New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-30
CHEER FOR OPPORTUNITIES.
MANY THANKSGIVING DINNERS GIVEN
THE POOR.
u1-xpREDs FED BY THE BOUNTY OF PIIlIAN-
THRoPIC CITIZENs-ToNs or TrR-
KEY DEVOCRED.

HUNDREDS FED BY THE bOCNI1 Of fhi'''-'-
rHRoPIc CIrIzENs-ToNs or TrR-
KEY DEvoURED.
The Cbildren's Aid Society had an unusually large
undertaking on its hands yesterday when II al
tempted to supply all the wants or the orgatiza-
tions cientage Thanksgiving Day. Never Ne
fore in the history Of the society ala so man!
children present themselves for recognition OH
a Thanksgiving Day. Some three or four hundred
cooks walters and superintendents had the matter
in charge and they report unanimously that tney
never were kept busy in all their h'es' Inc
preparations begun more than week ago,
and have been occupying the time ana 'housne "'
the managers since. 1t has been estimated 'h"'
something like 1000 turkeys came TO an un'lmey
end in the efforts to meet the demand upo" 'lr
society and the supply is pretty nearly exhausted.
At the school OF the society in No. 6 East Inirty-
second-st. the dinner was served al hoo' -No'e
than 500 children sat down to the bountifnl re-
past and the way in which turkey ana crahoer'E
sauce disappeared caution
At the branch OF the society at NO y Duane-s'''
Mrs. William Aston provided the dinner. About ~
little ones sat down to the feast. and 1t was not
at all necessary for them to say. I had very
ENJOYABLE time when they got through III '"'',
they were incapacitated from saying much oi
anything for hour or more aI'er '"e! So'
through dinner was given at the branch III
E,ghth-st and Avenue \ by n. Willis James me
pres,den. Of the society. Henry f. Hawley looked
after the spue;tes Of the children a. the hranch III
Gouverneur-st near Fast Broadway. ana ne SAYS
that he had his hands fun While the CHILDREN say
that they had something else fu'-
AT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
In every restitution controlled by the Commits
sjoners Of Charities and Correction there was sood
cheer and an abundance Of roast turkey and every
thing that helps TO constitute a hrst-class od-
fashioned Thanksgiving Day feast. From the
Tombs there came no "doleful sound: from Belle
yue Hospital no cry OF pain from the peni;entiary
no wall OF woe, while in Ludlow street jan tine
Marshalsea OF the metropolis, every one was az
happy and hopeful as the genuine ard only orishdl
Micawber. Nor the feasting confined TO me
adult wards OF the city. for the Juvenile inmates
of the Randalls Island institutions were not Only
bountifully fed but agreeaby amused by n ;lne
musical and literary entertainment In LUDLOW
Street Jail Is unfortunates were fed ?; IN"
YorkviIle prison. 25 at the Tombs, 5li prisoners
put themselves outside Of COO pounds % chicken
100 pounds Of turkey. 100 pounds OF cranberries I
barrels of apples and lots OF side dishes.
At the German Lutheran Immigrant House, No
% Safest over 200 hungry Germans sat down to
a dinner al O'Clock !. and before they had ended
their feast their faces fairly bcamed with 10Y Ihcy 81
course had turkey. bu; they also had many OF the
strange but palatab bic dishes of the Fa,horand. The
Rev W Berkmeier saw that his guests were made
welcome and John Onerman. the housekeeper. in
stead Of regarding the utter destruction OF his
carefully prepared viands with horror, only looked
plea ed as we'll he might
The strangers within our ga.es-the gates OF tho
big building on Ellis Island-were we'll looked out
for Nearly $50 of them were RECALLED with the ma
tional bird and the historic 'punkin' pie. Well did
they enjoy themselves.
The Moderation Society that has its Offices AZ NO
y Park Row. had a busy day yesterday IN dstrib-
uting the many carloads OF flowers that were sent
to them by all the principal horticulurists OF New
a-l IofaV Isl nd pi *
and chiefly chrysanthemums were among the
flowers sent. and these were distributed among all
the hospitals and charitable homes throughout the
city one feature that flowers were sent 10
the different missions where Thanksgiving dinners
were given the poor and the recipients. old and
Young after a hearty dinner. could be seen AL
over the city decked out with flower. the gift OF
the society.
ALL SORTS OF GOOD THINGS TO EAT.
Activity was the order OF the day AT the In
dustrial Christian Alliance. No 10 Beecker-st
Yesterday from early morning til dinner was