New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Christmas Play at
Founding Hospital
Is Acted by Wait S
Tiny Tots From Three to
Five Take Part in the
Feast of the. Holy Inno-
cents Yuletide Festival

Yesterday the New York Founding
Hospital held it's annual entertainment
in honor of the holidays and the COM
ing of st. icholas-who is always a
bit late at the hospital because of the
many gifts he has to bring. 1t is
called "The Feast of the Holy limo
cents"
Every nursery was decorated for the
occasion-green with holly and mistle-
toe festooned over the walls and about
the beds, and knotted with gay red
bows. Each nursery had it's Christmas
tree and every spruce and fir was
laden with drums and dolls, rattles and
woolly animals-anything that might
bring delight to babies ranging from
less than year to five.
In the afternoon the digger" chill
dren-just past three or not yet five
gave play. 1t WAS a fairy play, OF
in most bee-u-tiful robes and all her
flower host about her. When the
Haunting sunfower" forgot her lines
and threatened to dissolve into a
shower of dew, the modest violet
shrllled che at her and things pro
grcssed smoothly.
Cardinal Farley Used 20 Be There
The audience watching the perform
ance consisted Of men and women in
terested in the hospital and its wee
occupants. For many years the most
lntelrested sp sctator had been he late
Cardinal Farley, whose genial humor
put every small performer at his ease
inns year there were songs and recita-
tons, and more than one spectator
must have marVellcd at the patience
which had trained the baby actors.
And finally, there was the festival
tableau-the alteration Of the Magi at
the manger. The figure in the manager
crib, about which child worshippers
knelt in understanding reverence, was
a flesh and blood baby, who, in the
midst of GLORY to God in the Highest
stretched above the crib and the bent
heads OF those about it small hand
with crease in its fat wrist, and
gurgled some baby message. Nobodv
knew just what it was, but to almos
every person watching the tableau il
brought home one thought-the need OF
carrying on IN the world and particu-
nit.i 1ho ,,,o...s'., ~ elt iioo,
SON Of Malv. ~ '''e i"iS'"'
Tie Children IN tho rornal;,,o. ~.
ri tai are "nobodv'e hahio. y W., 'i a,.a
the children born Of mothers Who have
not had the sanctity and shelter of mar
LIZ i,aSe S'rlcNeh' 1rlghtcned girls who
!3ch the means OF caring for their lit
,le ones, and so must bring them and
rf'y 'nenl IN me Whlte cradle IN the cor
No. tIVI OF olmly hghted room, of which
N':e uoO' anyways stands Welcomingly
80 I'll
Nothcrs Aro Fake, - y
IT,, ''' -"
dow. ! i noVheF VINO came there yestcr-
11'ssA however, III the midst Of the
,,laos nv, cGlepratlon, there came Il
Pe@ce shc Aad not known would ever be
asr'H' - she placed her baby in
b 'is Il@"i nha ana lngerngy smoothed the
b l''' tcor @0oUS ~, Paying no heed to the
jitt,o fnr,,, "mlca !ell on the swathed
i;Srl341,. ~ H. q 9ister OF Charity came
f.an 3-1l'S til'o .ne room and laid her hand
: ~ on inc young mothers shcnlder.
Inc Inc Slrl started up hastily and would
ta:,,a, 'l hl away bet the Sister de-
D." We ner'
Nopid you Ike TO stay with us and
lVr your babyY she asked
BOP ~ ho"--how can l live here? |
''' do 10 '.d inotsy.