New-York tribune., 1889-12-26
tree which added greatly to the pleasure Of the

tuesday Monday they had a Christmas uee' Oh "" ~
were presents for forty-fve children. Inc way S,
pay Nursery, at No. 2l6 East Twenue.ns', n,0
celebrated Christmas for the little ones peioro
mas Day arrived, that they might be aoe 10 ie'''
home yesterday. :. . .ondar
one hundred and twenty boys and girls OF tenoer
ace made merry at the Home of the Friendess NO
80 East Thirtieth-st, substantial dinner a ~ u ~
.uas tree and presents Of toys. cardy anu "u' '''
ributing TO their enjoyment. . a,
AZ the Rabies shelter. No. 11s west Iweh'S -hnsV
st twentv five children from fourteen months 10 SIN
years old were seated about big taoie uuriie '"o
noon hour eating Christmas dinner. Ihey h"u Doou
IN church I'm the morning. and at about io . oo0A
a voung woman and her brother had called anu seo"
10 every girl doll and to every boy BALL Inc
parents of the children called yesterday but cahho oo
accommodated at the Christmas tree ieSuNues "ii0'
will be held tomorrow afternoon 49,
The Christmas tree at The .NewYork Founding
Asylum will be bedecked and in position next oal"ru"'
afternoon when the $50 inmates VIII DC as ""Pps
as thev can he The Christmas holiday is usually
observed at the asylum on December 70 Dut ses.e'
day several cases of toys were distrlDutcu !" '
children so that they in common with the resi- Oh
humanity could feel something OF the JOYS OF thc
day itself. An extra good dinner was gwen " w
little ones Tho friends Of the institution nave ar
ranged for an elaborate celebration Tor the eh'i'"
on Saturday. n.
rhero was no unusual observance of the day at the
bouse OF the Young Mems Hebrew Association anu
Hebrew Free school Association, No III LeAihg'on-
ave-, yesterday morning or afternoon put III .no
evening ladies' night" reception was heiu' "i'0''
was largely attended. ~ oo,
A, ,he West Side BOYS Lodging House. No. 2O1
West Thirty second-st last night, +. NJ. Lyman, inc
superintendent, and ten assistants 1eo i|o poSs,
regular occupants Of the house. Two huiiuou """
twenty pounds of turkey, with vegetables le' coee'
bread and forty quarts Of ice cream were ca'en'
Amonr those present were Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt
ir. Mr.
Theodore Roosevelt, Mr.. and Mrs J. h Gracie W. H.
RUSSELL +. Delano weekes, Gordon Fenowes' r. o.
Miller Mr. and Mrs. d. p. Bingsford, Miss hooseVciI'
Henry Parish, A. ID. Russell and MI ana MIS- H. e
TSe Gao children of the NewYork Juvenile Asylum
at Unehundred and seventy -sAtl-st anu Tbeir
enioyed their usual Christmas treat ycsteoty Ino,i %
dinner boantiful meal supplied oS @ nng ist short
e uon, see We're conducted by superintendent f. D.
Carpenter, and then came lhe uist,I1a'U ce,raS
At the NewYOr Institute for the instruction and ID
Eeyenth.aye. there were exercises in the ehapeI %
Yesterday morning, and at ii 80 DounIJiIue aSt
was served the 80 inmates OF the insutu'loh 10 ,e
nicbt the gift festival held. and out OF a laTso
sleigh was taken Christmas bag OF good Things ior
e"' The ihirty-ge children at St. ChristoYhers home
Riverside Drive and one hundred and wv MIo i
as happy yesterday all children sh9na , pi t not
mas time. They abundanty suppie1& Nv Wi' h friends
only by the managers OF tne nome Ier DIs O Of young
women at MOrristown. n. j.. and they ehl"AEm lUlr q
snlendid dinner PROVIDED lOf w -.
