The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-11

tanned. Mrs. Gould gives munificent-.
ly to the poor of Lakewood, and at
the little hospital there is usually an
especial dinner for the patients.
Hampstead, WestbUry and Roslyn
in Long Island, are blessed by a
charitable group of millionaires, and
Christmas is observed by dinners and
entertainments for the poor. The fol-
lowing women always arrange a
Christmas entertainment for the pa
tients in the Nassau Hospital in
Mineola: Mrs. Foxhall Keene, Mrs.
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Kennedy, Mrs. A. Butler
Duncan and Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay.
Only recently Mrs Mackay opened
her splendid estate, "Harbor HILL" for
the benefit of this hospital and cleared
up $4,000. She and her friends waited
on the rustic folk of Long Island and
served them with tea and less
temperate drinks at extraordinary
prices.
Mrs. BeImont's Poor Children.
Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont is espe
cially interested in poor children, and
on Christmas all the ragged boys and
girls Of Hampstead are invited to her
great white country mansion where a
wonderful dinner is served by a
French chef and his assistants In the
afternoon there is a vaudeville show.
and the children take away carleton
bags filled with nuts and fruit, and
with a crisp 81 bill folded at the bot
tom.
Last winter Mrs. James. L. Ker-
nochan was in mourning and early on
Christmas day she drove over to the
poor house near the estate followed by
surry filled with packages. She gave
the aged poor the most sensible and
gratifying gifts. The old men re-
ceived pipes with enough tobacco to
last a year, and the women had knitted
shawls and mittens.
Mrs. Kernochan's practical charity
is in contrast to that of another
wealthy woman, sometimes known as
the most exclusive woman in
America" Last Christmas she sent to
the poor of the village near which her
country house stands, hot house mel
ons and French artichokes. The story
runs that several upstate housewives
made the strange melons into pies,
thinking they were a new sort of
pumpkin.
The Vanderbilt Purses Open.
The Vanderbilt women are little
known for their charities. Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt gives a vaudeville
show for several orphanages in the
Bronx and provides a genuinely good
programme. Mrs. William X. Van
derbilt, Jr., takes part in all the Long
Island bazaars and entertainments.
Mrs. Reginald and Mrs. Alfred G..
Vanderbilt are identified with chart
ties in Newport.
The many members of the Dodge.
Phelps and Stokes families are busy
on Christmas day. They have built
up several settlements" in the East
Side, and at the University Settlement
grand entertainment is given every
Christmas. All the neighborhood at
tends and the concert programme Is
provided by distinguished musicians.
Miss Melissa Stokes has as many in
terests in the East Side as any woman
in the wealthy class. Another Wom-
an who sees that Christmas is a
bright day for the East Side poor Is
Mrs. Isidor Wormser, the bankers
wife who has a long list OF worthy
families on her list.
Mrs. Fish's Christmas Trees.
The three churches in Garrison.
N. Y, are practically supported by
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. and the sun
day-schools are entertained on Christ
mas with well-laden trees Mrs. Fish
and her daughter, Miss Marion, often
appear and empty their gold purses
for the children. Mrs. Fish believes
that children should be amused, ana
she has vaudeville artists on hand for
this purpose.
Mrs. Bldridge T. Gerry engages All
the Punch and judy shows 10 be had
and sends them down 20 East Side
halls. 70 thousands Of children on
Dec. 20 shrek with laughter.
thanks % Mrs. Gerry
Randolph tuNHenhcimerE' Christ
mas dinner ~ ueWnDOyH ia one ~ DE
fixtures iu New York, and Frank Tll-
ford o. Rye Aanor always has a