The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-27
CHRISTMAS TREAT
ENJOYED BY EMPLOYEES OF
CHARITABLE SOCIETY.
Program of Comic Readings and Songs.
Rev. w. G. Tennell to Give ADJ
dress-Tea to Follow.

About one hundred bene1ciaries Of
the Newark Female Charitable Society
are enjoying their annual Christmas
entertainment and tea in the society
building, corner of Hill and Halsey
streets. this afternoon. The program
of songs, readings and music was ar
ranged by the Christmas committee,
of which Miss Caroline r. Condic Is
chairman, and includes humorous read
ings by Jere Cobb and comic songs by
L. D.. Howard Gilmour, accompanied
by Mrs. Gilmour. The Rev. DR.. Will
lam G.. Fennell, pastor of the South
Baptist Church, will make an address
on 1.-THE Spirit and Meaning of Christ
mas"
The rooms are prettily decorated
with holly and festoons of red. At the
conclusion of the program refresh
ments will be served. Each guest will
receive a gift of fruit and a wall motto
as a remembrance. Mrs. J. K. Knowles,
the president, Is expected to preside.
Those assisting Miss Condict are Mrs.
Newton A. Merritt, Mrs. George E.
Clifford, Mrs. ornan Wright, Mrs.
Joseph w. Plume, Mrs. Walter Drake
and Mrs. s O.. Nichols
The guests include the women am
ployed in the sewing room In the
laundry of the institution.
A different" Christmas tree was the
centre of attraction at the holiday en-
tertainment of the children Of the
kindergarten of the society in the
building yesterday. under the auspices
of the Crazy Jane Society, with Mrs.
James Marshall as chairman of the ar
rangement committee.
The tree was different" in that, In
stead of receiving of its bounty, the
children adorned it with articles of
their own making for distribution
among the various charitable institu-
tons of the city. The tots are mem
bers of the Sunbeam Club, the object
of which is to think of others before
self.
AS each gift was placed on the tree
a child recited an appropriate verse.
Later songs were sung and kindergar-
ten games were played. A feature of
the afternoon was the sunbeam dance,
given by a number of little girls
dressed in yellow. The entire enter
tainment was arranged by Miss Grace
Stagg, the Kindergarten instructress.
The Rev. Stuart Nye Hutchinson talked
to the children about the meaning of
Christmas.
The gifts included thirty-five scrap
books for the Home for Crippled
Children. twenty-five books for the
other hospitals. 100 pictures in frames
for the Home for the Friendless, sixty
bookmarks for the Home for Aged
Women. and an assortment of toys and
useful little articles to be sent to some
foreign mission station.
At the conclusion of the exercises
and after the tree had been trimmed,
each of the children, of whom there
were about forty. received a box OF
candy, a pair of hose, and a toy for
which he or she had specified a desire.
Late In the afternoon the mothers
called and all went upstairs together to
enjoy refreshments.
Mrs. James Marshall was chairman
of the committee of RrraaSeE7cRtsN
which included Miss Helen Higbie, MisS
Eliza Depue, Miss Elizabeth Hubbell,
Miss Mary Polhemus, Mrs. Andrew
Hedges, Miss A.. A. Beach, Mrs.
Charles Wells, Miss Antoinette Quinby
Scudder and Mrs. Edward F.. Campbell.