The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-04
HAPPY CHILDREN.
OVER TWO HONDaED OF THEM MADE
ROYALTY HAPPY YESTERDAY
The statesman's Christmas Dinner and Tree
For the Poor Childrsn Of Austin
Complete Success, Thanks
to the Ladies'

What Il treat it vas u see how nap
py the poor cnildr-u OF the city were
made yesterday by their dinner ana
Christmas tree, rhey, OF course, as
children will, Appeared on the -cene
long before the hour named. Gney
hung around on the sidewalk Tor a
long time anXiOusly peering IN at the
doors aud wIudowe, until finally they
were admitted - the long r0nm IN
which ths dinner was being spread.
There they were seated on the wide
chewing tnat rau the iull length OF
both sides Of the room. And there
they sat Tor over AN hour as quiet as
quiet could be, gazing with WIDE open
and eager eyes at the good things he
ing arranged on tho taUle ,Or them.
1t was touchig sight TO
see them, 40 anxious, 80 full OF
suppressed excitement. 50 eager to be
eating. yet 80 perfectly quiet and or
DERBY: concerning Themselves with
pointing Dut TO- each other the good
things IN store i)r them.
THE DINNER.
The dinner WAS spread by the la
dies on "A table 30 leet long. Wooden
pla es were used and ll0ot then were
on the first table. Each plate was
supplied wijh nam sanwich, lot o.
turkey, cJid s!a", pickles and cann-
ed goods There was any quantity OF
the finest of SLICED cakes In heaping
Pilates all qp and down the ta0les,
each child also bad an orange and a
banana at his or her plate. All were
also supplied with either coffee or
milk. A bout 30 children came in late
and in one bunch and thea others
came in for an hour in tours and
fves. Over 200 of them were fed aId
what they could not eat they carried
home on plates.
THE TREE,
The dinner and the tree were given
In the TWO large store rooms u Mr.
Monroe Miller on the corner OF
Seven(n and the Avenue And while
the ladies were spreading the dinner
in one room other ladies were dress
ing the Christmas tree next door. 30
after the children had eaten To their
fullest capacity tney were marcaed
next door and every one OF them given
some toy from the tree aud bag of
candy. so obey were sent home, the
happiest lot o. children you ever saw.
The mothers had come with a
number of the children and all of hem
had dinner and then quite number
of poor meu out OF work were fed.
Fully 800 dinners in all were thus
served.
THE SrATEsMAN's THANKS.
Aud how can THE STATESMAN lind
words To appropriately thank all those
to whose Efforts the complete success
OF yesterday was due? The ladies God
bless them, worked nobly. There were
about two dozen of them. They 80.
licted for the dime and tree and
then with great labor ana pains spread
the former aud dressed the latter. We
would like TO single them out by name
and give just praise where due. But
they are not OF the kind who love pub
LEFTY, they are noble women vino do
good for the sake OF the good in il.
Aud besides they, like THE STATES.
MAN, have their reward in the con-
sciOusness of having done u noble
work and OF seeing the JOY they gave
so many who rarely see much of real
comfort or joy. But THE STATESMAN
does tender each and every one of
them its heartfelt thanks in the name
OF the poor children Tor the noble
work they did And To all
who In any way contributed, whether
private parties or merchartr. their re.
ward must be ia the con- iousne-s of
having made 200 chlldI, supremacy
HAPPY
To Mr.. Monroe Miller Tor the use Of
his stores, to Mr.. En-. =. hughes Tor
supplying the tree and to the Calca-
sieu Lumber company for the table,
THE STATESMAN returns special
thanks
There were several articles such ~
dishes milk cans, clothes baskets,
etc, left at the hall ana their owners
should get the sane tnis morning.
Another Cnristm - time the poor
children of Austin have been made
happy, and The STATESMAN with all
who assisted in tie good work, TO.
joice In the fact.
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