The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-20
DINNERS FOR CHRISTMAS.
Some Of the Elaborate Bills Of Fare TO
Temp; the Inner Man.
At TIE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The Young Boys at the Orphan As, i"h an"
the Old Boys at the soldiers Home
The Inmates of the Almshouse
and Prisons Remembered

spend Christmas-Day In the must Vi
their families and enjoy more OF ieS'
elaborate dinner, according 10 their
means or appetitcs. There are others'
however. and a great many OF them
who are not so fortunate. and who have
to scramble about In public places 10
supply the wants Of the inner man.
! For this class OF people, the various no
| tells in the city are a veritaOle DOOM
| Here elaborate menus have been pre-
| pared for the day. and even
| the palate OF the greatest souF-
mand will be satisfied with the
spreads laid before him on that occasion
That the jefferson will take the lead as
on all former occasions Of this character
goes without sayus, and ample prep"-
| ratiOus nave been made iu that ldi-vL.
| hosiery 10 accommodate and satisfy
| the wants OF the numerous patrons
| The other hotels VIII, OF course, uP
| hold their former regulations, as upeIal
and Circumspcct hosts, and tr,ie ee,i.io
10 be not the least danger that any one
| Will have 10 go hungry on M IN ,i','-
! Day. The numerous hoalulhs ii'S1'
| keepers ia the city also seem 20 he DC
termined to make special eicrt 10
| bring forth tine best that thtii i"i-'i
can afford. and. judging from lur many
careful preparations made, chris una.
! promises 90 he "a great SUCCESS c.t '"ii's
"a far as feasting g. concerned.
At THE ORPHAN ASYLUM. -,
There are some nlty-odd boys. oI dii-
| fercnt ages. under tie custody oi Mt.
j. u. Gin. the ever-watchful and cihcient
superintendent OF the Male orphan ASy
| lum. These boys for years nave .',u
| deprived of the luxury Of nome. tholi
! parents having been called away 10 Their
| eternal homes Mrs. Gill. however mas
opened her big heart to these idtheiless
and mOtherlc-s boys, and Is always ahN-
ious 10 aid them where she can, ana 20
nll. as much as is in hcr power INC
places of those they have lost
a special effort is made by her an
nualiy. especially az Chris tmds-ilinc, 10
make her boys feel that they stahd
alone in the world. homeless fdlhet-
less. mothcrless. Well knowing tnat
the Board of Directors are not IN POSI-
ton TO allow her any extraordinary iilah-
cial assistance for proper celehI"uon
Of Christmas. Mrs. GIL has devised
means Of her own 10 procure the neces-
sary funds. AS I'm former years HNt
has placed a number Of boxes in the most
prominent stores and offices in this city,
where hberal-minded people may drop
contributions. with which the christmas
expenses at the institution VIII DE palo.
4 turkey dinner, with all the neces-
sary perQuisites-cran sauce. pies,
etc.-will be set before the boys on
Christmas-Day. Besides. there VIII be
a special Christmas celebration az the
institution. on a day yet 10 be selected
between Christmas and New-Near. on
that occasion. the Board Of Directors ana
n few personal friends Will be present
as invited guests. as IN former years.
The boys will sing Chri-tmas sons.' sn-
der the direction of Mrs. Gill. and give
recitatiOns Finally. Santa Claus VIII
make his appearance and leave pres
ent for each Of the little orphans. The
CrOwning-point of the celebration for the
boys, however. viii be the big christ
mas dinner. which viii be served 10
them i'm the dining-roOm Of the asylum.
There will De turkey in abundance cram
berry sauce. mince pie. cake oVNarions
descriptions fruits. candy. NUS etc.'
enough 10 make every one feel perfectly
happy. and 10 feel once more the com
At THE SOLDIERS HOME.
As IL has been the custom ~ former
years. there will De an appropriate cele-
hration OF Christmas next Friday at
tho Soldiers Home. Colonel Charles
l.. Bigger the cOmmandant OF the Home.
who Is looking after the interests or
tha old Confederate veterans in ms
charge like father. has aircadv COM
pietcd his arrangements and II u sate
10 say that the inmates of the Home
will have as Jolly a time as ever before
Provisions viii he set before them IN
abundance. so that they may eat to
their hearts content.
In order 10 furnish some entertainment
AT the same time to the mind. there Will
be vocal and instrumental music IN thc
mess hall during the dinner which VIII
begin at 4 o'clock. The various numbers
of the musical programme will be eX-
ocuted by some hnd-hearted amateur
artists in this city. who delight in MAX
ing other people happy. While the mu-
steal programme DIS being rendered. the
old veterans VIII have am opportunity
10 rcplonsh themselves with the follow
ing features of Colonel Bigger tempting
bin of fare. Stowed oysters roast tur-
key. with cranberry sauce, Bruins WICK
stew: roast sh0at with apple sauce;
baked ham. wheat and corn-brf 1d; sweet
and Irish potatoes. mixed pickles. cell
cry; cheese and crackers; oranges. APP
pies, bananas, Nuts. raisins; c9niec-
tioncry. mincc-pic: fruit-cakc, pound
cake. currant-cakc, chocolate and sponge
cake; tea. coffee. and ciears,
AT THE ALMSIOl So.
At the Almshouse. day or two ago
Mr.. George i. Davis. The efficient ana
cirCum-pect superintendent and Mr..
Hughes the steward or the institution.
put their heads together 10 prepare
bin of fare for The inmates best suited
to the occasion Being wei aware OF
the fact that the city's. finances are al
ohb-tide. they dll not Hare 10 FIX up
an elaborate and expensive mcnu, but
they managed 10 get mp "a spread which
pconle who nave 10 fall back ON NE nos
pitality Of the city. There Will be suf-
hcient turkey on hand for all. with the
necessary vegetables while the class
Of sweets will be represented by pound
cake. confectionery. and possibly fruit.
At THE CITY JAIL.
city Sergeant Charles ~ Epps. who
IS I'm charge OF the city Jail. never al
lows thristmas-Day 20 pass by without
his going deep into his rocket and pro-
nNFTeanFrr when
10 procure a festive meal for those LETT
I'm his care. I'm view of the fact that
the cooking facilities at the Hotel Epps
are limited, there being only one oven
and a rather poor one an that the va
ricty of the bill Of fare has been linz
tied. Consequently. there can he no
pie or cake. but the unforturafc- WIZ
receive a substantial meal Of roast meats
and vegetables, tapercd of with fruits,
nuts, etc.
AT THE COUNTY JAIL.
Mr. T.. L. Russell, the jailer at the
Henico county Jail also has que an
probation for a proper observation or
Christmas-DayGln is prepared 10 give
his clients the benefit OF holiday cook
ing. He does not want 20 do things by
halves and he IS therefore determined
TO make an early beginning by giving
tho inmates Of his institution bccIsteak
for breakfast. lie Will follow TINS up
I'm the middle of the day with turkey,
vegetables. fruits. nuts. candy, etc.
AT THE PENlTENTIAkl.
Major Il. W. Lynn. the able ana con-
scientous superintendent Of the state
pcnucntiary. certainly has the most
difficult task before him. Under ms
care there are at present over thirteen
proper. ana about three hundred more
on the state farm near Beaver Dam.
in GOOchland county. The law L. very
explicit In prescribing how the inmates