New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-07
TIRE HEBREW CHARITY FAIR.
brilliant ENTERTAINMENT AT GILMoBEs GARDEN
OPENING ADDRESS BY GOV. TILDES.

brilliant ENTERTAINMENTS AT GILMoBEs GARDEN
OPENING ADDRESS BY GOV TILDES
The Hebrew Charity Fair, in aid OF the
Mount Sinai Hospital which to he held for the next
two or three weeks at Gilmores Garden. was opened
last evening THIS Fair e said TO be the largest whch
given in the city since the Sanitary FAIR wch
was held in UniOn-square during the war Fully 1000
persons we're In attendance last evening. The entire
surface Of the HippodrOme had been boarded over
The musc-stand is in the center, and was
occupied last evening by Gmores band, and during tue
speech of Gov. Tdcn aud the delivery OF the poem by
the entire Executive Committee The lines OF gas jets
with their many globes which extend from one
side building the other, retained in their
old positions and OF the exits from the ring
were placed arches OF gas Jets In the form OF signs.
The stands for the sale OF the various articles are
arranged three around the entire building two
these facing toward the outside of the ring ana
the other toward the music stand. At the Fourth-ayo
end Of building large collection Of paintings. This
part of the building Is known the "Art Gallery and
was presided over by Miss Hebron, the pianist Among
other features OF the fair were lemonade stand
which known az " Rebecca's Well )" ." Inc Old
Woman in the shoe,' young lady seated in a large
shoe, selling lite inmates-cOlls; miniature shooting gal
lery, entitled "CreedInoor;" Punch aud Judy; 1.-THE
Lady of the Lake; :" and 1.-THE Golden Book of Life"
which large volume, which placed the names
Of contributors 10 the Hospital Fund and the amounts
contributed The list Of names headed by Gov.
Samuel j. Tilden for $3.50 followed by that
OF Controller Green for 900. over 500 was
subscribed to this fund last evening. Among
those present were Gov. 8. j. Tiden. the
Hon. F. b. Hart Controller A. II. Green, ex-COmmis
sioner Myer Stern, Judge Davis. Chief Justice DAILY,
President Lewis the Board OF Aldermen Coronerect
Ellinger, Assembyman Dessar, Assembyman-eleet
Englehardt, and eX-Judgo Dtenhoeher.
About 1880 p. IN. Gov. Tllen aud the memhers.of the
Executive Committee assembled the platform The Gov
ernor was received with loud applause In his address
among other things he said:
II gives me great pleasure 10 commend the noble
charity which are mhed IL PROMOTE hot ON! 10
that class by which t has been organized bit 10
tue whole public The obligations of the official trust winch
hold has, during the last year, 50 far tlansCeded
It's ordinary duties 10 leave me Little opportunity Tor
occasions like the present 1t is 900 years since the
little colony of your race and religion fouhd Hs'l III
the city OF New-Yors and although lis gowtn Tor long
time slow, In latter times the increase ma it
great that to-day Ii comprises atoat .VoVV
Of the people OF this city II ie not IN numbers only; II
is not IN industry and thriit that ths ciss ~ uAth
cIuAhed eminent in ali those pursuits which form the
strength and glory or commercial metropolis useul
good citizens generally setting examples Oi social ana
domestic virtue and morality Iappiausel; distinguished
for their respect for parents aud Their al.c,
lion for Children their fidelity to marital
obligations and their private and personal virtue, and
thcy TO day repay THE great Commonwealth lof inc
fostering caro- and equa privileges which from it's out
set il rave freely to them lApplause.l believe that
this and creed, prosecuted III every cllhe avn
every age, first found equality before me
law in America IapplauseI, and this great
state of New-York, to-day comprising almost
100000 OF population, first conceded tnem the rights
and your share Of all ubc charities You the care Yi
your poor. Therefore TINS charity comments stli
l informed also that II is not iOuhded lgr any
nationality creed but that the succO! 1t gives II
freely tenJered 80 all POOR and all uhfort|te anu tas
at least 20 pei cent OF the objects OF your peo'loht
are ana ereeds differing nom your own.
An original poem was tnen delivered by O {. Strauss
on q subject pertinent TO the fair.