The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-26
Splendid Weather for
Christmas Festival.
Elaborate Observance at
State Institutions.
Impressive Exercises at Churches.
Homes and Hospitals.

1t was neither q green nor q stormy
Christmas but, clear and beauti ful and
"whits" enough to satisfy all ira ditions,
q New England winter day at ts very
best.
Ihe churches, the homes OF th poor
and the homes of the rich and all tho
Homes which are spelled with capital
"H" and are open to the sick and uJi-
fortunate. were the Thousand cen sers OF
attraction each with its own littl gath
ering Of men, women and chi Idren,
bearing gifts and wishing one ano tn ar q
merry day and happy New Year.. The
spirit OF good will toward men pre- " allied
as 1t always does on Christmas and
Thanksgiving in every community in the
more enlig htened and fortunate end of
the nineteenth century. 1t is an e, ,,ellent
season for the development of OPT .imism.
Superintendent Eastman saw to 1t
that all the inmates at the State institu-
tions had as merry Christmas as it Is
possible to have during term ,f PEN
ance and no one in that large con imunity
of those who have made mista kes was
neglected.
every little girl at Oaklswn b ad some
thing on the Tree and the babies in
Howard Cottage reveled in Christmas
joys.
The inmates of each departm ent were
treated as gdests at special dinners fol-
lowed by entertainments and Chaplin
James ii. M ting and Rev. Father Cotfey
xrao had et m, soru1ona
The entertainment program at the
House of Correction was as follows:
Bones, Charles Grumpy, Thomas PERI
ner; interlocutor, theodore Jackson;
tambos, John Roach, John Lynch; sele,c-
ton. Howard orchestra; opening OVER
ture, Southern Psstimes, Howard orc hes-
ira and chorus; song, Bye, Bye, My lion
ey, Must Co." John Roach; song and
chorus, Back Among the Old Folks Once
Again, Z. Jones; song and chorus. Roses
Underneath the Snow, j. l.. ~ Cara;
song, Keep in de Middle OF de Road;
song and chorus, Just Tell Them that
You Saw Me; finale to first part. jack
sons College; selection, howard 'orcnes-
ira. Second port-Bass song, Nor arch of
the Woods, Theodore Jackon; few his
torial facts, John Roach; Song. Who is
the Lady that Wants to Marry Me, e.
Jones; Dutch song and dance, j. Roach;
song, Bsrnum's Show, j. l.. O'Gara;
sketch, The Actor and Novice, jackson,
Roach and Grumpy.
Special services were held at the fol-
lowing city churches:
,otb Cd oil
I'm mmacuIate Conception, ST. Edwards,
St. Joseph"s, Holy Name, Blessed Sac
rament, st. JOINS Highland Congrega-
tional, Fourth Baptist, First Baptist,
Central Congregational, Stewart street
Baptist, Olney Street Congregational,
Union Baptist, Hope street Methodist,
Bethel A. ~. Il. Church, st. Paul's NJ.
f. Church, Park Street Free Baptist, Jeffer
son Street Church, Academy Avenue Bap-
tist, Ruggles Street, .Elmwood Avenue
Free Baptist, Elmwood Temple, Trinity
nj. e. Church. Friendship Street Bap-
tist, Church of the Saviour, Grace
Church, Church Of the Redeemer, ct.
Stephens, st. Johns, st. Thomas', ct.
Andrews, st. Paul's, Christ Church, and
Church of the Epiphany.
The day was observed In oil the hos
pitals and charitable institutions of the
city, there were holiday matinee per-
formances at the thesters and receptions
at q number of the local clubs.
A very enjoyable affair entitled "The
! Christmas Festival was given at Lyman
| Hall under the auspices of the Germania
| Club and the yule-tide customs of the
| Fatherland were observed to the great
delight OF the children of the party.
Speeches were made by President Hans
Schneider ana Professor Herman Muel.
ler and a poem was read by Mr.. Otto
Leih. The music was furnished by Mr..
Kohlhagen and Mr.. Schneider.