New-York tribune., 1905-12-27
BIDE-A-WEE CELEBRITIES.
Gives Christmas Toys to Ifoenty-JTUe
"Veru Poor Children.

rsdn-.-yee had its Christmas celebration and
nousewarrning yesterday afternoon in its new per
-naneut home at No 145 West ssth-st- As II to ad-
r.yttse the fact that. though its prime purpose Is
20 care for homeless cats and dogs, 1t stiil mas
warm corner in its heart for little Children MIS-
Harry Ulysses KIbbe. the president, had asked
Mrs Ballington Booth 90 supply twenty-five very
moor children 10 be partakers Of the society s
Christmas cheer. and. incidentally. TO learn some
thing about kindness to dumb creatures MRS
Booth was herself expected to come and talk to the
youngsters, but did not.
AZ 2 O'Clock the hour set for the function. only
sixteen young ones IN postion-four little
dsrkeys who rolled their great, dark orbs SOL
szunly when any spoke TO them; one depressed
booking lad OF fourteen or theTeabouts anc the
rest boys and girls in various stages Of frowsy
dilapidaton-
they ell sat in a row and eyed the Christmas
tree gIittering with tinsel and shining ornaments
the barricade Of substantial toys encrcling the
base and the side table laden with Individual
baskets OF oranges and great. splendid Christmas
cakes full Of citron and plums. Outside three men
~eere hoisting into place Bice-a-Wees new sign
N the kennels the back twenty dogs OF all sizes
and breeds three cats and tiny black kitten
rlsuaored FOR their dinner which consisted Of turkey
ane chicken, mixed with bread. and was contrib
xtsd by tho Waldorf-Astoria- A Scotch terrier and
a fox terrier that have Just recovered from The
distemper were in tiny box stalls near the tree
where they could keep an eye on the pyramid OF
dog biscuits which composed the canine end Of the
Christmas treat.
I'VE must really send out and gather IN some
more children" sighed Mrs hibbe. looking from
the tree 10 the sixteen .'kiddies." when in came
trooping the nine belated ones Then the dlstrl-
button went nlerrly. each child recelvlng q
pair OF woollen mittens toys, cake, oranges ana
CANDY all the gift of the Bide-a-Wee managers
Their arms and mouths were full when reluctantly
they arose depart
There are three other people-f one stretches
point and calls a dog Il persol-who VIII have
cause TO remember the Bide-a-Wee's Christmas
treat. New Rochelle man came in and adopted
q small fox terrier. A young GIL, with a dress
makers big box under arm, led in depor-
sbIy dirty SKYE terrier with the remark:
This here dog is too lively fur He's always
rettin' under foot. If you don't take him in Wen
ghroW him the street
Aud then finally Pete was returned o1 ned to ,5 his bis
Pete isn't q puppy-hes a boy Somebody found found
him CRYING bitterly in zth-ave. yesterday morning,
and knowing that there was home for lost AM; AM;
mails IN SSth-st. said. why not lost boys, too?
and brought him to Bide-a-Wee- Little PETE coulo
only sob and repeat his name over and over, nut
when the workTnen came to put up the sign one
of them said he knew where the kid lived and
would take him home
II is expected that Mrs Minnie Maddern Ffske
viii give Bide-a-Wee its annual benefit some time
next month and as she returns to New
York the managers of the home Will have a con-
ference with her Henceforth the country nome
of the society at Harrington Park. n J.. VIII De
open only in summer.