New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-16
THE ROOF GARDEN PLAN.
THE SIX WEEKS OF THE EDUCATIONAL
ALLIANCE FRESH-AIR WORK ENDED.

EVERY wAY-oyER TWO HUNDRED AND
THIRTY-FivE THOUSAND VISITORS.

| THE EXPERIMENT PRONOUNCED A SUCCESS IN
EVERY wAY-oyER TWO HUNDRED AND
THIRrY-FivE THOUSAND VISITORS.
The roof garden at the Educational Alliance
Building, East Broadway and JeTerson-st closed
last night at 10 o'clock. The garden opened on
August s. and for six weeks it has furnished cool.
fresh breezes pure air and unlimited entertainment
and pleasure TO a vast number OF children and
grown people who have thronEed its airy space.
Yesterday morning Tribune reporter found
forty or fifty children rompinG about In the gar
den. playing hide-and-seek, climbing over chairs
and benches. and sitting at the little tables. eating
lunch. peanuts and fruit The little ones had for
egn look and 20 per Of them the children
OF foreign parents. Eyes OF every shade of brown,
and hair ranging from black to a nondescrpt "brin-
de tho color Of a twinc string evidenced the
prevailing style OF beauty. and the chubby. mis-
chievous little hands and fists wore lasting shade
Of tan that suggested daily and hourly intimacy
with air, sunlight and Mother Earth herself.
Has your roof garden plan been successful In
qured the reporter OF J. JOfre, who has had spe-
cia, charge since the garden was opened
In every way" he replied. III you care for hg
ures you can Judge OF the for yourself. We
have been open six weeks. and The attendance up TO
asst Thursday-fvc vceks-has been 2j5.l 10. This In
cludcs grown people. children and babies. The
daily average attendance has been over six thou
sand"
do you sell lunchcons 10 the children"
Most Of them brinB food from homo. but there "a
a small booth over there where they can buy sterll-
Ted milk. lisht cakes candy and sandwiches at the
morCst nominal figure. one week Arthur Lehman
gave out free tickets for five thousand glasses Of
s,crilizcd milk 1t is a noticeable fact that they
prefer milk 10 saltwater and bread to candy"
Were the children allowed 20 spend the whole
day here"
"Y,s. Mothers who had to go out to work left
their little ones hero. the baby being IN charge Of
an older sistor or brother For two three cents
Enew The children were safe
Have the grown people njoyed tho garden?"
. The ATTENDANCE for t}irty-siN evenings was @'.oN
MANY brought their chi dTcU with them: The later
were not admitted in the evening" unless gcrom-
pieces, and the music really good: It WIS e.
nearly always breeze. We expec; 10 open the
garden carly in June next year for realize the
good It has done ana the p.casurc it has given"
Tie garden il an dttract4v" place An Immense
dampncss TIE sides ~ the garden are Of bricl,
ard IRON ratings. ana palms. iFy a:l blooming
the chi dren are quick 20 The floor j. OF brick
.nI iF''e ar" 4undf,2s a. chairs ana many small
fac, showing tie East River. Brooklyn Fridge ana
Tx No., OF o tn eI 1d ana
Il in,o e.eaming silver. and many o; the it,ie ones
ng- and sazcd with Ielgb, q; tho boats and steam
eis. flashing owe. the Kl1r.ied water.
40" Is re ROOF garden supported"
and far-Teach.aG charity"
rs II entirely jewish"
"By no means. Il Is non-sec'a. ar ana children
o. all parcntaEc and faiths are welcome W. want
our WORK as broad as possible. 1li W. have many
valuable and interested Christian friends who all
Ms. Downstairs We nave 4 gymnasium. reading
room aTl library. Tha clr'r.a may take tho
books homo with them H. the readnc-room are
the current magazine arl plpo-t iy paying -
year boy has the privilege q "a" gyrna SUM Sor
TWO or three Jennings each week VITA training ty
Competent Instructor"
When n" reporter left. troop - nu'h-own u''i"
tots Il one corner Vore holding 60 enn funeral
-efNic" ofc- g iBpdItel dolly That hal tecn Killed
- coming ~ too violent contact w!th tho brick
noor