The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-26

with the recurrence AZ Christmas the inmates or the
many charitable insttutions 10 and around this city
poet 10 no regaIed with holiday fare Tho young and
the aged nmatesways looh forward the Christmas
holidays ~ % unusual cnJoymsns. With the
youns VIII In after years prm one Of Tho principal
Iaa1lnSr&s thefr vvaee ent6sgh H.; and with ne
old II doubsa svives maay memories u the festive
scenes Of their youth For TINS enjoyment they ara
many indebted tho contributions OF the charitable,
aud jt Il aways grateful record the fact that I'll
who dependent the bounty Of those whose worldly
prosperity n peat have not been Disappointed This
year The festival o. Ihrstnas cssbrsssd with
than usual scot and enjoy meDt in the different chara
pc q men sos ana s"s g ~. .ns
during which they experienced An unusual and unex.
pected share Of encyment
mustered shortly after ten o'clock yesterday morn
ing. and for upwards Of Two hours the little folks were
addresses which delivered BY shcir suporintsndsnt
and several dissingushed visitors shortly before two
81 ps,ioos q searss cnsmas v dinner AFTER which
they nado happy BY being the recipients OF pres
eats which sana Claus had been supposed 70 hang on
the Christmas treo which formed ono OF tho chief deco
rations OF tho dining room.
In Other institutional whore the inmates arc young
children, the day celebrated In similar manner,
and although lile folks appeared heartily 70 enjoy
thor Christmas dinner the CHIEF attraction Of the day
was ss rsss rsrsS s
face and reaching retired poston, hatcned, With
cbiidish sagsrness, 20 sxsmius The treasures their
re ia foifs were made happy wish Tho ample ohriss-
mas frcat provided for them, aud INDUCED m many
gossip With She numer0us viaitcFs who thfcnGed the
different snstuticns. They t0ok matters much more
quietly - mater Or course, Than did The FOungsssFs
but for al that 70 inst their eojoymeat
wns mogo doop, II noe - demoastrAlivo.
The Orphaned sse re hslpealy ssed vsss hswsvsr.
Chrissmas time; tho criminals who are nov IN the
Tombs wsrs. owing 70 tbs generosity Of The Commits
soDssu - Ckaties ard Correction treated 70 subssAn-
tai Christmao dnnsr Chlckens turkeys su6 vsgetn-
bles formed the basis Of the unwonted fsask and al
snjoys41s With uuexamped caste.
~ instllalioos tks islands, the C0mmtsslonen
also provided simple feast for the pseus under
enjoyed their Christmas dinner bot we're also satof
laissd BY sppsopsass exercises suitable 20 ~ season
n IS evening ne nswsbeys Of bsey celebrated he
Cnstns festival q their lodging house Fultoo Street.
Tne itlo fellows mustered N stroog force probably
about hundred boys being present wbsn the roees
turkeys end ohoksns boiled hama piss and othsr cos-
boys heartily enjoyed thelr Christmas dinner. after
which they wsro Addressed by ssverai gentlemen inter-
Gated IN their welfare and also sang number Of songs
with which The exercises were varied.
The patients Of bellevue Hospital we're treated ycs-
tcrdav 70 3 splendid Chrismas dinner ~ the CoM-
msnlonesr Of Public Charities and Correction. There
are bsswcsn elk huudrsd and seven hundred patienss
hundred turkeys roasted for their delccsaiion Co.
rsther with liberal supply Of other holiday comsst
bcs. The Warden, AIR. ~ man.. together with The
h0uss stan, visited each ward NJ diDncr time and ssw
that All were grAtincd and satisfied II affords W
pleasure hos0 nca Of knaness towards tho suf
fsring poor ef our csy New York has BIS heart and
Iis charities sro dealt out with no niggard hand