New-York tribune., 1908-12-23
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL.
Santa Claus Generous to Bass
Cuyrg's Little Children.

Three hundred children, all the way from two
months Old younger up to fourteen years Vi
crowded the platform of the Seventh ss olIee'
Methodist Episcopal Church, near Ihlro avenue
last evening to welcome Santa Claus. 1t was tile
regular Christmas festival of the Little MlssioalS
Day Nursery. at No SO ST. Marks pace 1llIee
weeks ago Miss Sara Curry, manager OF ud'
nursery did not know where the money was CUM
ing from for the tree But contributions came H.
people rallied around and helped and last hsl'
there We're toys and candy for every one oL tiie
three hundred children. and shoes and sultS anu
dresses for the many boys and girls who neeu Iiel
Forty, small bovs most of whom have fathers who
are out of work or mothers who are sick ana hoIes
where poverty IS the rule get each suit OF clotne
other little boys whose need was not quite 50 sre'
received Jackets only or trousers All the httlest
girls GO; dolls, and the larger ones BOOKS anu
clothes It d big pile of packages that santa
Claus tackled when he began 10 give out the pres
ents. More than six hundred packages were ueo
UP by Miss Curry and her helpers yesterday
Before Santa Claus began to give out the presents
the children of the nursery kindergaeen, Of when
Miss Marie Yost is teacher, did their Christmas
stunts. Four-year-old Susie Robsky, who has peeh
a Little Missionary Day Nursery baby ever SINCE
she was born spoke welcome 70 Santa ClauS
Marion Hendser. who has spent most OF her seven
wears at the Nursery, spoke little piece. Seven
children in sashes of different colors 70 represent
rainbow told how God put the rainbow IN the
sky There were Christmas songs and dialogues
Meantime the Nursery babies sat up In thelr hlsh
chairs on the platform and appeared TO enjoy the
occasion very much Even the two yoongest-t"Ins
two months oId-were aniable as possible
through il all
There is great need in the district which this
nursery reaches THE other day" Miss Curry
said TO a Tribune reporter, twelve young glfls
from Rosele. N J.-members OF CHRISTIAN En-
deavor class-ca1ne here with a big basket of
groceries and some clothing they had made
took them to a I knew to be in need
Her husband is just out of Bellevue Hospital
where he has had two months Siege. Of sickness
I know myself that every morning he gets a penny
paper and tramps all day. answering help wanted
advertisements, but yet he has no work The
baby had been put TO bed on q trunk. l went
into the other room, where the bed used 10 be-
II was gone-everything in the rooms had been
sold. It was O'Clock in the afternoon, and the
family had had no food that day. And that Is
only one of innumerable cases People who lived
last winter with the help OF what they had saved
have nothing this winter
You should have heard that woman cry when
the young girls from Roselle laid the gifts they
had brought before heri do wish thar We could
help more of the people"
Hard times though they have, many of the neigh
bors rallied TO help Miss Curry with the Christmas
tree. One man, Mr. Buntz. who works hard for d
living, spent day wiring and lighting the tree
For six years he has done this regularly. and will
hear of no return except little book the children
him remembrance