Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-26
sisting of D. W. Eaton, E. X. Chafee, W.
II. Potter and c. a. Johnston.
al the Crittentnn Missfon.

sisting of D. W. Eaton, E. X. Chafee, W.
H. Potter and c. A. Johnston.
At the Crittenton Mission
On Thursday night the forty-four in
mates of the Florence Crittenton mission
and home at Fourth and Main streets,
INDUCED in a rousing experience meeting
in the mission chapel. There were songs
and prayer and a fund of sad and anus
ing experiences which one could not have
listened TO at another place in the city.
The meeting was in charge of Superin-
ter6ent b. F. Butts and Mrs. Charlotte
Edholm, a Christian worker, who has been
in Kansas City on several occasions.
Yesterday Superintendent Butts provided
an excellent Christmas dinner. consisting
OF turkey, etc, for the young women under
his care.
At the Helping Hand Institute.
The programme at the Helping Hand In
stitute varied but little yesterday in defer
ence to the holiday. The only change in the
bill of fare for dinner-served at the fash
ionable hours-was the addition of roast
heart There was no turkey, such as
graced the board on Thanksgiving day, Dut
the hostelry lost none of its patronage on
that account. Two hundred men spent
their cents each or put in their two
hours work and were fed with the sub
stantial viands which abound in Rev.
Shawhan's hotel.
Rev. Shawhans night school at Second
and Main street closed Christmas eve for
the holidays, and yesterday twelve of the
advanced pupils, who are all either Rus-
slams or Polish Jews, were given a recep-
tion in his private parlors. Miss May
Wadsworth, formerly of Baxter Springs,
Kas., now teaching the kindergarten de-
partment in the school, was present and
entertained the pupils with music In the
afternoon a. Christmas tree entertainment
oil N he Rind1rp1 az
At the Hotels.
Christmas was observed in very eIab-
crate and highly pleasant manner at each
of the leading hotels of the city, and reg
ular boarders and the strangers who tar
ried there for the holidays were afforded
every luxury and attention suggestive of
home that could be afforded. Each hotel
served a special menu for the day, and
dainty spreads they were in every instance,
a credit to the management of all the
places, and a comfort and joy to the
guests.
Each hotel had souvenir menu cards for
their guests and while they varied some
what in the degree of art and elaborate de-
tail all of them were worthy of being pre-
served as souvenirs. being dainty and
tasty productions of the photographers and
painters art. The dishes on the card were
quite in keeping with the card, and there
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city last evening not highly pleased over
his Christmas dinner. There were plenty
of other special preparations and delica-
cies on hand for patrons and guests at all
of the places.
The Midland served a very elaborate din
ner with two kinds of wine, and flowers
and music to add to the pleasure of the
guests. The dinner was such as to delight
and satisfy guests and was served with
oil oft n
function. The menu cards were highly ar
tistic in point of preparation and quite in
harmony with the day and the occasion.
The Coates House served one of the
most excellent spreads IN the history of
the dining room outside of the banquets.
The bill had every excellence and delicacy
and the service was quite in keeping with
its character. The cards were highly or
namental, being a work of art. The en-
ameled folding card contained peach
tinted insert on which the printing was in
gold and was fastened to the card with
inch wide French ribbon. The front cover
bore the name of the house and 'Merrie
Christmas" the center mezzo tint showing
a young lady standing by the fireplace
holding bunch of holly and mistletoe in
coquettish manner. The picture Is hand
painted in water colors.
The Savoy had menu card with hand
painted pansies on it, and an appropriate
Christmas inscription, the insert being
cream paper tied in with heavy silken
cord. The menu was well chosen and ad-
mirably served.
The Centropolis treated IT'S patrons royal
Iy as is the custom there, and the Christ
mas bill was satisfactory in every way
The card furnished bore a neat inscription
and illustration suggestive of the event.
The Victoria had dinner bill and card
| that were well chosen, suitable to the time
and occasion and pleasing to the patrons.
The Union Depot and Blossom house both
served a Christmas spread and left no
| room for regret.
AT the many private and family hotels in
the city the same care and attentions were
] given to the dinners served and in every
| hotel in the city there were the usual dec
| OrationS.