New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-25

room long table was spread with the usuai
and fruit in addition. There was some exceilentt
vocal and instrumental music and all present EN-
seemed to be happy. The rooms are used ior tne
meetings of those who have been converted 10
better lives but who are not yet attached 10 any
church. Mr.. Sawyer expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the result of the meetings held at te
rooms on Monday, Tuesday and Friday OF eacn web
Eighty-six small boys were made happy at the Ju-
venie Asylum, No. 81 West Ihirteenth-stp yester-
day afternoon. by treat TO the good things OF lhe
season. Superintendent Carpenter madea rev re-
marks to the children as they gathered n the cnaPe
and singing and general hilarity OF the harlnleSS
KIND known to bOyhOod followed W..
AT the Peabody Home for Aged Females, at "esU
Farms, the inmates were cheered by the u''lal SUI
stanlial Thanksgiving dinner, and the pieasT'intV
gathering and social intercourse AT tie Ilolno. tho
tie attention was given to Ora0rica uo
management having the comfort OF the lniha'eS III
view.
About one hundred men who seldom enjoy
A." square meal were served with a substantial an
ner at noon yesterday at the B0wery DraIch VI to
Young Mems Christian Association, near 6Ianu-s.
John DoOley the general manager. read the fIesl'
dents Thanksgiving proclamation ana mace siolV
address. -,
=. H. Sumner in 1879, and composed mostly OF boys
taken from the street, had turkey dinner yesIer
day in their in the basement OF the ChufGh 0l
the Disciples, at MadisOn-aVe. and fortY-hIth-st
There are about forty bows IN the ciub auu lhcA
entertained as many more street poyE roed1
young assisted at the dinner b0th as guests
and walters. and after hearty meal the parry du
iOurned 10 the parOrs of the club whore there were
some OF their guests In the evening reception was
given at which there was large attendance. Aitsr
recitations and singing refreshments WeIe seINcd III
| the suppeTrOOm. u, H.,
An impatient crowd of men and boys jos,led three
powerless policemen iii front of the door OF 81 par
nabas's Home in Mulbcrry-st. adjoining Ponce
Head0uarters from noon until after o'clock when
| the last batch of the hungry was admitted me
| doors were opened between II ana Ociock al,ei
religious services had been held III the chapel, anu
| the work of serving out a ihousanu Iau , VI
turkey, potatoes, turEip and mlnce PIE was pesuI
| Nearly soc pounds OF turkey had pech pIoFIiouf
half of Which was distributed among poor Nd"o Vi
| tne institution at their homes. The remainder was
fed TO some 800 applicants IN the basement Oh ane
Home They were admitted i'll squads OF elghty-hVe
| at time the women by themselves. anu no one
| was sent away unsatished At . o'clock the taple
cleared Tor the last time, aud the last Dalch "
| tramps took leave of the Home win a chcer Mhi0h
the TIRES policemen made no attempt 10 suppress.
| Charles Hauselt, Commissioner OF EllisIa ERA
hon -, Distributed on Wednesday to,s d deSt.
| tute but deserving immigrants die ained at Nas.io
Garien. The dinner was served Tor ihch !.'.tSiua!
| in the basement OF the Lutheran Immigrant Ilouse'
No 6 State-st Fifty or sixty OF the immigrants
men. women and children, were fed at tlihe AZ TWO
| long tables. -, r.o,
| Church was filed to OVERLOOKING last night at Inc
| Thanksgiving anniversary OF It's SUNDAY -seno pi
The chorus. consisting OF hueureu oi r.iIo ~
dren was ranged at the back II the church on Ils-
ing tiers OF seats the boySn back mass Oh 'nc ic
and the girls IN white with here ahd therc a odsh %"
| pink ON the right Back OF the chorus were 9laPeu
sv.ral 1ars The entertainment consisted OF suios,
GusTtets and recitatons by boys and girls OF from
| tour TO fifteen year, old.
