The record-union., 1894-12-29
THE ORPHANS CHRISTMAS DINNER.
Happy Children Enjoy BountifuI
Feast.
a Christmas Tree Last Evening Fills
Their Cup of Happiness to
Overlooking.

Yesterday was a red-letter day at the
day set apart for their Christmas dinner.
Seventeen turkeys laid down their
lives to furnish q feast for the children,
and great was their happiness and con-
tentment as they filed into the dining
hall and took their seats at the bountiful
table that had been spread for them. One
hundred and eighty of them, ranging in
size from the lilliputian tot that's the mas
cot of the establishment to the larger boys
and girls OF Il or II, took their places
quietly and without confusion-a pattern
which other and more fortunate children
with parents and homes might copy with
profit. Their care to obey orders and
their anxiety to please are evidence of the
love and respect they bear TO Mrs. Jeannie
Cady, the matron, as well as to the noble
hearted ladies who have done SO much
for them.
Patiently they sat in their chairs after
grace was said until they were helped,
no noise or loud talking being heard,
and only the uplifted hand testitying that
something was asked for. However.
no time was lost, but most etfectual work
was done in putting themselves outside
OF the deiicacies, and if their tongues
lacked activity their Jaws fully made up
for it. The assaulting host finally tell
back, acknowledging itself fairly beaten,
but still looking with longing eyes to-
ward the remnants of the fray, and filed
out of the room at the word OF command
and dispersed to the playground.
In the evening the Christmas tree,
which had been decorated and laden
with presents while the children were en-
gagged in the dining-room. was displayed
to their gaze.
And what Christmas tree it was It's
wide-spreading branches took up much
room and were we'll laden, but could not
begin to hold the gifts for the little army.
There may have been Christmas trees in
this city which displayed more costly
presents, but 1t is safe TO say that none
gave more solid pleasure or occasioned
more thankful hearts than the one last
night. The children's eyes feasted on it
While the programme was carried out, as
follows: Chanting of the Lord's Prayer
by the children, and the repeating of the
commandments; greeting song, "Remem-
Der the Poor" by LOttie Plucker, May
Morris, Lena Logan, George Logan,
George Venter and Bennie Baglioni; song,
carol Around the Christmas Tree':
recitation, 1.-The Child Jesus"; song,
'Christmas Bell" by Eva and Florence
Vain; recitation, by George Neal three
years old); exercises by kindergarten;
recitation, "Christmas Gifts" by Cora
Prober, Ray Logan, Alice Brook, Emma
Talbot, Belle Fisher, Lille Stice, Charles
Johnson, Warren Brown, George Smith
Tommy Leeper and Eugene Mohn; reci-
tation, by Ray Logan and singing by the
school.
Rev. Henry NJ. Hoyt and Rev. A. c.
Herrick made brief addresses to the chill
dren. The kindergarten exercises by the
class in charge Of Misses Dunlap, Dixon
and Obarr were excellent and were
loudly applauded. The asylum children,
too, went through their parts in manner
that showed great pains had been taken
Neal brought down the house.
The Board of Managers-Mrs. n. d.
Rideout, President; Mrs. r. G.. Irvine,
Secretary, Mrs. ID. a. Lindley, Treasurer:
Mrs. Il. A. Snider, Mrs. j. K. Foster,
Mrs. L. p. Burr, Mrs. +. l.. Orcutt, Miss
Tenie Massey, Mrs. G. Il. Paine, Mrs. ID.
ID. Whitbeck, Mrs. William Schaw, Mrs.
Allen Towle, and Mrs. Alex Morrison.
Miss Childs and Mrs. w. L. Briggs
were, as always, untiring in their efforts
to make the occasion happy one for the
children, and succeeded admirably
There has not been death among the
children for over three years, and not
even a case of sickness for several
months, thanks to the zeal and efficiency
of Mrs. Cady. the Matron, and her as
sistant, Mrs. Joseph War;, whose watch
ful care of the cleanliness and ventilation
of the wards has kept away disease and
death and preserved as healthy looking
lot of children as are to be seen any
where.