New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
125,OOO Defy
June Sun for
Bronx Holiday
Fully 100000 See Great
Parade of $4,000, With
Floats and Trimmings
and Pretty Girls Galore
Cold Cream for To-day
But II Was Worth Bravine
Heat to Sec Biggest Pag'
cant Staged in Borough

wi.b the June sun shining furious
=. -, ,he proux and an .ts WORKS.
With 100 O00 citizens bravng its glAIs
on the grandstanas along me S5.nu ,,
corro,-se. with 5000 school chhelth
naraai,g In red paper caps and "ni,e
suits ,urburncd hgt CALAMITY 'l.l-
snr as thew passed the Mayor and cry
on,i,is with war veterans and noa.s
srs balloons and ginger ale ana AZ
,he other gay ard sentimental tnines
that make up an American hoHeH5'
tbc Broax celebrated itsei yesterday
TO-DAY the chief thought in ihe
n,i-ds OF 100000 citizens wih uh
doubfediy be sunbprn and tne es.'
for Il. hut yesterday they WaAea y,
bilart over the prospect OF one
lion citizens by 1925, promisea ln
fost an blue and gold, IN pretty co
tra,t With the pink cheeks OF JUS 'l.''
fne young women. They lc' 'eo ''e'-
selves hoarse for Mayor hy lan' lu
gyav and red striped srit, ioI NyIs'
" Miller. Father o. me hIohA
for Commits .oner of fnoNe NorNs
William J. Flynn. who presloeo
a. borough IN the absence OF US
pr,.iSo-t. Tor Henry BrucSncr, Tor
Aro-,s. = Schwsr7.er, the Big man ln
- psim Reach suit who gets up the
nsrado every year, ior Mlss Augusta
W sebiemmor. the Official bcauty. OF
,he borough. who poses as MISS
pror1" In every parade. and for sef,,
er.i dozen unassortcd and unnamed
r-.t.- erhool girls. veterans with war
l,ossss. horses with paper trimminr'f
hovs With radio outits. Cold etet
roc,hsrs. Flks with rcCaha, oaseoaI
niavers and court house stenoeIa-
piers.
Mavor Even De6es "Old Sol"
M,vor Hylan rode che entire length
81 .ke parade route. over two n.4es'
s-iii-r and rcckicssly aceamuiatinS
syrburn as he doffed his straw hat in
yesponse 20 the applause. From tAe
tors of arartment houses and from me
evrb. whore the youngsters hudcled un-
der their narenis' feet. from the Dii'-
boards ard rocky knobs oyefIooAlae
thc Grand Concourse, from WINDOW
s,d automobiles parked along the way
The Bronx gave q welcome TO the el'y
Cvrus ". Miller. former Borough
President. who invented Bronx Day
eleven wears ago, looked upon the
specfacie and found 30 amazing.
"When we began 10 was just as
holiday FOR the children, he said' ana
that Is what IL still is primarily. lt s
OF the children and for The chi.afeh.
n dees the youngster good 20 be- q par,
Of GREAT civic spectacle lac inis "N1
II does his parents good.
"You needn't fear Bolshcvism when
the rcoric turn out like this, children
bursting with pride in their .hag ana
their ci.y and parents proud or me
city that gives the children a chance
25s0O March in Parade
Il was estimated that $4,000 persons
passcd In review before the grandstana
AZ Bush Street and the Grand Con-
course. between rows OF ornamental
Sowcr-fucd urrs, and under az hrch
drapped with the red. white ana blue
and the blue and yellow o. the ciiy
Colonel Elmore F. Austin, grand
narshal, started the procession a.
o'clock. and it was long after q be-
fore The Jas. bad passed.
Twelve big divisions made Up tnc
parade. first the military, then The plo-
lie school children. the parocnial
school. veterans. womcn'5 cfEanl1a-
tons ncic.borhood associations.
fratefral organizations, athletic clubs
and civic bodies.
Assistant marshals and members o.
the executive committee who headed
the parade returned 90 The reviewing
stand TO act a. "a hospitality commit
tee 90 MAYOR Hylan. among them being
Magistrate John J.. Mcclellan, Gus
Schwart-lcr. Albert Goldman. Alfred
T. Daring. Philip i. Schneider
Charics T.. Halbcrstadt. Charles Nitzel
George " Markcy Il Wynne Jones,
william ReunzlcT, Francis Rogers and
Hcfman Acker.