New-York tribune., 1891-12-30
MANY CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.
coIORED ORPHANS HAVE GOOD TME-cHTLr
pREN OF DAY NURSERY ENTERTAINED.

CoLoRFTD ORPHANS HAVE A GOOD TTME-cHTL
pREN OF DAY NURSERY ENTERTAINED.
The ooored orphans had q fine time yesterday al
t,e Colored OrIhan Asylum, One-hundred and forty
t,jrd.st. and Teihave. at the celebration OF their
Christmas festival. At the fine set for its commence
ment the large receptiin room was thronged With
visitors who lOAed with pleasure and enjoyment al
the chubby faces. knky hair and dancing blacB
.ves Of the little colored children. The Christmas
decorations sill remained the walls, and the large
CbIstmas tree was also there adding to the Jlday
spUearance of the place There was the usual Christmas
programme OF sorgs by the children. and they showed
tho muscal procltties of their BY the excellent
way in which tey sang They we're addressed by
Augustus Tabcr, and then they were allowed to run
about he groun,s and enjoy themselves to their
hearts content. To many of the gnests 1t was not
the cat pleasant part of the visit to notice how light
hearted and happy they were and to SEE that the
M, berAss and taheress little ones had ound good
tcndS 1t was buchng, too to see the little infants
toddle up 10 the Mndlv-iaced superintendent, NJ. H.
sr~rw when he took the visitors to the nursery unol
10 vas surrounded by little black faces which looked
trustirrly into his the babies proudly slowed Mn
their dristnas presents, as though their hnle hears
were very thankful.
Amng the visitors who were present vere Mrs.
Aucnsus Taber. Mrs S. r. Van Dusen, Mrs. Elizabeth
iovpt Miss CCnela Taber, Mrs. J. L Ohapn,
Mss D. f. p. stokes, Mrs. F.. Grfhn and Miss
Eache Powell.
Pe,santly and enjoyably yesterday afternoon was
spent by the many who were present mt the entertain
roent oven by the children Of the Bethany Da! Nursery
at No 453 East Ffty-seventh-st. Tie Bethany Day
,urserv was started for the purpose Of carg during
the d.v for children whose parents are 'orced To
work and whowould otherwise have no way securing
eood yare for he children. That they get ach care.
and Living cap In this nursery is shown bya glance
AZ the babies in their cradles andTat the faces OF
The older children downstairs. Santa Chus mao
y,stcs them ast week, and pleasant trace Of bis
prse1ce still remained. Yesterday was deoted 10
showing the visitors whar the older chldnn had
been taught They sang, partly in chorus AMI partly
I'm cso and dnt there recitat&ons and dialogues
and little plaN. There were great many people
present alnonj rhem Mrs. F. b. Iaylor, Mss H.
Tavior, Mrs George NJ Wilcox, Mrs hchard stout
Mrs McClsve, Mrs. T. Il. Randolph MRS. T.. NJ
Mpjer. Mrs. Prshan. Mrs. E. 5. wilcox. Mis-: Mac
Mullen Mrs. Charles, Burden, Mrs. Merrill MIS-
Adams. Miss Coke, Mrs. Williams and DR.. ant Mrs.
tiAmOnds., -, ,,h =, r1ahueb
L. J., presentd gay appearance yeSteluAS p1r th
neon from 3 I'll p. IN. About j 80 children he
embers Of thu club enjoyed Ghris1a1 ISY aw
lAen which consisted Of Hunch anu n SauS nv NV
christmas seems and fairyland siere0ptlc9n NewS
Mrs. Walter II Nelson. refreshments and 'SnehE
The affair thorough success ana was ,b nS'j -
enyed by a Mn Mr ag horge % Of Se arrangemets
Among the yong people present were 6 tmd Has,
Tlo1pce and Miriam Garrison, AQIlc anu iieo"
schvarzwaldcr Lillian Beardsley, Labertapa Jan
MAJ MARSHALL Bessie and Alice LangfOrd BESSIE alu
Waore JObnstor Laura Rcis, Jennie walker, Besie
AIers Alice AfKenZie, Jessie Nc kenze, Louise 'uu
Ielo Ienerts. Masters Benz amin and VIII HaVlan
Willie and RtrrAl SchHarZwalder sterling BeSrlSls
walter Ianrford Alfred Mckenzie, George Bunker hd
Frederick Jahn. ,r,,... ,,.,.. ,u,ul,
Wa hold i'm The lecture of the church last nlgH
Tho Entertainment consisted OF number OF eAcelen
tablsans representing scenes in the carry llic
Chy5s% piven by the pupils of the sunday school u
der lie direction Of superintendent RObDert r. Un
ftb The Rev Dr. III. Il. Hudson made an lnterestih
address. ;ster Which the 300 young people preseh
weIa delighted With the good things thai tel IRON
The tree. ,.,. ,-o. ,,or %
The H"vs, club )f Calvary Parish, at No $40 East
Twenty third St last night. About 800 persons
vere present The bows received many NaiuaDIe
nresepfs from tho two handsome Christmas trees no
Ret nr r. y satterlee made an interesting aauleAs'
after Witch the bows went through "a series OF g1nl-
Tss,ic eIerclses The entertainment was IL cnsrgo
~ n II. Toson, +. Floyd Jones and Butter "lihahi'
son. - -. ,ho Tumanuel
sabhatbscIo0l n TIE Scotch Presbyterian ChlTch was
held ar tly clnrch last night. programme o1m, 1n
eisthr of organ solos carols. and addresses % tHe
Rev H. r. McIwen and by the Rey. pr. DE- DaVln ti,a ~;
W,lle. WAS enjoyed, after which the 3oo onliuvn ln,
present were mdc happy By the gifts OF their parm
sud friends Tlcre were two tall handsome 0"il''"'
tees.