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-
minatlng 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-fashoned
Christmas. Fer in all the east and
west side streets and avenues there
were crowds of people huriying 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 run
ming towards these centres Of radiation
OF happiness were eager and eXpectant
The faces of those going away were
smiling and joyful. The air was full
Of shouts of pleasure. of sounds OF
laughter, CT cries and calls OF con-
graduation or triumph.
1t was a 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
pennies and dollars. 1t meant so much
to the poor children to Eet this Christ
child happy. 70 send the shining sun
horn into poverty and darkness, suffer
ing through no fault of its own and so
keen,y sensitive to the touch OF even the
least ray of gentleness or charity
FOR BLESSED is HE WHO GIVES.
And II was not only the children who
grown-uo relatives who were made
happy and were put into the true, Christ.
mas spirit, but 1t was all those who gave
helped. even in the least way, toward:
this great river OF joy. Further,l It was
all those who, hearing the shouting
walk and felt a sudden and glowing
warmth at sight of these little ones. 81
poorly clad, so marked with the distress
OF their surroundings. marching proudly
with faces illumined. with treasures-st
precious to them-borne In their arms
No one can estimate the good done b!
gentle force of the least good dee,
pushes on forever and forever widens
one can only dimly realize even the frs
results of such a loosaning of the food
safes Of kind feelings.
IT seemed that the children. leaving tn
halls where these trees we've. had ever
useful articles had been distributed also
The gross figures of the distribution bea
out the IDEAS of immensely and variety
ei 2r ins.anee stSht tons Of CANDY yer
10000 distinct articles-toys, clothing an
the like-were distributed. Among thes
were 5000 dolls, 1900 boxes of toy chin
Yea sets, 1000 toy trumpets, 1000 sets 9
ninen!ns. 5000 Noah's arks. each set wit
a cannon that would go off; 5000 pairs 9
fStocknss' 1000 pairs OF mittSns. 20
s'Jy) lumping-iacks, 1900 sets OF cup-anC
ball, ZOO Ferris-wheel puzzles thousand
OF sets or baby clothing, boys and girl
clothing, hats. caps, shoes, and SO on an
80 on. All OF this clothing was given b
generous clothing merchants OF this cit,
Many OF the toys and much of the cand
We're glver by wholesale and retail dea
ers. All the express companies carrie
parcels for The Evening World trees frt
to the central storehouse, AMI the Mo
gan Bros; Storage Warehouse Compan!
at Broadway and West Forty-sevent
street. did all the carriage free of charf
ana even sent their wagons on collectin
worS Of IN sve fcr 9 frees
ness
WHERE THE TREES WE'RE.
These are the seven places where n
uees were set up: "
harlem Opcra-Ho Hall, One HUI
urea and Twenty-ffth street and Sevent
SHenOe, the use of which was given /
Nr, Oscar Hammerstein,
me American Theatre Hail. Elght
enue ana Forty-second street, give
SS MI 7. Henry French. who has siv,
nan each Christmas for five years.
clarendon Hall. Thlrtsenth stres