New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-29
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CHARITIES.

now THE WARDS OF CITY INSTITUTIONS WERE EN-.
1ERTAINED-A GOOD DINNER AND HEARTY
SPORT FOR ABOUT 5000 CHILDREN.
The Five Points Mission had its Thanksgiv-
ing dinner for the 700 children. The tables were
handsomely ornamented and loaded with substan
tal food Most of it had been sent i'll from the leading
hotels and restaurants. The Washington Market butch
ers had made large contribution and the bakers had
body contributed bread and cOmtts. 1t was stated in
explaining the objects of the society," that they attended
yesterday only the immediate objects of their bounty
what left would be carefully applied to general
charity even down to the turkey bones for SOUP
While 125 of the little children eating their dinners
in another ROOM Bishop Harris DR.. Tiffany and the Rev.
had spoken and the exercises Of the children
familiar to all interested in the Mission, had proceeded
As the conversation ended the elder children marched
In TO their dinner orderly but eager.
AT the House of Industry one Five Points Chair
tesswht provides for about 800 children, provision
had been made for dinner for the $50 regular inmat"s
of the institution, $50 children who attendants at
its schools and has been done every Thanksgiving
day several years. dinner for all who asked II
After the children had eaten their dinners they gave in
the crowded chapel Rotations aud an exhibition
OF calisthenic exercises Outside, meanwhile crowd
of all kinds of poor people from che broken down drunk
ard the poor woman hOpeessy out OF work and
shrinking from contact with lower forms Of poverty, was
pressing towards the door IL seemed 10 include moro
OF better class than the that sought similar meal
year ago tull provision was ndue ONcT "
these people, the number which past years have shown
10 be ample One OF the officers stated that the society
had large supplies dive ruck-loads mOre) for
this purpose although the response to the calls from the
South had affected them some what.
The managers of the Newsboys Lodging House pro-
yided yesterday a dinner for 500 newsbOys. The
speeches we're brief and the Exercises" volun
TERED. The food ample Charles o'Conor has been
for twenty years superintendent Of the society," and
painful chronic rheumatism not to have sOured
his temper. He said, in talking over the celebration
1--WE give dinner TO five hundred boys, but all are
regular In attendance here We have now about two
hundred boarders The weather is mild but suppose
i shall have to make room for 800; but to-day is
the boys day and within the bounds of good behavior
1t to be their day and spoiled by exercises
or restraints witch they would feel TO be rksOme We
have curious class deal with and strain
rules
Thanksgiving Day is undoubtedly welcome to the
children OF Tompknssquare and yesterday $50 Of them
assembled at the Wilson Industrial Home for Girls at
No l25 ST. Marksplace TO eat the appropriate dinner
Eager and hungry as the children were many carried
away large fragments Of the feast aprons and hoods
for their friends home. The general work h here
Quoted at an OF 81 0O0 and part of that
sum has still be raised for this In addition to
the girls school, much religious aud charitable work
carried on 1t this home that the ktchengarden
system-a modification of the kindergarten-Orgnated
It's object teach the children Of the poor all that is
necessary TO be known about household duties. Miss
Emily Huntington 10 whom belongs the credit Of the
idea and who is Of the Home, will shortly pub
nsh book Oh her system.
Dinner provided too at the Girls Lodging House,
No 81 ST. Mark's-place, by W. Bayard Cutting. Many
friends present In the evening the girls gave an
entertainment to their patrons. The matrOn Mrs f. s.
Hurley gave the unpublished statistics for last year. 1t
appeared that LIS girls had been admitted that
1879 lodgings and 29301 meals had been supplied ;
that 766 girls obtained situations and that
girls bau been sent West The expenses for the year
were s4693 80 and were in part liqudated by 49,
the earnings Of the institution. Mrs. Hurley further
said many of the girls were taught the of the
sewing machine and many learned dressmaking; but
the lack Of laundry severely felt, many
maid servants sent out did not know how 70 wash