New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
Rabies Parade in Annual
Event at Jersey Resort

ASBURY PARK, n. j., Sept. l.
Rare indeed would be the movie studio
wardrobe that could provide the ex-
tremes of makeup and costumes that
Asbury Park parents devised for the
exhibition of their youngsters in the
twenty-sixth annual baby parade here
last Wednesday. Four hundred kid
dies. whose homes were as near as
block from the Boardwalk, and as far
off as London, and johannesburg,
Africa, made believe for the afternoon
in every dress capable of portraying
the thoughts. threats and hopes OF
people at war. Naturally enough,
hardly an exhibitor presented a CO.'S
tune or float that did not have in it.
SELF it's signs or its meaning, the sug-
gestion Of war. If the original Uncle
Sam could have looked in on the affair
he would have seen any number of gay
young nephews masquerading as the
Elder Sammy, and incidentally win
ming, along with carload of cups, the
Gathering applause of $4,000 admiring
onlookers.
After suspension of the carnival &C
tivities last year, due to paralysis
fears, there was some doubt among the
resort folk of the shore as TO whether
the event would have its old time at
traction. But those who witnessed
the pageant forgot about their early
doubts and hailed the present years
entry in the book of baby parades
as the most unusual item in the volume.
There was not as much variety in the
exhibits as in other years, but the fact
that the sameness was due to the uni
formity of thought within a warning
nation saved the baby classis from
being monotonous, and consequently
the last take-off or Uncle Sam or Miss
Liberty won just as much approval as
the first.
The parade this year was celebrated
on New Jerseys Patriotic Holiday, de-
creed such by Governor Edge. The
Governor and staff were the official
guests of the city, and after being en-
tertained at luncheon by Mayor c. +.
f. Hetrick, the visitors reviewed the
parade from box opposite Miss Lib
erty's court in the specially con-
structed amphitheatre on Ocean Ave
nue.. The Sd Regiment Of New Jersey,
commanded by Colonel Thomas l.. Lam
don, of Passaic, at present encamped
at Sea Grit, came to Asbury early in
the afternoon and participated in the
exercises. After parading the full
length of the concourse, the Guards
men drew up at attention within the
huge grandstand bowl, and their COM
mander was presented the colors by
Miss Gruzila Taylor, in the role of
Miss Liberty. The troopers then
marched down the avenue and pre-
scented arms as the baby battalion
passed by in war regalia.
Three floats were ruled out Of the
procession. Two displeased the CEN
sors because of their political adver-
Using of Office seekers in the coming
election, and the third, surf boat on
wheels, bearing signs demanding that
New Jersey be dry-cleaned as Uncle
Sam has already dry-cleaned twenty
six other states, on the ground that 1t
was also Objectionable political adver-
Using. The latter decision was the
subject of much comment and the CEN
sors found themselves both applauded
and Kissed by two opposing factions of
the spectators.
The pony and cart award, the biggest
stake in the eyes of the youngsters
themselves, though possibly not the
most desired by the fond parents who
would provide the little animal with
shredded wheat during the coming
winter months, went to tiny Leonore
Sanders, daughter of j. Curthew Sam
ders, of Johannesburg. Africa. The
Sanders entry also won the long dis
lance prize cup, for travelling 1900
miles to exhibit, and Helen Demitrefr,
registering from London, claimed sec
ond.
The grand prize gold cup went TO
Newark, in the arms OF ten-year- old
Ethel VI. Huether, daughter OF Andrew
Huether, who with her sister Florence,
appeared in the express wagon division
with a representation of Justice and
her golden scales, bearing the inscrip-