New-York tribune., 1909-05-13
CHILDREN ENTERTAIN
Chief attraction at Anniversary Of
Friendless Home.

Ihan Of the Iss children helped TO celebrate
the seventy-ffth anniversary Of the Home for the
Friendless, at No 935 Woodycrest avenue, yester-
day. had fathers and mothers and all the belong
ings that fortunate children supposed TO have
they couldn't have looked happier, prettier or
more healthy. Sitting all together in the chapel
the girls OF one side, the boys on the other the
kindergarten babies on the stage, dressed not III
Uniform. but in pretty childish suits of various
fashions as they always are. they made a picture
which the friends of the home thought good TO
lock upon. II in the afternoon that the chill
dren's part OF the anniversary came. First there
was a flag salute. and then there were songs and
recitations. Small Edna Kill and the rest OF lhe
kindersarten babies made a hit in The Return OF
the Dolls Edna. holding a Teddy bear, was sup
posed TO be dreaming that her neglected dolls had
come down from their shelf in the garnet ana she
did the sleep act realistically while the othe'
children-dressed as Dutch dolls and Chinese doiis
and Indian dolls-danced and sang around her maj
the audience said: THAT poor child is tired ana
has really gone TO sleep But Edna woke up 10
her part, one OF the teachers SAID "ieh 'ii7
time came fer her speak
Little Pauline SoghiEian. five years old. reclleu
Mary AIapes Dodge's when Grandma Danced tle
Ninuet- which Pauline. determined not 10 let that
big word get away from her called ''mnu-yet-
Bernard Hlbrandt told about The Troubles OF
Small Boy" and Lillian Traugott. Donald camp
bell John I.amplugh and Wallace Williamson gave
recitauons too. small shaggy haired BOY "Iose
name wasn't the programme but ought 10 nave
been SuCR spirited actor t-iat ne bAoNN-N
do-vn the house as the monkey when the kinder
sarterl babies gave The Organ Grinder There
were other songs ana games by the whole school
and then the children sang their ''recesslonal ana
marched out. Jlst before the ''recessional. how
eyer the Rev Dr. John E. Devins gave brief talk
just telling the children some stories and then
speaking of the needs and prospects of the home
a friend Of this home. who doesn't want his
name given DR.. Devins said, has promised 10
duplicate dollar for dollar. all the money the
home raises by June / Consequently, every dollar
YOU give doesn't mean 81. it means s.; 1880 has
been raised so far. That means $7500 for the
seventy-ifth anniversary OF this work That Is an
appropriate sum for the occasion, but the man
ayers wouldn't mind waving that appropriateness
for the sake of getting more money"
Commissioner Hebberd of the Department Of
Charities spoke al the annual meeting in the
morning He told his hearers that the city
ought 10 give the Home for the Friendless s.
week for every child the home takes from the
city You doing work for New York City he
said, and the city ought help you" Ten dol
lars month for the maintenance Of each child
the allowed by the city 10 those institu
tions which il pays, Of which the Home for the
Friendless is not one. but Commissioner Hebberd
held. IL view Of the increased cost of living, that
ths ought 70 be increased 20 So.
s There exhibition of the work done in the
Guardian Society in various parts of the city.