New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
THANK SEWING DAY OBSERVANCES-MANf
CETERR ATOMS

II charity begins at home 1t Is easy to believe that
Harlem i the place wheie the greatest OF the three
graces presldes for OF the important chanus oi
this city have found their way To the northern part
Manhattan Island. Any one visiting these great III
situations on Thanksgiving Day must have been I'M
pressed with the munihcence OF the chanty oi N'N-
Workers. Thousands Of people who. by some ms
fortune or other have become dependent the support
Of the public on private bounty, sat down 10 in'
Giving dinners that fit TO set before MILES,
Thousands of pounds Of turkey, chicken pies anu many
other good things that make life worth hVlh6 WIZ
placed before them with lavish hand; "hile ''o"
sands of hearts, young and old. weak or strong were
made happy by the consciousness that they hu ho'
been forgotten in the joyous season Of IAih'SN"s
PERHAPS one Of the most Interesting sights was pre-
scented in the dinlng-rOOm OF blo'mlnEu"i'
Asvlnm where several hundred people, with their
minds more or less affected did justice 10 i""''n'
diving feast These people sat down to their ih'ihS-
giving dinner seemingly with much ih'eIlsehO III
forest and endowment a. the thousands OF people WHO
are supposed to be In other parts u 'n0 ivy
when # comes to a question Of sanity however inc
members Of the Boomingdale Insane AS'l".n ,
team who attended the football game at ""''' ~"
Held THANKSGIVING afternoon between princeton anu
- ,o ,or, onward sign Of sanity than many
thousands Of people who cheeieo one Si.o VI ,r,
,,or or nnrhops both sides at the same tlme. Inc
football PLAYERS from the Insane Asylum ""''u Wv
game with grave and Intelligent lh'eIc9" :" Wv
evening about 200 OF the inmates OF the asylum -
sembled in the great hall Of the Institution ana h'u
n Thanksgiving ball. 1t was n scene interesting
on,oronlato The lancers especially brought OUT inc
,c,,or traits Of some OF the people. Many OIL uioni
80 oorfectIv sane except on some particular SUI
,ect one tall handsomely dressed man Vi h'''
noe was possessed with the idea that ne WAS ~" -
inbcrt n vast estate, in which respect NJ "'9
like thousands of his more fortunate brothers W'o i
ritbout the palcs of the insane asylum l"'' ' '
800 droeced I'm full evening dress and sho"cu '
moot scr,pulo,ls care as TO his appearance "o NV
fr mariner lady who was not an heIr l" i'7'''-'
estates but Who in fact, was the possesSp. y, A..
Portable income, but who insisted on p'Ho''"o ',
eha was povcrty-stricken. and IN CONFORMITY WIN We
idn, she insisted on dressing In the earD Oh H''
maid Other couples. equally h'oHsi"0'''
the floor and formed interesting pictures .o,
VIM hundred and nnetysiX boys and girls preNeiiV
nm oxhDarating scene in the rooms Vi ''' 49,.
Jnvenile Asylum, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .,,
and Amsterdam-avc., when they sat uoW" " Wv.
rhrhso1,.irc DINNER last Thursday. The earnest
moss expedition. and natural elegance "I'i
NO. , i .,.,vcs ON the outside OF 900 pounds
y, +rrho,. 100 pumpkin pies and several imposing
,,vrornas Of cheese and many barrels OF HpPo' WV
trnlv refreshing In the morning eAcr''s ,
held under the leadership Of Mr.. tarpen'oi' ""o
;r.trrctcd the children on the meaning OF the gay
they We're celebrating. Under the dlrecuoh VI WIS
Chase the children sang hymns and anthems
IT, y, Tho dav As Thursday Is the regular moh'hy
visiting day for the parents and frieLus ol ''7 oo'
and girls large number of visitors were present '
cnioved the scene. About $40 boys ana gin, el'
sn % the Thanksgiving dinner OF the Hebrew
Orphan Asylam a, One-hundred and-tmrN SCI en''
and Amserdam-ave. and successfully gr'ppiN VIII"
20 Wounds ~ Turkey and the usual amount OF cra'
,,rr- sauce ice cream and fpit. owing 10 the o'ul
cation of the new building OF the leDie" o"c'ei'"9
Guardian society which took place on the same u'S'
the usual dill and entertainments gwen !" '"V
Hebrew Orphan Asylum were omitted Ing III"
hnildinr Of the Guardian Society adoins the ou one
which * occupied for the same purpose ana S"'"''S
20 hovs and Girls 1t is at E,evcnih-ave ana Vhc-
hundred and iltv .frstst one Of the most pc'u'ii"
,ar,s of Manhattan Island Exercises were Il'fu pS
the children and the singing was Nnder the ur''uo'
Of the Rev. H. Phillips. while addresses Wei" "auo ~
racoh Cantor Jesse selirman. David McAdam Charies
p DAILY Frederick smyth, Jacob H. ochin' JoNeP"
phlmenthal and Elbridge T. Gerry. Inc cIoSihs
uraycr was made by the Rev. DR.. X Kohler.
