New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-27
FESTIVALS FOR THE TOTS.
THANKSGIVING GOODIES FOR THE LESS
FORTUNATE CHILDREN.

res, said Dr. Sanford, OF the Five Points Mis-
zion there is a great deal done by the great
hearted people Of this city to make Thanksgiving
Day OF real thankfulness hut Cod knows
there is still much. very much. TO be done much
each Of Us might do. II lives we're consecrated
70 tne work Of making the world better place to
live in Nine hundred little guests are expected
there to-day and the dinner Is to be preceded by
interesting exercises by the children. A hundred
and twenty-seven thousand dinners have been
served by the mission during the past year and
1850 much needed articles OF clothing distributed
NuSn more O. money food and clothing is needed
- nc httle wards Of the mission are 10 have the
christmas cheer they are looking forward to.
In the Duane-st Newsboys' Home there will be
me usual turkey dinner provided yearly oy Mr.
Aston, and Mr.. Guggenheimer will give the bovs
one Of his ''hustlng' talks.
Al the Seamen's Christian Association No 800
West-st, between three and four hundred Of those
50 fortunate as 10 be shore for the holiday will
~ served the usual dinner.
The officers OF the Juvenile Asylum. One-hundred-
and-seventy-sixth-st. and Amsterdam-ave have
vices and the royal Thanksgiving dinner this is
visiting day for the institution and about fifteen
hundred guests, mothers and fathers and cousins
The supervision Of the $50 inmates promises one of
the busiest holidays the house ever saw.
The Hebrew Shelter Observation-Disclosures
ST. and Eleventh-ave. has provided turkeys and
trimmings for its 80 inmates and after the
dinner music VIII be provided by the institutional
hand There VIII also be singing by special artists
The little people of the New-York Founding Asv-
lum, in East Sixty-eghth-st., are perhaps too
Young 70 know much about the wherefore Of tho
good dinner they VIII have to-day, but they will
ENJOY II none the less hundred or more over
Two years old viii dress up like soldiers and march
from ward tc ward, singing national songs and
Kindergarten ingles for the benefit Of their little
brothers and sisters and fellow foundlings and the
mothers who are with them as nurses. The little
runabouts, as those able to walk are called. Ger
taiuly have the gift Of hospitality In large meas
ure, and, in addition 10 beseeching The Tribune
representative singly and in chorus to come back
the door in body and kissing their fingers and
Waving their hands in q funny baby chorus Of
Great preparations have been going on in the
East River School" ia Forty-fourth-st All the
boys and girls are to be sturdy Puritan fathers
and prtm Priscillas to-day. with deep white col
lSIs and cuffs OF bristol board. and capes and kerr
ohieis. gray cambric and white cheesecloth.
The crippled classes from two Of the Children's
AID Society schools will be taken TO see the Bos-
took animals and ride around the ST. Nicholas Gar
aen IN little socarts drawn by tame bears and furry
yellow lion cubs.
Those who only send their money know very
little OF what the day viii mean US here said
deaconess in charge OF the Grace Church Day
Nursery. "On Thanksgiving Day itself we are go
ing 10 give our mothers a dinner and there Will
be between sixty and seventy. The day following
our hundred or more day children will have their
turkey and cranberrles and all that goes with
these But our mothers dinner is special feat
IRE OF our Thanksgiving season. For that one
65a ' 6rre Ve sh gee Raf their families are pro-
vided for. they have afternoon Of complete rest
and social pleasure. and serve each guest as
carefully and daintiy ii the table were set IN
our rooms / mention this because we make
point OF having everything We 90 mere as nearly
honelke as possible. For this reason we have a
DAY nursery alumnae Of seVenty-1Ve OF a hundred,
70 keep in touch with the family at every
point These too. viii come in for their share Of
this weeks feast