New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-26
ALL KINDS OF CHEER
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here first. I'll make good first I'll go
home then. and quickly enough"
The association viii find work fo- him
= co.
little further uptown Patrick Elan
ner,- homeless and hungry. met police
man Thomas McCarren. said Flannery
10 McCarren:
If ! should wallop you in the jaw
with my fist. what crime would that
constitute in the eyes Of the law
1T might be murder in the first de-
gree, but a gentle wallop would be only
disorderly conduct"
Whereupon Patrick delivered the wal
lop He was arrested and taken 10
YOrkville court. where he told Nagis-
trate O'Connor about il.
You see. your honor" explained Pat
rick, Il wanted 20 be in on the feed"
h was remanded 10 YorkviIle prison
for twenty-four hours and arrived just
In time 10 get in on the spread. They
had u pounds OF turkey. ~ pounds Of
chicken. barrels Of apples. as many
oranges and a keg Of cider in York
vile. with pipes and tobacco 20 top OF
Men and women who had previously
found quarters in other prisons through
out The city by less direct methods en-
5oyed a Qrofusion OF Thanksgiving
comestibIes The easiest thing 20 ct
IN New York yesterday was free turkey
with the usual accompaniment. There
was no excuse 10 break into jail for
dinner. The jails we're warm and dry.
and some preferred 10 eat their dinners
in them 10 taking advantage OF free
dom and none too cheerful weather.
THE DAY N THE JAILs.
Half q dozen got in with Patrick Flan-
uery. and others who preferred 20 eat in
the Tomhs prison. or jefferson Market
court prison. or tie Vest Side. Harlem
or Morrisanis barred window apart
ments. chose first their particular favor
Ste dining place. and adopted various
means 20 attract the attention of po-
Lcemcn p mo did the needful. They were
IN made welcome. Ccmmissioner Barry
u the Charities Department had ex-
pected an increase In the prison rolls and
vas prepared for emergencies. In the
7ombs prison. for instance. more than
half a ton Of turkeys and chicken Wss
I'm readiness for the 554 prisoners ar
noon Afterv ard there vas q phone
graphic concert in the departments In
most of the prisons tobacco vas supplied
- the men and boxes % candy 20 the
women
vide vas The scope Of the citv's treat
rneut ~ otherwise dinneriess men.
"a omen and children IN All parts II
tom rhe peculiar demands - The sick in
HOSPITALS were met The Welfare Of
helpless infants the bestoT a n hsPpl-
ness and plenty upon neTsbo-s. mes
s=rger bows ard rheir widored mothers
kept busy many persons Of wealth. Tho
preferred that kind Of actiriry 70 the
leisure they might have obtained
Twelve hundred boxes containing tur-
ke- sand witches. PIE. crullers. apples and
a handkerchief Tere given out last night
a. the Bo7ery Mission. 20 22T BoTery
Al early breakfast vas also supplied 70
several hundred men
MRS SCHIFF 4 HOSTESS
A. the house Of the Emanuel Sister
hood Of Personal Service a. No SIS East
SD street. dinner vas given 70 two hun
dred children Mrs William EInstein.
president Of the sisterhood Airs Walter
Soloman and Mrs. Jacob " Schin we're
in charge q the sffair
4 boz - TOYS anonymouslv sent.
caused the sick children IN - Cregory's
Hospital 20 feel that the- felr better
right aFs7 little foy horse produced
a smile 0Yt ~ proportion 20 the size Of
the investment on the face of Gustave
Smiithuo1. seven wears old. whose left
foot was amputated after he was run
over br . sfreetcsr.
one Of tho largest dinners in town was
given ~ THE Manhattan state Hospital
90 wards Islsrd. where 1915 patients
rs-took - turkey ~ .. m. and ia
the ., eaing there WIS c,a.ert.
The If.tod District Messenger COM
rsrv. through It's district managers. in
iced two hundred messenger boys 10
- BIRD 81 = dinner" as one u TIE BOYS
out Il. and no cobTebs grew between