Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-16
THE ORPHANS, DAY.

of Prizes-After Labor Reifeshmeats
 Yesterday was the annual donation day of the New Haven orphan asylum, and from early yesterday morning until late in the af- ternoon the members of ths subscri ption committee, nihety-fve in number, were at work visiting the people of the city and ob- taining money, provisions and household utensils, etc., for the benefit of the orphans during tho coming year. During the after noon at the orphan asylum many ladies vis- tied the different departments of the institu- ton and made the children happy with pres ents of candy, cakes and toys which they had brought with them. In the front parlor of the main building sat two or three of the lady managers receiving subscriptions, while in the room opposite articles of different kinds brought to the asylum by the visitors were laid en long tabie. fn the industrial department in the new school building were shown for sale articles made by the children during the past year, consisting of patch work quilts, towels, iron holders, rag carpet, aprons, etc., among them being piece of rag carpet twenty-seVen feet in length, and these articles we're being rapidly disposed of by three young ladies who su- perintended the sale. :, The infant class was in charge of Matron Vaughn and Assistant Matron Francis, and infants sang several songs for the visitors. In the upper room of the school building were classes No. two and three; and from haf-past two until after four o'clock the nearly two hundred ladies present listened to recitations and songs by the children, the progrRmme of which is as followss Song, Welcome" " echolafs of No. 2; [ School, J. Short; "A Little Boys Speech to Again" ;" scholars of No 3; Suppose" :" Jen- nie Cook; Mistaken" O. Parker; ''The
 Best Beauty" F. French; "The Boy song "o the Sunshine" by the scholars of Nos 3 and 8; 'Only Boy" G. Downes; 'tRain on the Roof" c. and M. Dudley; Just as They used to be,' M. Thompson; Happy Orphans" Jennie Rice; song "Upi- dee, by the scholars of No. 3; "A Hole in che Pocket" F. Bensicker; "Louis' Tea Party" Louis Guebel; Emitting" v. Goble; ''Bevy of 1's,' scholars of No. ?; song 'Rain1rops," by the scholars of No. 2; s'Holidays,n D. Wilson; Sunshine" A. Mulligan; "A Kiss For Mamma" c. Dudley; Willing Service" by the scholars of No. 9; song, stStar of the Twilight" by scholars of No. 3; song, 'sWe are Happy" by the schol- ars of Nos. and 8; "When am 8 Man, "W.
 Harding; song, 'fI am Going to Write to Papa," c. Dudley; song, "Mother Dear" by scholars of No.2; Pulling Basting Thread, :" M Herman; "Birdies Lesson" Dora Downes; fLittle Foxes," scholars of No. 8; "Mothers Face," Charles Warrington; song, "Johnnies Schmoker," scholars of No. 3; "First Let ter," Inez Cleveland; "The Prizes," by scholars of No. 3; song, "snowbirds,D by a1. o11 nT7d1a1as UOr1r Flag" by scholars of No. 2; "Street Musi- ,;ians," Violet Goble; ''Grandma's Angel, J Hattie Smith; song, "Now Lay Me" schol- ATS of No. 2; ''The Little Girl and the Bird, '' Louisa Hitchcock and Annie Mulligan; "Old and New," John McGuinnis; Closing Reef. tation," Violet Goble; song, "Good Night, '' by the girls of room 5.
 main building and given supper in the dining room, provided by the Indies, and which the children seemed to enjoy as rare treat and many were the smiles which crept over the children's faces as the ladies handed around the cakes and candies. After supper the children enjoyed themselves in the play ground and the visit ors anxiouslv awaited for the arrival of the so- liciting committee. At about a quarter of 5 o'clock the notes of a bugle sounded on the clear, still air as the committee, headed by a carriage on the side of which hung card on which was printed Subscriptions So, 900, ]" and in which were General George H. Ford Rev Mr. Ford, Hon. N. D. Sperry and Gen. eral E. s. Greeley. This carriage was fol lowed by others bringing the members Of the committee and eight loads of provisions, clothing and other articles, which were soon slowed away in the storage-house. The members of the committee after visiting the president, Mrs. Curtis and turning over the cash contributions to her, which amounted s5, 900, were shown into the school house, where the children of classes No. 2 and had collected, and were given seats to witness the exercises, while the visitors occu- pied seats in another room.
