The article highlights two notable events in Brooklyn's history: the second Fete Champetre organized by the Forty-seventh Regiment in 1876 to fund their Centennial trip, and the 1902 Anniversary Day parade of Brooklyn's Sunday schools, where 90,000 children marched to showcase their unity and moral values. President Roosevelt acknowledged the importance of instilling strong Christian values in these future citizens. The events reflect the community's dedication to civic engagement and moral education, emphasizing their role in shaping a positive future.
Last night was the occasion of the second Fete Champetre given by the Forty-seventh Regiment at the Union Ball grounds, with the object of aiding in securing funds for the Centennial trip of the command to Philadelphia next month.
Ninety thousand children, an army from the Sunday schools of Brooklyn, outstripping in number the entire enlisted soldiery of the United States, are marching today on the streets of Brooklyn.
President Roosevelt expressed the sentiment which is held in common by the Sunday school workers, the teachers and the parents of the children.
The president said: 'I am glad to have a chance to express to the children of the Sunday School Union how glad I am to know that they are fitting themselves to become in the future Christian citizens of this great republic.'
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