The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-31
The jews Hospital In New York.
GRAND BANQUET AND BALL AT THE CITY ASSEMBLY
ROOMS.

The jews Hospital In New York.
GRAND BANQUET AND BALL AT THE CITY ASSEMBLY
ROOMS.
There very large and select gathering Of He
brew fellow citizens together with considerable number
Of Chrstlans At the City ASS smby Rooms, Broadway,
last evening the occasion being banquet and ball In aid
Of the funds Of the jews Hospital In New York. It Is
long time, indeed, since much fashion and beauty
were brought together on 90 festive An occasion In
these spacious and commodious halls. The Hebrew
beauty OF New Yoik-the dark eyed madens Of
ancient Israel-arsembed like their mighty men Of old
In great battalions. The children Of Judah, who have
long surg the unwecome lays OF distant clme but who
now rejoice in the freedom of this happy land, were
there in their radiant beauty which shone like sapphrcs
in the broad light of The German from Faderaud
with all his recolections Of Rhine and lager ber
the Frenchman dreaming Of the clustering vines OF his
poetic land the spanard full OF fire and fe and poetry,
chasing the rapid hon 9 they few. In short, every
nationality was there represented In harmony
and good feeling, never surpassed at any ball
or public manifestation given In this city The ar
rapgements made with due consideration for the
comfort Of the guests OF the evening and the
regulations which laid down and carried out woad
form the subject Of very useful lecture ancient
foees who MANNED and destroyed The two largest balls
ever conceived In the United States
part of the afternoon, divided by a wooden
partition, the guests assembling In the front,
while the rear was being arranged for the banquet 1t
was announced that the company would sit do 10
per at half past 1--WE O'clock II was more than hour
Afterwards before all the guests had arrived, and there
There were some seven eight tables running along the
whole width OF the large rooms, besides two tran
verse verse; table, one a. the eastern and the other
Ihese were crowded with every variety OF flesh,
n,h and fowl; The good things Of the
room for any one-not even the unknown man with
irsstabo appctiic-to blame the paucity in
evening The commissariat department fell into the
hands Of able managers, and everything went of With
| eclat.
Before the company began supper, the Rev Mr. Lyons
Jewsh min,er Of this city, said grace before meat in
thanks Almighty for the merciss he shows to men
continually In causing the earth 10 bring forth her 10
crease and for continued prosperity and happiness
is needless TO give any description OF the way In
which the various philosophersnatve and foregn-eu
hospital festival they underfood right well tnat the
managers would lag no stint upon their Hospitality and
With this idea they did full just,e TO the oapa moruu
Of docks Turkeys geese and other specimens Of ths
feahered tribe which we're laid before them for anatom
The attack the light wines by the light cavalry bri
gadethe ladies-wss pretty brisk, though not alarm.
ing and the heavy cavalry-the gentlemer-wen. into
the beet blood or France In that would dis
credit the heroes OF the tented neld.
After the good thpgs, both edible ard drinkabe had
been indusrously disposed Of form OF thank sgivng In
the Hebrew tongue was very solemnly and beautifully
chsnted by the Rev Dr. Kramer, Of the Greene street
syrssogue While this prayer-in the form Of the psalms
Of the sweet singer OF 1sfae"-were being sung the
Jewish portion OF the assenblsge very reverenty cover
Immediately after the close OF this thanksgiving, an
swerng to our " grace after mesin
Mr. BENJAMIN NATHAN, the President OF the Associa.
ton proceeded amid much applause 10 address the com
rany on the objects which had brought them together
ana on the best TO be adopted for the promotion
He explained that the Jews Hospital opened for
the reception OF Iatenis on the 81 Of June, 1855,
since which date twelve hundred and twenty I've
patients have been admitted, of which number eleven
hundred and twenty nine have been treated g,auousy
BY the siok and unfortunate q all crceds and Of
=, nsnons. without any aid from the state or nu
been increased, and the sphere Of ~ operations
larged The funds being now exbaused and 10 order
ina, s mission o. charity and eeneyolenoe may be con
tDued. the Directors compelled 10 call upon their
frtnos and supporters for assistance Taeir former ap
peas for aid and assistance bave been responded 10
with % much checrf iness and bcrsly that they rely
with conndenoe upon like result at the present time.
