New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-26
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CHARITIES.

THE WARDS OF THE PUBLIC FURNISHED WITH
CHRISTMAS CHEER-sCENEs AT THE VARIOUS
INSTITUTIONAL RED LETTER DAY FOR THE
SICK AND THOSE IN PRISON.
If one has plethOric purse, heart not too
soft and too delicate perhaps the best place
spend the hours before the Christmas dinner Is
the chapel Of the Five Points House Of Industry As
yesterday, 800 children nearly equally distributed
to ranged on the benches in full view Of the
audience Over their heads was the motto Merry
Christmas1 The conventional wreaths of green were
supplemented with Others OF pink white and royal purple
gauze while at the entrance sat very youthful old
woman who lived 10 a shoe" who rather sleepy held
basket for the receipt of offerings to the funds Of the
House. There singing in which the soprano
really Alto and the tenor and bass only supplied
by the piano yet very music resulted from the
combination of 80 many fresh young voices Taere
pantomime, in which " little BO-Peep" very suddenly
went to sleep and a. suddenly woke up TO the
vision OF the lambs tails without their owners.
There were Rotations by little children who
had to be put in chairs to make them visible,
and every one held his breath that the thin, piping
voice might be audible until the time applaud.
And there calisthenic exercises including that
funny hand where 500 hands in unison
make wonderful effect under the leadership of
yearod girl Underneath all this was the fact that the
Door welcOmed that 300 children cared for IN
the House all the time and 200 receive aid and
portant to the cGildren that at O'clock yesterday
substantial dinner OF turkey was prepared and ready.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon nearly one thousand
children gathered at the Howard Mission No 40 New
Bowery receive their annual present aud Christmas
dinner The chapel tastefuly decorated with ever
greens; on the platform was imposing Christmas
tree which large pile OF paper bags, each
cOntainng cakes, candles and toys. This Rev. Dr. Sabine
opened by telling the children Christmas
story. This was lowed by rotations and readings
by John Marshall tr. Miss stalk aud d. j. Griffith gave
some musical selections.
Tne children then assembled in the basement
aud were furnished with oyster soup fruits
and cakes. The dinner was followed by the
distribution OF wOollen garments, the boys receiving
cardigan jackets and the girls woOen skirts every
belonging 70 the mission receiving some arcle of cloth
per bag was handed 10 Il containing a toy and
some cakes candies. The managers had pro-
aed TTs not The cSsren hl left the
building their happy faces denOtng perfect contentmen
seen lettering around the building exhibiting their toys
Al the RvlngtOn Street Branch OF the Chidrens Aid
the dinner hour was Lalf-past T. About $50
newsbcys and others partOok Of the feast
Frsscs A. Stout from General James H. Van Alien, now
residing with his family N France In making the gift
COED Christmas dinner consisting Of turkey
Sa Of should Ss be g.
piled TO the purchase Of warm flannel shirt
and Major Philip Schuyler also gave shirts and clothing
20 those need Of those articles After dinner addresses
and w. L. and A. L. SmitJ. Songs and rectatOns by
the boys concluded the exercises
No Of ST. Markspace, was pTOyioedby Mrs. John Jacob
xStcr About forty sat down at fable soon alter
the dinner concluded Mrs Hurley, the matron
she was presented with revolving armchair by the
spprecatiye girls under her In tue evening
nnon was mad This was attended by the present lodc-
ers we'll by many who have formerly received the
bepefts al the Home. and who at service.
"santa Claus" in full costume Christmas Eve
presented each OF the girls who lodged IN the
House with n useful present. This followed by an
entertainment consisting " recatons charades sing
ing and other amusements
For many years Christmas dinner has been provided
for The newsDoys the lOdgng-hOuse Cham
nv William NJ Fless. His bounty did not fan Yesterday
and Charles OConOr had The happy trouble OF
ing some 500 boys who looked rough 10y
people but whom he declares 10 be good bows They
came with robust appetes, aud did full justice 10 the
plentiful Christmas dinner The regular inmates on the
previous day had received a gift OF undeIclothng.
Christmas Day In ~. Vincenis Home for Boys began
with high mass which was celebrated at a. IN. by
Father DrumBOoe In the Chapel Of the Immaculate Yr
gin st the Home. Sing1nbergers mass In ID rem
dered by ful choir OF young children and the Offer
child The altar decorated, the Crib OF Bethlehem
adjoining being well represented. sermon the
great event cOmmemorsted was preached by Father
DrumgOOle, and over $50 OF the inmates approached
Holy Communion, thirty Of the younger children Joining
for the first time. A second and third followed
gwen In the chapel at 10 O'Clock by the
children OF the Home. " The Homeless Child :" a poem
composed by member of ST. JOsephs Union, was re-
cited by OF the Orphans and another OF the youthful
midday. when over 37J cAldrcn sat down To a repast
consisting OF turkey, pum;pqdding. etc The
soDHs, recitaUOns and speeches.
Tho thirtieth Christmas estiva OF the NewYOrk Juv-
emile Guardian Society took place the Seventh Street
Methodist Church, Third-aye, yesterday. Album
dant sur plies sent In By friends consisting OF toys
books, candies, and substantial Winter clothing. BE-
sides tbese The materials Tor good dinner tor 100
families gwen by George A. Clark Brother Addresses
werr Delivered by the Rev. Dr. j. l. Glider Chauneey
scnaffer aud the secretary or the Society," the Rev. d.
The Chrisfmas ohseryanc eat Bellevue Hospital we're
Of an unusually pleasant character On Christmas Eve