New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-26

paanss TO 500 mt !. Mas again
Eighteen years. big plate Of turkey ham and yege;
tables. fanked by small plates loaded with pies and
Hardly had the echo Of the signal begin died away
when every platter cleared The boys seemed 0 feel
genuinely sorry over the illness of their old friend
their feast with his jolly face and kind words
sandwiches pcclus that gets accustomed to
newsboys excursion, but the food disappeared
been discounng he dinner for two days pack apparent
~ sat down promptly on the hour ana by weny MIN IN,
meal OF the gorged champions went to sleep Inn
made break for the Bowery theatres and stil few
went upssirs to play In the iodsinghouse gym
AZ the East side Lodging House, No 2S7 East Bowery
another good dinner laid for 200 boys This lodging
neaS ie poInt OF death Tor some time many
mas dinner aud warm coat the boys have had from her
happy Among them were Edgar 8. Auchncloss who
gave each boy warm cardigan Jacket j. fierlont Nor
Cream in bricks formed the bill OF fare; and it
curious sight to see half OF the boys in their Independence
IN their nngers and chew at them ike DanaIas
At the Girls Lodging House. No ~ st. Marks Place,
in1a,s Il % was provided 81 Mrs j. Aston and Mrs
Huxley, the matron, presided over the table. La the
evening there numDor OF visitors to the lodging
house A reunion was held. TO which 81 the young
women who had formerly lived there were invited Many
The evening made pleasant with games and reca-
fions Miss Annie Kerr OF Brook, gave several reGta
received y gdft OF some useful article
The five hundred children or the Wilson Industrial
School Girls assembled In the Sunday school No
los 81 Marks Place. fn the morning under Superintcnd
emf Johnson aud addressed by the Rev. Mr Pull
man and SIR karfier. Christmas tree stood IN the
chapel surrounded with packages OF oranges and candy
When the speakers had finished the superintendent
called the OF the girls aud each one on coming
forward received one OF these packages.
In the Home for Friendless Chdfeb NO 81 East Jbir-
tiefs any gfts received for the children. The
will not be prepared until next Wednesday,
but the children 62 in number ali hung up their stock
ings on Christmas and found them well filed yes;er
day morning Christmas dinner prepared for them
day passed In playing with the toys that
Christmas had brought
Mr. Robert l. stuart provided dinner for the 200
children 81 the Protestant HaOrphan Asylum In East
feminist In the morning the children assembled in the
chapel, who're Christmas tree arranged, and all
received e1fts OF toys, nuts and candies.
At st. Barnabas's House In Mulberry-st dinner was
provided for every destitute woman who visited
fhs place during the day About 200 such persons were
fed In the dining-room, few at q
Tina Dinners were sent also to about 800
needy lamiiea The children who usually attend tho
sunday school and the as we'll the chill
dren OF the daynursery, 800 In ALL received presents
which had been given by wealthy patrons OF the ipstu
Itos Il vas Estimated hat each CHILD received presents
valued st aO0ut ~ pockstb0ok containing half dol
- vas given y sssh shid sy ons liberal citizen hwss