New-York tribune., 1881-12-27

soo"' sor,,od in the dining-room of each.
consisting of turkey. mlnee ple anu n'd tbirty.fye
MES with quantities of celery tomatoes anu in.i id
foes to match, were consumed. services NJ he
R% Rev DR.. Alexander A. Thompson, id ana me me
chapel was elaboTatcly decorated WIN Gn+rro rT
usual Christmas embiSsms al ana TbuTSdav lvthi the
oatiepts will be treated to amateur theatrcals & nS
friends of the superintendent the opera,lg 5o" .nH
1SlE 1NaS uSs f5e GoodforNothine" viii be given and
the patients will be furnished with ice cream Oy 'ho
performers at the close. .,,,s of
The seventv-nne patients and the eihployeS ~
the PRESBYTERIAN Hospital $50 all toi91 at d lErI
Christmas dinner yesterday consumed 10y p"n, i,,
of tuskey, with cranberry ia Sance' ,raras nearly
pound to each The viands were the gift OF friehuS
of the hospital. j.. a.,.o,t,, 81
and Fourth-ave Christmas festivities begah Oh
Sunday evening and lasted through yesGei'tfnn, f,o
IarJs An abundance of good cheer was pre-
sented by friends, consisting OF ~ P33nmuoo
of TURKEY 100 ire oi Veniso%c boTes Of oranges.
barrels of apples, Malaga grapes and qlahIllt.S VI
homemade cake Of all kinds. large christmas IT.
bright with little articles stood IN every WaIu. @
This hosptal has now more patients thGh AT any
previuus time, and by May new eNtensloi cpStIii StIii
$65,OOO Ia gift from Mrs. Oswald OttendoFi'r'' VIII
~ fhS Hnspital for the Rupured and Crippled, in
Forty-second-st, the patients many o. MnoF fro rl'
children were remembered with ChriSlm5s ~ ISio' ei
AT ST Inkes HoSpital, at t1tth-ave. ana NY ny
fourth-st. the children were made happy
with presents on saturday 'lhc r uH o,, Sun
dew. At the New-YOrk Hospital there was It no t,e
cial Observance Of the dav. Al Bellevue 19s,Rllai R
74O per,0ns were fed on turkey. chlc enYesetdpi4S
&c Ar The Charity Hospital, at Ninety-ninth-st.,
80 patiens treated to ChriS'h;ais ;i tlISt fh
t' 1GistOaP dinner was provided yesterday, and
tomorrow the children have their ChrISVi'"S '''
with presents for all. ~, ~ v,l Ir,.o-
AT the House of Reception OF the New ORE Iuht
nile ksylum No 81 West Thirteenth-st, ChIlSt-
mas dinner given 10 the 10 poys az h2pn % anu %
Christuas-tree was prepared for them III the eItnl
mo The chapel and the front hall were testo0ned
with green stuff L. n. Kingsley president Oh ie
Board of Directors, presided Mt the dinner. i ms
consisted of a bOuntfnl supply OF tTTkey, E,oo' E
chicken apples dOnghnuts and candy. Every pE
had o package of candy, doughnuts anu asptTba,
given TO him by the Misses Collins VINO e CIV dn I'M
bovs something of this kind each year Aiter eq 4ih
ner when the courtyard of the house was hleu
with the youngsters Superintendent Il. ~ Cafpen-
ter threw q quantity of peanuts among thein rpm
on MINER window and there was Il lively scramble
when This unexpected shower struck the ooys, mn mn
fhe ward was soon covered with broken peanut
sheIIs On the Christmas-tree in the evening" there
were present of books and toys IOr All the ooAN'
Christmas dinner was given YESTERDAY ~, 10 'nf
inmates of the Now-YOrk Juvenile AsyIuhl; AZ
Tenth-ave. and One-hundred- -and-Seyenty-s tl-St
There arc 600 boys and 20 girls In the Insltutloh
There was plenty of all sorts o. goou annsbnmts
key cake, apples. candy chicken and doughhuls
In the evening cantata was gwen IN the chapel
by the girls in the Asylum The Board oI eCi
and other visitors were present III the eNemtuY
They were met at the last station on the SlTth
Avenue Elevated Road at 4:3O p. III. and escorted !"
the ASYLUM where a lunch was served az O'clock
doll was given 10 each of the girls III the 1silt,
ton. The chapel and dlnng-rOOm were occOi"'ou
with green's and flowers - -;
mated and cheerful scene at noon yesterlaY. lhere
were nearly Thousand immigrants. including about
$50 Italians, from the steamship Chateau Lahle.
