The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-26
Grand Opera House
Friday. December p,
ERNEST GAMBLE. i;r-,.
FREDERICK MORLEY. Piano.
MISS JENKINS, Ncih.
CHRISTMAS AT HOSPITAL
The Spirit of the Gladsome and
Joyous Feast Conveyed Within
the Walls of Carbondale's Splendid
Charity-Music and Gifts for the
Sick-A JOYOUS Occasion.

The spirit of the blessed Christmas
tide which fills the world with JOY. was
felt bv the patients of Emergency hos
pital Yesterday. thanks to the ChriS-
tiHn thoughtfulnesS and warm -hearted-
ness of the WOman's Auxiliary board.
Through the efforts of these charity
,lisDensing women the joys of the feast
were shared by the sick of the hoSpi-
lal whose ailments cut Off. in Il great
Measure their appreciation and en-
oyment of the joyous occasion. Music.
II variety. merry jest. an abundance or
,ifts--this was the surprise and treat
which the auxiliary board planned and
offered as Christmas gift to the un-
fortunate sick who are being cared for
IN the institution. 1t was a true appre-
citation of the spirit of the day and to-
!ay the women who have Interested
themselves in this splendid charity are
sharing in the warm-hearted gratitude
II the patients who We're made TO feel
,hat they had IA Christmas celebration
worthy of the day.
The exercises took place in the lare-
est ward of the hospital which was
robbed of it's nakedness and made to
.ook particularly CHEEKY. ON every
side there were reminders of the feast.
There was profusior of evergreen
and holly twined and strung in grace
full lines. Eight or ten American flags
drooped gracefully in the corners and
the spots where the green was not eni-
ployed The patients in their snowy
yeds Of white could turn their eyes TO
ny corner of the room without rest.
ing them on some pleasing decoration.
At the north end of the room were
two Christmas trees illumina ted and
laden with gifts for the patients, the
nurses and the hospital staff. This
feature was probably the most cheer
ful of the afternoon. for it gladdened
The hearts of the patients TO be so
generously remembered. All of them
received more than one gift and sew
cral of them had Il half dozen to glory
in 1t was most comforting to watch
their faces brighten with gladness as
their names were called and the or
derly laid the remembrance beside
them on the bed. r. was also an Oc-
casion Of mirth and merrment, as Il
number of the gifts represented jokes
on the physicians and surgeons and
the board of directors.
Mrs. NJ. B. Madgan of the Woman $
-
ont numbers of music which made up
a delightful concert The participants
were the Carbondaie high school Or
rhestra, uuartette composed of Misses
May. Mohitt and Mary Cannon. rhom-
AS and Patrick Kirkwood: Miss Lotlie
ELLIS, pianiste; Robert Gardner violin
solos were sung by Miss Mottilt. Miss
Cannon and Thomas Nrkwood. There
l,,.N NJ,
Gardner; the quaitette sang two seleu-
tlons and the orchestra made the pa
,ients feel happy and light -henrted
With several enliveninS pieces.
Hon. $. :. Jones, president of thf
board OF hospital directors, made The
address at the conclusion of the concert
and also distributed the gifts. On botl
occasions he was very happy. The
central thought i'm his talk was that
the people of the community shouit
take more interest in the work of theil
hospital. 1t was their work and ht
welcomed the celebrat ton of the Christ
mas as establishing "A precedent. II
made Christmas day the peoples dan
at the hospital and he hoped it woult
be the precursor of a closer and warm
rr interest in the work which was be
inS uoiie w w" ioSP''"' WIN ''h'
was truly the work of the Man uf Naz
ureth whose coming the world Wa'
cornnemorating.
The exercises came to IA happy Close
With ..the distribution Of what Wai
Known as the surgeons pie. The gift
OF The staff 10 The nurses, buried in {
tub of bran, formed the pie. Each nurs,
dug through tie bran and whateve
gift she touched first was hers.
The attendance crowded the ward
It was most encouraging, the larg
,.uuInber who Were present, and 1t sure
Jy bespoke the success of the frs
Christmas celebration, which vii
hereafter be known as the people
day"
DEATH OF MISS JOHNSoN.