Morning exercise, were held on Thanksgiving day
NJ tle CoIorei orphan Asylum nj ohe-huhureu-'iu-
fortvt third st near Amsterlam-avc., when were lea
hv III. Rev d. Ehss of the Washington Heights
lr,sbyterian Church. Short and patriotic addresses
wore made 10 the children by Mr. seagnt, president
Of the Washington Heights Young Mems CHRISTIAN
Associaton and by f. 2. Griffin. The children also
did some excellent singing under The drecuoh OF 'e
pIincipal of the school, Miss Boicc. Three hundred
children sat down to the dinner at noon and dld
things that go to make the turkey IL lhihs o De'"'S
and a Joy forever
The final arrangements for the annual fair, 10 be
held under the auspices of the Ladies' Ala society u
the Lepox Avenue Unitarian Church. In the NcstIy
Of the church. LenOx-ave. and Onehundrcd and
twenty-Arst-st., arc nearly completed The fair VIII
he held on December l. and 3, and promises to be
one Of the most attractive and successful In The history
OF this vigorous and active congregation All inc
different societies Of the church Will aid in making
This fair success Each table will represent one
of the popular American colleges, The Unity Young
peoples society furnishing the Harvard table.
No better evidence Of the worth Of the Young
Wonien's Christian Association OF Harlem can be
had than the in which this institution made 50
many young women feel that they had indeed home
The cosey house of this association at No. "a
West One-hundred-and.twcnty-fo is admirably
adapted for making people feel at home The dinncr
which was given was a typical NcwEngland feast,
and wis enjoyed in a typical New-Engand manner.
In the evening there was musical ana literary
impromptu programme, in which college songs formed
a prominent feature. Miss 'enie Knox, Miss Eable
and Miss Lille IIochdorfor took part In instri-
mental music Among those present Mis-
McElroy, the general secretary; Miss l.. Coleman
Miss Florence Henry, Miss Esther l1crson Miss
Conlin Miss Lizzie smith, Miss Annie i. Wilson,
Miss Lillian Prchard, Miss Amanda Dean, Miss
Annie Wallng, Miss Henrietta Iro~n, Miss Burr,
Miss Alice Mattison Miss Annie Murray, Miss Flor
cncc Turner Miss Annie smith, Miss Eva Lupus,
Miss Clara SOmmcr. Miss a. l.. Johnson, Miss l..
James, Miss Lulu J. Hopper, Miss Louae Muller,
Miss Alice McCailray The Misses Wilson, Miss Rachel
Erwin, Miss Lillian Garrison, Miss Mary Gallagher,
MIS-, sadie Carson, Mrs. W. j. Fuller and Miss L. NJ
Kane.
Tomorrow evening the Rev J. G. Davenport
Of Waterbury, Conn, will give popular lecture
entitled The Heart OF England AT the Young
Womens Christian Association, ut o'clock. This
IS the first Ct series OF free entertainments to De
given in The ROOMS Of the association during The
winter. On the first Monday Of every month there
will be a concert. popular lecture, or practical
talk 10 which all are invited At 80 O'Clock
this afternoon Miss Josie Lapham, Of St James's
Methodist Episcopal Church, Will lead the gospel
meeting In the parlors Of the association The