New-York tribune., 1870-12-01
TOoAL %sSCELLANY.
TILE HEBREW CHARITY ram.

The Hebrew Charity Fair, at the Ssd hegi-
oent Armory was opened last evening amid tne emu"
..asm OF a great assembage Of people and "huer 'no
hsppiest uguries OF suecess. Gov Hoffman was prce
,ps delivered speech, after which he made the tour vi
the Fair escorted by E. h. Hart and Jesse sehglnan
Among the distinguished persons present were may
Han, A. T. Stewart, William +. Havemeyer' aud 1u"t's
9zrdozo, Joachmsen, Barnard, Brady, boch' jones ANU
LArremOre o,o
hefore the hour appointed for the opening eere
ruonies the han was filled 70 oyorHowing with an eser
croeSi, who had 10 see to ADMIRE "'.d 10 D"S
F scene spread out before the spectator IN the gamer
-Ns striking picturesque. From OIL SIDES sntne U
meet in the center CT tho ceiling. The fora 1eth eath
shelters heash its dropping vines s+g pps0 Of NewSor
ON side CT the temple Reoeccs AZ otc w. of bever-
gasnght invitation all to come ana @ be osher the
aSos Which cheer but do not mebrlate Vh ts,eSs
Pcstofnce has already begun ts beams on the fair
Posimress WHO superntends the mails h At 1nS ci
se ma aa ~ 'e sSe su" bs Sr TO rival Of our metro
poan warehouses ~ e sde ~ ~ 'I iIos,It and Asy.
nun which have already amounted 70 sSoO9 t bhe e
has been Handsomely die, ana t $ S the ofher
sde OF the hall, is portrait Of f. B HaIs, We ~ ti
isa papor devoted to the interests OF tne eAs az
70 he Issued daily during lts continuance. one oi tI9
rb,scte nf Interest is yeritahe old woman VINO Ved
in shoe" Who having children than she can Wen
provide or expresses M 70 u '0''
The Raflns Department has been systematzod in
aV6tberto unknown All kinds of things, useful orna-
pSt PRACTICAL or absurd win be rallied for. The rattle
IA which most interest excited the present time is
CATION Four tickets are 10 be sold At 8 each
One hundred prizes are at stake, among & wen um6er
steinway grand piano, Weber ultlsnt IaoS} a i" igS
OF sewing machines and various other valuable atlcles
leons selected during the past six weeks by Constant
Mayer Among the more prominent EN- % Artists tt e
Oreber, Gcssi, scheade sehateis, 'Dabue Mayer and
The Chairmen Of the various Committees are Exoeu-
tive Committee L. b. Hart; Decoration, s. A. LewlS,
Art Constant Mayer Invitations Jesse selignani Flor'
A III =.
3 ROsenbaUIn; Police, L. j. PHILIPPE; Refreshments , L.
enbuTg; Clothing Max stadler Books Louis May Print
ing, Mayer stcrG Finance Henry Sit1emah re-,
Nj. LindheUH; JeweIy Noses Bruh; Raihng Louis rat
ADDRESS OF GOV. HOFFMAN.
