Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-21
lew HAVEN Orphan ASYLUM.

lew HAVEN ORPHAN ASYLUM.
mother Successful Donation Day
Nearly Six Thousand Dollars In
Cash Realized-The other Contribu-
tiOns-The school Exercises at the
Asylum-The Award of Prizes.
Yesterday was the annual Donation day |
If the New Haven. orphan asylum. Most
the day was another of the
beautiful Indian summer days 80 numer-
GUS of late. EARLY in the morning the
composed of many of the lead
ing younger business men Of the city, and
others, commenced a canvass of the bust
ness portion of the city. The lady portion
of the committee repaired to the asylum
and took charge of the entertainment of
the visitors and the reception of such cash
donations as might come in. During the
afternoon fully 1000 people visited the in
stitution and viewed it's advantages and
completeness and the happy faces of the
children, bright and radiant over Donation
day and what it brings. At about O'Clock
the gentlemen of the committee started
from the center of the city in carriages.
The carriages were followed by large wag-
ons and trucks, which we're rapidly loaded
with provisions and household goods of
every sort. After the collecting was COM
pleted all the committee reported with
their teams at headquarters, General Mer-
wins Office, on State street. There the
procession formed and thence proceeded
up Chapel street and thence to the asylum,
the teams making fne show. On the
way, unfortunately, serious accident oc-
Cured by the upsetting of the Smedley
tally ho, as is mentioned in another col
umn. At the asylum the committee was
given practical illustration of what the
Institution is doing. An excellent program
was finely given under the supervision OF
| the teachers, Misses Isbell, Hickox and
| Woodend, as follows:
| Song Welcome to Friends. .Schoo
Selection-Hiawatha. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oo
Exercise Columbus. ................E Eight Pupi
Hiaimar Hansen Charles sabns, Simon
Peck, Henry ey Buehter, Quincy. Grandy.
Son ~Red, White and Blue. ............ .schoo
Recitation-A Secret. .....Jeunie Dickinson
Recitation-somebody' s Mother: .............
Recitaiicn.X Daniel Come to Jndg%e a Eoe.n'0
sonewhistie and Hoe. no .schoo
Recitation-The Reason. ........... Arthur Bifiel
| Recitation-The Poor Black Chicken. Clara Bel
Charles sabins, Arthur Hansen, Fred
| Norton, Frank NamorIfski.
Motion song.A wonderful House. ..... .Schoe
Recitation-Figs From Thistles. ..............
Song Recitation.A Foolish Little Maiden. :.
;:.i.;.: Jennie Dlcknso
Recitaton~The Little QUAKER Sinner.
Recitation.X Round Of Jumps. Lucinda Hal
Recitation-The 'tain Wagon. Mary Callaha
Tea josie H HelGf
Kecitation-A Boy with a Hole in his Memory Sl'>
Recitation:The Telegram. ........ Susie Waliae
Rrcita ion-An April ke..........F Fred MeGuil
RecitationEA Compliant. Ruth H;te aea
Ruiz Hitch ock, Carrie Williams. Irene
Bishop, Emma Thresher, Arthur Hauser,
Song-Our Fair Land Forever. Soho
The donations were very liberia, especial
; in cash, and the managers are very graf,
full to those who 30 literally donated. II
, cash collected reached total of So 750.
The prizes that have been won durir
the year at the asylum were awarded.
Hon. N. D. Sperry, prize of 50 70 tt
best girl, to Annie Hipelins. The preset
; tation speech was by General Ford
General G.. b. Ford, prize of So to tt
= best boy, won by John E. Heating
j General Greeley, prizes of 50 each, (fol
prizes. To the best boy and girl in roo
i 3, won by Emma Lewis and J. Stephe
= Whalen.
! To sthe best boy and girl in room
f Frank Carey, Tillie Brcmann.
t To the best boy and girl in room
9 Lucy Hipelins, Freddie Elarchen, 81 eac
o Presentation speeches by General E.
Bradley, chairman; T. Attwater Barnes
the Donation day committee also made
address.
!, In the evening the annual banquet,
which the gentlemen members of the col
mittee were invited, was held in the R
publican league house. About sixty q
tended. T. Attwater Barnes preside
t Speeches were made by the chairman, Go
eral Ford, L. D. Chidsey, G. G. Andrew
Professor Chandler, General Bradley a,
. others.
$ A vote Of sympathy was passed to the
. who were injured in the unfortunate &C
n dent of the afternoon, and also to Color
y A. a. Kellsm, who was detained frc
il attending by sickness.
AS next year will be the twentieth AMI
y versary of Donation day special arrane
= ments were made to make the occasion
gala one.
II The officers elected for next year We
|. the same as in the past:
% President-T. Attwater Barnes.
10 Vice president-Frederick A. Belts.
:. Treasurer-George n. Ford.
q Secretary-Charles D. Nicoll.
l. Assistant secretary-Samuel F. Pund
a. son.
Executive committee-Loren 81. Sts
nard, William A. Harris, Edward I. !
N water, Henry Hillman, John G. North,
at Sonnenberg, S. G. Fleetwood, John
" Lowe.
nj Personal Notes.
70 George Ringler, president of the Ring
a Brewing company of New York, Her
~ Zollnsr of the New York Liederkra
le and Alfred Brinkman spent Yesterday