itoyt' one Of the directors. In the afternoon they
were visited by their friends ,, t ,ho Ieara
and Watts orphan Asylum one hundred and s'
and Ninthave. began the daN uy loohiS h dng tbere
q SIMPLY of nuts. oranges and candy Later they
attended the services at ST. MichaeIs Churc' anu ee
saf down 10 their Christmas dinner, one speciaI
feature Of which whole half of mlnSe PIE & ior
each boy and girl Tqnfht cbS fhe w gu ret numerous
presents distributed from beautifully orna4ggo
The gifts will be supplied by the lnsltIIloh'- S9s
bu NJ
f. and A. NJ by l. A. Bower by Mrs august Scl,iu!' H
by the Baptist SUNDAY school at one th iu on
eeutb-st and LeXihgon-avep ana by inc Lion
S Immigrants at Castle Garden who received in
v,tations Il from the Cernsn Immigrants Home at No
OK statest Yesterday, will long remember the hosp
ality Of tie Rev. W. W. Berkemer and his associates
loaded with turkey meats, pies ana oher SOou sl7 H.
aDanT Dakin the master OF ceremonies ana JOIN nn
Oderman was the manager Of the tables. A0out 200
people dined Each received New Testament ana
The Rev. Father Callaghan, in charge of the Mission
Dt Dr Dtf rirls i who were staying there Sin were
also celebrated. after which numerous Nsits priests
CHRISTMAS was a quiet day to all the institutions OF
the Department Of Charities and Correction. special
dinner was given the people on RandalIs ana BacII-
welps Islands and al belleIue and in the IOmbs
elaborate m Of fare was sSrya tsH 4n Sor fe da
and sunday & quiet t PeyssG s an IN TIVE @eny Years that
there has not been murderer under sentence oi
The Howard Mission, No. oo6 Fifthst., did not
have any special Christmas festivities yesterday, pun
all this week it has been distributing large quantities
OF clothing, food and toys Tic distribution VIII
continue until tomorrow night ,
The 500 children at the Five Points House of
Industry had an extra good dinner, and amused them
selves with the playthings which they had received
the night before More than hundred poor Trtmes Isne
dinner at their houses through tie generosity o
At the original Newsboys Lodging House in o Dnane,
st. about 900 Of the liveliest Youngsters in town ate
turkey dinner last night throngh the bounty riT Gf
800, but the first detachment attended strictly to
long. a Christmas dinner given TO the employes
of The Battle of Gettysburg" IL was hed IN an
NIneteenth-st. and Fourthave. This extension was
deliberately decorated with evergreens. molly and
eas stove Upon M wRch an enormous side Of roast
beef and several chickens and turkeys szzcd noisily
The Messiah Home for Little Children. No.
Rnthe2d Place presented coarafad te Sav in e
merriest possible manner. The home is for children
who have lost either father or mother and is attached
Brown the superintendent OF the institution, stands
who evncc their gratitude in the most touching way
on Christmas Eve the Santa Claus trick was payed
Tsded w,S sS ev the side of each a co Yesterday after
dinner the children were visited by Their friends and
ecTestonS @ To- Tonight @ the story Of santa Clans viii
Up M Tort for the ep part GtV Of % the genial saint
At the wetmOre Home. Washington sqTare and n,. the
there was the usual Christmas dinner followed by an
entertainment consisting Of songs and rcctatlons.
TIE New-York Maennerchor enioyed a German
Christmas, at MaenncrchOr Hall. Fifty-siXthSt. and
Third-ave.. last evening. Christmas tree for the
children was leading attraction. There were recta-
tons from both English and German literature and
music. The attendance large and those present
seemed thoroughly pleased
The BOYS Of the 'Tompklns Square Lodging House
had turkey dinner at p. Over 100 shared in
the feast and ate most heartily: After the dinner
an hour spent in singing Christmas carols and
in other pleasant exercises Mr. Van Nleet made
pleasing address and Christmas declared by the
boys TO have been great success.
MANY PEOPLE OUT OF DOORS IN BROOKLYN.
The pleasant weather brought large crowds into
the streets in Brooklyn yesterday. The sidewalks
were especially crowded about church time the church
services being largely attended Many persons went
20 the parks, and open air games were generally
INDUCED in by the small boys, who varied the per
hInrrnr u fhn .rident hnrn H..