The following letter from Governor Morgan read in
IN ihe course OF The proceeding amid loud applause-
srArn 90 NV YoRK, EXECUTIVE DxpAErsxsr,
ALnsSY, Oct ~, 1900
prAH sn-I bad the pleasure Of receiving, few days
bateaet and ball 70 bc given py .r dircc,ors and
funds, on the evening Of Tuesday ncxt.
An Institution whose doors opened 70 the sick and
unfortunate Of all creeds and nations, ~ 10 yours and
which has hitherto been mainly supported BY ibe voun.
sry contribution, Of your people, deserving Of tho
IL would crafty me much could be with you
occasion Interesting will be that 10 which YOU have
invited me- but rstret 70 say iha. other engagements
Roplrg hat ibe eIort win nee, with the success 90
well deserves and akpg acceptance Of the enclosure
(o' soo am very respectfully your oeeiiens servant,
Mn LKwis NJ NoHKIsos Chairman, &C, New York city
The nTst tosst, which was . local one, having born
drunk with enihusiasm very ably responded 70 By
one = The gentlemen present
iie second regular tss' wa II lie rfesiaen, q me
applause and cries Of "Dougas" and 'Incolnn = The
ioast drunk with three times three ami uch enthu
siasm. Mr. y b Hart responded 10 this sentiment In
very corcisc and sensible speech He said that WAS
hsppnsss for the Jew which be ought 10 get,
that bis lot h cast In . country In which political
ard religious freedom hnds ns hshes, deveIopcmeni.
Here Jew and Christian alike 10 every respect and
the oply feeling which animsted them Of rcve
rerce and anecsn for each others virtues charity and
gsodnew (Applause Thus u should be all the world
over @ h = ci wishes were TOR iSr the & ninssa Prosps
although there are now some signs Of political
o.osos low,rlae on NC horron, be believed
and oonteutmeni woud forever res, land In
cludIg his senenious and excellent speech Mr. Hart paid
well mcriied compliment 70 the Directors Of the Jews
New YORK Hospital and observed that 10 their careful
aud iadcious marssement much OF Ia saocess was due
The career a the Institution since 10 foundation bad
been a. 10 call forth the appreciation of the whole
con murlty and be hoped that is prospects, would be
0'ss' 4se Sss sns rssasr .. = ss sss Se follow
ing verse frt the Proverbs There an tnu scat
tereth Rhr, ard yst hs restn incfeSe ma were ~
that wfihtodeth more than ~ proper, add still
cometb only 70 ~sntr The Rev. s N lssscs wS loudly
called uror % rerrcnd 10 this toast lie sad that be felt
much pieasurc spfasng 6 The great usefancss Of The
Jews Hosprtsl 81 Tho city of New YORK Whether
call charity or love, nothng - noolcs ~ be
ucvoltrce and for hie species TIE being who
p0s through this world vithou, dropping tear
the shrine OF charity n one that may well be said
die o of the heart bccsuse he thus shows
that he has 70 taart all What wouli make tolc.
rsbe and deisc from lie errors buthe blessed nGuctca
of charity THIS The great principle that hctiaies
H 10 wa n led hv ma nNh
Interested hero and patriot, Gsrbadi tremendous
sppause) Charity must for ever triumph 10 the world
his has been the great doctrine OF sontehae
He TO- fise all true yhiAn thropists unwilling 10 ocazs
bcntvoleDee. He abundant charity 10 Jew and
I Christian is the best proof of biz sncerty aud,
I IN slludirg 70 that great man OF their own reil-
foo he iet convinced that Jew and Gentle would be
fsady 10 unts In doing him houor There many
other 10 which he would slude orus'
ments q The rrent principle of human charity.
nsrk God ihey abound 10 tho world NJ vel
smorg Christians - Jews tApplsn'el he would