Evening star., 1922-08-23
900 KIDDIES ENJOY STAR
TRIP TO MARSHALL HALL
Youngsters From Various Orphanages
and Other Dependent Children Haze
ssTime of Their Liues" DO,un the Riuer.

down the line for t..eir lunch the
band once more impressed upon the
crowd that Nobody Lied" and played
| several more popular numbers. Look
ing down the endless line the food
dispensers saw they were in for
more about whom will be told later
stationed themselves along the route
| and preserved order.
Mrs. Caroline Alexander. director OF
the Rosedale Fairgrounds, who went
on the excursion with the eighth pre-
ground workers and aided in feeding
| the crowd
After it was ascertained that no.
body had been sighted, line was
formed from another angle, and Vel
vet Kind ice cream and a large slice
stretched hands. Here again the
playground folk bore the brunt OF
the work. with the policemen running
| second. The committee wondered
several times what would have been
the situation had these persons no,
come forward.
| Contests Were Exciting.
When the line for the Ice cream
and cake dwindled down to nothing
and everybody had finished lunch
several pictures were taken by a stat,
photographer Then the playground
ofiicials picked up punches here and
there and staged base ball games
folk dances. ring games, pass bail
and schlag.
] Carving out original plans TO,
contests with prizes to the winners
the play leaders rounded up the
children for some foot races. The
hrst event was a 25-yard dash foI
girls, which was won by Clara King
| ten years old, Of 1909 H street north
east. She was in the ninth precinc,
delegation. A prize Of a pearl neck-
lace was her reward
| TWO 25-yard dashes for boys fol-
lowed: The first was won. by Gordon
hopkins, eight years old of St
Joseph's Male Orphan Asylum, s24 H
street northwest, and the second by
Martin snellings. ten. Of 1874 9Th
| cinct delegation. Base balls were
given to the winners.
Henry HUT, thirteen yeara old, of
lib 9Th street northwest. also of
the eighth precinct. captured. the prize
OF a fielder's glove in another race
for boys and Charles Causey Of 14ll
Good Hope road, a member .rof the
ninth precinct group. "ran-.>away''
with the watch offered to the winner
OF the S5-yard dash. Causey is thir-
teen years old.
At the conclusion Of the races the
time was approaching for the crowd
to catch the<4:3o boat for home. The
task of rounding up all the children
was not as difficult as was anticipated
and when the Manchester. blew it's
whistle for the return trip. every one
was on board.
The final touch to the outing was
given when more than 1900 lolly-
pops were distributed to the chill
dren on the return trip. The action
expressed .oy the distribntion' was
asSh'nf 1e he but eo%nsss Rsassts Could 4 vas
have been pouneed upon harder. had
they announced they were going to
give away gold pieces When the
1ollypops were gone things settled
down for bit until the Macalester
enthusiasm that had predominated
eight hours earlier broke out, and
was carried up through the city in
the sightseeing busses and street cars
that conveyed the children to their
homes. =.
Policemen aReal Buddies.r
Nine policemen. who had been de-
tailed at the suggestion OF Mai
Daniel Sullivan, to accompany the
children on the trip. played the part
| OF real buddies to boys ana girls. They
! were Immensely popular. IN some in.
stances too popular. but the big blue
| coats, with SnlnlnS UauseS on theil
| BREASTS, bore up wonderfully well.
on the trip down the children Just
| '1oved them to death" It was Mis-
ter" this. and Mister that, and "doet
| a policeman have to learn to swim
| before he can get a job?" Thousands
| of similar questions. intended: to pry
into the dark secrets supposed to be
! nossessed by the big fellows, swete put
| to the "cops" from all angler. One
| was almost buried under the chHdren
They were hanging around his neck
on his lap and on his back, but he
never said . word He was happy
| Another rocked to sleep q little girl
| who had q headache, and kept, her In
his arms throughout the downwart
| trip. All Marshall Hall the policemen
rave instructions to their charges n
to whom and where to meet and lei
them 70 the limit for q good time
one ofiicer had thrilling time get.
! ting his bunch together.
Il rounded up nix" he said, "ant
told them to stand by the gate Until
K rot some more. went. out and
Hound ten and when came back K
ithe saeetfnG place. the. stx+ had gone
fTheH { told the ten to stay there Of
/ we'd 20 on and leave fhen, and whei
III returned with few more those
ten had flown. bought Tor mo
4 mont I yvout1n,t Be. A61o to ret anJ