The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
WHAT DO YOU THINK, YOURSELF, OF
OLLIE TEALDS GREAT SCHEME

and man who wishes to be remembered has
10 bestir himself Oliver Sumner Teall. having
once got into the public eye. with the aid OF Q
corps OF pretty typewritors and tho p. NJ. /.
proposes to stay there. In the latter part o.
last summer. under the influence OF an August
sun. he thought OF q scheme we'll calculated tc
mako people remember that he IL still alive
This scheme is the Christmas Society. which
proposes to distribute on the afternoon Of
Dec. IS 10000 presents to as many children
having first fed to them gingerbread. cakes
candy. and apples.
Mr.. Teall laid this scheme before Lispenard
Stewart and Herbert Livingston satterlee. They
approved heartily of It. and the Christmas SO.
ciety became thing Of life. Mr.. Teall Is Presi.
dent Mr.. Stewart. Treasurer. and Mr.. Satter.
lee. Secretary. These. three. Mr.. Teall and his
two recruits. consulted with number Of emil
nent society women. with the result that they
are able to print upon their list of patronesses
about fifty well-known names. Among these
names are those of Mrs. Astor. Mrs. Van Rens-
S iseE Fss Adoph ME-
William c. Whitney, Mrs Elliott +; S6epard.
Mrs. ,Cornellus Vanderbilt. Mrs William Jay.
In the first circular which Mr.. Teall sent out
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children. and to afford an opportunity Tor the
children, Of the rich te rt exercise the divine
Madison square Garden..the arena and the
lower tier Of boxes and seats-were to Be
SSsss to g. fSHS Se
eoHrse. going toward the presents for the poor
This was sent out about Dec. 1: and for q
few days nothing happened to mar the seren-
IT, a Of ase sass @
what Ollie Teall was doing. Then Dr.. Rains
fSrG q 81 G Gee umpsd into the he, Fing Dr.
down on them and give. them pItiful crumbs Of
Sas ss
Eers they hey sGt into stsw also p.,n.rd
the eomm%nicasion writer has burst forth 10
ss VIII I'll ssi not
be: sdss At Least One might nd third
sssS q sSs spssSst ty bSs q thS s%s interest
q4en. s where The class Ines 's are stris.!S
sss 10Th apaa
and desraded viii the rich BE- blessed and
broadened and sweetened. Or will they learn q
isRi5fsRfss 'aen as
n The ReX Pr. Rsinsford thinks the latter.
50 And the clubs and the Soaseholds ana s tie
tenement districts are divided. Before any one
car decide the question upon its merits The
Il has engaged in the southwestern corner
Of the temple ef Diana large room. through
Il
tyPewriters which have come In this city TO
i I the presence or PIo1imity Of TEAL
Of every DESCRIPTION false faces. blocks,
chsirs; tea dishesI;are spread out IN confused
sa ABOUT WITH hair parted as TN IN
the middle and foreheads corrugated. and ears
the Eist 81 aea IL
tss az sa saa even upon
ont carelessness. are in reality numbered. cat
alogued, tagged. entered In books and upon
1ast ans eoSpss ts e Ct a
to make head or tail d It Each eyenins tie
tie basement. there f. be stored in numerous
bbox.stails where not long age t the floodgood
from rich or weii-to-do families Of the city.
sSSSs sSH sst hs FssF sPsns s s
in this Basement boxes and barrels Of candy.
Or paid for boxes and seats In the Garden for
III f tse toss@aaa ~ Christmas Day. whether
10000 OF them-will be strung on ropes that
the centre Of the arena. There viii Be 10 81
eaes and s the
Santa Claus Teail has divided Els staff into
bureaus: One bureau, and Of course 1t Is the
sts. Presents and sandy are Tor children Of
a nine years and under only and for only such
these a "a Is haye sesets nhe tickets are IN
Distribution: On Christmas afternoon. begin:
ming at O'Clock. the children viii be admitted
dor. and at that entrance only. MI: Teal! pro-
poses to have the approaches to the building
~ 50 wifi Ss
police arrangements will obtain inside the
on s'o one sido o, this arena will be Levy's
military band, on the other side 400 banjoists
with their instruments. and the music for the
IN SSS ch sf two w &c
enter tie arena. When the time comes. which
tie toWsrd T The of Foat%
RI e IL
hand a present TO each child, Thus. by an ar
miration; al the presents Win be il iaii view.
yes only VIII be on the 1or once
Present. as each cSd must Eve
his ticket and pass on toward the exit.
A, The tickets are divided into six classes. dis
Hnguished by q rare and truly delicious varia-
uon In color. Here are the varieties:
years; pink, girl from TO years. azure boy under
to years.
While hs mpss Is paynsg and thee
' WITH fRd
s anS. girls who have sent ,presents and have
Raid their way in. These boys and girls and
55helr well dressed mammas and papas will be
Licking down on the spectacle q patched
Clothes and pinched faces and tumbled hair.
esses and other society women.
A, According to Santa Claus Teall. the hearts Of
the young and old rich In the boxes and seats
c cad al high chTstan or heather virtues Ae;
IN will be full Of gratitude and love
ana n happiness. No lodging down on the one
bKkG m, yy ard a good time al around
n bqt Or. Rainsford and his party say that Mr..
Teal is far mistaken in this. They say that
s3G WA "a q SPECTACLE is a disgrace to republic.
Stw Seen rich and poor. to make the rich child