New-York tribune., 1910-11-25

rcunced Superintendent Fisher when all
we're seated he must hold up his hand"
4 harvest of hands shot into the air, and
when the white coated walters answered
the summons they were told TO stick
around until we finish the first helping"
William Waldorf Astor's bounty provided
tile dinner. and the benefactor sent his host
wishes
Not an institution in the city, whether
corrective or charitable, failed in some way
10 observe the day. From the homes and
reforrnatories for children TO the institu-
tons for the aged infirn and blind, dinners
and entertainments made up the days
programme. and even the jailbirds made
merry over an extra fare and supplies Of
fruit and tobacco.
The City Also Generous Host.
The Department OF Charities provided
dinners for about sixteen hundred outsiders
among New Yor1's poor. besides the thir-
teen thousand inmates and employees Of its
! institutions The Municipal Lodging
House served a good Thanksgiving meal 10
| all who applied. The doors opened al
70 80, but long before that hour the line
| had formed in East 25th street and grew
rapidly. extending around into First ave
nue.. Enough food for sixteen hundred had
! been provided, and within less than one
| hundred of that number were fed.
AT the New York City Children's Hos
| pitaI and Schools. on Randall's Island,
| 1500 youngsters ate turkey and were en-
! ter1ained. The New York City Farm
| Colony, at West New Brighton, Staten
/ Island. served its $50 inmates and 81 en-
ployes with varied menu, all the products
being home grown. On BlackwelTs Island
the New York City Home. with 5000 in
mates and employees; the City Hospital
with nearly EO0j and the Metropolitan
Hospital. with 100, cheered all hearts and
stornachs with fricasseed chicken. vege-
tables and fruit the gifts of fruit and
other delicaCies by individuals and socl7-
ties adding TO the bill of fare
The police of Manhattan and The Bronx
were the recipients of enough turkeys TO
supply the whole force OF the two bor-
oughs. Commissioner Cropsey is the only
one in the Department who knows whence
the birds came, but the police are gener-
ally under the impression that the ex-
press companies contributed the turkeys
as a silent tribute TO the hard work Of the
men during the strike.
Newshoys Give Entertainment.
". Enller Roosevelt. the banker. provide ed
oua hundred newSbOyS with THANKSGIVING
| fare at the West Side Lodging House, No.
22s West 25th street. last night The lodg-
/ ing house is run in connection with the
| Children's Aid Society After the meal an
entertainment was given by the boys Bud
/ ding eIocutionists. singers. comedians and
dancers all contributed to the programme,
/ hut the most enthusiasm greeted a three
round boxing exhibition.
| Park Commissioner Slower opened every
playground in the city in the afternoon
! and had attendants on hand in fun force
! 70 look after the Juvenile hordes- But in
sntte OF this precautiOn more than the
| usual number Of children, dressed as adults,
as Indians and in other grotesque gar
ments. begged pennies from the passerby
al the street corners Through the streets
! of various sections the rangers masquer-
AIDED. a good many OF them dressed in gar
nents of the opposite sex. But the police.
| through the efforts Of Father Curry, of
! St Janes's Church on the lower East
| Side, curbed their froIics when they bor-
dered on the indecent.
Parade of Hebrew Orphans
Thanksgiving Day was observed at the
Hebrew Orphan Asylum, at 18th street
and Amsterdam avenue by a parade of
the cadets and flag presentation Maurice
I simmons, past department commander Of
| the United Spanish War Veterans. Depart
rqlent Of New York, presented the colors
|