The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-25
rnEE rrAsra ron III.
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Ge Without a Christunas Dinner.

Everything indicates that tho last Christmas
Of old New York will be one Of the merriest In
Father Knickerbocker's long and prosperous
career, tho Bothered times in the business
world insuring n larger share OF good cheer for
all than was enjoyed last Christmas. The ten
ement districts on the cast and west sides OF
town displayed yesterday n greater degree OF
activity among the holiday shoppers than was
noted n year ago, and this In itself was promise
that Santa Claus was loading up In profusion for
his midnight Journeys down tho schimneys Of
the hive.liko dwellings where the children are
most numerous. 1t will be, indeed. an un-
lucky boy or girl who can't feast In fine style to-
day, for many Christmas dinners for the needy
are TO be spread in all parts of the metropolis
during the afternoon and evening.
Probably tho most notable Of these gatherings
Of children with holiday apretites fully devel.
oped will be the dinner that Gen. Ballington
Booths American Volunteers will give at Web
ster Hall. In East Eleventh street. Arrange
ments have been made to feed between $500
and 5000 little folk. Col. Gardner will BIO as.
sisted by members Of twenty.six Christian En-
deavor Societies In tho work Of helping young
banqueters to stow away the good things.
Other smaller dinners will DO spread at the vari-
GUS corps headquarters. The Sayvation Army
soldiers wi ! have q holiday dinner ut the head.
quarters at. Eighty:seventh, street and Third
avenue. WIFI ShpU, MhtLle Evans III COullnhiiu.
Tho woman's Renublican Club of the Seven
teenth Assembly district is to entertain the
CHI dren Of that part OF town this afternoon
with u big Christmas tree party Mt 1888 Ninth
avenue, and the Womans Property Protective
League will give to all poor women a holiday
thy DRY Dollar sullivan will lead the politi-
cal ~morrymaking with a dinner to the poor at
other numerous free feasts for young and old
are the annual dinner, to the newsboys, given by
William NJ. Fleiss at the Brace Memorial Home
' In nttann afrpof and dtnnnra Mt tha Nnnrn (r.
try. the Roman Catholic Protectory. and, the
There. will be ~feasting. galore at the public in.
stitutions on Blackwells Island, and all the IL.
~ x Christmas n sffe festival Will be held this after.
noon inst, Marks Hospital. at III, Second ave,
benefit Of the little folks OF the congregations;
Santa Claus tree last night at its headquarters,
30 st. Marks place, and distributed a vast
% boys and Gr t Siris. OF f En- I Sifts 70 we're sev pnrch na@dFs Sy
the proceeds Of the Hungarian Peasants, ball
q year ago. A second ball Of this kind will be ;.
in Greater New York next year. The members
harmless By playing santa Claus for tho chill.
dren at the clubhouse, q Grove street THIS
&. %. %ini give Ee' a afFlsR sss sntert al ans t, this ii;
evening ut 5 West 125th street. Aunt
Louise" Eldridge,. beloved OF, actors, will hold
her tenth annual festival of the children of the
stage at, Tony Pastors Theatre tomorrow
night, and it Is going to take two huge trees to
hold all the good things that st. Nick will
bring for the pets Of the stage.
Old Trinity will be decked with holiday
sreenery to-day and Rector Morgan Dix will
preach appropriate sermons after the elaborate
musical services are celebrated. The chimes
will ring out Christmas carols. The Church q
the TRANSPORTATION. in East Twenty-ninth
street, will have elaborate, musical services
too, and the Rev. George G. Houghton, nephew
of the recently deceased rector. will %officiate
Bishop Potter will preach a special Christmas
sermon at the Pro- Cathedral, at 100 Stanton
street, Services will begin in st; Patrick.
Cathedral at 4:30 o'clock this morning with q
solemn mass. The pontihcal mass, with it,
special music with orchestral accompaniment
will begin ut IL o'clock.
Arrangements have been made for the eele
bration of sixty masses to-day at the Church
of the Paulist Fathers, at Columbus avenue
and SiStieth street. This great number is pos
sible because Of the numerous affairs In tht
church. seventy-seyen priests will %oficiatt
at these masses. The trustees of the Cooper
Institute will open its Museum for the Arts O.
Decoration for public inspection to-day ant
also on New Years Day from 10 A. M. until
p. M. Admission will be free.