Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-12-25
Christmas Tide at the Char
liable Institutions.
A Rare Spread at the Soldiers
Home Today.
The Musical Services This Morning
at the Different Churches.
Special Dinners at the Orphan AsyIums,
Newsboys' Home and tho
HospitaI-The Services
OF Song.

All OF the public institutions OF
charitable character have made special
preparations for Christmas dinners to-
dap. At the Soldiers home, where
there are now 500 inmates, the following
general orders for the observance of the
day have been issued by Governor
Treichel:
l. Friday, the 25th inst, being
Christmas day, will be observed at this
branch as general holiday, and all
labor, except such as is absolutely nee
essary for the comfort of the members,
will be suspended during the day.
2. Religious services will be held in
the home chapel at the usual hours for
service.
3. At IL O'Clock m. the Christmas
dinner will be served in the mess hall
and at the hospital.
4. Music by the home band before
and after dinner.
The Christmas dinner at the home
will be one that will warm the hearts of
the veterans, judging from the prepare
tons which have been made for it.
Colonel Treichel has been a busy man
AZ ZIG preparation loi INC cNCnV, anu
when the 'mess call'' sounds today the
"boys' will sit down to the following
toothsome spread
Roast Turkey,
Cranberry Jelly. Baked sweet Potatoes,
Bread AID Butter,
Pickles, Crackers and Cheese,
Mince Pie, Coffee, Fruit
A grand concert will be one of the en-
joyable features OF the day at the home.
Theappended programme has been ar
ranged for the occasion:
Home band, Prof Fred Elser, band master.
Grand march, 1.-The Governor" &. d. Sher-
man.
Overture "The Rivals" Patti.
Waltz, when we meet again." E. H. Bailey.
Selections "Ernani," Verdi
Gloria "Mozart's Twelfth Mass"
Everyone's choice, Robinson.
THE NEwsBoYs' HOME.
Down at the Newsboys' home on First
street, there were notes of preparation
in the air for Christmas. There are a
score of sturdy little inmates in the
home at present, and as they gathered
in the reading rooms last night their
faces beamed with pleasureable antici-
pations of the morrow.
"Shall we hang up our stockings to-
night, Aunt Hilbish?" asked little
fellow as he looked up the stairs to the
dormitory on the third floor.
"Yes, my boy" said the matron,
''Santa Claus surely won't forget you"
A turkey dinner will be given the boys
with all OF the usual trimmings. In the
morning, through the liberality of Mr..
E. German, the boys will indulge
! in Christmas treat, consisting of
oranges, raisins, apples, peanuts and
candies. On Saturday evening an en-
tertainment will be given in the reading
room. 1t will consist of music and reci-
| tations by Mr.. Dill, Miss Gertie Finney,
| Pearl Gleason and others, and the boys
are looking forward to it with manifest
delight. Quite a number of donations
have been made to the Newsboys' home
by charitable citizens, which will come
in handy for the Christmas celebration.
THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
At the Catholic orphan asylum, on
Boyle Heights, the day will be common.
Grated with special observance. Through
the lIberality of Mrs. L. A. Grant, the
$50 inmates will receive a candy treat
Quite large number of presents have
been sent to the children by friends, and
by those who take an interest in this de-
serving institution, and Sister Josephine
expects to give the children a sub
stantial Christmas dinner of turkey and
the usual accessories.
AT the Los Angeles Orphans Home
asylum, on Alpine street, the inmates
12O in number, will be gwen a Christ
mas treat consisting of candies, nuts and
fruit, through the kindness of those
public-spirited citizens who have an in.
terest in the asylum. A special Christ.
mas dinner will also be provided.
at the county home and the county
hospital special dinners will be given to
the inmates, and all that kind hearts
and tender hands can do will be done to
alleviate the pangs of the suffering
and distressed, and make the day one
of pleasant memories to all.
AT THE COUNTY JAIL.
At the county Jail Sheriff Gibson will
make the hearts of the ninety inmates
glad with an elaborate Christmas din.
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