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New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS NAMED
Justice Keogh Appoints Men TO Condemn
Land for Water Supply.

Justice Martin J Keogh, OF the Supreme Court
az White Plains. appointed yesterday the com
r7issioners OF appraisal 70 condemn the lands Tor
the new CatskiI Aqueduct and Kensico Reservoir
The application for the appointments was MADE
bv Z = Dvkr1an. Assistant Corporation Counsel
The following we're named
Kensico Reservoir. Section G-Ph1enix Lrgra-,ar1l
Of New York: Robert 3 Van Corrlandt- OF Mount
Kisco ard ex-Nayor NJ J Walsh Of Yonkers- M
Van CortIardt was Democratic Presidential cleo
tor n the last campaign
Kereico Reservoir. Section 12-Joseph Barrett OF
Bedford William H CatIin. Of Rye, and P 4 Nc
Manus. Of New York
Catskiu A1ueduct. Section 1S-RObert 2 Deyo' o.
New York: Alexander McCIelland- Of DobOs Ferry
and Thomas T Curran. OF Yonkers
KAnstco Reservoir, Section 5-Corneltus J PincH-
nev Of New York 70 I'll a vacancy caused oy Lhe
death ot Isaac Bell Brennan The others on ms
commission appointed IN July. 1897 are George =
Slater. Of Rye, and John ] Brown, Mayor OF Wnite
Plains
Karzfco Peservoi-. Section 1o-Jau7es 9 Graham
~ Neub,1rg former secretary 70 Governor Ooe--
70 I'll & vacancy caused by the death OF Edward
Wells. ir-- Of PeekskilL
Catskiu A1ueduct, Section 6-Joseph P Morrisey'
Of New york; Frederick W Wilson. editor OF "Ihe
NeUburg News and Arthur A Mclean OF Or
ange County
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
FROM FRIENDLY SONS OF ST. PATRICK

BY direction of the Society OF the Friendly Sons
Of St Patrick in the City OF New York. Edmond
Curry. its alnoner. has distributed the societys
greetings 70 the following charities
The PRESBYTERIAN Hospital 10Th street and NIadI-
son avenue, Rosary Hill Home. hawthorne. y Y
the Home for Aged. No Is West l0srh street, the
Association for Improving the Condition OF the
Poor No Id5 East I'D street. the Sisters q the
Assumption. No. So East 18th street. the So,lety
Of ST Vincent de Paul. No. 80 Lafayette street,
the Little Sisters OF the Poor, No 23 East 10Th
street, St Johns Guild. No. 105 Park avenue. the
Mission Of Our Lady of the Rosary. No. state
street. the Society Of ST Vincent de Paul Spring
valley y Y: St Vincent's Hospital. uth street
and Seventh avenue. rhe Manhattan Eye, Ear au1
Throat Hospital, No 30 East 64th street; St.
Francis's Hospital. Brook avenue and I42d street;
ST Joseph's Hospital Brook avenue and 1881
street: the Dominican Sisters Of ;he Sick Poor.
No l40 West 6sth street the Little Sisters Of the
Poor No 6ns Union avenue, The Bronx the SIS
ters Of GIisericordia Nc 53l East s6th street.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
OPERATION ON AERONAUT,
Young Lesb in Critical Conditior
4 fter Rebreaking of His Leg.

Laurence 7 Lesh the stxteen-ysa--oId as-o-a.1-
% Montreal Who fall ard broke his leg 4 Mo---s
Park on Election Dav. - said BE - 4 critical
condition at the Eah1e-nar- EospfraL Park ave-
and 57th street after undergoing yesterday a-
operation involving the rehreaktrg q his leg Eis
temperature was 1G3 degrees ard his condition 50
serious that word sent 70 Ms father who viii
arrive here to-day from Montreal
Il was believed after the drsr- operation rhae
Lesh's leg was nearly as good as before the acct-
dent and he prepared a short tine ago Ieavs
the Fo-dharn Hospital FOR MS home - Canada
Several members of the Aeronautic Society. who
had n1ade themselves responsible for Lesh's
penses Investigated the cases and hearing that te
surgeons had made II y ray test determine
whether the operation successful they Insisted
that the Fordha-n Hospital take such precaurfo--
ary measures The result OF the x test - -
said showed that ths leg would havs 20 bs -
broken and reset and Dr. George y. Roberts ac
the Eahnerra1n Hospital. after rsaAc.g
animation. said the operation would - extreme
II difficult one Re told the men interested EaEx .
surgeons fee for II would be & 0Oo
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
QUARTER-TON PUDDING.
TreIue Quarts of Brandy Furnished
FL1U0r for Stock Erch1nge Feast.

