New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-28
Will Be Honor Guest at
Gay Uptown Carnival
and Baby Parade.
miss NAVY" TO STAR
AT CORONATION BALL
Guard from First Battalion Will
Escort Her TO Platform to
Meet Mayor Mitchell.

Great Joy was c1preSSeu ny l"VN9o''"'
Of children in Harlem yesterday when
it was announced at the headquarters
Of the Harlem Board OF Commerce that
Marjorie Sterrett, who started the Bat
tleship Fund By sending dime to The
Tribune, would attend the carnival in
the upper part Of Manhattan, commenc-
ing Monday next and closing the Satur-
day following. This news was broken
by Francis Wright Clinton, one OF the
schoolgirls great admirers. who has
turned over his touring car TO her for
that week.
Marjorie's first appearance will be on
Monday. the day of the prize babies
and little mothers parade. She Will
ride at the head Of the $500 children
N line. review them from the judges
stand with Mrs. Marcus NJ. Marks. Mrs.
Douglas Mathewson. Mrs. William Ran
dolph Hearst and Mrs. Edwin Won der
Horst Koch. Later she will lead the
lucky ones TO the platform to receive
their prizes.
On this day all the public schools
OF Harlem will let the children out IN
time to attend the parade. and thou
sands OF youngsters are expected 10 De
slong The limo e march 70 cheer and
vsve American flags at the girl who IS
YeIninr Uncle Sam to build bigger
navy.
Cu,rd Of Honor for Marjorie.
Nariorie's next introduction will be
70 the grovn-ups at the coronation
hall. 70 be held at the armory OF the
22d Corps of Engineers. 16Sth Street
and Fort Washington Avenue, on
Wednesday evening April o. She Will
he escorted into the hall by guard
of honor furnished by Captain William
A. Ross, of Company A, LIST Battalon'
while the band Of fifty-two pieces plays
"The Star-Spangled Banner Marjorie
will then be led to the platform and
introduced to Mayor Mitchell, and a
number of city officials who are eH-
pected to be present and to the ten
thousand or more attending.
The carnival is 20 celebrate the 0p-
Grating of a new car line from Inc
Bronx, over the Willis Avenue Bridge
and through 125th Street to the Fort
Lee Ferry. This is the direct connect
ing link between The Bronx and North
ern New Jersey Because Of this twelve
Mayors and several hundred business
men Of that state have promised TO
take part in the celebration.
The programme for the carnival week
will be: Sunday. April 2, the beginning
of the celebration, services IN all OF the
churches advocating Community Spirit;
Monday, baby parade; Tuesday, Mer-
chants Day, special sales IN all Of the
stores Of this district, and in the even
ing carnival shows in all the theatres;
Wednesday evening, the ball; Thursday
night, a grand pageant parade escorting
the first car TO be run over the new line.
Friday evening will be taken UP with
a road race held by THE Harlem Home
News" in which a number of well
known runners will compete for prizes.
Saturday, the closing Of the carnival,
will be celebrated by a Mardi Gras
night on the chief thoroughfares of
Harlem.
During the carnival all the streets
will be illuminated and the buildings
decorated A letter has been received
by the committee from Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels that he will have a
small feet of warships of Harlem that
week.
The carnival committee includes
Edwin Won der Horst Koch. chairman;
DR.. J. Gardner Smith, Samuel Wallach,
Nathan Lemln. George V. W. Pelz,
Louis Weber and Robert Levers.
Yesterdays Contributions.
THRoyGH THE EVENING OBSERVER.
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