New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-25
CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR THE POOR.

Of New-York and vicny, both public and private. are
not forgeiu Of the Christmas season, and an effort Is
made each year this time to brighten the hearts and
homes OF the objects Of their benefacions. The Chill
dren's Aid soeiety will give good Christmas dinner
to-day to nearly 800 children in the six lodging
houses established by them. At the Newsooys Lodg
Ine.Iiouse, at Duane and SewChambers-Sts, each
boy wee last night with two shirts and pair
Of socks and warm comforter To-day dinner for 800
Will given not only to the boys OF the house. but to all
who come II has been provided by WIN. NJ. Fless, OF
No. as Broadway who has made similar present each
Christmas for eight years Before the dinner there Will
be by the in the ectureroo, consisting
OF Rotations, songs, ETC. Both dining-room
end lecture-rOOn win be decorated with fass.
eyergreens, notices, etc. At the lodging
house for girls, No. 81 st. Marks.place, din
ner will be provided for 100; at the Eleventh Ward
Lodging House, No. 700 East Eleventhst. for 200 at
the sixteenth Ward Lodging No 2l1 West Eigh
feminist, for 200 at the Thirteenth Ward Lodging
House. No 1927 Rvington-st for $50, and at the LOdg
ngHouse NJ No 3l4 East Tbirtyhfthst, for 200. At
each of these places there will DO appropriate exercises
before partake Of their Christmas feast
The children OF the Five House Industry will
be entertained by exercises in the chapel at p M and
st4 will SIT down a beautiful dinner which will be
provided for about 400. The chapel will be decorated
with evergreen hut there will be no Christmas tree
oept the hospital children At the Five Points Mis-
sion there will be exercises In the chapel at 10 at
the close OF which presents viii be distributed The
children provided yesterday with the material for
their dinners to-day, which they will eat at their homes
The distribution Of provisions to poor families
neced with old Trinity Church took place In the vest
bule about yesterday. Women and children repre-
sentng ninety families Ocked around the Rev. Dr. H.
D. Htchngs, the assistant rector and their baskets
were filled with all the requisites for ample Christmas
dinners. -
AT 81. Vmceut's Home the Mission OF the Immaculate
Virgin for the protection OF homeless aud destitute chill
dren, Nos 81 TO 90 Warren at there w be religious
exercises In the morning at the close OF which more than
200 suits OF elotLng Will be distributed 70 poor ehdren
At 10 concert will be- gwen by the children, and
at noon 3l5 children will parake OF Dountul dinner
At the Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers.
No 40 New Bowery; II Is expected that nearly LOO
manv VIII be presented with swarm garments, the gifts
OF friends OF this mission Five hundred children wal
their CbrsmaS dinner at 81. Barnabas Mission,
No 3O4 Mulberryst' at p IN. There viii be religious
Association ana Orphans Home No winthrUp-place.
extend Sn Invitation to tine wdw and ORPHANS whom
10 their dinner to-day. from 10 o. The Sisters OF
sisters Of ST. Dominic at No 100 East Twenty eighth.
ST.. and the House Oft Holy Family, IN SecOndave.
near Elghthst will Give those un er their care some
substantial reason for remembering the day with pleas
The 673 inmates Wards Island Hospitals and Asy-
1umS viii be supplied with bOuntiful dinner to-day by
the Commissioners OF Emigration. Superintendent
amount Of ninee-med to the island yesterday 10 be
served up for Christmas The thirty-three boys viii
each receive present OF suit of clothes and abOnt
same number OF girls VIII be gwen each new dress By
The Commissioners OF Charities and Correction have
provided amply Tor giving the prisoners aud pau
Pers under their charge abundant Christmas dmner.
They have purchased 65O0 pounds OF turkey and 1900
pounds OF chicken together with other substantial
viands which they have distributed among the prisons,
hospitals aud asyums under their charge I'm the city
and on the islands, in proportion the number In
mates In each. Many deleacles viii DO added by be-
nevOent ladies. Mrs. A. Al. Gibbons Will visit
Randals Island and distribute candies and toys among
the children. Dinner will be served at all the insu
tions abOut Tho prisoners The Tombs Jefferson
Market Essex Market, and Yorkville Police Court DFs
eners are Included among those 10 be provided with
speea dinners to-day at the cost Of the city The poor