Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26

alton in Military Park tomorrow
hit will be continuation OF the
istnas festivities enjoyed by all
=, Ivark yesterday and today pro-
:. = sond the weather is suspicious.
Olsrhe brilliantly decorated tree will
Z formally presented by Carl Bann-
wart. secretary of the Municipal
+ Christmas Tree Association to Mayor
Jacob Haussling, representing the
city, at s o'clock.
An elaborate triple program will be
given, combining the exercises plann-
ed for last night and tonight with
those for tomorrow night. The rain
caused the postponment of last
nights celebration.
The tree itself will be lighted at
{ o'clock An hour later five churches
In the neighborhood will Join siinnl-
faneously In chimes. A fanfare OF
trumpets from the tower of Trinity
Church viii mark the actual OPEN
ing Of the Christmas tree celebration.
Bishop Edwin S. Lines, Of the Epis-
copal diocese of Newark. VIII o5er a
dedicafory prayer. After the formal
presentation, the police band will
give 4 concert.
around the tree will be given by city
playground children under the direc-
ton of j. Leonard Mason, secretary
of the Playground Commission. Many
organizations will be represented at
the affair Members of the United
Spanish War Veterans and other or
eanizations will appear in uniform.
Tonight's program is in charge
of O special committee. consist
ing OF Rev Charles n. Thomas,
pastor of the West Side Park Presby-
terrain Chapel: Mrs. Charles e. C.
Smith. Walter j. Kidd, AsseInblyman
Thomas Goldngay. Albert f. Kline
and Raymond s. Hughes. The last
three are commanders of Badger,
Mitchell and Foreign Service camps,
United Spanish War Veterans, re-
spectively.
The spirit of Christmas lowered
over the entire city yesterday. There
was nothing to mar the day except
the ram late in the afternoon and
during the evening. Rich and poor,
children and "grown-ups,' shared
alike in the festivities of the day.
Special services were held in all the
churches and the majority of city
county and private institutions. The
charitable organizations distributed
thousands of dinners and vast guam
titv OF gifts
The theatres were crowded In the
afternoon and there were good houses
: in the evening, despite the rain.
Christmas trees and holiday greens
were everywhere. In the Vailsburg
section the residents combined in
making the streets bright at night by
lighting up the front rooms of their
houses and allowing the shades to re-
Il he ptv &c
usual briliiance.
The day was opened throughout the
city by the singing of Christmas
carols. The old-time custom was
made possible by the cooperation of
all the churches. Under the auspices
of special committee of the Munich
pal Christmas Tree Association the
city was divided into ninety sections.
A number of choir members and Sum
day school children We're assigned to
each section, and between 7 and 1880
o'clock yesterday morning they went
through their district singing carols.
In some cases a little of twentieth
century methods was injected into the
ancient rite Automobiles were used
by some of the carolers to take them
from place to place.
The selections included such we'll
known hymns as 20 Come All Ye
Faithful, Silent Night, Holy Night, -
"Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"
While Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks by Night" christians Awake,
Salute the Happy Morn" "Once in
ROYAL David's City," and 80 Tannen-
baum The program was under the
special direction of DR.. Carl H.
Wintsch.
The West Side Park Presbyterian
Chapel's boys and girls choir gave a
series of Christmas concerts Christ
mas Eve and Christmas Day. Under
the direction of Rev. G. n. Thomas,
pastor of the church. seventy children
sang Christmas carols anC other APP
propriate selections.
On Christmas Eve the choir visited
the City Hospital from to o'clock;
the county Jail from 4 to 8 o'clock,
and the Home for Disabled Soldiers
In Kearny from $50 to $780, Yes
terday afternoon the choir sang at
the Overlook Insane Asylum from
2 to 4 Boys Home in Verona, from
to ), and the County Penitentiary
In Caldwell from $50 to $3.50.
The trip to the various institutions
was made in automobiles.
Il took a ton of turkey and several
tons of other good things to eat to
help make Christmas Day a gala
one for the 1,600 inmates of the Es-
sex County Asylum for the Insane at
Overlook yesterday Beside the
turkey the inmates had celery,
mashed potatoes, mince pie, apples,
oranges, cakes and chocolate candy.
In the afternoon an entertainment
was given in the amusement hall,
which had been deliberately decorated
for the occasion by Warden Benja-
min r. Bailey. A concert by a
chorus of sixty juvenile voices under
the direction of Rev. c. N. Thomas
was the feature of the entertainment,
and in addition there were contribu-
lions from many employees of the
big county institution
II was visitors day and all day
long the corridors and rest parlors
were thronged with the friends and
relatives of the inmates.
Religious services were held in the
morning when mass was celebrated In
the west corridor by Rev. Louis Kus-
tiers. chaplain of the Home for the
Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
Music was furnished by a volunteer
choir
AT the House. of Detention Superin-
tendent Daniel +. Delaney had a bis
feed for the youthful inmates. number
ing forty boys and girls. A Christ
mas tree was provided for them and
all the rooms were decorated with
holiday greens. 1t was a day of COM
plete recreation for the inmates, the
time being devoted to the playing OF
games, eating and having a general
good time. Several of the vaudeville
acts that entertained the Jail prisoners
also helped to make the day gay
one for the House Of Detention i'm
mates.
The prisoners in the county jail had
gala time. the eating including a
big chicken dinner at noon. 1t was
open house all day for visitors and
most of the prisoners. numbering 300
had friends or relatives call during