New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-03
EASTER FESTIVAL PLANS.
ALL COMMITTEES ENCOURAGED AT THE
CHEERFUL OUTLOOK.
SCHOOL CHILDREN's ENTHUSIASM IN THE WORK
HAWAIIAN EXHIBIT-A NATIVE
HUT FROM CUBA.

Every one says Yes when asked to help the fes-
tival" said Mrs Mary Hatch Willard yesterday
afternoon at the first meeting Of the Central Com
rnittee Of the Childrens National Easter Festival
OF the Cuban Orphan Asylum which is to be held
in this city Easter week. The meeting took place
at the home OF Miss Boese, No. rs East FIFTY
sixth-st.
4 large number of enthusiastic women and a
sprinklng Of equally jealous men we're present
Reports We're read by the secretary and by the
various committees Mrs Willard chairman Of
the Central Committee presided The only note
that sounded Of anything but success came from
.he Hawaiian Committee, when Mrs. Hubert Vos.
chairman. set forth the difficulties in the way
of obtaining exhibits from that country. 1T had
been the intention OF the committee. said Mrs.
Vos "to make the Hawaiian booth thoroughly
characteristic by importing hats, fans. coffee.
suava jelly. photographs and several other prod
ucts of the islands; but owing TO the outbreak or
the plague there this idea will have to be given
I'D Hawaiian coffee IS already prohibited article
in the States" She declared that photographs
would be ruined by fumigation, and other ex-
hibits would probably not be allowed to land. 1t
seemed in her opinion. to be question OF exhlpit
plague.
abandon the idea of having articles sent from
the islands, Mrs. Vos announced that she thought
Il would be possible to obtain sufficient native
Hawaiian products and curios right here TO make
the Hawaiian booth entire success
Several of the committees are not yet formed A
letter from Mrs William 7. Emmett. who is chair
man OF the Irish Committee and who was uhapie
TO attend the meeting, stated that the committee
was already large and Furnishing one ana that
she expected to have yet a large number OF oid
Irish names upon its roll sewing class has
been started in connection with the committee
and considerable money has been given
In the absence Of the chairman Of the Private
School Committee. a member of it reported that
ali Of the schools were enthusiastic and ready 10
contribute largely to the success of the under
taking Circulars will be sent out this week 10
all parts of the country, urging the boys and girls
TO give an entertainment for the beneht or the
Cuban Orphan Society contenporaneously WIN ING
great festival here.
The committee is arranging for an educational
BOOTH which will be controlled. supplied and di-
rected by teachers. boys club in Public School
Is esman N the H Of Floor
SAID that in the arrangements ana decorallonS -
cuba and the children The boys from the private
e 81 the hundred ey and @ boys viii be
every session. and viii be assigned, TO various t
parts OF the building. where they VIII be OF use
as ushers guests, and TO the occupants OF the
Mrs. w. r. winslow. chairman of the lnforna-
ton Committee said that the formation OF her
Yet to be acquired The aim of the committee, she
stated, 10 do all that other committees nave
time do and to fill In the crevices The Of
fee OF the Information Committee is at NO 0oS
Ftfth-aye. Room No; 4os o,.ur. -, .,,o co,or,o,
Tearoom. and who has committee Of fifty young young
any money il would cost the association nothing.
all expenses will be secured by the committee
The supply station, No. Is Aston Place, is in
charge of Mrs. Frederick Eldridge Sewing classes
have been established in connection with it. and
ten thousand circulars have been mailed TO mer-
chants asking for contributions
Mrs. Alvarez wife of the chairman OF the Cuban
Committee stated that that committee consist ed
of nineteen Cuban and that twenty-five
others engaged in collecting interesting OBJ
jects. A native Cuban hut will be of the at
fractions of the exhibit.
Nine Mountfont, Of Syria. native Of Jerusalem.
ft thai; as Easter originated in she
She will represent Easter home scene in her
tive city.