The evening times., 1898-12-24
TO GLADDEN. THE
ORPHANS HEARTS
CHRISTMAS AT THE AsYLrMs
How the Day WIN Be Passed Mt the
Various Institutions for Poor
and Homeless Children.

One hundred and twenty little heads for
days and days have heen full of Christmas
visions at the Washington Orphan Asy-
lum, ON Fourteenth Street. The realiza-
ton viii come tomorrow, when toys and
candies viii be distributed. A Christmas
dinner from the Corcoran fund will be
served, an annual custom because of a
thoughtful mans loving remembrance,
and turkey. cranberry sauce. ice cream
and cake will make up the festive board.
On Monday afternoon the children will
have a Christmas entertainment. singing
of carols and speaking of pieces. and a
general celebration of the holiday time.
Lessons are over with them for the pres
ent, and the playrooms resound with rip
pling laughter and babbling voices.
AT St. Vincent de Paul's Orphan Asylum
for girls. on Tenth Street, the Christmas
Day will be begun with mass at O'Clock.
sung by the children. At noon a splendid
Christmas dinner Will be served, The sev-
enty little girls who are at this institution
have been busy for many days dressing
dolls and decorating playhouses, Welnes-
day they will have their Christmas enter
tainment, and a cantata, Santa Claus al
Will De sung py the ne
| entire week will be devoted to merry max
! ing
The boys of St Joseph's Orphan Asy-
| lum have been excited for weeks over
! the coming of the holidays. Tomorrow al
| o'clock mass will be celebrated in the
| chapel. After a hearty breakfast the
! toys and candies will be distributed. Al
noon the usual Christmas dinner will be
! served, consisting of turkey, cranberry
] al.E IL
cake and pies. After dinner the whole
afternoon will be devoted to games in
/ the large playground, the larger boys
! playing football, while the little fellows
will amuse themselves with their toys
! AT o'clock they will go in a body to ST
! Patrick's for evening vespers. There vii
J be many entertainments and delights fol
| the boys during the holidays All have
/ been invited to attend an entertainment
/ at Gonzaga College Hall during the
! week. Mrs. James F. Barbour will give
! the boys treat some time during tn,
holiday week, when toys candies and
I clothing will be distributed. This is g
! yearly benevolence of Mrs. Barbour's L
/ the hundred motherless boys.
/ AT st. AIMS Infant Asylum, on
! Street, the kindness cf friends has founc
expression in most magnificent donation,
/ of turkeys and other delicacies The an
J n0al christmas tree has been arranged Il
I one OF the big playrooms. Mass will bt
! celebrated early and after a merry break
| fast, the children Will be admitted to view
the wonderful tree.
The Christmas fete will continue unit
the 9Th OF January. which is Epiphany. o
I little Christmas. On that day. the tre
will be made 10 shed its fruit for tn
year. Thus happiness will be brought t
many a little heart. banishing thoughts O
/ misery and loneliness, and so tomorrow
night when the children kneel in their lit
tie white nIghtgowns, many prayers o
thanks from baby lips viii ascend to tn
throne on high.
The most pitiabIe and touching condi
ton of children is where they suffe
pain and are in poverty. Out on W street.
near Thirteenth, is the Childrens Hos
pital.
For days and days wan and pinche
cheeks have been made TO glow. eye
have been frightened and aches forgot
ten in anticipation of the happy Christ
mas time These anticipations viii al
be realized tomorrow, for every prepare
tion has been made for the little ones
pleasure. Tomorrow morning every chill
will find his stocking filled with toy
and good things that will not retard TIL
return OF health. AT noon the patient
viii be given a dinner. AT ? o'clocl
! every child able to walk will ba takel
to the large clinic room, where a magnifi
cent tree, gorgeous IN flashing t.nsel. i
standing. Every child will be remember
ed, as enough toys have been donated {
stock a department store.