The morning call., 1890-12-28
FoUNDLINGs' HOME.

The Forty-nine Little Inmates Have Their
Annual Treat.
A child wrapped in swaddling clothes and
conceaing his beautifully rounded yisage.
that may develop into the features of the
coming man, was brought to the Asylum for
Children, at the corner of California and
Broderick streets, on Friday evening. His
arrival was wel-ti med by his original pro-
prietor, for ON the next day (Which was yes
terday) the forty-nine children in the home
received their annual treat, and the I'M
known, for as yet he has no name, Jared as
well as the rest.
The celebration of Christ's nativity was
held yesterday afternoon, and in no luxuri-
ant home or stately church was there a
pIettier or more heavily laden Christmas
tree than that which gladdened the eyes of
the little waits wrecked upon sea whose
shores are not all inhospitable. The tree
came from the Children's Hospital. 1t was
a spruce, whose spreading branches tapered
beautifully toward the little spire Of green
needles that rose toward the ceiling.
GATHERED AROUND THE TREE.
1t was adorned with flowers and glittering
spheres, red-chee ked apples, plump oranges
aud long strings of popcorn sent by Gold
berg, Bowen Il Co. The little ones and
their guardians gathered about it early in
the afternoon and sang their Christmas
carols and recited their Christmas pieces
with vim spurred on by anticipated
pleasure. There were songs that were
attractive aud recitations thai were bright
because they were rendered by children,
who will be attractive until the dew of
their youth is rubbed off them"
Among the little orators was George
Washington Osborne, one of the Oldest
children in the institution, who, t is said,
was found in barrel about six years ago.
The parents who made MIN their repre-
sentative to posterity would net have been
ashamed if they had seen HIM beaming be-
fore that emlnently considerable aud,en CO.
The gifts that were distributed without
fear or favor" consisted of toys, books,
Clothing and iruit and the pandemonium of
bliss that followed their reception showed
how heartily they were appreciated.
CLOTHING AND TOYS DISTRIBUTED.
There are clothing and toys from Mrs
Sw.nnerton, toys from the Golden. Rule Bal
8aar, several boxes of oranges from the
Lusk Fruit COMPANY, toys from " The Wee
Girls " OF san Rafael, books and toys from
the Bush-street Methodist Church Sunday
school. clothing from Mrs. Searles, fruit
from the Pioneer kindergarten and one
dozen Santa Claus dolls from Baby Miller,
son Of ii Nj. A. Miller. There are also the
following cash receipts: MIR. George Good
win IS, Friend 81, Cash So, J. Hecht SIS.
The older children had a turkey dinner be-
fore the tree was displayed and exhibited to
the visitors some very pretty examples Of
their proficiency in darning, weaving and
decorative work.
The Off ers of the society that has charge
of the little waits are: Mrs. G. Law Scott,
President; MIS-. j. l.. Martell, Vice-Presi-
dent: Mrs. DR.. j. Lundborg. Treasurer;
Mrs. C. l.. Tripler, Secretary; Mrs. John
Spruance, Mrs. Holland Smith, Mrs. Thomas
Donovan, Mrs. Frank Whitney, Mrs. q.
Gerst, Mrs. Charles Lux, Mrs. Brown, Mrs
HuIchins, Mrs. Fannie Hoffman,, matrons.
Besides these We're present: Mesdames
Aglikna, Harrington, Isaac Hecht, james
W. Kerr, Swinnertou, Van Slyke, Leben-
baum, Fillmore, McMurray, Hoffman, Z. L.
Goldstein, bitterly, Carrie Miller. Ham,
Herness, Barclay, Van Hetlinger, May and
many others.