The times., 1900-12-25
FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS
Christmas Cheer to Be Carried
Into Many Places Today.
The Good Work Done by the saliva
tion Army Among the Poor-At the
Reform schools-SpecinI Dinner mt
the Workhouse-santnC Claus and n
Dance at St. EIixabeth's Asylum.

Dance at st. EIixabeth's Asylum
The members of charitable organiza-
tions and officials of public institutions
the city over have found time outside OF
that consumed by their Christmas shop
ing to make some provision for the en-
joyment of the poor in the District today
So widespread and complete have been
the arrangements perfected, that it is GER
tain that the large number of destitute
to whom the holiday season annually
| brings little but a keener realization OF
their own misfortunes will be well cared
for by their more fortunate friends.
The Salvation Army is as usual the
pioneer in the work of providing for the
poverty stricken and needy. The uni
formed workers of the corps were yester-
day busily engaged at the headquarters
in Pennsylvania Avenue packing baskets
with food and clothing for distribution
among the worthy poor. An appeal was
made a week or so ago to the public to
donate such supplies of food and clothing
as they could spare for the cause. The
appeal was generously responded to. and
consequently a large amount Of good has
been done by the army
The only public institution the inmates
Of which will not have Christmas dinner
is the District jail There the usual din
ner will be served to the 300 or more in
mates and although wholesome the bill
of fare is not composed of those delicacies
that usually make the Christmas dinner
anticipated with the keenest relish. The
warden will allow the prisoners to receive
any dainties that may be brought to the
building by friends of the prisoners.
The Christmas festivities at ST. Eliza
beth's asylum are generally elaborate, and
are always looked forward to with great
pleasure by the inmates. Each patient in
the institution will receive present, and
the gift will, in nearly every case, be one
for which the recipient has expressed a
desire. There will be an elaborate Christ
mas dinner. served early in the afternoon,
and in the evening there will be an enter
tainment, in which moving pictures will
be shown. A large quantity of nuts and
candies has been provided, and these will
be distributed freely among the patients.
One of the officials CT the institution will
act as Santa Claus. The festivities will
conclude with a dance this evening.
Superintendent Stoutenburgh, Of the
Boys Reform School, out on the Bladens-
burg Road, says that he has a well or
dered lot of youngsters under his care. and
proposes to amuse them with the best that
is going today. All work will be dispensed
with. The Christmas dinner will be an
elaborate affair, with roast pig in place Of
the customary Christmas gobbler. In the
afternoon there will be a game of baseball
between two picked mines. and in the even
ing an entertainment Will be provided for
the boys.
At the Girls Reform School the inmates
will be allowed unusual liberty. A fine
Christmas dinner will be provided and
afterwards special programme OF songs
and recitations by the girls Will be the
principal amusement of the afternoon.
The children al the Washington Orphan
Asylum range in age from fifteen months
to seventeen years, and they Will have a
royal good time today. The late W w.
Corcoran left a sum of money to the asy-
lunI which he directed should be used as
an entertainment fund. This is drawn
upon every Christmas and each child is
provided with a present. In addition to
this there is served a Christmas dinner,
and each of the inmates is presented with
a bag of candy and an orange. In the
evening there viii be an entertainment
in which the officials of the asylum and
some outside talent will participate
Special dinners will be provided at the
workhouse, the almshouse. the Washing
ton Asylum Hospital and other public
institutions All work as far as possi-
Bile will be dispensed with, and efforts
will be made to have the unfortunate oc-
cupants of these places enjoy their
Christmas as much as poss bic.
The various churches have made ar
rangements whereby the poor under their
immediate notice will be well cared for
Delegations from several of the church
choirs will visit the various hospitals and
hold song service for the sick The pa
tients in the hospitals will be allowed TO
eat such delicacies as will not interfere
with their progress toward eonvaleseence
and health
The men behind the guns" at the navy
yard and at the Marine Barracks will
celebrate Christmas in various ways.
There Will be all sorts of entertainments
and a pleasant variation from the usual
menu of the mess is expected
a portion of the Eleventh Infantry sta
TONED at Washington Barracks will enjoy
their first Christmas at home for three
years. they having been stationed in Por-
to Rico during the holiday season in 1895
and 1899.
A mammoth Christmas tree. one of the !
largest that could be procured, has been |
set up for the enjoyment of the children |
Of the enlisted men at Fort Myer
The local auxiliary OF the National Red |
Cross, which did such good work imed-
lately after Galveston was devastated by /!
the West Indian hurricane. has not vet !
the destitute OF that citv num- |
ber OF baskets containing clothing and |
toys. candy. nuts. and other delicacies. |
FOR the children were sent to the unlucky |
Texas city few days ago