Evening journal., 1921-09-24
2OOO City Kids on Mayors
Party to battle-ground

charge OF a Miss Robelen and DR..
lean Red Cross. They were in
Litvich, OF Delaware Hospital.
Sheets OF typewritten instructions
had been distributed to every driver
in the big caravan and among other
things they were told that in event
OF emergency. ito communicate inn
mediately by dispatch rider to the
director. who will in turn have the
proper authorities take up the mat
ter without delay"
once the boys we're again in their
places in the trucks. Mayor Harvey.
accompanied by his secretary. f. w.
Bartram and David A. Ward, super
intendent OF city schools. entered
the Mayors motor car and led of
the procession. As the drivers
started up their motors the boys
cheered louder than ever. Not only
had the Rotary Club members pro
vided enough trucks to accommo.
date the ?. 900 boys and tn men who
accompanied them. but they had
! two extra trucks 20 spare. These
went along for emergency and, as
it later developed. It was a wise
precaution.
out Eleventh street 10 Delaware
avenue the line OF vehicles with their
cheering younsters proceeded.
! Thence they moved TO Pennsylva-
MIA avenue. to Union street, to Sew
enteenth, to Riverview avenue to the
Kennett Pike and Lenape Park. the
first stop.
/ The caravan reached Lenape Park
at 1915 o'clock. At MendenhaI one
OF the trucks developed transmits.
sion trouble. 1t was promptly rur
TO one side Of the road. its occupant,
kransferred to one OF the extra
SRaergency trucks and the procession
went on. A tire on the Red Cros,
car also went fiat, but a new one wa
put on in few minutes.
From the city to Lenape Park tn,
army was escorted by State train,
officers Ensign and Cook on motor
cycles.
About an hour and a half wa.
spent Lenape Park for lunch
Then the caravan moved on to Os
borne Hill Farm, Mayor Harvey
country place. At the entrance &
the farm, the boys unloaded and be
gan a hike over the fields WHEREOF
was fought the battle between tn
, Conhnentals under Washington an
red-coats under Lord Howe. Tn
Mayor, Doctor Ward and Mr.. Blat
: pointed out strategic points of in
terest and described how the BATH
j., was fought.
From the farm the march led I
. Birmingham road and on to the Bir
/, mingham Meeting House. At tha
/, point, Mayor Harvey and his aid
/, spent few minutes telling wha
= took place there during the battl,
8 Then tho boy army hiked to IN
\ monument which marks the spc
: where Lafayette was wounded.
- At this point the trucks wer
. awaiting and carried the bows I
Lafayette's headquarters, and wash
: tngton's headquarters. While III
army was assembled on his farm
= Mayor Harvey supplied the entir
1000 with ice cream cones.
Suggestion was made this morr
,. ing at the Public Building while II
boys were assembling. that Cit
e. Council should now arrange a nj
grimage to Valley Forge for II
10 school girls OF the city. Howard \
e Ward, president Of Council, it w,
IS pointed out could be the Eener
l. manager Of the affair with Com
cilmen McManus and McNabb as h
ct principal aides.
re Among the companies which pr
e. vided the trucks for today's trip we
the following:
~ Bond Manufacturing, Lindley
= Kent, Edge Moor Iron Co. ANA
- gamated Leather. Electric Hose al
"a Rubber, Bush Line, Joseph Bancro
"a Sons So, Speakman Co., Chari
Warner, Wilminton Sash and Doc
L, Diamond Ice and Coal, Delawa
Hardware. Wilmington Gas. Kre
Pigment Chemical, J. r. e. Rhoa
= and Sons, Standard Kid, f. r. Puss
=. Wilson Line, Wilmington and Phil
delphia Traction, Bamberger a
= Robbins, Ellwood Souder and soi
OF Brosius and smedley. James
NJ Oberly and Smyth Construction.
~ Some Of the companies sent So
oy eral trucks for the accommodate
" of the party.