Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-27

we're momentarly In danger OF being trampled
on and afew 90 large that they might easily,
with opportunity and direction. have earned
their own dinners 365 daysi in the year, crowded
around the entrance to Odd Fellows Hall, ON
Sth street southeast, and waited patiently for
the moment when two good-natured door
keepers should admit them to the feast which
was spread in the big room upstairs. In q gem
eral way the crowd Was rather clean-looking
aggregation Of poverty, but occasionally there
could be seen a specimen Of poor humanity
whose hand and not over-fat face betrayed close
acquaintance with primitive Mother Earth. Ii
was thoroughly understood among the holders
OF tickets that dinner would not commence I'M
til o'clock and it did not. but that did not pre-
vent little mob from gathering on the side
walk In front OF the hall as early as II O. m.
LITTLE ONES GET COLD WAITING.
The weather was pleasant-pleassnt for those
who wear warm clothing or who ride up and
down the snowy streets wrapped in perspira-
tion-engendering furs and blankets-but little
feet became cold, their fingers became blood
less and noses changed color and assumed the
proper wintry moisture. Boys and girls who
owned sleds ran up and down the street and
were happily warm, but they were not Of the
congregation that clasped tightly the cher
lshed invitation to . feast that is unfOrtu-
nately only annual it its appearance. The
caleric-manufacturing material was not to
plentiful in the little frames that filed the side
walk from door to curb and for q good many
yards north aud south To most people wait
OF two hours for dinner would be good deal
OF trial, even for man or woman accustomed
to eating IN fashionable restauran {. but these
little ones had been waiting nearly Q year for
this meal, so An hour or two more
or less made no appreciable difference. They
least respected those big men clad in blue and
decorated with brass buttons and a shiny
shield, commonly referred to by them as
cops" OF course there were q few mis-
chievous ones who would insist on pinching
somebody or on squeezing somebody's ice-cold
feet, but the threat Of depriving them Of their
tickets put a summary stop to any such pain
| fully playful amusement.
THE CoMMIrTEEA
The committees in charge were composed Of
the following: Dinner committee-Mrs Thos.
W. Smith, chairman; Mrs. J. w. whelpley,
Mrs. W. c. Dodge, Mrs. d. W. Brown, Mrs. G..
G. Dulin, Mrs. DIR. E. A. Adams, Mrs. A. p.
Clark, Mrs. T. +: McCauiey, Mrs: 1. E: F.
spoford, Mrs; I; G. Jones. Mrs. HIP. God
Mrs. J. A. Sutherland, Mrs. Miranda Tulloch,
Mrs Il. W. Tyler, Mrs. J. H. Wilkinson, Mrs
): W. Babson, Mrs. E. ]. Ripley, Mrs. A. C.
Clark. Mrs. ]. S. Moffatt, Mrs. G. p Hopkins,
Miss Jessie Vandoren, Mrs. Zurhorst, Mrs J..
~, Finance-w. c. Dodge, chairman; J. W.
Whelpley, A. T. Stuart, r. W. Smith, W. H.
Stontenburgh, H. p. Goodwin, s. H. Walker, NJ
!: Weller. Chas. G. Dulin, Geo. NJ. Oyster, Chas.
n. Bryant, Geo. F. Dawson. DIR. W. p. G. Hazen.
Dr. Frank PitZcr, Frank Aldrich, Prof. J. Z.
Sousa, j. II. O'Donnel, B. +. Leighton. Sam'i
G. Eberly, DR.. L. X. Beatty, J. s. Slater, John
e. Herrell, II. X. Simpson, d. Wolf Brown, j.
W. Babson DR.. Thos. Taylor. Rob't A. Church.
Saml Curriden, Chas. A. Shields, Geo. +. Har-
bin. l. Ct. Kimball. Allen c. Clark. DIR. ]. w
lr
J. L. Freeman, c. +. Keefer. A. Kaufman, J..
ID. CrOissant and L. j. Lockwood.
Purchasing committee-Mrs. L. E. T. Spot
ford. Mrs 1. w. Smith, Mrs. T. @. Jones and
Mrs. David Wolf Brown.
Gifts toys and music-Miss Lotto vandoren.
