Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Inmates Of State Prison, City and
County Jails Enjoy Day.
COUNTY INFlRMARY FEAST.
superintendent whippIc Play. Sansa
Claus with che Old aud Young
Other Places.

Prisoners confined In the State prison.
city and county Jalls were not forgotten
today. In fact they were provided with
good Christmas cheer In the shape Of
substantial cdlbies. as well as few
sweets and dcllcaciea.
At the State prison Warden Dow
treated the inmates TO n grand turkey
dinner with oyster dressing and cram
berry sauce. mashed potatoes, celery.
plum pudding. nuts. candy. coffee. tea
and milk. one hundred and seventy
was the number that sat down TO the
repast this afternoon. all males. Con-
trary 10 general custom the regular
Christmas program had to be dispensed
with today on account OF the prison be-
ing under quarantine. In View OF the
existence OF smallpox In the State.
Warden Dow proposes to take all nee
cssary precautions.
THE COUNTY JAIL.
sheriff Howells and Tailor Thomas
remembered the Inmates OF the county
jail today with fine spread. The menu
comprised turkey. cranberry sauce.
niuhhtu puihtutN, toIhs plthl'Hs Hih'f
pie, plum pudding. nuts. ralslns. coffee
and tea. a special song service was
had early this morning, Jailor Thomas
at the organ. The number OF prisoners
under Mr. Thomas special care today
were thirty-four. all males.
THE CITY BAsTILE.
The prisoners confined In the city Jail
were treated by chief Hilton and Jallor
Klmball. to regular old Engllsh Christ
mas dinner, consisting OF roast beef and
plum pudding. No less than thlrty-two
guests pnrtook Of the city's hospitality
today. or this number twenty-nlno
We're males. The remaining three De-
longed TO the weaker sex.
COUNTY INFIRMARY.
supt. whipple OF the county inilrma-
~, ever mindful OF the needs and wants
81 those under her care, treated the In
mates today TO another OF her famous
Christmas turkey dinners. Last evening
Supt. Whlpple played Santa Claus. and
everyone In the house received some
thing that made them feel as though
they were not entirely forgotten. This
evening tho inmates viii be rcsnled
with aodawater, oranges. candy, nuts
etc, sent 60 the county lniirmnry by
tho charitable disposed people oil the
city. Mrs Whipple had exactly ono
hundred guests to look after today
owing to the prevalence Of smallpox
no visitors were allowed In the lnstitu-
lion; neither VIII any person be al
lowed to visit their friends or relatives
until the fears Of contaglon have abated.
ST. AIMS oRPHANAGE.
The children OF 81. AIMS orphanase
were In high glee today. Yesterday Mrs
| Thomas Kcarns sent the orphanage q
barrel OF turkeys and hundred pounds
OF flour, and Mrs. David Keith also do
mated a barrel OF turkeys. This even
| Ing the children viii have "A Christina
| tree everything necessary for the same
| having been donated by Mnyor-olcct
| Thompson. ]. G, Lynch. David Splitter,
| John Weber. w. y. O'Mearn and j. H.
| Kcarns.
THE HOSPITALS.
At the city hospitals the patients were
remembered by those having charge
Of the Institutions aa we'll ms by friends
on the outside. The bin OF fare COM
prlscd turkey and the customary Christ
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