New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-27

any one who cares to come in off the street. Prep
This was about the number Of persons entertained
in previous years, four-hfths Of whom are usually
up impromptu tables and benches The average
MIA ass{stsTyca E tbe seT,ce ~ +Ts bier dinner
comes from the Deaconesses' School. the Teachers
whose pupils such a sight is a unique experience;
Besides the house dinner there are number, OF
separate dinners served to families in the parish
In the West Fifty-third Street School under the
auspices Of the ChiIdren's Aid Society. there were
numerous parcels. small and large and Of ali pos
sible shapes distributed about the principals
the Tribune representative entered. Some were
in colored tissue paper. some IN newspaper some
very minute ones even in tinfoil These"
planned Miss Crommelin, ARE the childrens own
Thanksgiving offerings. We are not in an opulent
district the school is between Tenth and Eleventh
aves.). but we can always share little with those
who have less than We don't have any spe-
cial exercises for the day. In fact lend the
whole first floor OF building TO the Wilson
Memorial Mission. of West Forty-second-st, which
fills the place with the fathers and mothers and
little people under its care. and In return for this
It helps US with Christmas entertainments.
children's contributions. They bring. you see
or bunch Of radishes, anything they think they
spread out on the tables so the children can
how large whole their mites helped to make. and
each a portion. There are numerous personal sac,
bare IN Ibe school is earning two cents an hour
tending the door during the she would
otherwise be playing. Two little boys, for whom
cabbage is a much desired delicacy, voted 70 have
only bread and potatoes for dinner yesterday,
they could bring the head Of cabbage here to-day.
Few, If any, OF the gifts you see here are without
some such history. This cake wrapped in tiufoil.
for instance, comes from old grandmother,
whose daily fare is crusts and weak tea doubt
II such thing cake comes her way once IN
a fortnight Her little granddaughter brought 1t
especially for q cripple in the neighborhood"
At another school Of this sort It has been the
custom for the children to have a royalty good
THANKSGIVING dinner in the building and TO bring
little tin pals to take home with them all the sur
MUS It is not uncommon for apples, cakes and all
sorts of dalnties to be saved" the hungry little
Youngsters denying themselves for some less ia
vored one Eat home" and once. when soup and
celery and potatoes filed the pail. chunk Of Ice
cream was stuffed in a ragged pocket, 50 anxious
was the owner have de baby" taste It,
At the kindergarten for colored children in West
Sixtieth-st and Eleventh-ave. great preparations
are being made for the happy holiday. A huge
pumpkin face" hangs in the window, surrounded
by grain and autumn leaves, and little ve-year-old
Sarah Greene decked in feathers and a flowing
green gown will Tecite ''Hiawatha" while apples
and popcorn and tiny pumpkin pies are served TO
brighteyed little pckaninnies by the dear old
grandmother that lives over the hill, who is Sarahs
mother with powdered hair and old-fashioned cap
and kerchef Then. too. the children who feel able
bring vegetables and fruits which are later sent
to the Lincoln Hospital