The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-25
CHARITYS OPEN HAND.
Kindly Remembrance Of The Poor on
Christmas Eve.

The Kings Daughters Noble Work.
Many Hungry Ones Given a Christ
mas Feast-The Christmas Tree at
Catholic Library Hall for the Poor
Little ones-The Festivals at the
Asylums and Homes.
No pains have been spared by the chart
table people Of Savannah to see that the
Christmas holidays are made enjoyable 10
the poor people Of the city. In fact Savan-
nah's poor have good reason TO congratu-
late themselves in that there are so many
people in the city who are ready TO look
out for their needs and wants.
The ladies composing Circle NO. Z OF the
Kings Daughters were busily engaged for
weeks before hand in getting together con-
tributions for large number Of the poor
that they had on their list. The poor and
needy were hunted out and were given
cards, which,, when presented at the
Kings Daughters exchange at New Hous-
ton and Bull streets, yesterday morning,
entitled them to receive of the bounty
which had been prepared.
The ladies Of this circle decided on the
plan this year Of giving out the articles
OF food and clothing and allowing the
recipients Of this charity to take them
home where they could prepare their own
Christmas dinners, and enjoy them in their
own humble, but pleasant way. In this
way apples, bananas, oranges, raisins,
candy, -four meats, bread, tea, coffee.
chickens. cake, and eatables of all kinds
were supplied to about sixt y families,
which averaged about three to the fam
~, making nearly $50 poor persons that
were given enough to eat to last them not
only during Christmas day but for two
or three days afterward. A great many
poor who had no tickets from the ladies',
but who had heard of this dispensation of
charity went out to the exchange, and
none were turned away as long as the
supply lasted. Some of those supplied
had so much to carry that they had to go
home on the cars, and none came but
went away with a well filled basket The
ladies' Of this circle are very thankful
to the merchants and others who so
kindly made donations for their noble
work Of charity.
About $50 poor children, those who are
cared for by hone of the charitable in
sttutions of the city, and who were
brought together from livery quarter
through the efforts of the ladies' engaged
in the noble work. gathered in the after
noon at the Catholic Library hall, where
a brilliant Christmas tree had been pre-
pared for them The ladies made spec
ial effort of hunting up in every part OF
the city those children for whom Christ
mas had no other joy than that brought
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rewarded There was some present, as
well as a bag of candy, nuts and raisns,
the most essential part, for everyone
of the $50 children invited, and they were
all made to have a good time. The COM
mfttee in charge of this good work was
Miss Mary Appleton, chairman; Misses
Margie Stiles, Catherine Stiles and Nina
Pane. They desire to thank all those
who were generous in their contributions
to this festive occasion for the children,
and those who did contribute may have
good reason to feel that their
presents brought joy to some little child
ish heart.
the Episcopal Orphans Home met at that
institution yesterday afternoon with the
children there, and several pleasant hours
were spent. A lunch was served and the
children were made to enjoy themselves.
They will be given an elegant Christmas
dinner to-day.
The boys at Bethesda are never over
looked on such festive occasions. The
board of stewards received several nice
contributions for the boys and they were
sent out to the home. Among them were
turkeys, fruits, and what the boys want
ed most, some fireworks. They will spend
a pleasant and enjoyable Christmas day.
The inmates of the Abraham's Home
and of the Mary Telfair Home have re-
ceived some nice contributions for Christ
mas dinners and their day will be made
pleasant one.
The children of the Female Orphan asy-
lum had their usual Christmas tree in
the afternoon. The school room was for
an hour merry scene. The tree was la
den with useful and pretty gifts which
Santa Claus distributed with free hand.
After the exercises, which consisted of
recitation, singing and a Christmas da-
logue written by one of the pupils, Santa
Claus, in the person of a well known
charitable gentleman, made his appear
ance and took charge. The occasion was
a merry one for the girls. Each was the
recipient of some kindly remembrance of
the glad festival time.
AT THE CHURCHES.
How the Great Festival Will Be OBJ