The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26


These seven trees were in wisely
chosen places in New York and Brook
lyn and Jersey City. The most careful
arrangements had been made that the
tickets should reach just those that
needed them and no others. Those who
went abroad through the city yesterday
morning to see what Santa Claus was
doing under the sunshine that was illu-
minating the most distressful Christmas
New York has ever seen saw. no mat
ter where they went, that the poor chill
dren were getting an old-fashioned
Christmas. For in all the east and
west side streets and avenues there
were crowds OF people hurrying in one
direction empty-handed and going more
slowly in the other direction with Christ
mas presents in their arms. There was
great running to and fro. Mothers were
flying with children in arms or breath
less'y dragging at their skirts Whole
families were racing towards one point
from which other families were de-
parting with joy in their faces and candy
and toys or useful presents In their
arms. The faces of the children rum
ming towards these centres of radiation
OF happiness were eager and eNpectant.
The faces OF those going away were
smiling and joyful. The air was full
OF shouts of pleasure. of sounds of
laughter, OF cries and calls of con-
graduation or triumph.
It was great Christmas distribution,
but the effect was vastly out of all pro-
portion TO the cause. 1t meant SO little
for the thousands of readers of The
Evening World to contribute their spare
e sor SS to R Rs' fhs 50 cRr fsn
mas, II is such q great thing to make a
child happy. to send the shining sun
light dancing into the life Of little one
horn into poverty and darkness, suffer
Ing through no fault of Its own and so
hcsnly sensitive to the touch of even the
least ray of gentleness or charity.
FOR BLESSED IS HE WHO GIVES.
And 1t was not only the children who
got presents. and their parents and
happy and were put into the true Christ.
mas spirit, but it was all those who gave
towards these seven trees, all those who
helped. even in the least way. towards
oil those who, hearing the shouting,
leaned from windows or paused IN their
walk and felt sudden and glowing
warmth at sight of these little ones, So
poorly clad, so marked with the distress
or their surroundings marching proudly
with faces illumined, with treasures-,sc
No one can estimate the. good done by
those eeven trees. We know that tht
gentle force OF the least good deco
bne can only dimly realize even the firs
results of such a loosening of the flood
gates OF kind feelings.
II seemed that the children. leaving tn.
halls where these trees were, had ever,
sort of toy and that all kinds OF small
useful articles had been distributed also
The gross figures OF the distribution bea
IN. Aa zf N..aN. artt
For instance, eight tons of candy wer,
given away in half-pound packages. Owe
zpNDO distinct articles--toys clothing an,
tne like-were distributed. Among thes
were 5000 dolls, 1900 boxes of toy chin,
yea sets, 1000 toy trumpets. 1000 sets o
ninepins, 5000 Noah's arks. each set witt
cannon that would go of; 1900 pairs 0
cumming tops. 1000 whips, $500 rattiet
2,hW 1umping-jacks, 5000 sets of cup-and
Dali, 1000 Ferris-wheel puzzles, thousand
clothing, hats. Cape, shoes, and so on an
so on. All of this clothing was given b.
generous clothing merchants OF this city
MANY 81 the toys and much OF the cand
we're given by wholesale and retail deal
ers. All the express companies carries
parcels FOR The Evening World trees FIRE
10 me central storehouse, and the Nor
at Broadway and West Forty-sevent
street. did all the carriage free Of cha re
and even sent their wagons on collectin
'Ou'n' Ia itct, III every part or the grea
work of arranging for the trees Their
were generosity and charity and willing
WHERE THE TREES WE'RE.
These are the seven places where tn
trees were set up
Harlem Opera HOUSE Hall, One Hun
oted and Twenty-flfth street and Seyent
Sfenve. the use OF which was given b
ny; Oscar Hammersteln.
The American Theatre Hall E,gb,
snenue and Forty-second street, K.ve
nE M. T. Henry French, who has Niye
TrAu eSeh Christmas for five years.
ihe Clarendon Hall. Thirteenth stree