New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-07
Tributes Paid Many Ma
tons in Gay Songs
and Dances.
MISS WILSON SEES
SPIRITED EXHIBITION
East Side Applauds Work of
Those Who Take Part in
Social Festival.

The festival and pageant of nations,
which was held on the East Side under the
auspices Of the Peoples Institute and
Social Centre. Public School 6S, came 10
an end yesterday afternoon with a grand
pageant at the public playground, nth st.
and First av.
The East Side was out in force, and the
playground was lined with 10000 spec
tators.
The exercises began at 4 o'clock. the
pageant being arranged to show the his
tory of the city, the arrival OF the vaii-
Gus natlonalties. with their costumes and
dances. and finally their absorption into
the spirit of America.
The guests Of honor included Miss Mar
earet Wilson, the daughter Of the Presi-
dent Borough President Marks and Park
Commissioner Ward.
The early history Of New York was
pictured in a series OF tableaus by the
children of Public School 70. after which
came an Irish Tilt by fifty boys from Pub
lie School %. followed by a Highland fling
and May pole dance
All Of these dances were unusually well
executed and received abundant applause.
The second half Of the programme was
devoted TO the dances and songs Of the
more recent immigrants.
First came Germany, represented by
the Voksfest Nere.ne, which gave with
rare gusto the Bavaran Schuhplatter's
TAM. all the dancers being in the national
costume 4 particularly charming feat
ure was the appearance of sixty children
from the Bohemian Presbyterian Church.
These children were all in costume, and
= ;hcy sang number Of the songs OF their
home land. songs that contrasted oddly
with the iangling one-step Of a hurdy-
CIrdy in the distance that refused 10 be
1 Silenced.
In costume most picturesque OF all
were the Hungarians. the men in black
cloaks. black busbys, black jackboots and
spurs. the women gay with ribbon stream
ers. They danced the Kormagar and toe
Czardas. while the large Hungarian con-
tlngent in the audience shouted with dc
light.
The Jews then had their turn. the
Poale Zion Singing Society. Henry l.efko-
witch director. singing a number Of Zion
list songs.
1t was Italy, however, that furnished
the largest group in the pageant. Fully
one hundred Sons and daughters OF tire
sunburnt south participated in dancing
the Neapoltan Tarantella and singing
"Funiculi. Funiculi.' And they sang it
SO well and so spiritcdly that they had to
repeat II. while the crowded roofs and IRE
escapes OF the tenements about the play
ground Joined Justify in the chorus.
Then, as finale. Columbia. in the per-
3 con Of Miss y. r. Beagle, accompanied by
four young women dressed 10 represent
the Teltonc Latin. Slavic and Semitic
races. advanced. ard the children OF NE
other nations laid at her feet their ohcr-
ings-the Germans a Tyre, the Bohemlahs
a schoolhouse. the liungarlans a sh"af ~
wheat. the Jews Bible. and the italians
a Narconi wireless system
A flag drill by children from Public
School 81 followed. and the pageant con
Guided with both actors and audience
Joining In the singing Of America. with
two stanzas added for the occasion by
Edwin Markham.
I'm the evening all who had taken part
IN the exercises were rendered dance n
| Public School 90.