Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-25

day. In fo-cent pieces and each child at the
home viii be given brand new dime. Mrs.
w: Woodward presented the asylum
with SIS. with which toys for the tile in
mates were bought, and Mrs. Robert
Shepherd and Mrs. George N Beale each
donated 100 pounds Of candy. There are
about $50 orphans In the home
AT the Bruen Home will occur the Christ
mas entertainment this evening also Tho
festival dinner was served this afternoon
and consisted OF turkey, cranberry sauce
seasonable vegetables and was topped off
with Ice cream. The entertainment this
even ng will be an elaborate affair The
children have organized a quartet and will
sing carols and a class from the kinder
garten department will have recitatious and
songs. There VIII be several other interest
Ing features on the program. not the least
or which will be an enormous Christmas
tree on which will be hung bags OF candy
and useful little e fits.
The little ones OF the Bell Winter Home
for Children. at the head OF Franklin street
Anscostia, were made happy this morning
through the discovery In their stockings
which they had placed about the fire side
last night before retiring OF a lot of toys
and warm caps. They arose at an early
hour and after taking possession OF their
playthinss proceeded in a body To the ras!
dence OF Rev. and Mrs. Willard q. Daven-
port, on Maple avenue, whom they sere-
naded with the blowing OF Christmas horns
The children will have a Christmas tree en-
terta1nment this evening and Santa Claus
VIII appear on the scene
In all of the orphan asytums of what
ever class of denomination, the children
were given opportunity to indulge In
Christmas fun. In many of the institutions
entertainments for the distribution of gifts
and candies will be held during the week.
dinner that satisfied every boy present
was served to the inmates OF the Working
Boys Home this afternoon. On Wednes-
day evening the regular Christmas enter
tainment Of the institution will be given
when. II is expected. number OF good
things to eat will be distributed. Many OF
the inmates of the home have gone to
their parents homes to spend the holidays.
Christ Child Society.
The Society of the Christ Child made
about four hundred children happy TODAY.
This society was founded by Miss Merrick,
the daughter of the late Judge Merrick. and
has membership of several hundred wom-
en-, who either contribute toys or ma Ike gar
ments for Christmas presents to the little
people on their lists. On Saturday a ton OF
toys and hundreds of garments we're taken
from headquarters by wagons and car
riages lent by friends. Each gift was
tagged and bore some loving little message.
The principal aim of the society is TO pro-
vide proper clothing for poor children I'M
der twelve years: to give them a happy
Christmas and to send such as are delicate
to the country for a few weeks in the
summer.
Miss Merrfck began her work about fif-
teen years ago. by making a complete out
fit for baby born Just before Christmas,
whose mother was very poor. Since then
she has clothed hundreds of Christmas
babies. and others have Joined in her work,
year by year. until the society has become
one Of the most unique in the country. The
requirement to membership is very simple
and consists in making an annual contri-
button In money sewing, and In making
for at least one poor child, a happy Christ
mas.
Workhouse and Jail
At the almshouse and workhouse and in
the Washington Asylum Hospital there vas
special observance OF the day. In the first
and last named institutions the inmates
received presents from visitors of all sorts
and kinds. The Christmas dinner for the
three departments of the asylum was as
good could possibly be served. Turkey
and It's usual trimming furnished the prin-
cipal feature of menu that ended in
mfnce pie.
While the government officials made no
special observance of the day in thier plans
for routine duty at the jail the prisoners
had a happy time The friends of the 100
odd prisoners received visitors throughout
the day. many of whom brought In good
things to eat.