The Italians had no sooner been recorded thah.
with chests boxes bedding, etc, they MED ont OF
the gate and up through Broadway towarI @ @baAlrr,
st. to join their people There were between
400 and 500 German imm grants, including large
number of children whose destinations were west
ward and they had TO remain until evening 10 tahc
the trains. TO these some of the Commissioners oI
Emigration EXTENDED Christmas cheer. Colnlnls-
sionPr Starr and Superintendent Jackson descended
from the Board room INTO the rOtunda laden with
toys which we're distribu ted among the Children
in behalf OF the German Society, Comn.sSlohe
Charles Hanselt, its president, distributed %JU ucE
cts for Christmas dinners, al the Germ an Enigrant
House. No 10 State-st. Officer Pappe was detailed
T. preserve order, but the immigrants were unusually
orderly. and he had little to do except 20 see Il2l
The women were specially taken care Of The tables
were laden with good things. and Pastor BefAemeier
for AT the close the dinner short addresses were
made by the immigra Is showing their appreciation
OF the pleasant Christmas Afforded theHi' ..
Christmas dinner Was given in the rcading-rOOm
in the Grand Central Depot throughout yesterday
afternoon by the railroad branch Oi the Young Mens
Christian Association to all tine employees OF the
three roads centring there and OF the express com
panies in the building. la the evening an enter,
tainment consisting of vocal ami instrumental
music was gwen by railroad employees and members
OF their families. The rooms were trimmed
laurel and on all the tables there were
flowers and tropical plants. Inc ] ]Wlyes
daughters aud sweethearts of the employees waited
at the tables. About 400 men We're served III the
afternoon. There singing of hymns ana songs
or playing of instrumental music or Pia4mg OF
games nearly all the time. The New-lork Central
Railroad gave the A~SociatlOn, a. a Christmas
present a fine bookcase which extends across one
end OF the room and VIII hold l'OU) go1As lHeIc
are 600 in it at present George W. vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt youngest son, gave thirteen
bound volumes of HGrPG's Magazine rs a Christmas
present 10 the Association:
ca pei, whi ch IS connected with the rive IoAts
House oi lndpStr 70 3Oo person. %nQ WyIe ao'
The dinner was given by geneTOJs resident OF tins
city who would not allow his name TO be made pub-
lie The tickets to tle dinner were gwen to three
city missionaries TO distribute among worthy poor
persons living below Grand-st. The dinner con
sisted of turkey, cranberry sauce, vegetables
mics and coffee An orchestra present
and rendered popular ans du1ng the Gln-
ner. After the dinner the guests were enter
tanned with singing aud recltatOns By the children
connected with the House OF Industry. Christ
mas tree was provided for the children, the girls
receiving dolls and the boys yariOu5 toy and eacn
one a bag of candy and an orange, Inc chapel was
taseiully decorated with wllIte pine, spruce ana
mOttOes. .,,..c.,
day at the various institutions under the control of
the Commissioners OF Charities ana CorrcctoH.
Dinner was served TO the prisoners at the Iombs,
jefferson Market, Essex Market, Fiity-5eventh
Stree aud Harlem prisons at noon. livery
prisoner was gwen q bountful meal Oi The
item of poultry alone coo pounds were provided, III
cluding turkey chicken and duck. There were IN
addition, beef, mutton and vegetables. Religious
services were held in tae l0mbs NJ p m, Chaplain
Heath officiating. Several men ana Wonoh "ho
have for several years taken a deep interest III tie
work OF reforming the criminal classes present.
Under the direction of the commissioners OF
Charities and Correction the same KIND OF dinner
as was furnished 10 the inmates an the city prisons
yas given 10 the inmates of the various institutions
on BIackwelTs and Rdndalls Islands. No work was
done IN any of the institutions The Commissioners
visited the various institutions in the cOure OF the
day The prisoners in the PonieniaTy and the
occupants OF the WOrkhOusc and AlmshOuse were