed, or II
YOU haven't enough clothes on to satisfy
the sartorial cravings of a tropical saw
age, the Joys of Soupy Island-the
swings and the sliding board, the swim
ming pool and the free soup and milk
are yours for the asking, so long as you
are poor and kid, or poor and the
mother of a kid.
All that you have to do Is to line up
on the dock at the foot of Catharine
street at the appointed hour and wait Tor
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Lizzie or Johnnie, which ever happens to
be in at that particular moment with
whoop and rush and scramble you
try to squeeze past the Kids Cop so as to
be the first on board
Sometimes you make it, but sometimes
YOU get pushed out of line and then he
reaches out and grabs you by the serum
of the neck to keep you from falling Into
the river He may have another name
this Kids Cop-but If he has the children
don't know 1t. For more than 10 years.
or ever since the association has been en-
gagged in its unique philanthropy the
Kids Cop has been on hand to look after
the Youngsters He's always been the
Kids Cop and doubtless he'll always re-
main So
LIzZIE'S FIRST TRIP.
Yesterday was a record day. Old Sol
| wasn't entirely Responsible elthef' Inc
| really big reason for the crowds was the
fact that the new Lizzie made her irst
| trip. Considering that she is brand new
and that she cost $4,000, 1t may be well
| 10 give her her proper name and pedigree
The dimensions of the Elizabeth Monroe
| smith. are 14O feet by IS with an sl5
| foot draft. She was presented to the
| sanitarlum Association for the daily use
| az the poor children of the city by their
| fairy godmother Mrs, John f. Combs,
Who made the trip yesterday along with
the officers of the association and the r
guests. A sister ship to the John r.
| smith. she will take the place OF the
oId lizzie. who wore herself out travel
ing M and down the river carrying kids
back and forth to Red Bank for loo these
| many years,
When Il was realized that old Lizzie
was loo debilitated for further use, Mrs.
| combs. who Is enthusiastic In carrying
out the pet philanthropy OF her father
| Tohn r. Smith, offered to give another
boat outright Her generosity makes It
possible for an average OF 5000 children
| SaiIv TO have the time of their young
lives al Red Bank, away from the heat
| and CRIME OF the city and for lesser
number OF mothers TO get brief respite
from the dull grind OF their domestic