, 1876-12-26
CIIARITABLEIN INSTITUTIONS
THE COUNTY uosrtrA1.

Clcary rose 10 make motion. 1t whs that the
Inmates Of Cook County Hospital be provided
with turkey dinner on Christmas-Day:
Tho wise dispcnsatlon went into effect ycs-
tesdaY to tho no small delight of the poot un.
fortunascs who arc doomed by slckuess to In.
prisonmcnt within tho wals Of tho Hospital.
II was a great OCCASION.
Commissioner Clcary, who regards tho Hos
pltnl as his peculiar charge, and all the:lnmates
u Ills protcRes, was there At dinner.tsme to SEQ
that everything Was all right. lie wasn't going
to let anybody bc dcpliyed Of share OF tho
good things provided, and therefore mndc a
grand tour Of all the mcsstablcs In the different
paviltons.
"Wcll, boys, have 20 got enough to eatf
How are you, anyways" This was bis salutatIon
on entering tho wards, and the reply was always
commiss.oncr or On s 'pUd Fpounds aaS a. reporteTs
hayo an uncomfortable habit Of crittesinE pub
lie Institutions aud tho manner In which things
are conducted therein, 1t may be set down as
e ssS a o som aa on 81
Hospital to tho other only cheerful words wore
heard, md even tho helpless sufferers fn bed
seemed Inspired by the general good.fccllng and
entered Into the tollty is far as their wcals co-
A glance into tho several dning-rooms fur
nished no reason for changing the opinion foIm-
cd during the Journey through the wards: Tho
tables wure loaded down WITH substaat!alo, tho
menu, as the programmes Of banqucts arc gctl-
orally stylctt, consisting Of oystcre turkey with
cranberry sauce, vegetables, !nrludlug potatoes,
turhtps, onions, ETC., pic. and apples. The long
lines Of men IN thsr regulation purple atsss1ng
away the catables In gallant fashion.
GERMAN ORPHAN ABTLuM.
The orphans at tho German uhl!ctt Orphan
Asylum. corner Of BurlInr aud Sophia streets,
WHO still have thc blessings Of loving motl.cr
md kind father. For some timc past tho su-
pcrintendcnt and Matron Of tho instltutton
hare been husy IL collecting prssor,tts ,ts. with
phaas fere were rsecvea alsa o namoet Il
gifts from tho friends Of the Asylum III the shape
q candles, cakes, toys. clothing, etc. Bcsldes
lhts large number OF thlngt With which to
s'n b. The maaager. p Gu The cbristmas-treo, xhic,
WA erected In tho ccntrc Of Tho large
front roomi,, was OF lmmonse size, and
almost broke down With the weight
Of toys eans. .rnkct. oowers and col eoorsa I'd
presents for the ttttlo ones: There nrc now
twenty-ntne children in the house. and thorc-
fore tho presents were divided OF IN twenty-
ninc equal parts At2o'closk p. m, tho friends
the rootn In which tho CbristruaB.tree had been
erected, and regular church services were held.
During the singing Of tho liturgy tho Christmas
tree was lighted up: At the close 81 ths scr
and finally guvo the rlildren their presents. Tho
10y OF tue little waits was very great, and
they gavo vent to thclr feelings tn oil
kiniia OF expressions. To complete their
intKo' tbs dining g-room, whcro Chr,stmas dinner
was awaiting them which would hay0 doNe no
discrellit to the Palmer House or GRIND Pacific.
The way 1t was enjoyed by the little ones proves
that they already know how to appreciate good
Tho Ulllcl Orphan Asylum is ono Of tho
finest Institutions OF tho kind In the city, and
It's buIl1lng which vas erected lii 1872, ts excel.
lently naapted Tor tho purpose; u , was erected @
whom It ts named, and Mr. j. II, MuehllSe, but
the mnin credit for bringing about the estab-
llshment of the Institution Is duo 70 tue Ney.
p D. ssDR e. D.p Hfsa Ta.rsn he {sssssS SSsS paiSs s
Asylum 10 under the immediate charge
and secTotsry, and nd Mrs. eGEl''rIstians Roths5sid,
at1on They aese[ys credit tpr t%9 tRe excellent
the caro- they bastow upon tito little iHeudless
wallis placed under their care.
ST. LuKB's.
The putients at St. Luke's Hospital awokc
yesterday morning, nftor pleasant dreams OF q
happy Christmas Eye, to he.quEet enjoyment of
Christmas Day. No special aeryiccs were held
IN con,memuratlon Of tbs day. Tho usual mors'-
Ing prayers were read, and tho thirty innatcs
peasa1ce Of that which, to child Of the public,
Ia ono Of tho most important features in bis
moEo or lesa huln1Er'm extstencc,-a Christmas
dinner. The Eptacopal churches 10 Tho city,
private individuals. had generously contributed
OF their substance to tho beneficlaries OF this
most excellent charitable institution, and tho
result WINS that long before night there wcrc
etouachss e testify 10 the appoaslng Of very
vigorous appetite. There were two patients,
| however, whom tho reporter particularly no
| tIccl, for whom even Chriatmas had only very
| l,ud been evil engineer In tue employ OF tho
Illinois Central. lie lay upatairs, bis tTamc al!
shattered from the effccts Of terrible fall. and
ho must have thought more than pace that ~
Srsht % It bsa bearnins tacss, did iii hat wa,
possIbte TO relieve hIs suilerlng, but IT,
| dread tyrant Death had mnrkcd llhi
| for hin own. Downstairs lay = thn, wan ~.
her sunken eyellds adding further Testimony 10
tho raysges Of consumption. What mlagst y
OF Joy and sorrow do such occaslons, and H. soe1'
q place, yioldl ..
The little onca WHO lnlablt tho Ualf.t)rphan
Asylum, on North Halated street. yore not for.
gotten yesterday. They enjoyed {, regular
Ehr!htlnaa dinner, Including tuIapy t.nd other
conconltants, and In sho evening wsse enter e
eral gentleman, who kindly leaned hls time and
| EaYe the Incana Tor the occaHon.
| THK 4ouADLiNVS noxN.
Although tle majority q 4, ths amatse M !, havt
Claus ara looked torxard 70 Wild great inter
st, atill tho day waa hpt In kind Remembrance
For tho attashea Of tho Institution 9
oountiul dinner ~ prspssea and ssveFa
Of Dr. and Mrs. Hhirmau and q few othel
stanch freuds of Tho Homo. The heart Of The
Aiatrou was nlade glad BY the rncs ptiou Of quite