Notwithstanding the greatly improved conditions
in the financial world compared with a year ago,
Christmas. which is generally celebrated the day
before on ell the exchanges With some kind OF Jol-
Hfcation- passed almost unnorced this year The
exception the Cotton Exchange. where the
usual Christmas fronc" vas held as bust
ness over for the day It began with the
annual baseball game. in which the married men
p1tted against the single Instead Of the
ordinary baseball. ball as big as a mans 1ead
and stuffed with cotton used. Every broker
who did take part in the ball game contributed
70 the entertainment by making all the noise ne
could with horn rattle some other din-n1a king
Instrument and the combined racket was terrific.
Confstti throwing was also IN order, ard when the
fun was over the floor covered with the stuff
The goings-on at the Cotton Exchange we're in
direct contrast to those AZ the Stock Exchange,
where no one would have known II was the day
before Christmas except for the calendar. There
vas not even piece OF holly In the OF decora-
ton The same was true Of the Consolidated Stock
Exchange The members Of the latter institution
however. had little celebration after the close OF
business in the restaurant in the basement. where
462-pound plum pudding, which had been pre-
pared for the occasion, vas cut and served 70 all
the brokers Before the distribution took place
twelve quarts Of brandy were poured over the pud-
ding and set On hre. and while II was burning
Christmas songs we're sung by al vho could sing
and few who could not
Al the exchanges will have 3 three-day holiday
beginning with the close os business yesterday and
ending Monday morning. and the brokerage ortces
and all other Wall Street institutions except the
banks Will also enjoy three-day holiday The
banks will be open for business as usual and the
hank statement will be given ont at noon the same
90 on other Saturdays. Many Of the brokers have
Manned 10 take short hunting trips make auto
mobile tours while others utll be content TO spend
the three days IL the bosons Of their families
The distribution Of the Christmas funds sub
scribe4 by the members OF the New York Sock
r--,rra-ga and the. Consolidated Stock Exchange
took place after the close OF business yesterday
bour s13 6fn vas distributed among the four hun
drad and fifty employees Of the big exchange and
= boJr s3 900 among the two hundred employees OF
the little board
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
JUDGE DAVIES QUOTED ON OWN WILL,
AppeIIate Court Finds Intentions Clear in De-
cision Made During Lifetime.

IN constituting the provisions Of the VIII OF Henry
z. Davies Of this city. who had been a justice
Of the Supreme Court and judge Of the Court
Of Appeals the Appellate Division Yesterday cited
4 ruling made by Justice Davies in will case
as being applicable IN explaining his intentions
as contained in some provisions Of his own viii
Henry z Davies and other heirs OF Justice
Davies appealed from an order Of Special Term
coustruing the Will between children ard grand
children Of the deceased In Affirming the order,
Justice Ingraham says:
The -estator had been a distinguished lawyer
ard was for many years 4 justice Of the Supreme
Court and q Judge Of the Court Of Appeals IN
1851 when Nfr. Davies chief judge OF the
Court Of Appeals there was before the court viii
which provided that the devise OF certain prop
erty 70 children, their heirs and assigns. with the
provision If either die without issue then 70 the
Survivor or survivors in equal shares The Opln-
ion Of the Court OF Appeals was written by Judge
Davies and in constituting that will he held that
the interest Of any child dying without issue, vest
ed in the survivor. Considering all the provisions
Of this will II seems TO me- clear that Judge Davies
had in mind his children and not his grandchildren
where ne disposed of a share OF a child dying
without issue
William G. Davies and Julien T Davies ara ex-
ecutors Of the will
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR Mr.. TAFT.
Presideut-elect Receives -Four Brace of English
Pheasants from Ambassador Reid.

