New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
A CHILDREN'S FETE
BIacbUcWS Island Patients Enter
tanned ,rith Folk Dances.

The little folk at BlackwelIs Island were made
very happy yesterday afternoon by visit from A
hundred little folk from the public schools and the
visitors enjoyed themselves much as the visited
The affair arranged by Mrs. Ralph Trautmann
and Mrs Eugene J. Cumsky. Of the local school
board Of District Is. and the second annual
playground fete given under the same auspices
Most Of the children came from the vacation play
ground in Public School 125. and few others were
from the regular classes Of Nos. and 81
Commissioner Robert " Hebhord placed the
Lowell one Of the department boats at the disposal
Of the children and II called FIRST the OF sd
street for the playground children. vho were
cha peroned by their principal Mrs Clara Williams
at East for the other little folk
It reached the island about $50 o'clock and was
met by Miss Agnes Ward. superintendent of the
nurses training school % the Metropolitan Hospital
and Infrmary.
As soon as the children landed they lined up on
the bank and gave their school yell. which they
also repeated AT intervals during the afternoon:
Rah, rah, rah,
Hgrrah Tor ne, girls Of one thlrty-ave:
One-thrtv-Hve,
Yes! yes yes!
This vas followed occasionally nth.
one. Two. three four
Three. tHo. ono. four
Who ar. vo for
TIE children were au d-ceved In 7-h,-s with blue
ribbons in their hair anI blue sashcs over their
shoulders and made a very pretty sight as 'h~v
marched up 20 tho infrnar,- VltH banners Gving
and preceded br a military band whose services
contributed for the afternoon by its leader.
u. ~,dRnskv. and a. tho irnrn1R-- quadrangle
incloscd two sides by of the buildings on
the others hy hedgo and some tai Gins. had been
arranged as \ theatre The walls hung with
fagz and IA f-iotic color-. and japanese lanterns
had hNer strung hove tho hedEs The windows Of
All tho surrounding buildings and ~ tho tuberculosis
pavilion filled with Rrown-Up patients. ard
there chairs the IN FOR ~" children. alt
of whom were in various stages ~ tuberculosis.
Some were IN wheel chairs. strapped 70 boards
and sonN IN plaster jackets. and O. good many of
them able look back 20 the playground fste
~ last wear Iit-le black White. oho can, for
give God the color Of his skin Is st there md
had 10 taken away during tho performance he
cause he was coughing drcadfullv. Small Eliza 70
beth is there too hut has graduated from her
bosrd 20 = plaster cast She contributed a song 10
the entertainment. and WIS quite the star OF tho
occasion. Every one wanted to see her. and the
nurses were kept busy carrying her from 70
another though she frankly Acknowledged that sha
didn't want 10 talk 10 the women.
The entertainment consisted of music and folk
dances and the setting Of green lawn. trees and
graz walls made the latter very effective.
Two performances were given. tho Infrn-
arv and another at the hospital. and Commissioner
Hebbard managed to get round 10 the second
Mrs William Kinnicutt Draper, chairman of the
board of managers Of the Training School for
Nurses was also there. and all Tho doctors
and island employees who happened to he OF duty.
After the second performance tho children were
entertained at tea by the hoard Of managers. of
which Mrs Trautrann Is a member the grounds
Of tho old Nurses Home and the grovn-ups had
tea in tho palatial new building which the
nurses moved two months ago.