, 1877-11-30

On cach side were slieavcs Of wheat aud bundles
u corn. and Was occupled by tto lsevs. Miller,
e snseyy Avenue ts Nes sc,oSst Gsure
! and late of Joliet, III. Tho text chosen
@ Tas fro'n rsalms, iv, IL, ana .xa, six;, y .
tho Country, not forgetting the eight to scFcn
counties u South Carolina, Illinois, Oregon,
and ter the nenes oi hayS Gns m
seemed to think the worst people IN the world;
and finally hrancfcd utf into lung discourse on
tho works, missions, etc., Of tho various
churches III tho world. collection WIS taken
! ut the close Of the sermon for tho temperance
| coNee-houso OH Cottage Grovo aycnuc.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.
Col. Cleary'e pct institution-that colossal
| pIlp known as tho County uospital-lookcd
bleak and haro IN tho utpptng cagcr air OF yea
terlay. A t7o}eetcd stccd har11essed to buggy
stood s,lvcrng III tho blast, tue eo'u sign Of
! lifo around the building. However, as ono
entered the only accessible door ho wns salutcd
! with q grateful odor of many cooked turkeys,
and In oil the wards there were visible signs ot
| thanksgiving. It was too cold day for tho
Colonel to conc out In person, but hc had
taken caro- that his paticuts should hayo good
cause to remember the OCCASION, wugou-loailof
finu fat turkeys, cruuocrrics, applcs, anil a1l tho
requisites for solid rcpeat, were put In charge
| OF the cooks, and yesterday there wus ample
| Justice dunc to them, Notwithstanding thu faCt
TINT the caters wero tuSnllds.
| There was ubort au average OF BfI turkeys
! to each wnrd OF thirty patients. The who1o
| number OF patients now In tho hospital is $50,
OF whom about twu.thfrds arc conyalcsccnt.
Tho lust sat down 10 the feast Ia tho dining.
halls, whtlo the others lad thcir Thanksgiving
III bed. Tho institution appears to be In excel
lent order, everything being as neat aud tidy as
the clcan1tcst housekeeper could desire.
| HOSPITAL FOB WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
At tho Chicago Hospital for Women and Chill
dren. located at tho eurlrur Of paultna and Adj
nsns streets, there was an dir OF comfort nnd
Cheeriness, and tile management und inmates
were in Thanksgiving mood. Taking cur
sory g!ancu at the events Of tho year, tho nau-
a9smuut saw that tllrr labors had boon blessed,
md that they had been able to extc1d succor
md bring gladucsa and aunshinc to 1nany hearts,
for which they were thankful. THIS patients,
| too, In looking over ttIu pnst, mad much to re-
count MIL to 10 thankful for, surrounded ns
they were by careful uttendnnts, ,nlulstcFel to
by able eonseicntious phystcians, mil snpplsal
with everything that tllUir appetites ur physical
necessities could cruvu or delnat1.
Tic intuates yesterday wcro ninetcau women
and hyo children, aud all, except Q poor creature
brought iii the day before, were doing well.
Eueh as were able to partaAu Of tho usiat
Thanksgiving dinner had their cholce of lslcs,
FaiI Fa'ia @ sss SGa H t SaeSstos y" H. H. G. {. G.
Lelcr, Mrs. ]. N. Camp, Mrs 9. l.. Ktucsto1l,
Mrs. ". n. Stanton, Mrs. G. ": Durhaln, Mrs.
I. "; lsrcnnnii, A(tsa siarY Wells. aud others:
and tbosG who could mt cat Of the thorc hearty
faol were provided With such as was adapted to
! their cnfcebled condition. Dinner was served
att O'clock, md II was Huch d onu as would
hare DOUG credit to amore pretsutlous tnstfti-
lion. :.
caine In fur its Usual sharc of Thanksgiving
cheer. Thcro aru forty tniants in the HsMe ut
intious were aunt by charitable well-wishcrs VI
| tho Institution yesterday, md tho Iubca uud tue
adults enjoyed q happy tlme.
| ST, loSErIl'S HOSPITAL.
| Thanksgiving Day ut vt. J0sep.'s Hospital,
corler Ut sophia md Burlng streets, passed olY
quietly but pleasantly, aud tu tho sa.iatuction ot
Gtlrrs md ,rt!cRts., OF thu Inter, thers arc at
Institution usually accommodates, but pcshaps
| quite enough, considering tlIa hard titnes atl1
TUG proncn0ss Of ottIeEwssa charilauay uay-tiisnoscd
to let their inoney 80 for other purposes:
Lodi, sent III very acceptable contributions of
turkeys, vegetables, and other rood ultl appro-
| prlatu things Whercwtth " furnish fortli thu
i iablc. Everybody boso testimony to thu fact
thuikfu heart thrubued With gratitude a. this
thought that their llues had becn cust in pleas
ant places, when it might have becn agrcat
deal Worse.
THE uALF.onrnAEs.
The young unfortunntvs who mourn the loss
OF one parent, ail1 are therefore known rs tho
Nursery ani liaii-orpiian Asylum, No, i75 blf,
| lfug street. There have bGcn times in thctr
LIVES when they have ratun thc!r bread In tears,
II they bud HnY to *nt nut un!iku many children
4Ext al
cuts living. But each little heart was filed
with gluli.ess yesterday. Tie annual recurrence
OF turkcy.dny ut tho Asylum means . Kood &Illlu
to al Of them, und, ~ usual. they had II yes-
lIrart ot Mrs. Porter, tho xinuiy hatron, gladdcr
tlian II was yesterday as site gnztd aruunl
on cighsg-!ivc little youngsters, OF both sexes,
health, aud III whose actioua were ali the cvt-
1ancos uf happy, joyous. contented minds.
Tbs work of tho lady manaEsrs wus seen III tho
,args nIssr of contributions IT, t. ths tabls
FROM thu country. The ttyde Park contribution.
w4s particularly full. and calie4 forth especial
sueutlon fsou, the Mat1op. rhe unaail1.ous
that 'dianss was avid god god" aud that. i i
cuull only be arranged 70 have Thanksgiving
pny c9me otteusr. II would bo t'juat splendl.,' y
- sss evening q tts s' s SS' ~s Sss
temporary stage hsd been very
tas,efully nrraa9ed. aud gave au entertainment
consisting VI songs, etcsches, Dialogues, ete,
which II R AlMoAe Unnecessary 10 say proved
thoroughly cntoyaole 10 those who took part
as well Us to those who acted in tbs capacity Vi
lVokefs70n. ..-.-- ..
THE ARwsBoys' HoMx
Mrs, Fusyth, Masro1 VI substantial! dImen-
sions and klLd dly manner. spoke of tho psospects
( II tAe Hou.u In terus ot hopefulusss. EuuinY
n. xn New YorA;, she said. whese .te hal exps-
rsru. y In the Workings Of the heW.boys' Home
M IN .nbc1s strtut. she bad found many things
her, ,s,,, "a could bc Improved. She waa sorry
!" ~ .av sha, tbcre we're only forty boys ut pEcs-
eat lodging q tha atms, x1lls there we're as~
commolatons fo5 u Lat hs lse = at,s,. v,. o,
naratiyeiy sn,5ii. .u.ry x>=rc - merry aud ~
nolsy ~ II there verv, hundred T.. & ot tasm.
Day ~as esieiatfa s,lHIEs y Eea a 't5S
Soma charitable people SLt u ~ mansxcrs ] o. q thu
Hvma mads up t6s j rest. st. 50 that every boy bad
enough toeat, OF coussv t. Tk*y W. me nasis
! ot Ills dinuer-turkey and 1lepe1s3 SAUCE