The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-26
fHAnKsGIvING DAY.
fH CELEBRATION HERE AND gLsgWuEgH
IN REVOLUTION on THE FIVE POINTS.
Interesting Sermons and Addresses
Tho Lecture Of Thomas Francis Mcagher,
&C., &c.. &c.
Scenes on tho Five Points.

The bright, clear sun which ushersd in the annual day
Of fthassivDg and rejoicing poured it's bright and joy
beams into that quarter our city called the Five
Points, end to one portion of is population at least
brought hopes Of pleasure and enjoyment for tho day
From IN carly hour in the morning the side door of
the Old Brewery In the Five PoIn besiessd by hum
dfeds Il bsys and girls eagerly stretching for and
ping the tickets which to procure for them not only
comfortable and plentiful dinner, bat suit Of new
clothing to appear in at table The appearance Of these
young denizens Of the Five Points indeed from
being encouraging to those benevolent ladies who
undertaken the work of regeneration amongst thsm
They all without exception uuclean aud reck-
Tess ret Of urchns could be found within the
space In any city Mrs Deuel. the directress Of the
Tickets. - - '''''' '''' ''s ' '''
This is the third year that The ladies' of the mission
have provided dinner for the poor children attached to
the mission and the many other unfortunate children who
swarm In the ueghb0rhcod From their benevolent and
untiriDg exertons In behalf Of tose owiy chiliren Of
poverty and ntemperance the ladies OF the have
been enabled to procure one thousand gaTmsnts con-
sstng Of shoes pants jscksts am shirts for boys aud
entire dresses for girls which yesterday morong
distributed to the children The preference was Of
course given to the regular attendants Of the socets
school, Who number about hundred and the remain
der were distributed among the ousders in the hope
that they be induced attend and the bene
dts which regular attendance at the school would con-
Yesterday was the ninth snniversary of the LADIES'
Heme Mission. The Five Points is the eighth mitson
hbors; and there, where poverty intempsrance, and
crime, so much abound they have vide field for the
Tie Executive Committee Of the Ladies' Home Mis-.
sion Society composed Of some OF the weathest and
most influential Of our citizens have determined to pull
down the Old Brewery ITSELF and to erect building
is site. For this purpose they have completed the
purchase Of the Brewery and have in the neghborhood
large quantity of building materials The build
Ing viii comprise compartments for mission room,
school rooms for boys and girls 60 on the basement
door The upper portion will be entirely allotted tene-
VUa and ant m fhoee Vho r
form to the rules and regulations of the society None
others win be admitted The rents will be very low In
occupants, where p practicable rhsy viii thus en-
sure industry and comfort throughout the es-
tunates even ct tho eleventh hour who shall take
shelter within its walls aud strictly observe is rules
Mrs Deuel. the directres' Of the Society kindly under
took to pilot through the Old Brewery and all its In
tricacies. Many families are etil occupying th. old
rooms but most Of its former occupants have left ia
cipaon OF It's being torn down. and indeed 1t time
that that old building should be destroyed and not be
longer allowed to be disgrace not only to city but
to ke deprsyed neghborhood in which it stands With
it, walls purlieus have been most of the
crimes which disgrace that portion Of the city In One
alley II il recorded that no less than thirty murders
have been from time to time committud. But its
doom Is sealed and in few days there shall not be left
ono stone standing upon another The scenes we wit
and crime snail not be easily forgotten. rhc uuforeu
nate human beings who in their poverty sti cling 60 its
cold and miserable walls shelter for the most
part Irish In one room into wnoh Mrs Dsue shswea
young and rather goou hooking Irish womsu who
had fode1 breast dead child OF year
Old The child had died time during the night but
yet the wreched mother would not part with her dead
Offspring and NO persuseions could induce her to ren
uuish IT, Some of the bore striking contrast to
others; for few extremely clean. and the occu
pants seemed to be cheerful and ind dstrous
Thus far has this benevolent society successfully srug
sled through the many difficulties IL had to eucounter 1t
has at last entity placed its sandsrd in the very
