The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-26
HAPPY CHILDREN
Christmas Entertainment at the
Children's Home on Glen
wood Avenue.

Fifty-two happier children than those
in the Childrenls Home his Christmas
tide could not be found anywhere, II
the sight of their faces on Christmas
Eve would have softened the heart OF
the worst specimen of a Scroogs in this
or any other city.
A number of ladies and gentlemen in
terested in the institution on
avenue met there on Christmas Eve 10
dress the children's tree. and what q
sumner it was. Besides innumera5ie
gifts of toys and goodies. a kind friend
OF. MIR. John A.. Walker sent fifty play
books to add to the presents. rms
shoughtful donor was Mr.. George G..
Mclean. Of Portland. Conn.,. All these
beautiful things were tastefully
hung ON the frry boughs OF
the tree by DIR. Chambers. and
these friends of the Home ave as
eistance:-President Ridgway and hrs
boys, Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Hulsllizer. MI.
and Mrs. John A. Walker, Miss Kinds,
Miss Carnes. Mr.. and Mrs. FRANK
Carnes. Mr.. Oliver II. Perry and family
and Secretary Albert Norris. When 81
was finished the tree presented q hand
some appearance. and there was a toy
and book for every child.
In the meantimeMr. j. E. Hulshizer
had been hustbing among his friends,
sent In a huge barrel of turkeys,
minee pies. and all the good things IN
cluded in the comprehensive term.
trimmings"
MY, what a pretty sight 1T was on
Christmas Day to see tifty-two rosy
checked. bright eyed. healthy, expect
ant youngsters, with sharpened appetftes
sitting at the long tables awaiting the
70 y ast1nas dinner provided by that
thoughtful gentleman. Mr.. Hrrllrizer!
some OF the spectators viewed with
mirch alarm the rapid disappearance Of
the turkeys. It seemed that each bird
mad used It's wings and flown down the
thoats Of the children in sheer despera-
ton AS for the stacks of mince pies,
they dissolved like mist before MONDAY
sun.
TITS an right" latighingly replied Mr..
Huishizer to soothe his friends fears.
.'I,ve hired a doctor IN case Of emer,-
gency. There's half a mince PIE Ior eacn
child. and It's got to be eaten and eaten
it was, and what was more, thoroughly
hugely and immensely enjoyed.
Everybody was pleased,the kind fr1snds
charges who were UP to the eyes ID
turkey and mince pie. fruits, candy
n toys. No n was sick; no one mao
time to be, and it may be safely az
summed that II there was any a 2
day these .relgned in the Chlldfens
Home.
There was mother source Of rejoicing.
too, and tuat was that there was peace
throughout the lone. Al signs o. %
indignant ladies were things OF the pas.
and the New Year VIII be entered On y
monlousiy with the lady managers;
The later met a few. days ago anS or,
ganized with Mrs. Thomas y. Pope.
President: Mrs. Althea Bedle. Vice-Pres,
ident. Mrs. q. NJ. Prior, Secretary. ano
Miss Leila Kinds. Treasurer.
The Board includes, besides these ofn-
GERS. Mrs. BENJAMIN Ilttngworth, Mrs.
Washington Belt, Mrs. Henry E.. Niese,
Mrs. VI. d. Edwards, Mrs. N. w. Con.
diet. Mrs. Hudspeth-Benson. Miss Carrie
Imbrie. Mrs. James Benny. Mrs. George
7. Smith and Mrs. Frank W. Eveseth.
1t is also a cause for co~ngratulation
that Messrs. e. F. c. Young and George
f. Perkins have resumed their old re-
lations with the Board of Trustees, and
nCuy are aptiVR members.