 After the children had been called to ord CT Rev. Dr. Peck opened the exercises with prayer, and after a few recitations and songs by the children which were heartily applaud ed by those present. Gen. G. H. Ford made short speech after which the prizes were awarded. The $10 gold piece presented to the best scholar during the year by H. Fl. Bunnell, of Bunnen & Scranton, was award ed to Miss Clara Dudley by Gen. Bradley in a short speech, MT. Bunnen being unable to be present. Hon. N. D. Sperry then, in a neat speech, presented $5 each te the best boy and girl-Alice Wallace and Frank French-receiving the prizes, one of the 30 gold pieces was a gift from General Ford. The next prizes awarded were $2 each to the best boy and girl in room No. 8; $2 each tc
 
 each to the best boy and girl in room No. 1. The six children stood up in front of General Greeley who presented the prizes, and among them was a little girl about three years of age, who called forth | words of admiration from the ladies present and as the general concluded his remarks tc | the children he stopped and kissed the little girl on the cheek, and she, highly delighted with the large round silver dollar she had iI ! her hand, walked back to her seat with $ cheerful smile on her pretty face. The chil dren who received the prizes were: In room Mo- 3, Viola Hadden, William Popple; ir room No. 2, Laura Monson, Charles Warning ! ton; in room 1, Sarah Taylor, the pretty lit | tic three-year- miss, and Gilbert Van I Mr. N. D. Sperry then arose and said: "Gen \ eral Ford, members of the soliciting commit | tee, the president of the orphan asylum hai | asked me to thank you for your days labo | and they think they owe you debt for the | work done by you in collecting the money | for this asylum to-day I will also thanl | for us here this afternoon. I will also agail | thank the committee for all they have don' \ for the asylum to-day and I trust tn | sleep of you laboring men will be swee after your days work. After finding out tha the total cash donation amounted to SC, 6,O0O | $1, ,000 being taken in at the asylum, tn ! committee returned to the Quinnipiac club \ I bers of the committee and the honorary mem
 bers by General Ford. After justice ha
 been done to the excellent menu speeche | were made by Messrs. General Ford, Senate
 Plunkett, N. D. Sperry, General Greeley, \ G. Osborn, A. H. Killam and General E.
 Bradley and 8 very pleasant occasio | then came to 8 close.
 General Ford by unanimous request ae
 cepted the chairmanship of the committe
 the year ensuing to the satisfaction of d
 present. The members of the selecting com ' mittee were:
 John B. .Adriance, H. r. Andruss, F. ward J. Atwater Thomas R. Bacon, E. Baldwin, Charles F. BoIlman, F. Henr
 Frank L. Bigelow, Ward Bailey, George Blakemai ! F. A. Bowman, E. E. Bradley, Edward M. Bradle, ! B. Brown, Edwin A. Brooks, Frank 0. Bushnell \ John B. Carrington. Lewis D. Chidsey, W1liaI
 E. Chandler, James Craig, Hugh Daley
 S00ef' U. Earle, Benja1in % a0 R. Engiisi ahi ! Harry Ensign, F. B. Farnsworth. w. F. Fisher, Jt ! seph T. Fitch, Simeon J. Fox. W. H. Fulton, E.
 George P Ingersel, Wyles IsbeI. Ere
 die Ives, Lewis e, Hotchkiss, ]. A H Kellam Norval o. King Joseph A. Latham
 Thomas c. Lewis, Q. Purdy Lindsley, Charles s | Mersick E. P. Merriam, Frank A. Monson, Wm. ! Mosely, A. E. Newhal F. A. Osborn, John M. O. ' born, jr., Norris G. Osborn, Edward W Peet. Yal \ 'S6, William s. Phelps, Yale 'S7, Q: Berry Peets | John H. Phillips Joseph D. Plunlkett, T. A. Pote \ William A. Rice, Yale 'e6 s., Fred A. Osborn, Yal