Ats O'Clock Gov Hoffman was introduced from the
music gallery, and said:
have come here here tonight my good friends. very
Willingly to say very few words at the oPeuing OF your
eseee 70 oren tie hearts and the pockets Of the people
of this great city, in aid of the two noble charities IN
behalf OF which you aboring, shall be very happy
know something personally and onieaiy OF 0oth me me
House OF the sck' ard the Home OF the Fatherless"
They need only be known TO be appreciated and they
deserve the assistance and encouragement OF all good
The home OF Hebrew children the Hospital, KNOW
creed or nationality, one beautiful Sunday morn; morn;
the Old hospital on Twenty-eighth-st ] found
there the president and trustees supervising
beds OF sickness and PAIN very many poor suerers-Jew
and Christian native born and foreign born Old men and
the same kind hearts and willing hands Ihe work how
e aa % ed te aS Se god IN TSn eB Who ~SS Were eng
gagged in were too large and the subjects OF their
which they were confined President, trustees and
patients alike seemed painting for more air and space
Deeply impressed with what saw, l wrote upon the
yistOge book just what hought expressing the honest
hope that better and more suitable accommodations
might be secured Since then have tried in every
way could to secure the fulhlment Of my wish The
erection Of hospital has been commenced and you
asked help the work. you also asked TO
aid the orphan asylum, which also to know 70 be an
enough 70 complete the hospital, and make the asylum
feel, when stand before you tonight speaking few
hurried words In behalf Of these two objects how good
and high and noble thing charity. The spirit which
endowed your hospital and built your asylum peryades
am sure th great eoneonIse OF people ean06ing the
ana uniting them IN common desire 70 do good. we
The industry her people developed her
stretch their arms from the sea to the noun
Bunicaion with the mighty West and her harbors in
yfte hither the of the world Within her bOr
sers stands this metropolitan city, powerful in energy
and wealth. bOundess in enterprise, and restless in its
great it s ana how much greater It is to be- city
which people Of all races and ereeds gather and where
wealth aud rank and station are alike open to all whether
Above ali these things we rejoice in the noble
perty not forgeul Of the higher duties OF life but
share to the support the sick the helpless the
latherles Il TOO much the fashion OF the present day
eoors Men Of the press and OF the pulpit jo1 in the
s@aS Win its vices than with lis vrtGes describe il
81 the people "A place where frauds and falsehOod,
iumpant II one-alf they say of it were true, prop
ty here wOud bc wholly without value and life entirely
Enow that Is prominently what Mayor Hall called it
when he laid the cornerstone Of your hospital: "The
E saS 81 Ii, 'aIy n6 into the 6ed. 'sG and It con-
arbuted LARGELY 70 support their families while
they gone II up its public places for fair
the sick soldiers and caused It to yield more than
OOCO0 their relief II flood, or fire. or famine, OF
pssienee bng devastation or misery upon any portion
OF the whole Of other lands 1t freely sends food
aud money 20 The sufferers II war with It's horrors,
bring death and destruction, Whether III Germany or
France or el.cw here aid and sympathy from here.
Upon the Islands by erected by our people hos
foction have 40 equals The whole country. We have
Eynagoguos and churches, temples and cathedTas all
along avenues ard streets, and we lend helping
hand to every struggling congregation Of Christians or
Jews all through the land. We have, accessible TO all,
inst buttons for the relief and care OF od ana young,
deaf and dumb the halt and the blind, the widow, tie
orphan, the becie, aud the incurable More than O0
eoO children gather daily In our schools Wlch are IIee'
annual cost to the people Of several millions OF dol
lara and many millions more are annually spent in
Add 10 all those the stream OF private charity which
flows cut from midst to the r1notet portions OF
hOw Ia the beautiful halb0r which lies at our feet and
you have idea Of what this city Of charity IS Shamo
tho whether of the pulpit or the press,
who grow and rich of its bounty, and yet smte the
hand which feeds and supports them Thank God, they
cannot either check IS good works impede its marvel
Ous growth. is, aud Il viii be, the great city of tho
New Word and, while its men OF business win speak Of
tt proudly the commercial metropolis, its great, lib
era hearted People VII take care that continues to ee
charity or 10 otefs IKE them, aie not made Tor ostett
togs display. Tie magnificent bOunJes OF the late
e'.' ~ :" 9nui "u9ptn, OI otiONeN ana Iainehto
JrcBt Be-. .aiuiN Nlflan-a good nan and just ono
net bney kaOwn tl his terrible death developed
aw;Ger hn0YI,dgo OF his pure and worthy lie. In tine
brief eha touching speech he made when the corner
alone lad, be invoked JehOvahs blessing upon the
work, aud PRAYED that al there present might live TO
witness lts completion His prayer for some wise pur
sOse, which God only knows, not answered. He
the first to die Charity weeps hrs grave, beside
che friends he loved and ali sick and suffering his bounty
haNe relieved lis ntle VIII DO cherished by ali who