The morning call., 1894-09-17
FOR BEING GOOD.
Annual Distribution of
Prizes to Orphans.
THE BEHRENDT MEDALIST.
Prizes for All Manner of Good
Behavior.
THE BEHRENDT MEDALIsT.
A BEHRENDT FOR GIRLS WANTED
Pleasant Occasion at the Pacific He
brew Orphan Asylum-A Musical
Entertainment.

The little people and their bigger friends
al the Pacific Hebrew Orphans Asylum on
Devisadero street had a grand j0llihcation
yesterday. 1t was the occasion of the dis
tribution of the annual prizes for merit of
every kind, and the event was celebrated
IN the usual way by a musical entertain
ment given by the children themselves.
The invited guests we're notified on their
cards that the entertain meDt would begin
at 2 O'Clock sharp, and those who arrived
after that hour found their places taken.
Every seat in the hall was occupied at
that time, and standing room was taken so
far as the guardian al the door-guaTdian
of the comfort of those inside-would al
low, and so very many we're turned away.
There are rs little ones in the asylum,
their ages ranging from devotees of the
bottle" to Is and 16 years. and he pro-
gramme included all who could walk and
lalE, and was very entertaining and
amusing.
President of the asylum S. W. Levy off,
ciated 10 the distribution of prizes, while
the entertainment was under the direction
of Superin tendent Henry Mauser and Mrs.
| MaUser, Miss Janette Ephraim, Miss Eva
kr0pp. Miss Adele Levy and Professor l..
Won der Mehden, teachers.
The programme included several selec-
tions by 'Our brass band" our brass band
being composed of course of small orphan
boys. some of them blowing into instru-
ments larger han themselves, and the per-
formances were all very credita0ly done :;
vocal selections by the singing class, piano
solos and duets, Amelia Shook and Hattie
Fried; a hsrytone solo from THE Bone
milan Grip (William Hirsch), and a cornet
SOLO by Abe Reuben, the latter quite dis
tingui, hing himself.
a march and song by ''our kindergar-
ten." which was carried through by band
| of little tots without slip Ia song or step.
was the most effective number of the first
| half of the programme and showed the re-
| suit of careful training.
The second haif of the programme was
| an operelta, "Hunt the Thmble, or Nellie
/ Grants Surprise Party" and was rendered
very nicely. 1t was taken part in by Raw
| Goldman, Marie Albert, HuIda Lacomy,
| William Hirsch, George Plato, Arlie
/ Oppen helmer, Hannah Rnsenthal, Susie
I RittizsteiD, Jennie Aushel, Eta VEIN
/ berg, Hattie Fried and a chorus of sur
/ prisers
And then a great box full of mysterious
| packages was put upon the stage and
/ Pre- ident Levy began the distribution OF
! pIizvs.
! There is one very valuable prizs-the
| Behrend' medal. wi which goes cash
/ prize of $3.50. This is given TO the boy
] W III MINUS niEucbG III ms tAUulSS al ttlf
public school, and whose record j. good for
| department as well. The cash prize is the
! interest on $1,000 left some years ago By
! Herman Berendt to the asylum 10 create
! for all tine such an annual prize, sub
stantial and constant stimulus for good.
The winner of the pliZe was 13-year-0ld
| Harry AolZ-r, manly looking Il tie lei
low, VINO bore his hOnors mOdestly. In
/ bestowing the prize, President Levy said
that his teacher IN the Croker public
school had spoken of him as unusual Y
! clever. In the sixth grade he had stood
\ 99A per cent the first month of his entry.
and a the end OF the year had been sd-
vanced from the sixth TO the eighth grade,
i skipping the seventh. His marks Tor de-
pertinent were always excellent"
! The $3.50 viii be placed IN savings
/ bank anu, W To the accrued interest, will
be turned over TO him when he comes Of
! age. In best0wlng ii President Levy ex-
pressed the hope that some of the rich
1 friends of The institution would do for the
/ girls what Mr.. Behrendt bad done for the
! boys-Ghe prize was limited 10 the boys.
Fannie Hyman aud Leo DrosdoVit re-
/ ceiyed the house medals for pest deport-
| ment."
Ahe HymaD and Fannie Rushel received
4 the s. gold pisces given by Mrs. II. II.
/ Meyers for department.
Besides these other small prizes such as
game of LOTTO" lunch box and mar bles, +"
| etc, were given for department to IsadGre
/ Schwartz VIII Fogel, Moses Booment thai,
! Sol Sapero, Hattie Anshel, Ray Strikes,
| Rose Taussig, Hannah Rosenthsl, Lima
! Lakomy. David Jalumstein.
| Similar prizes for great Improvement in
| conduct" were given 10 Elite Ruben and
1 Sadie BsrgdoTf.
For punctuality to Edith Basker, Susie
! b tigs tein, Dave Moss. Louis Levy.
| For cieaqli 'ess TO Gus Plaio. Benjamin
! lazarno, Mile SnneE. Rose Saiffer
! For industry 10 Jennie Aushei. Mollie
| Fried. William Hrscb, Milton Lazarus
! For ''best in sewing" Ray Goldman,
| Ray Anshel, Jennie Grau, Fannie Boas,
| Miriam Levy.
For best in darning" to Millie Snoek,
| Jennie Levy. Jenuie Uuger.
Ffr "Oeing handy about the house" to
Moses Reuben and Sophie OppeDhe imsr
To 1.-THE one who has shown most love
and affection 10 her younger brothers and
sisters" Violet Pinkiert. and 10 the one
who has shown most care and affection TO-
ward ali the little Ones" NJ. Fogel
There are iwenty-one other prizes for
like good records which viii be distributed