Augusta Ca-Dec A-FoUr brace Of English
pheasauts. beautifully pluraed and plur2py fat
tened reached NJ Tafts cottage this afternoon
the Christmas dinner remembrance ot Whiteiaw
Red American Ambassador a. the Court OF st
Ja-ress 70 the President-elect- One brace OF the
pheasanrs vas served tonight
The Augusta Bar Association today obtained
tia promise % Judge Taft 20 he its guest az the
annual dinner following the yearly meeting Of the
association January Il Justice Cobb IS 10 make
a. address on the occasion. and M TAFT was
sr1tltngly told he would not be asked 70 speak
He s-niltnziv answered that he was pretty well
aware what such promise actually meant The
invitation was presented by J c c Black ana
Bovken Wright, of the local bar
NJ Christmas celebration has been planned BY
-7a Taft family. They viii dine in the evening al
-7e home of Mr.. and Mrs Landon Thomas The
family vas photographed together IN tnelr aulo-
Mobile today. and. with Nj and Mrs Hammond
vent for e long ride over the country roads Nj
Tef+ exnects no political callers before next week
,,hA- Frank H Hitchcock will probably come he
rs sa5 no word from Senator Knox as to his in
-errious 10 visit Augusta
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
POSTPONE AERoPIANE PRIZE AWARDS.
When Wright Brothers Return Here Together
Gold Medals VII Be Presented

Cortlandt Fed Bishop. president % the Aero
club or America. said yesterday that O-v.IIs
Wright would leave this city ro- Frzcc=- soo2
aSrer January : 70 iotn his brotha-. VCElbU-, a,d
assist him IN teaching aeroplars buyers bow 20
hv the aero club would havs 70 poscpous tadS6-
niteIv the presentation OF its gold medals ia
Wright brothers
Something has been said a6ou4 giving tss
medals 70 Orv1Is Wright and asking hin 20 cary
WiIb-r-s 70 him bur know rrac O-vtlis would
prefer the whole matter 70 rest until We can gss
them together said Mr. Bishop
"OrviIe writes me- he added that ns ard
MS brother will return TO this country IN TIE
sprfng-1r=sunably TO complete the governments.
tests a. Fort Meyer, Va
II is too bad that this country let sip ths golos
opportunity to rise 10 the occasion. France las
done said Mr- 8ishop; then The Wright b-otas-zs
who lead the world n aviation, might have F---
sued their great work at hOne-
\ member Of the aUromOoils club said yesrs--
day that as a sporting proposition me autc-oc4ls
would have 20 give place 70 the aerOplazs a: 10
distant date 1t would be uani<estIy tnposs1bis.-
he said TO get a crowd 70 watch automobiles TIA
over roads az 20 miles hour when aerop4azes
could De seen travelling through the ar a. 100
miles an hour
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
PERSECUTION OF JEWS IN FINLAND.

. -,.exs1e received yesterday by Herbert Fried
- .e1rsrar- Of the American Jewish Com
--frtee At frs ofnces. al No 356 Second avenue
- - L41fzveretn der Deutschen Juden Of Ber-
-f onArn,ed the recent report Of wholesale Jewish
----,.,z IN Finland The message stated that
f- ,---t,;as had hear driven from their homes
s-5 are undergoing the greatest hardships Among
o+bar rnines tne message said;
Unu the Russian s9vsTn1 eoBi-oI I OVER 5 iaS f6e
--,,.--.I @eirs Of Finland. the Jews HFlng there
er ar9Ta rafivelv free from tne per IsSeutlohs &c
- ,t+a3- 1rorbers living in Russia were SUP
ie-reS Vow that the process q ltusslncaIon - , II
1yt-f,-z a. befrz conDietrd the Jews are h4Elng
- ,ts-, me same cruel treatment that
ne h ,-l t5 "a fear for many years IN Russia
THE t4,lfsvere.n der Deutschen Juden Is the great
Jewish philanthropic organization OF tIsffaahs' @1o
Is directed ~ the mast prominent ' - '--4
country.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
COMMISSIONER JONAS RESIGNS.

Mayor Mcclellan received yesterday the resigna-
ton of Nathan S Jonas as member OF the Board
Of Education His term expires IN 1910. Nlr Jonas
gave as his chief reason for resCning that a null
tttude Of other duties made II impossible for him
10 give the required attention public school mat
ters He has been member Of the board for
seven years He has advocated several measures
which have failed 70 pass and for several months
has bitterly opposed Dr Maxwell. City Superin-
tendent Of Schools. Mr. Jonas believes in the
double sessions which DR.. Maxwe opposes
Mr. Jonas is president Of the Citizens Trus.
Company. of Brooklyn. and an active member OF
numerous Jewish organizations
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
SWAMP DISTRICT NOT FORGOTTEN.
BIT Bounty Of Santa Claus Was Hardly
Enough to Go Around.