| AT THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
The Commissioners of Charities and Correction
followed their usual custom this year III providing
q snecial dinner of fowl and the accompanying deli
caces to the inmates of all the institutions under
their care 4 few weeks ago the Commissioners al
vert,sed for bids to furnish about G5OO pounds OF
turkey ? 600 pounds of chicken, 100 barrels OF
pork 80 barrels of apples, and a variety of vcgeta-
blcs In the last week these articles OF io0d were
distributed on all the islands, in the prisons asy-
INNS and hospitals, and also III the lonps ana JAMS
| in thus CITY, EACH inmate was provided WIN az
tbe Good th9t ne or She could possibly stun himself
or herself with. Some of the inmates VINO nave "eeu
confined in the institutions for years zoos IoINatu
10 these feasts with great delight Especially is the
feast ON Thanksgiving Day pie Isant 10 them because
il is the first one of the year and they know hat
Is soon be followed by similar feaSiS al ChS'has
| and New-learS.
| Yesterday TO see that ach pcrs was made happy
| with a bountiful supply OF tooh. Az bIackWeuS
| Island there was a plenty of turkey ana chicken
for all There were about 500 prisoners IN the rem
| tcntiary, ana Warden Fox and Deputy WARDEN Us
horne saw that each plate was well hled as oiteh rs
IFS owner desired more. There were ABOUT SUI SICK
persons in the Charity Hospital and over 600 dcs-
| ttute creatures in The AlmshOusc, and, aiho"gh IL
took great part OF the day TO supply each lhihAtt
no one was allowed 10 depart from he tiDie uHlil
his appetite appea5ed. In the Onehs Luhauc
tsvlum there were about ,2OO crazy PERSONS, 5omr
of whom for years have lived within the walls OF
| that institution. happier company cOuld haImy
| have been found yesterday than these uhualy lot
| lOln women Throughout the year they imagine
hemse ives to be queens, actresses aud eAaiteu per
| sons generally, but Yes crday they had enough Z"
do 10 attend 10 the Excellent uiIiheI "n4ch was P'
In the afternoon after dinner bad been served a
concert was gwen By the Mozart Mn-lcal mon on
BackwelPs island. The orchestra was CONQUERED
by Professor +. Fanciulll. The programme was
divided into thre parts The pieces OF the first part
were a march, " IL the wide world faust over,
| ture Lutspiel," Keller Bella; Gavotte, flctge; and
Quadrille schntzen, Strauss In the second part
"pIque Dame D." 10y Suppc, casino. by Nuhgl,
5 " Musical Jokes" by Hamm and sclccu II from
" Boccaccio" were given: \ waltz - ie"na woods
by & rauss a comic bears dance and march by
S Won Elite concluded the programme. Ihe lhiha IS
Of the institution enjoy tine music, ana II made
them feel that they had something to give thanks
f On all Tho other islands the same general plan
was observed as on Biackwells Island Thomas suit
ton the steward on Wards Island, said that the III
ma es o. the Homeopathic hospital and the Insane
, ! Asyum were Supplied to then ncarts content Ill
both institutions there were about 600 mouths 10
e.tigfv The 700 and more inmates of the IDIOT sy.
2 I'M On Raudalrs Island looked curously at The
feast tnat was spread before them. They had seen
nothing like II Tor year, aud consequently distTus
a. 10 the effect of eating chicken athrst prompted
a them to go hungry. But when one was Induced e
eat the others followed like flock OF geese, aud II
= was not long before bones appeared where before
= | were seen the Joints of many chickens.
, | Warden Finn said that about 700 pounds OF
{ turkey and chicken were distributed among the IN
= mate: of the TOmbs. A lag tank in one of the
outhouses was flied with SOUP and each prisoner
was allowed 10 call for many plates as nc desired
When all had finished there still remained grea
, ouautity OF the soup The same KIND Ol lOOd wa
sent TO The Jefferson Market, Essex Market York
Vile and Harlem prisons. 80 ..
: At the Ludlow street Jail Sheriff Bowe gave eacl
nfi,oner a dinner which madc the inmates thinl
hat they were rs well cared for perhaps as II they
had their liberty. ,
5 About |, 900 pounds of turkey were gwen 10 th'
, 700 inmates OF Bel eVue Hospital:
7 IN BROOKLYN AND AROUND THE CITY
Thanksgiving Day was kept in Puritan fashion il
many Brooklyn households yesterday. The morn
/ ing was set apart to church-gong, and the after
noon was devoted to discussing roast turkey and 1T
, commandments and the rejoicing OF family re-