New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-13
TO BUILD A HOSPITAL IN NyACK
THE BIG KIRMESS HELD LAST WEEK TO
RAISE FUNDS A SOCIAL AND FL
NANCIAI4 SUCCESS

Mack in particular and Rockand County in gen.
eral revelled all las; week In kirmess which
was one OF the greatest social charitable and ars-
tic successes ever given in the town. Down By the
side OF the Tappanzee shore In buildings especially
fitted up for the affair. Nyack's society people
danced the week through incidentally 10 nlease
crowded audiences. but mainly 10 raise funds for
the benefit OF the Nyack Hospital Association an
organization which proposes to build in Midland
ave the most elaborate hospital in this part Of the
country, barring, OF course the institutions q, IN.
cities.
costumes Of many ages ana Of many nations
IRON the simple dress OF the ryrolean peasant TO
the stately attire of Louis XIV's Court from the
bangles adm velvet OF the Spanish tor.adors 10 the
feathers ana paint of the American Indian clothed
Nyacks boys ana girls and men and women as
they had never been clothed before, and trans
formed the peaceful town into procession of pub
nc amusement. lasting five afternoons and Ave
nGh'S; The week OF show and charity ended
SfIaturday night. when the troubadours peasants.
H o; gypsieS indians; toreadoTs Japanese
CUuTt beauties and the cavaliers and ladies OF the
carnival conri danced, played ana sang beginning
WIN me dance OF the trouhadours and ending with
triumph9i march, Which. for many days 70 come.
will be a pleasant memory in Nyack
, rg" programme for each night ana afternoon was
difference dances much praise was accorded: and
o 90 al the matinee performances In the III.
tie peoples dance OF The Flowers and B"cs
Queen Bee Miss Jessie ElIicott Then. in The Hun
garian gypsy dance there was the pcrson.ica:ion
Laura Bauvelt And all who II will remember
the graceful effort OF George l.. Chapman, VINO
played the part OF court Jester His reception was
second only 10 that accorded 10 his Wife. who
danced In folds OF sh!mmerIng silk The graceful
scrpentine measure others who deserve special
mention for the excellence OF their performance
are Miss Louise Robbins Miss Helen stamford
Miss Edith Nesbitt, Miss Helen stewart. Miss
LILLIAN ptkin. Miss Jeanette Pitkin. Miss Editl
Hard. Miss Carrie Bauvet Miss Kitte Bauvelt
Miss May Blauvelt. Miss Francis Blauvelt. Fred D
T. Stewart. William Bradley. John MaIers and Ma
thaniel Robbins. To their leader and manager,
Miss Lila \. Stewart high praise Was given by all
who attended the kirmesS
The Nyack Hospital Association was incorporated
under the laws OF this State In December 1894. and
has as is officers stephen n. Bradley. president:
George NJ Hard vice president; En0ch G. Bell
treasurer Howard Van Buren, secretary. ami pr
J. .. Polhcmus. DR.. r l.. Oatman. Or. Charles
d. Kline. DR.. L. II. Maynard, Or. George r. Hldu-
Welt Charles \. Chapman ". Il. Conrad G. u.
Crawford VI. w. De Baum, A +. Duryea ana \.
NJ Noorhs. in addition the officers named. -
managers. II said last nigh. that the hirmesS
mad heen big financial success. and II Has IN
TINA ted that the long deferred work OF giving Nyack
a hospital would soon be actively undertaken. The
inception of the whole idea OF having = hospital IN
Nyack is the result of the earnest EFFORTS ana Ia
bors of the Good Samaritan Society OF the town