New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-26
At CITY INSTITUTIONS.
Good Cheer for Inmates of Hospitals
and Prisons.

Christmas cheer both IN religious and material
forms given to thousands in the city prisons
hospitals and other institutions yesterday.
The religious observance OF the day began in the
Tombs Prison at 1880 q. when Father James
Smith celebrated mass. He was followed at 8
o'clock by the Rev John Munro. who made short
address TO the inmates and at 1850 o'clock the
Rev. W. ". Gilliss assisted by the Rev. DR.. Young
chaplain OF the Riker's Island Hospital. held
Protestant service AT the inmates, consisting
OF 272 men. g. boys and AZ women. received hearty
dinner. Six hundred pounds of chicken, $50 pounds
of turkey. 100 pounds Of pork several bushels of
sweet potatoes, 1000 oranges and 800 mince pies
consumed by the prisoners and employees in
the prison yesterday.
In the prison attached to the Yorkville police
court said at a. m by Father Peanea.
OF the Church Of St Jean the Baptist and later
a Protestant service was held. At noon a Christmas
dinner of turkey and chicken was given the
prisoners.
In the Harlem court prison christening
held in addition TO a celebration OF mass by Father
Dunphy. of St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.
at Columbus-ave. and One hundred-and-h fth-st
twenty-five prisoners attended the service and the
christening. The child was the six-months-old
daughter of Mrs Mary Mooney who to-day will
go to Blackwells Island to serve a six months
sentence for vagrancy. The baby was named
Madeline Marie Mooney A substantial dinner or
turkey and chicken served at noon.
Prisoners in the West Side court prison Toasted
through the good will of the Charities Department.
seconded by pnllantnrOplc peISOns MASS was SSio-
brated in the chapel of the prison by the Rev.
James y. Lewis. In Jefferson Market prison sew
enty-fve prisoners received good dinner Father
Burke, of St Joseph's Church. held mass, and
service for the Protestant prisoners was conducted
in the afternoon by the Protestant City Mission.
The twenty-five hundred patients in the Manhat-
tan State Hospital for the Insane, Wards
Island, were made glad by gifts. Candy cakes and
nuts were given to the women and children. and
pipes and tobacco TO the men. a good dinner was
served at
Twenty-Five prisoners who are confined In the
Essex Market prison awaiting examination dined
on turkey, chicken. mince pie, fruits and candies
at noon. Mr.. Whalen, the head keeper. distributed
cigars to the prisoners. The cigars were the gifts
of the lawyers who practise in the Essex Market
court. In Ludlow-st JAIL thirty-one prisoners en-
joyed their Christmas dinner through the generos-
fly Of William j. O'Bren. the sherif. Service was
conducted in the morning by the Rev. ]. ]. Monroe
The celebration of the day quiet in the va
Charities At Bellevue Hospital all the patients
received usefui presents. There was turkey for
II was carved in sight OF the patients. In the
children's ward was q large Christmas tree. they
also received plentiful supply OF turkey and 'hx-
ings."
All the wards at Roosevelt Hospital decorat-
ed with evergreen and in the childrens ward stood
large Christmas tree bearing gifts for the little
various wards we're permitted to go to their homes
for the day, and TO those who remained and whose
condition would permit was served turkey din
with its usual accomplishments.
At the rooms of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty TO Children turkey dinner was given.
Afterward the children were taken into another
fusely decorated and on which there were presents
for all.