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

,rhey seven trees were in wisely
cboscr places in New York and Brook
lyp ana Jersey City The most careful
;,rlngrmcnts had been made that the
t'kets should reach just those that
,eeicd them and no others. Those who
went abroad through the city yesterday
morning 10 see what Santa Claus was
doing under the sunshine that was iIu-
ninatirG the most distressful Christmas
Eew York mas ever seen saw, no mat
ter where they went, that the poor chill
dren were getting an oldfashioned
Christmas. For in all the east and
west side streets and avenues there
We're crowds of people hurrying in one
direction cnr 'y-handed and going more
SLOWLY in the other direction with Christ
mas presents in their arms. There was
great running to and fro. Mothers We're
flying with children in arms or breath
lcGs'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 run
ming towards these centres of radia ton
Of happiness were eager and cxpectant
smiling and joyful. The air was full
Of shouts of pleasure. OF sounds OF
laughter, Of cries and calls of con-
graduation or triumph.
1t was Il great Christmas distribution,
but the effect was vastly out of all pro-
portion to the cause. 1t meant so little
ror the thousands of readers of The
Cvening World to contribute their spare
i,ennies and dollars. IT meant SO much
to the poor children 10 get this Christ
mas. Ii Is such u great thing to make II
child happy. 10 send the shining sun
,igiIt aancins into the life OF httl" one
horn into poverty and darkness, suffer
Ing through no fault of its own and so
!eerly sensitive TO III" 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 ana
frown-up relatives who were made
happy and We're put into the true Christ
mas spirit, but ii was all those who gave
towards thes" seven trees, all those who
telped, even In the least way. towards
this great river OF joy. Further 1t was
all tnosr who, hearing the shouting,
leaned from windows or paused in Their
wall; and felt - sudden and glowing
warmth at sight of these little ones 50
ioorly clad, so marked with the distress
Of their suIrOund!rEl. marching proUdly
With. faces iuumincd. with trcasures-su
precious 10 ihenl-horne IN their arms
rhuse seven trees. "" know that the
gentle force of tn" least good deed
One can only dlmly realize evcn the FIRST
IGsuitS Uf such It loOaening of the Hood.
lites of kind fceinea.
1t seemed that tlle children, leaving tht
rails where these trees were. had every
sort Of toy and tina, al Kinds OF snmi
useful article, had been distributed also
Tie GROSS iiguraS OF the distribution bear
II tn ideas OF inmrnsity and variety
instance. Ns.4r,
tl:Hn away IN half-pound packages over
~ ON distinct artic!cs-toyS. c!otning am,
D." nv re distributed. Among theS,
were Ee@ dolls, c@o boxes of 10Y china
sets, loo tuY trumpets, 2,dJl sets VI
MiA"pNS 1000 NUaii's ur.s, each SET viii
" cannon That would 30 of: 5000 pairs o
slnchlnES, d,NpD PAIRS ui HilttnS, Ion
;ll"lminG-toGs, 1000 whips, $500 raitlps
800 lulnping- inclSs, 1900 sets % cup-lni
pi'L :,ojI Ferris -wne-l puzzles, thousand.
~ ArtS "l baby clothing, boys aud Girls
t!pthlilE, uhtr CAPS. shoes, and 81 IN LEt
20 on AZ of thla clothing was given bS
iTnerous clothing merchants Of this city
.!AnS or thr iDNs and much U" the CANDY
were G!yrr by Wholesale AMI retail drt,i
"!S. Al TIE "MulcsS com uGicH carried
imGe'' FOR The Evening World lrecs frc,
!" the central sturchGusr. ana the Nor
Han HroH. STORAGE Warehuu -. Company
80 me !lwav ana Wss, Fnrty-srveni il
n,TI'i. diI an the cartngc free Of ci!arst
t 49, N. - EoIi 'Hrir wagons on, collecting
'"nrs In ia"t. In every pare Of thn grAa
".rN "i arranging fGr tho Tree, ther,
"a GruAr"si,H and charity a.G willing
ileas
WHERE TIE TREES WERE.
~, $50 ar" ~ seven places where ii
l'"n ,irr,it-IlCusr Hal One Hun
gre. AZ it"otr-r.lT strert ana seventh
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me American Theatre Han. Eight
ire,nt S"% rortN 80 J,J aIvcrt ;; We.
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