New-York tribune., 1903-04-18
ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE.
Presiding Genius of Ice Cream Barrel Be-
siaged by Small East Siders.
MISS HARRIS.
In the Pstiencs' chorus.

Hans Brandt nearly lost his life at the hands Of
an excited mob yesterday at the corner Of Park
Row and Pearl-st- This due either TO the
Ire the admiration entertained for Mr.. Brandt
but because il fell 10 his lot TO serve the ice cream
ar the Easter festival Of the Sunday kindergarten
when about hundred children from and about
Mulberry Bend foregathered. AT times his life was
despaired Of by his friends but after fighting for
upward Of an hour against tremendous odds he
appeared intact, having kept the besieging party,
which was constantly recruited by fresh reinforce
ments. al bay.
The festival took place in the quarters Of the
BENJAMIN B Odeu Republican Club Of the I'D
Assembly District and DR.. c. ". De Lyon Nichols
who is corresponding secretary and treasurer OF
the Sunday kindergarten Association was master
Of ceremonies
IN the shoe and had so many children she didn't
know what to do Neither did Dr.. Nichols. When
all the chairs were flied and the dishes and tables
likewise occupied, there yet remained about one
hundred children to be suspended from me picture
mogding or o{nerwISS G5SpeSG SppeSeG Tr Nichols and
thev soUatted down the floor. we wall no"
have composition by Teresa Servant on Egypt.
Le rT Stood mn iIncer the blue banner Of the
club and told what she knew apout me !CI1, f!Za1
are not sphiaxes for they tell ali tney Know sHe
Then Marie Cresci read composition on The
Greeks the Inventors OF Beauty, 9sII5 SILi!s'
Greece was the land Of oeeu3ei e tfes little baby
m T6e EasT Side VIII now make a speech on
to The TOP Of the table and began eoLge els faIsd
and ne was gently lifted down. There we're s9ios s2i
bv Nine. Dort Miss Julia EDWARDS NoSts LIS LIS
Fss1rEr Kane and Edmund Bingham Munger chIIG
Ta-i1ations by Mrs William Rogers Chapman a, aho
o1ier+et Singing by the Cox family. Ihe nearllelt
ssppiause thar greeted Nine. Dottis Italian song
1for Al least half the audience UNDERSTOOD tne
words merged into yell Of triumph as tne nE5t 5
-,r4-a cf ice cream and cake appeared ADOLl tIls
fiT1e Mr. Brandt began to wish he had never been
horn There was a mad stampede IN, ms ! dlTec-
s1irrIe u1others'' with their precious buIoeI!S
ioinirg in The flying wedge that hurled itself
against the ice cream tutS a., - ~, r-o,,.
no ice cream for any child standing uP. s9o9l- ~
ed Tr Nichols and the hurry burly sLpSlded loE
a -tiri1te In the Iuli Mime. Dott could be heard
Singing Comm Through the Rye
prizes for good attendance, ETC. Were given a.
70 l-V-s: First Marie Cresci; second Mamie LupI,
tT5r4 Eva Badaracco. All received lovely nllglee
butterfly badges in gilt caskets Last Of an daVors
consisting Of national flags a bunch OF cahdy dIlG
to-i1IIe7 Of artificial flowers, distributed and
re | tboss acTveIv interested in the festival
yvers Mrs CIeorse Taylor Stewart Mrs Edgar Bar!
clav carroll Mrs Angus Cameron. Prince 5loVal-Iil Am
del Draeo DR.. Catesby aD Cates6y JeTts, PIES If
,-Iiz-6etb Van Vech-eu. Mr- and MIS-. SdIIlueI d
yTs-delI and DR.. AIbertus Adair Moore. MIS- a.
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