Miss Ray Chester, Miss c. F. Boyden, Miss
Carrie McNeely, Mrs. Frank Aldrich, Miss
Grace Keefer and Mrs. Carroll Rawlings.
Transportation-Mr. John Hitz, Mrs. J. H.
Wilkinson and Mr.. c. F. Keefer.
Reception-AIr. J. Il. Freeman, Miss v. l..
Nourse Miss NJ. G. Kelly and F. B. Keefer.
Visitation and Observation-Disclosures A. Z. Clark,
Mrs. Spoford, Mrs. j. w. Babson. Mr. John
Hitz. Mrs: DR.. Adams, Mrs. G. L. Jones, Mrs.
G. P. Hopkins.
Reception committee-John T. Freeman,
Fred keefer and Miss NJ. G.. Kelly.
THOSE PERSONALLY PRESENT.
Those who personally attended to the needs
OF the guests were the following, arranged by
tables, those irst-named being teachers:
Table No. IA. L. Grant Ida Walker. Helena
s. johnson, Leonora Merritt. Mattresses
Grace Hoard, May McMenamin, Edith Mahon.
Maud Pollock. Hope Hopkins, Julia Ball.
Gertie Cotton, Margery Cotton.
Table No. 2-Annie Beers s. B. McNantz, NJ
A: McNantz, Bertha Buehler. Mattresses
| ME Sinclair. Hattie Terry, Annie Miller Mag
gle Finn, Lillian Covcll, Elsie Beers, Susie I'm
| derwOod, Blanche Dodge.
Table No. 3-B. L. Woodward, 8. K. Wood
ward and C. G. Brewer. Mattresses Grace
Brown, Essie Kress, Rella Stone, Ada Hensicy,
oSe aap a oar RRns aesaT e spo0rd Eunice
Table No. IN. A. Awkward, n. M.Mack and
S. NJ. Kulmer. Waitresses-Marion Carter,
Edith Tappan, Jennie Wiley. Nellie Olmsted,
Olive Capehart, Fanny Walker and Roberta
Platte.
Table No. 5-Carrie Stewart. Annie I. West.
N. L. Stephens, j. E. Baker. Waitresses-Leo-
nor Riotte, Emma Riotte, Minnie Halves, Car
RE Compton, Eva Steward, Katie Adams, Pearl
HALEY.
Table No. en-. E. Armistead, Annie Leon
ard, II. Il. White, c. l. Mathis, /. ]. Reinburg.
Miss Holtzman. Mattresses Randall,
Rachel Williams, Bessie Bohrer, Lottie Miller,
George Cummins, Florence Dodge, Lizzie
Kerby.
Table No. I'M. E. Dcnglas, Miss Mecor-
resses-Daisy McNelly, Mamie Kalstrom. Alice
Beasley
Table No. S-Ellen E. Garrigues, Mamie
Smart, Sallie Flenniken, Irene Book Blanche
Murray. Waitresses-Bessie Lanhan, Lucy
Caraway. Phoebe Miller, Lulie Hooe.
EVERYTHING THAT WAS GOOD.
There could hardly be a much more cheer
disappearing room than that in which the ban
quet was spread. Eight long tables, primarily
covered with white linen, we're filled
to their utmost superficial capacity with
the good things charitable people had provided
for the hungry offspring of those who were I'M
able to feed their own. Three hundred and
fifty wooden plates had on them an ample sup
ply OF turkey. the customary ''stuftin." but
tered rolls rnd pickle. Down the center Of the
tables were dishes filed with oranges and
banners and miniature specimens Of the Stars
and Stripes. There was a plentiful reserve
supply Of buttered rolls alternating with the
fruit and cake dishes-more than enough to
satisfy the appetites Of every child that had
been invited.
SOME TALL CHRISTMAS TREES
At both ends of the stage were tall Christmas
trees gorgeous with appropriate ornaments
while the entire 'front.' footlights and all, was
| covered with the most enticing array of presents
dolls apparently predominating. Behind this
fringe Of generosity sat a number of ladies and
gentlemen, most of them promoters of the
good work, and to their rear was a section of
the Marine Band, fully equipped with all the
necessary instrumental