New-York tribune., 1910-04-11
ORPHANS PLEASE MAYOR
Hebrew Asylum Cadets Make
Fine Showing at Jubilee.
BIG NIGHT AT HIPP0DR0ME
Mr.. Gaynor Thankful That
Bigots Have Disappeared
Loving Cup for DR.. jacob.

hoSlHS SpP ioA DA' o"S
The cadets Of the Hebrew Orphan Asy-
lum shot up the Hippodrome last night, and
then Mayor Gaynor spoke. Great excite
ment.
The Mayor complimented the large gath
ering of representative jews present on the
organization which could bring up such a
likely lot of lads Standing there mere
black speck in the middle Of the vast Hip
podrome stage and blinded by the foot
lights. he eulOgized the citizenship which
had maintained such an institution for fifty
years The occasion was the fiftieth ann.-
versarv OF the founding of the asylum
There are In the asylum to-day LIS or
phan children of both sexes. A large per-
oentage Of them sang and drilled in spec
tacle worthy of the stage they occupied. 10
the great delight Of the thousands in the
audience whose contributions have helped
produce the results shown. The precision
Of those system bred infants. doing the
complicated tricks taught them by the mild
servants OF absentee foster parents amazed
the Mavor and moved his heart.
1t would be very difficult" said he. TO
duplicate this spectacle anywhere In the
world.
we have seen tonight" he continued
fifty years of the history OF this society
rehearsed here. During this nifty years how
manv little children in this city have been
succOred by you? How many little children
have been clothed and fed by you? How
MANY little hearts have been solaced by
YOU?
..In Gods infinite time fifty years is
very short period. but in mans time how
long span it is. Tonight In the presence
of this celebration we should remember that
old saying 1T is more blessed TO give than
TO receive And If all these little hearts
have been soiaced by you, how many OF
your hearts have been soIaced by the giving
to these little ones?
Il understand that all these children go
to the public schools OF their country. that
they are being brought up thorough Amer!-
can citizens. L would that all orphan so
cieties in this great city, Christian and
other. would follow your example I'm this.
we sometimes speak of Christian char
ity. But charity should have no prefix. It
existed thousands OF years before Chris
tianty. / might go back to the twilight
OF fable and find that II was exercised Jy
the Jews In those days. that they looked out
for their poor and orphaned then as they do
to-day. though perhaps their efforts were
not so well organized. Charity began At
the beginning and will always exist. II j.
as wide as humanity.
Il believe when the first Jews came to
this city my predecessor. Peter Stuyvesant.
wouldn't let them land until they had
given a bond TO take care OF their poor and
orphans without charge to the city. I be
lieve there were seven Jews in that first
party. but I have a strong notion that
Fe eli,
names Of those early settlers show it
But this may be said 10 your credit. that
if bond was given. never did Peter Stuy-
vesant or his successors have to dig il up
and sue for its enforcement thank God
that in all New York tonight there is
scarcely a bigOt left We are all one: we
go to the same schools. we have the same
teachers and the same books. In less than
one hundred years from now the demarca-
ton will be faint scarcely 20 be
found
The elaborate programme was opened
with the singing OF America" by large
chorus OF girls and boys Louis Stern.
president Of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum.
then reviewed the institutions fifty years
of work in his Introductory remarks. And
ia order followed An exhibition drill. in
liant drum corps and field music. selection.
Golden Jubilee March," by the band of
the asylum: exhibition drill. special com
pany of the cadet corps; chorus. ''Ernani''
tVerdD, by a chorus OF girls and boys: the
Mayors address; cornet solo. by Edwin
Goldman. a former pupil of the asylum:
Grafton. Edward Lauterbach: dance girls
gymnasium classes: exercises and games
boys gymnasium classes: address, Never
Cushner. a former pupil: Rally Round the
Flag" cadet corps; Star Spangled Ban
ner." chorus OF boys and girls. and scenes
OF institutional life
The society which supports the asylum
at the end of Mr.. Lauterbach's oratiOn
presented 10 Or. Abraham Jacobi, through
the orator. a silver loving cup. in apprecia-
tton of his services spread over fifty years
10 the orphans under his care