The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-10-23
ORPHANS HAPPIEST DAY
DONATIONS FOR ASYLUM AGAIN
 SHOW UP WE'LL.

OONAIIOdS FOIC ASkLUM AGAlN
 SHOW UP WELL.
 Char itabie Citizens Give Nearly 5000 - Large Attendance at chiIdren's Exer- sisss-Congrsssman spsrry, General Ford and General Greeley Among the Speakers. .,S
 The annual donation day of the New Haven orphan asylum yesterday was successful in every sense of the word and while the amount of donations was not greatly larger than on former oeca- sions the 140 collectors who labored all day in different parts of the city brought in s4,OOO in money and over $500 worth of clothing and, staples. During the exercises of the children yesterday afternoon and while the asylum was being inspected, an additional $400 was given by visitors. A small but pleas ing sum was added to the aggregate by the sale of manual training work done by the orphans. This brought in $14 more. z..
 The exercises in the school building attached to the asylum were addended by about fifty members of the commit tee and by Congressman N. D. Sperry. General G. H. Ford. General F. s. Greeley, M. Sonnenberg, Rev. Dr. Wat son IL. Phillips, and Rev. Artemus J. Haynes Every inch of space in the spectators section of the hall was taken and many women eagerly sought admission only to find there was no more room. % 4
 There are at present 104 children in the asylum and they presented pretty sight as in their best clothes and their fappiest smiles they greeted the visf- tors. The little ones were at play about the great yard when the wagons with the donations from New Hayen's generous merchants arrived. The chil- dren. every one of whom was supplied with two Jolly pops. stopped in their reveI of sweetness to watch the wagons unloaded at the storehouse. It was at this time the word was given for them to form in line and march to the room. They went gladly up the steps, but L1Cy WCICSpCLWCCll IWo PlCooulN NEos soo " speak, and although they wanted to speak their pieces they also wanted to stay and watch the big canvas-cover- ed vans.
 When at last they had quietly taken their places in the big sunny school room they looked as hearty and healthy as any hundred youngsters in New Ha- ven. Rosy checked, fiaxen-haired little fellows rubbed elbows with woody -head- ed picksninnies, but fair or brown, they all showed the results of good care and careful training. Nearly all of them had chance to appear upon the little stage and speak or sing to the gather ing. This they did very we'll, and al- though the audience was we'll disposed to the wee entertainers. the plaudits were hearty and certainly deserved. The singing of solos with the chorus rendered by the entire class was espec- ially pleasing. Following is the pro- gramme:
 Song---Welcome .. ............... School Recita ton Greeting !. Ebba Elmstedt RecitationG Guess ....... Mary Kahoot Recitation Teddy's Query ............
 ........................ Harold Mitchell Recitation Grandma's Day..........
 ....................... Gladys Conroy Reritation--A Happy Family .........
 ...................... Morris Woodward Song-The Voice Of the Breeze. School Recitation Umbrella Day ...........
 .................. Wilhelmina Boettner Recitation-If Knew .... Ida Carlson Recitation Arithmetic z. .......... fr1a 1af 5ox,, ,ux~ty Recitation Some thing Each Day .... 4 ....................... Ethel Sinclair Song'-Bo Peep .................. School Recitation-Listen ...... John Granese Recitation -Betty's Bag Lizzie Frantz Recitation-At the Barber Shop. ....
 ...... .............. ....... Willie Carlson Recitation Sunshine Annette Savage Reading ..... ........ Ethel Douglas Song g-Lost the Summer ....... School Recitation Putting the World to Bed
 ..................... Melissa Henderson Recitation -Bonnie's Prayer ..........
 ..............s. ............. Hattie Oakes Recitation The Dolls Visit to Srhool
 .......... Mary Richards Recitation The Difference ...........
 .................... Donald McNeil @ GOng-SW66I FdlTy bellS SCHOOL Recitation-T Great Company Who
 Try ................ ..Marion Johnson Recitation-If-
 Ethel Forbes. Clara Granese, George
 Woodward, Donald Esterbrook
 Reeitation-The Disappointed Golden
 Rod ................5.. Harry Parretto Recitation The Big Hat ................
 ....5.,..,.......... Molly Chadwick Recitation--Who Knows .............
 ......f........... Arthur Douglas Recitation-Ca Calisthenics ....... School Song-My Kitty ......... Hattie Oakes Recitation Winter ..... Alfred Blunden Recitation-His Geography. ............
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