The record-union., 1892-12-29
BLESSED Be THE CHARITABLE.
A Hundred and Fifty Little Orphans
Made Happy
How the FatherIess and Motherless
Tots Enjoyed Their Christmas
Dinner and Their Toys.

Yesterday was happy day for the
children at the Protestant Orphan Asy-
lum, as it was Christmas day for them,
and no pains were spared by those i'll
charge of the home for the little ones to
make it in every way an occasion to be
enjoyed and remembered.
At / O'Clock they were treated to their
annual Christmas dinner, and the good
things with which the tables were pro-
vided made their eyes glisten and beyond
any question filled long felt want"
In the evening, however, was the event
of the day and the year TO the children,
and about one hundred and fifty, aged
from to Il years of age, were assembled
in lower hall at the asylum, and made
the recipients of just what they most
wanted.
There were a great many visitors pres
ent, and they were entertained by little
programme carried out by the children,
in which most of them did very credit
ably in their various parts. The follow
ing was the programme of the entertain
ment:
Opening song, by the school, EVERY
one is Happy; opening address, Nenie
Dreyfus; christmas Greeting" kinder
garten;' Christmas Waltz" kindergarten;
Everyday Politeness," kindergarten;
"Flight Of the Birds,' kindergarten;
MY Little Boys Pledge" Lewis Fouch;
christening Dolly,' Clara Logan:
''Model Girl" Arthur Burt; BURY Me
in the Morn" Roy Logan; District
School," Nenie Dreyfus; 1.-The Crying
Family" by twenty boys and girls.
Alter the exercises of the evening the
presents from the two brightly decorated
Christmas trees were distributed by the
lady managers ana assistants, and this
part of the evenings doings was almost
as interesting to the spectators as it was
to the anxious and well-behaved chill
dreu. OF all the hundred and fifty little
ones seated about the room on long
benches, from the little kindergarten
pupils up to the bright boys and girls
of 10 and II, not one made any trouble or
behaved unbecomingly. 1t was a trying
test, too, for such little folks, to sit
patiently and await their turns while the
toys, presents and good things generally
We're being distributed.
There was plenty for them all, and it
was not long before each boy had a
tennis-ball, racket, a bag Of marbles, an
other Of candy, picture books, etc, while
the girls were provided with dolls and
other appropriate gifts. The smaller
children were laden with toys, popcorn
and candy.
Finally, whole baskets and boxes of
tin horns and trumpets were distributed
and the 'muSlc'2 which followed was
rather more plentiful than entertaining
After the children had tried their horns
for some time they were called to order
by big bell, and became so quiet that
General 4. l.. Hart, by talking at the top
of his voice, made himself heard-most
of the time. Mr.. Hart llade a brief adj
dress in which he thanked the managers,
in behalf Of the children, for the good
work Of the institution and the enjoy
ment provided for them.
He commended the benefits bestowed
by such an institution and the great
amount of pleasure and good which could
be done by few interested and jealous
workers.
At the close of his remarks he pre-
scented to each of the ladies in charge a
token from the children OF the kinder
garten department in the shape of an
album made of specimens of their handi-
work very neatly executed.
About O'Clock, which is a late hour for
them, the children were ushered to their
apartments, laden with treasures and all
well pleased with their Christmas.
The lady managers of the home are
Mesdames n. d. Rideout, President; DR..
Snider, e-President; r. c. Irvine,
Secretary; C. +. Paine, Treasurer; J. Il.
Foster, J. Frank Clark, r. p. Burr, D. D.
Whitbeck, d. \. Lindley, F.. l.. Orcutt
NJ. j. Dillman, Miss Tenie Massey and
Misses Nellie Dunlap and Sophie Price,
kindergarten teachers.