New-York tribune., 1903-01-08
SUNDAY KINDERGARTEN
Italian Children Celebrate T5ceEffh
Night at Frances.

oh don't yer mind him. he aint aeofn' TO
hurt yer" the advice given by small urchin
sdnontshe6 TO keep still there by OF the
big -biuecoars~ detailed TO keep order among
the hundreds Of Sunday kindergartners' that
rhronged the historic rooms OF the old Fraunces
Tavern yesterday afternoon 1t needed ell re-
sources at the command OF the five policemen
present TO keep the enthusiastic audience within
bounds At times they were forced to Join hands
IN formidable line across the front Of the room
20 prevent the small guests. in their irnpatence.
clarnber1nz over the tables Of gifts and good
things spread out before their eager eyes At
such times this blue wall would be punctured
with yellow capped and red shawied heads
particolored sleeves and shoes OF wonderful make
One tot who had clung for several minutes TO q
pohoernsu's arm made q skilful dash at last be-
tween his feet and reached OF the tables be
fore he could be stopped The monitor Of the
kindergarten at No. n Centre-st. which
holding its after Christmas festivities was Z
many tines sadder plight than the classic old
woman who lived in shoe The squads he had
escorted there seemed stand little in fear
of his authority than that Of the erstwhiie
some cop" They mounted the chairs TO over
heads Of their big brothers and sisters, clam
hered 70 the window stlls and swung from the
costracks ranged about the wall Say" said
'rknee-htgh tgh-to-a-grasshoppe specimen TO six
foot -'bfuecoat' who Threatening him with
summary election Il amt dom nothin' but try1n'
10 see Yous don't have 10 try, way up there
and little mothers who carried big babies
L,I-oughout the hours exercises. while others who
gr~.. tired TO stand lay fat the floor It'll
cake time" mammoth Twelfth Night pyramid
cake filed with angels and beans, the former
70 bring good fortune and the latter to ward OF
the evil. after Italian fashion, separated from
the audience ty gay green ribbons. and when one
Of the speakers prefaced his address by saying
ne would be brief knowing his hearers were
anxious TO see the cake cut, You bet" from
or~f-f -f-7a-5
Colonel Asa Bird Gardner gave short talk on the
associations Of the historic room in which the
celebration held, and spoke Of Washingtons
farewell before the fireplace here in the corner.
Washington himself standing just about where 1
do now" AT mention Of his tears that occasion
many were the appreciative little faces the
listeners, but when the cherry tree incident was
touched on, Ny pa says there's book what says
hopeful among Lhe audience. When little
boy bigger than the smallest OF you l. here: e.
looked and how different were the buildings all
about 4 II a16 ~bsP S0e g5 70 o9 as Oio How e I od
IS yerZ" interrupted one seeker after kaswledge-
Siso spoke On The Great and Good Washington
ronuisr songs charming alike the little people into
an unwonted silence and the grown-up visitors into
the music came the cake cutting and gift making
Little Teresa Of many synabed and unpronGfunSea f &C.
gift OF the kindergarten. q beartifully oesignssa
green enamel Then came procession of Rosies.
Maries. Nicolettes, Andreas and Celtn1s 70 receive
their long worked for rewards-jewelled rings ana
richly coored copies of fine pictures. such as their
fathers and mothers saw in the churches OF the
eIIY1rv home country. One OF the prize winners
was so small that she had TO be lifted TO a chair
70 allow the top Of her tousled yellow head TO be
seer bv the asseublage. Then all present were
-essed into service distribute the red, white ana
fl1e horns. the pink rose mounted bags OF candy
and zsy Befans caudlesticks. Policemen hanoeq
on red white and blue striped horns and DE- T.
u 5e Ivon Nichols secretary OF the Sunday
Kin6erga-ten Association and master Of ceremonies
@o- the time being, the wonderful TweIfth
Night cake Surely the shades of washington
never looked upon q happier sight and the oio
Historical tavern never perhaps put 70 a bet
Ter rurposef