- 1as bee, the custom for many years. t1e little
children Of t1e Swamp district, Public School
Sc Ea-6eTaCer and Pear streets, received
C--.s---as gifts and candy supplied BY merchants
-f --e district n TIE sc-oolroozs yesterday julius
2 Euca- of No. - Pearl street ~ho has acted as
Santa Claus since the charity vas founded, dis
--ore1 The TOYS yesterday. assisted BY Charles \
S--e-e- formerly Mayor Of Brooklyn; E 3 Sim
S~- z-5 other business men interested IN the
xork
CAPTAIN Toole OF the Oak street station sent 4
ceraL q policemen VINO Joyously stuffed oranges,
sppes and bags Of candy into the hands of tne
- -~-rz--- angels According TO M Huth. Il
rs rhe largest Christmas gathering ever known
z 1ze old school building. and because Of lack Of
<--5s = was necessary 70 turn away some Of the
larger children empty handed and sorroWtu-
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
MAYORS WIFE AIDS IN SEARCH.
Interested in Finding Department Store Sales
man Who Disappeared

Il was learned yesterday that Mrs Mcclellan
wife Of Mayor Mcclellan and several other women
have interested themselves in an effort 20 find
George A Lincoln. the salesman who mysteriously
disappeared from his home, No. 36 Linden Place
New Rochelle Thursday night Of last week
The police Of New Rochelle dragged the Sound
yesterday, but did find the body
Mr. Lincoln was sixty-fve years o.d. and ne has
a father who is eiEhty-tvvo and nearly blind. The
two lived alone in wen-to-do neighborhood Of
New Rochelle and devoted TO each other
The aged father IS nearly heartbroken over the
disappearance OF the son. on Thursday night Of
last week Mr. Lincoln put his father 10 bed. and
then for a walk. He dressed in
long ulster and a woollen cap
The missing was employed by New York
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
HELD FOR MAKING SON PEDDLs-
Father, Supposed to Have Deserted Family, az
Home While Boy Sold Gun

tailor was held yesterday III $50 bail By Nagfs-
trate BarIsv. in the Jefferson Market court for
sending his eleven-year-od son out IN TIE streets
At night 70 pedde chewing gum Harry Cook %
the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty chill
dren. and Frank Smith = special ofacer FOR the
Iuterbcrough Rapid Transit Company. made ths
complaint
The bCv had been arrested twice before ths
14tn street station of the Thi-1 avenue elevated
road His mother obtained his release by saving
that u was necessary that Ne earn money. he-
husband rad deserted her Invesrsza-io1 ssowed
that the tailor had not eff his family and IRA. "a
had Two bank accounts.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
..DIsoRDERLY CONDUCT L"
Appeuate Division Rules on Case Appealed
from MAGISTRATES Decision

rhA Appellate Division. 1st Department deter
mined Yesterday the status Of the term dlsorderly
conduct" as defined in Sections 145S and 1459 Of
tb consolidation act Of the laws Of 1882. In the
opinion Justice Mclaughlin says:
The evident intent Of and meaning Of Section
1459 i any dsordery conduct such as n the opln-
ion Of the ma gistrats tends 10 be breach OF the
ueaCe The Judgment OF conviction Is right and
should he affirmed
The Judgment referred 10 IS that OF Magistrate
D-cege in the case Of Rocco Reblin against Alfred
Maust and James Enrich, who were sentenced 70
the Uorkhouse for an alleged attempt 10 rob the
c0r1plainanI.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
vRs PALMER MAKES BOY HAPPY.
-,,.,-,-. 70 TIE T-ihure

rEv TeleC-1rn 70 TIE Trthune
r-irsro Dec z=-Mrs- Potter Palmer. "ho re-
r1-red To-Day from Europe 70 speno hr-sl-il@s a
- - : rir-Ie b.gv happy this afternoon in 4
$50 e-rssr store The child. Rho clutched 81
ae--s lightly n h.s hand Uas looking at toy
acrobat performing on trape1e. which was nlaFke
coz-- for, s. 10 3 cents. and debating whether
a--asrez r7orb smoke AZ the same time IN take
rEs- -hey said
Wre1 me child vas -old there were 10 more al
Ia ur!.e Mrs. P-I-ler gave h-n the parcel and
sezEt zp.ay s1lll.ngl5-
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
PTrrsBURG CHRISTMAS PAY $4,000. 1000.
Workmen Crowd Stores for Holiday Shopping
Full Westinghouse Resumption
by Telegraph 70 The Trtbunel

