The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-25
PARENTLEss LITTLE ONES SHARE
IN GLADNESS.
Generous Men and Women See that
Hundreds of Charges in Public In
situations Are Provided with Presents
and Goodies = Christmas Trees Richly
Laden Abound Everywhere.

| hemcs and institutions indicate that
there was no lack of gifts and that all
the inmates We're remembered. r..
At Washburn Home. i
With Christmas carols and Christ
mas cantata, the orphan children at
| the Washburn home ushered in the glad
holiday time last evening. There are
lO4 children in the home, ranging from
s to IL years, and they were a happy
lot as they received their gifts. The
cantata, under the direction of Mrs
FarnsWorth was splendidly produced by
twenty Of the larger children. At the
trees, beautifully decorated, were
moved IN and then the children got
busy. 9. E. Faulkner, superintendent,
says that the children were in a par
tlcularly happy mood and the affair
was most pleasant one. A number of
the trustees were present and they en-
loyed the evening as much as the chill
dren.
The big Christmas dinner, with tur-
key and other toothsome dishes. was
served at noon today. :.
Catholic Asylum.
One hundred and ten children at the
Catholic Orphan asylum at Chicago av-
enue and Forty sixth street had a merry
time today in observing the great fes-
tlval which has come to be recognized
largely as a children s holiday. At
1880 the youngsters with robust appe-
titles, sat down to a bountiful spread
provided by the Rev. Father Dolphin
Kelley, j. J. Regain, Fred Chute and
Matthew Mcdonald
The annual Christmas tree festival
was arranged for this afternoon. A
number of visitors had been invited to
| make merry with the, little ones. The
program was largely in the hands of the
children and proved wonderfully enter
tanning to all who had the good fortune
to be. present. Presents were, provided
for each of the children, and every
effort was made to insure their COM
plete happiness.
Jones Harrison Home.
Christmas was quietly and simply oh.
Cedar lake. Outside Of the attendants
the only occupants of the home are
twenty-four venerable women, all of
them more than IS years old, and five
OF them more than 80. All received
presents. The feature of the day was
a special Christmas day dinner with
the good cheer that accompanies the
day.
Forty children connected with the
24OS Seventeenth avenue S, joined with
the Sunday school children of the Zion
Baptist CHURCH, ,. Fourth street land Sixth
avenue~N, in sheir customary tree fes-
tival held last evening. The church
was nicely decorated and the children
| furnished an entertaining program to
the great amusement Of the visitors
from the home.
At the Florence Crittenton home,
twenty-five women joined in an infor-
NAL Christmas eve party. Many for
mer inmates Of the home had returned
to celebrate the holiday and to con-
tribute their offerings to the occasion.
There was a Christmas tree with dec
orations and presents for all. On &C
| count of the recent death of one very
dear to the home the observance was
made quiet one. ---ss. ~e~..,-~ sses. =
a.. 80. sheltering Arms. ~ sd 49,.
~ Old-fashioned !, Christmas :. customs
ing Arms, sSso Emerson ne ehe snesgT.
where thirty homeless children are
tenderly cared for. Thirty stockings
were. hung up last night in gleeful
anticipation and this morning there was
lively scramble all over the place.
The tree celebration was planned for
3 o'clock this afternoon for which an
interesting program had been arranged
by the matron, Miss F. B.. Hynes.
Santa Claus did not forget the
patients at Maternity hospital for there
was Christmas tree and every one of
the thirty-fv patients had gift of
box of candy and a handkerchief. A
boqntiful Christmas dinner was fur
nished by Mrs. Fred L. Gray, chairman
Of the house committee. Miss Kissner,
the new matron, is now directing the
affairs at the hospital, which today is
bright with holly and Christmas greens.
Home for Children and Aged.
Nearly one hundred children who live
at the Home for Children and Aged
Women at Stevens avenue and Thirty
second street marched in body to
the Stewart Memorial church nearby
and joined in the Christmas festivities
arranged for the Sunday school children.
After a pleasant evening at the church
they returned to the home and hung
up their stockings with the abiding
faith in old st. Nicholas and his
reputation as a gift giver. They were
not disappointed for the stockings were
filed and the little ones were content.
Today they had their customary
Christmas dinner with all the goodies
the season affords.
The children will give an entertain
ment for the old women Of the home
of whom they are eighteen. The entire
program will be given by the children
under the direction of Mrs. Martha
Kern, the matron, and the venerable
danes. were greatly pleased with the
attention shown them u 4