heart Of the most abandoned portion of city where all
hopes Of eccng good had ceased TO be enter
famed and 1t now remains for generous puonc
to aid the Ladies' Homo Mission Society in their great
Ixu-. %h.tx rt,ta I'M N
tho streets the children of misery and crime the chill
dren Of the nemperae aud desoate and teaching them
to be good and useful members of society
The "big tent" on the Five Points was prepared and
fitted with tables and thsre the chiicrep psrtook OF
. most excellent dinner The tent was adorned Win
eyerRreens aud at the head OF each table was large
vase of flowers the north end OF the two cenrs tables
were besutful statues Of plenty holding cornucoPas
In their hands they tssefny decorated Win
flowers and evergreens At FIVE O'Clock the children be-
gan enter the tent-the girls csme first tTo and two
after them the boys in the same unt the tables
were ali occupied There then in the tent about 3Ie
children Before commencing to discuss the soot things
before them they sang sssety and In good tone Praise
ing was invoked by the Rev Mr. Luckey, who presided
The children assduously waited upon by tue ladies'
On their retiring from the tent Mrs Deuel. assisted by
other ladies' handed TO ea,h girl doll cornacops OF
candy and some fruit TO the ooys were given arads ou
ees candy fruit SC In this very nearly one tbo-
sand children ate their Thanksgiving diuner 10 the big
tsnt The ladies Of the Mission were indebted 60 macy
Of the hotel keepers and private citizens tor thsi con-
trbutions of turkeys, geese, hams, tongues, bread
fruit &C., SC.
The Old Brewery itself was illuminated aud hundreds
teok the opportunity of visiting The old building OF
which much has been said and written II Its misery
was 20 apparent in the day time how mus. ns,s g2n
Thus ended the ninth Anniversary OF the Ladies Home
Mission Society.
The Hebrew Festival.
The thirty first anniversary Of the Hebrew Benevolent
Societytwns evening" by social dinner al
che Chinese Rooms Broadway Ehe attendance was
and highly respectable and harmony, social feeling and
hilaty characterized the proceedings The dinner wa
provided in excellent style and nothing wanting cal
suatd to promote the esvity In the circular Issued
by the Board Of Directors they state that they hev
been enabled to meet the unprecedented calls that were
pnsde on their funds during the last twelve months Th
receipts and expenditures charity during this year
have by far exceeded those Of previous snce thu
formation Of this society. The Board also feel grea
pleasure in stating that Notwithstanding the liberal ap
preparations made for upwards OF thousand poor ap
pcsnts they have not lost sight of that article Of the
constitution which binds them invest certain portion
OF their income in the permanent funis
The dinner room occupied b. four tables, two ex
tending horizontally for the accommodation OF tho Pres
dent, Vice President and invited guests and four down
the room between them the members OF ths society
Grace was said in the Hebrew language before dinner
by Rev DR. Leo. and after dinner ny Rev Lyons al
present accotdng to the Hebrew fashion, covering the
beads with their napkins.
The President then proposed the following toasts in
order -
l. The day We celebrate-tbe thirty first anniversary
of the society it's infancy p,omiDgts youth waf
May les ripper years continue to realize the pro-
mise and per petuate the blessing
2 Our brothers in all parts of the world
5. Religious Liberty-Gods chsicsst gift, and mans
deareet right.
4. The President Of the United states.
MT AARoNsor, the President of tha society, gave
statement Of the affairs Of the ins'ituon lie saw chat
they were here once more assembled in the good ole
cause and yet Il seemed but yee,eraay they all
OF this festive board But they here for far
noble purpose than enjoy ment and that ch si
ty No less than Thousand persons have been re-
eved by this society within the last twelve months
expense Of SS750 He the Preeident) trusted he
to night see noble exempfcstion Of their spiit o
charity that this society which Ia composed Of tr,
most noble worde-Hebrtw aud Benevolent should b.
nble to claim it's titlo
The 9th regular toast then proposed Charity
Rev DR. IssAcs sponded in eloquent terms.
Mr. Marx LEVY then read the names of tho subscriber
70 their charitable fund for this year and the amount
contributed by each