Telegraph 70 TIE -rlo0ne J
Ptr-~hg.-g Dec At estimated that ne
---ts--aas nay ta the PfttsbUrg district today
VS. aor less than zGG1.Ooo As g result the stores
= "a city ss vel as The surrounding towns we're
s--ed with shoppers
Not less than $4,000 vas paid out by the olf-
serert coal concerns. for the worknaen nad been
OF steady tine and paid 81 this tine as z
special favor. The Westinghouse interests paid IN
part also. and the big mills, which are now run
mig almost fuu tine. paid out the balance to
make the sun about sa.OoeOo0
7 vas stated to-day that, beginning January =
re Westinghouse airbrake plant VIII resume op-
eyz-.ors n tEl--
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
STATE ENGINEER APPOINTMENTS.
Eight Places in His Office FIled-Brother
Gets One Post.
rRv rsIegraah % The rrtbuae.l ]

Syracuse Dec. 24-Frank NJ Williams. OF
Oneida state EuEiaeer-eleCt. made known tonight
these appo- -nrrlents. to take effect January ::
Deputy state engineer. Harry ". De Grarf. Am
sterdau-
DEPUTY state engineer, n charge Of barge canal
construction, William 2. Landrerh. OF Schenectady.
now resident engineer at that place
Auditor H 2 Breed. Cornwall = on-tne-E Hudson
T1iyision engineer, eastern division. George B
Williams Durhamville, brother Of the State
EnRineer-eleCJ-
Fulton
TCiyisio1 en- zineer middle division. Guy V Moul-
ton syracuse now resident engineer At Syracuse:
Financial clerk middle division. Henry L. Bassett,
Liverpool
Division engineer. western division, Thomas ".
RARELY North TonoWanda-
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
NEW EXCISE DEPUTIES.

Albany. Dec 24-Maynard y. Clement. State
Commissioner OF Excise. to-day announced the ap-
pointrnent OF the following special deputy commits
soners Of excise: Henry c. Weeks, Of Nararoneck,
for Westchester County, at annual salary of
& so. Moses D. Rubin Of Syracuse, for Onoudaga
County salary 5000; Willis A Frear. of LOckport
for Niagara County salary $500 The appoint
rlerts will take effect on January l. and are made
in pursuance OF recent amendment 70 the liquor
tax law providing for the elimination of excise
work from the Offices Of county treasurers in the
counties named and several other large counties,
for which appointn,ents viii be made later.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
STUDENTS AT JEFFERSON MARKET.
Eighteen Boys from Williams College and
Groton School See shoplifts-s.

TIE eighteen students 7f Williams college azd
Groton school began the second day % their study
OF sociology here by VISIT 70 thu Jsnsxson Mar
ker court Archie Roosevelt was not IN the rarty.
The Young men were admitted inside % the An.
ing. where prisoners are arraigned. SO that noth-
ing would escape them George McAneny. pres-
dent OF the city club. acted pilot Aside rom
the usual batch Of prisoners the students saw a
number % shophfters arraigned.
The party then went 20 the Criminal Courts
Building and visited the District Attorneys aenca
ard the Tombs-
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
PAN1cs AT CHRISTMAS GATHERINGS.
Children Leap from Window at Church Blaze
Tree Catches Fire
rRv Telegraph 70 The Tribune !

