The Detroit times., 1910-12-24
FOR ALL
. ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Never Was Good Cheer Dispensed
With Such Lavish Hand-Pris-
oners Are Not Forgotten.
1t will be a great Christmas.

Never in the city's history have its
funds TO make one another happy;
never has sweet charity dispensed
cheer to the poor and the unfortunate
with such lavish hand.
! The newspapers in the city have
taken up the cause of the distressed
and the afflicted. and the sunshine of
helpfulness and good will has peeped
in where dark gloom reigned before.
If any dependent family goes unfed
or unremembered on Christmas day, II
will be because II has failed to make
its wants known.
Even in the inmost recesses Of the
city's penal institutions, the Christ
mas spirit will manifest itself. Supt.
Mcdonnell, of the Detroit House OF
Correction. is planning an elaborate
turkey feast for his family of 400 next
Monday. with lucious oranges by way
of desert, and all work will be sus-
pended. The number OF inmates Is
much smaller than is ordinarily the
case at this season. Last year there
were nearly 500 in confinement here.
Sheriff CASTOR will serve a chicken
dinner, with mashed potatoes and
rutabagas on the side, to the 100 pris-
oners in the county Jail, Monday, and
will top IL off with cigars.
Special preparations for the observ-
ance of Christmas have been made by
those in charge Of the various char
liable institutions. Santa Claus, In the
person of well-known citizen whose
bighearted charity has brought cheer
and comfort to many an unfortunate
boy and girl, will visit the Protestant
Orphan asylum, and, on Sunday morn
ing. each of the little folk will re-
ceive stocking filled to the brim
with Christmas goodies. Sacred SER
on Monday there will be a merry cele-
bration. There are now 107 children
In the institution.
The 500 inmates of the House OF the
Good Shepherd will gather around a
big Christmas tree at IL O'Clock to-
night and receive the presents which
the good sisters. with the assistance
of others, have provided for them.
The little folk in st. Vincents Or
phan asylum will be sumptuOusly pro-
vided for. Turkey with cranberry
sauce, pie and ice cream, nuts and
candy will constitute the Yuletide
feast. And there will be a Christmas
tree, of course.
Some 80 boys from the Y. NJ. c. A.
will serenade the tots in the Children's
Free hospital with Christmas carols
at O'Clock. tonight. Presents will be
distributed Sunday, but the Christmas
tree will not be lighted until Wednes-
day night.
In the Van Leuven Browne school
for crippled children, exercises will
be held at o'clock, Sunday afternoon,
and each of the 90 children in attend
ance will he provided for.
! Christmas masses will be sung in
! st. Francis Home for Orphan Boys,
out Woodward-ave., and the st. Jo-
seph home, on Congress-st. east, Sun
day morning. and cheer In substan-
tial form will be dispensed during the
day. In the evening the boys OF st.
Francis will give a reception to Broth
er Reginald, the superintendent, who
Is leaving for two-weeks' vacation in
Baltimore.
Bishop Foley will personally look
after the celebration in the House of
Providence, Fourteenth-ave. and the
Boulevard. Toys have been contrib
uted by various merchants and there
are Ilenty to go around The details
of the affair are being looked after
by Mrs. George Renchard and Mrs.
Joseph Finn.
The usual celebration will be in or
der In the orphan home conducted by
the Felican sisters, on st. Aubinave.,
where there are 200 girls.
The Home Of the Friendess will be
the scene of gay festivities Sunday
and Monday, for the unfortunate little
people housed there have not been
forgotten by the big world outside
and the good souls whose charity has
maintained the institution for several
years.
In the Shelter home of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill
dren, the boys and girls now harbored
there will not want for entertainment.
They will he shown that, even though
circumstances have deprived them CT
a home such as other children enjoy.
the world is interested in their well
fare.
The Weinman settlement, No. 331
Woodbridge-st. east, will hold recep-
ton for the women and girls OF the
neighborhocd. Tuesday and Wednes'
day evenings, ard for the men, Mon
day and Thursday evenings. Each
visitor will be presented with a pair
of mittens. They Will he entertained
with games and refreshments will he
served
Many Of the citys poor children will
be regalod in almost royal manner in
The homes Of some Of Detroits wealth
lest citizens. Mrs. Il. y. lIScr will
entertain ll2 children in her Crosse
Pointe residence this afternoon. TAX
ing them ont and bringing them back
i'm a special car
Then there are the many other ben
efactors whose name will not get into
the papers, but they will find their re-
ward i'm the satisfaction OF knowing
,ho4 tha, brnupht smiles where there