The Washington times., 1894-12-26
The GREAT FESTIVAL
And The FEASTERS
Public and Private Observance
of Christmas.
CHURCHES NADE BEAUTIFUL
HOSPITALS Visited and Sad Hearts
Gladdened.
CHURCHES MADE BEAUTIFUL
Grea: out3ourings of People to Attend the
Services at Dawn-Bright and CHEEKY
Places that Shelter Orphan Children
Dinner at the Central Union Mission
Christmas Tree for All the Eewsboys.

and homes of the worshipIng muititudes.
In many sections of the city in the par
ishes of the Catholic churches here was
great outpouring in the dawn to attend the
5 o'clock services. These services were fol-
lowed toy others up to II O'Clock the time
when all OF the church-soing people of the
city turned out TO the closing services of the
morning. Many OF the churches were low
ingy adorned in honor OF the Saviour, and
especially at the last morning service, at
! which the design was TO pres lit the various
houses in their most beautiful aspect, and TO
add a greater glory TO tie celebrat on by the
most exquisite music.
The most careful selection of sacred music
was made TO express the joyful nature OF the
festival. and the best loca. talent was secured
| TO interpret the masses. chants, hymns, and
anthems OF the favorite composers. in tho
Catholic and Episcopal churches the music
was elaborate, the programme having been
made up OF the brightest gems Of the classics.
The church going over, one and all set
about enjoying to the full the day OF days.
Some found pleasure at the home fires dc
watching the young folks rollickiGg with new
toys aad games. others paid long-due visits
10 friends. SoILe sought pleasure only fer
themselves. but there were many who visited
the places where are gathered the sick. the
orphans and the friendless. and found there
tlai II Is more ble-Seu 10 give ludu 10 IcccIfC.
ORPHANS WE'RE NOT FORGOTTEN.
While the children of Washington in $4,000
homes were enjoying gifts and freedom yes
terday. the orphans were not forgotten. They
had an evenly delightful Christmas. Beae-
factors are said to have been more than or
dinarliy generous, in spite OF business dali
ness.
In al there are over z, 600 children in the
homes and asvlGms OF this city. Possibly the
brightest and cheeriest place yesterday was
the home OF the liltlest OF aiI the Hospital
I for FoGndlint.S at No Ills Fifteenth street
northwest. There the house was Gied with
decorations tastefully wreathed in everEreeas
AMI brighter coOrs wherever spray woutd
hang. There are thirty-one tiny bits OF hu-
maGity there in charge OF a Swedish girl.who
has not forgotten the light and hope OF youth.
and OF nurses Il number OF whom are drawn
from the Garfield Hospital. The six boys
who are old enough 10 run about had their
Christmas tree and presents and all the de-
li.hts of Santa Claus and the tender love
that belongs 10 the day.
The rosiest place aud the heartiest was 81.
Joseph's Asylum. on H near Tenth. The lit
tie fellows, l07 in number. had rol!icking
time outside the hours OF religious service all
day long. and the good Sisters in spite OF the
huboub seemed TO be enjoying it almost as
much as were their wards. They rose at a.
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presents; aud OH what a huge pile of them
, there were. There was no tree. The boys
were then turned loose till the dinner with
turkey, miaee pie. crauherries, celery, apples.
oranges, nuts. and candies.
And the good things at the other place ran
about the same list. At st. Johns Orphan
age Twentieth and F. there was some DOUBT
aoout cream and cake both hut Or. Mackaye-
Smith said they should have all they wanted
and himself sen tin the ice cream. This was
tine
MOST EoMELIKE PLACE OF ALL.
The ninety children were playing in any
room they Liked, while older folks were max
ing music at the piano or chatting in coy
parlors. Bits Of paper and splashes of water
from tiny teasets were here and there, and
Sister Agnes scolded little, jHst like home
folks. whilethe baby Of the house held up for
inspection his picture book. already good
deal soiIed.
At ST. AIMS Infant Asylum, Twenty-third
/ and streets. they had two Christmas trees
for ninety children. one for the younger set
and enc for the oder. The children played
about the trees all day and saw them lit at
night Al dinner dolls of the older set by the
dozen were put 10 rest on the long school
room benches while dozens of bab. .es scarce
: bigger than some of the dolls sat. all pink
frocked alike. in thin little chairs ana de-
6 manded food in chorus.
Inc DIG ely orphan asylum 1f0 clllQren
had good Christmas dinner, and many
boxes o. presents but no tree nor formal eX-
ercses. Saturday night they win have lit
e-ary and musical exercises. but the public is
emphaiicaly not inviteG-there is no room.
hundred little girls at st. Vincents were
having merry time. in some cases the worse
for their faces and dresses. They had pres
ents at morning and a Christmas tree that
will he stripped to complete their Joy. Older
children now outside were returning TO visit
sisters and bring their offerings. The whole
place was flied with
COMFORT AND CHRISTIAN LOVE.
! Christmas found the seventy little ones at
, the Children's Hospital. Thirteenth and W,
all except eight, able to come down to the
Christmas tree in the afternoon. They had
their stockings full at morning and an ex-
cellent dinner. At the tree there was for
, each one something that he had asked Ior
and dozens OF presents beside. Many good
things We're sent in by the Norwood and Mount
Vernon young ladies' schools. The tree was
prepared by Mrs. T. l.. McGRire, Miss S.
Shank. aud Mrs. S. II. Shield, of the board oi
managers.
Merriest and sweetest of all was st. Roses
Industrial School. where there is n regular
home gathering al Christmas Of those who
have enjoyed its advantages. Many even oi
those who are married come back with their
children for 4 visit There WAS parlor full
OF laughing girls with music and Jest anG
Christmas stories, while friends 10y twos and
threes were talking quietly in other rooms.
The German Orphan Asylum out on GOOD
4 Hope Enad and Industrial Home School Oh
ThIrty-second street extended were not neg
lected. as friends coming and going all day
# attested. and the colored children at tht
Home provided by the National Assoca.
tion at Eighth and Grant avenue. had theil
toys and pictures and books and fun to theil
= hearts content.
DINNER AT THE MISSION.
One hundred and fifty men and boys were
admit ed to the dining room of the Central
Union Mission at a o'clock yesterday after
noon, where. for the space of half an hour
they were sheltered from the chilling atmos-
, phere of the street. and, what was OF more I'M
portance, obtained a good, square Christmas
dinner, with plum pudding trimmings.
They were greeted with few kindly word:
: of Christmas cheer by Mr.. Thompson. The
dining room and the room adjoining hao
been tastefully decorated in commemoratioI
of the day, and the recipients of the mis-
sicn's bounty were reminded not alone O.
. Manager Thompsons references, but by tht
; various notices as well as by the evergreen
! adornments, and equally by the huge emblem
d attic star that confronted them. of the grea
: event OF a past century that was being ther
y held in remembrance.
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