Cincinnati Dec 2&-TVo hundred children re-
hearstrg a Christmas cantata were thrown into a
panic at the Second Presbyterian Church here TO-
dsv when the decorations took fire and the building
Vas filed With smoke number leaped from the
windows and were severely injured older ger
sons present were badly burned tearing down the
hfazirg decorations The FIRE vas finally put out
bv the Fire Department, with little damage 10
the building.
A burning Christmas tree caused a panic among
the children al the 2Sth District School this after
1rcn The cotton with which the tree was decorated
in imitation Of snow caught IRE from candle
and b1szed ,1o rapidly A janitor rushed into the
~ooro ao6 hurled the tree through a window into
the street Nc one was hurt
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
KILLED TAKING GIFTS TO FAMILY.

lanes Langdon, fifty years old, Of No % Cottags
rae+ Pavopne took a short cut hOme from the
- s+b street station Of the Central Railroad in
raj citv Yesterday and was killed by a dril en-
re The Rev Y. n. Barker. pastor Of the Ber-
gen Point Baptist Church who witnessed the aeci-
Senr reIped 70 gather the Christmas bundles Mr
ID, -ras carrying home 70 his family.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25

Vienna, Dec 24.-At o'clock this evening En-
peror Francis Joseph. leading the two youngest Of
his grandchildren and followed by all the mem
be Of the royal family entered the great salon Of
the uaIace where huge Christmas tree had been
se+ M The Emperor himself presented the i'm
os-taI children with gifts and examined the pres
ents which the family had prepared for him The
Emperor Is in good health and Is following al the
ratriarchaI customs in keeping Christmas
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
=oua 1uhnREp GIFTS AT ONE HOME.

,,.-+.1a;- Dec q CSpeciaD-Santa Claus viii
- - laave 90 packag al the home cf isaac
T.odd building inspector for the Board OF E0oca-
.to- who lives al No. So Greenwood avenue MI
rodd has fourteen children and tSenly sia- ~
cb;d-4r mis- family being the largest n MontcIa-r'
NJ and Mrs Dodd have been married tnirty-
seven years and AL but three Of their fourteen
children are married
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
NO "WHTTE" CHRISTMAS.
atlantic Coast an Exception to Gen.
erdL Weather Conditions.

Chicago. Dec. A-There will no white"
Christmas for most Of the country. says Professor
Gar-iott- head OF the local weather bureau.
There is snow along the Atlantic Coast from
Virginia 10 New England and in the Rocky
Mountains said the weather prognosticator
day. but II looks Il the rest Of the country
would have 70 furnish other kind Of shedding
for Santa Claus The upper lake region has lit
tie but not enough for real Christmas weather
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
PRESENTS FOR PARK Row CHILDREN.

Al r-e lrtGe boys and girls in The vicinity Of No
rs PARK Row ziII be made happy today By pres
a--s II TOYS Henry RoseEsteln viii follow his
c-s+o-- of -es~s and give hundreds of teddy bears
dolls c--1r1s. whistles and Other toys 70 those
----z-.- - car - his store al u O'Clock Be
--v-a- $50 sr5 & CO worth Of toys vi be dis
--5r..re5 and every boy and girl viii get al least
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
CHRISTMAS IN PALACES.
British Royal Family Celebrating Austrian
Ruler Enjoys Tree.

london, Dec 24-The King and Queen and the
Prince and Princess Of Wales are celebrating
Christmas az sandrtnghann with the custon ~
festivities The King IS taking active share. but
IS exercising caution IN order % avoid needlesSy
avno=ing himself the weather having suddenly
become cold. Sandrtnghan1 House is elaborateIy
decorated and gigantic fr tree laden with gifts,
-. IN The ba llroorn The King will preside AT
rho family Christmas dinner at noon tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
.plEn pieER- ENTgRTAINs CHILDREN.

he Wolf Hopper. Marguerite Clark and others in
80 cast Of The Pied Piper al the Majestic The
a,-a gave a Christmas party yesterday afternoon
o-f the stage Of that playhouse Several hundred
children among them many from the Hebrew
-rnran ASYLUM the guests. and candy and
tovs we're distributed Mr. Hopper, Miss Clark and
NIsrcelne the Hip2odrone clown. entertained
New-York tribune., 1908-12-25
PARIS CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS EVE.

Paris Dec M-Favored by cold and seasonable
weather the traditional Christmas Eve festivities
we're In fuu sUing in Paris tonight Special music
was provided all the churches The bouevards
we're thronged with gay promenaders and the all
night cafes and restaurants were crowded with
merry supper parties. including many Americans.
The French Parliament, in celebration Of the hol-
davs has adjourned until January p