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

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Many of the prisoners are talented
musicians and singers, and they have
been rehearsing for the annual shoE
for month under the direction OF
Louis Fl. Cosgrove, one of the keep
ers at the penitentiary. Yesterday
afternoon a concert was given in the
recreation centre at the penitentiary
by choir under the direction Of
Rev. G. N. Thomas, of this city. The
big prison is fancifully decorated with
Christmas bells and wreaths.
At the Isolation IIispital at Soho a
Christmas tree was provided for the
patients in the children's wards while
the entire group of buildings were
decorated throughout with Christmas
greenery and emblems.
Special meals were provided for all
the inmates that were able to par
take of them and every effort was
made to make the day cheerful
one for all patients,
The IFS boys in the Parental School
and Home at Verona celebrated
Christmas Day in an appropriate
manner. Mass for the Catholic boys
was celebrated in the chapel of the
home early in the morning by Rev.
Father Masterson, of Caldwell. The
boys of other denominations attended
special Christmas service In the
Verona Presbyterian Church of which
Rev. DR.. Chamberlain is the pastor.
Upon their return to the home the
boys were served with a big Christ
mas dinner Of chicken and other deli
cacies. The meal was served in the
large dining hall which was decorated
for the occasion with Christmas
streamers, greens and wreaths.
The inmates spent the afternoon in
making merry and receiving visits
from parents and friends. The boys
were given a whole day of recreation
by Carl Heller. the superintendent.
On Christmas Eve the boys of the
home gave an entertainment In the
assembly hall The program consist
ed of songs, Rotations, etc. The
feature was a comic operetta in two
acts entitled Poor Henry" The cast
included about twenty-five boys
The principals were Julius zingg.
Eleanor Malloy Alfonso Mastrangello.
May Malloy, Mary McGrogan, Norman
Fissler, Louis Brown, Isolde Heller,
Russell Palumbo, William Miller. Leo
nard Watson, William Broan and
others.
The remainder of the program was
as follows: Chorus, deck the Hall
With Holly" school; recitation,
Waiting for Santa" Clarence Wall
niger; recitation, THE Ever Lucky
Boy" Harold Freeman; hymn, 20
Come All Ye Faithful" school; reel.
tation playing Santa Claus" c.
Miller; recitation, Spots Friend"
Arthur Vetter; Christmas carol, 20
Little Town of Bethlehem" Louis
Brown and chorus; recitation, 1.-THE
Lookout Man. George Edwards;
recitation, Christmas" Harry Cor
man and chorus "Silent Night"
school.
Christmas was observed in an ap-
propriate manner yesterday at st.
Barnabas's Hospital The celebra-
ton was in charge of the sisters of
the Order of St Margaret, who are
stationed at the institution. Special
religious services were conducted at
o'clock in the morning. Holy COM
munion was celebrated. The ser
vices were in charge of Rev. Charles
Henry Wells, priest in charge of st.
Andrews Episcopal Church.
Upon awakening in the morning
each patient found tarletan stock
ing, filled with useful gifts. fruits
and candy. on the cots in the var
ious wards. The stockings were the
gift of the hospital ana were dis
tributed Christmas Eve. Early in
the evening the nurses went through
the various wards singing Christmas
carols.
The usual Christmas dinner of tur-
key vegetables, fruits, nuts, candy
etc, was served to the seventysix
patients and the little folk in the
children's ward. The dining-rooms
and wards We're decorated with
wreaths and other Christmas greens.
Each ward had a separate tree, ap-
propriately decorated. Each child
received gifts of clothing, toys and
candy
There will be another Christmas
observance at the hospital tomor-
row. A Christmas tree party will
be held under the auspices of st.
GATHERINGS Guild. The organization
is composed of women of the local
Episcopal churches. Each patient at
the hospital will receive q suitable
gift from the guild members. The
nurses and general hospital staff will
not be forgotten either. The affair
will be similar to others held in the
hospital in the past.
There was a fitting observance of
Christmas Day yesterday at st.
Michaels Hospital. More than 300
patients, including many children, en-
joyed turkey dinner, with fruits,
nuts candies, etc Each patient who
was we'll enough to eat the delicacies
received his or her full share.
In the morning three masses were
celebrated in the hospital chapel The
first mass was said at $3.50 a. m. The
other masses were at and 8 o'clock,
respectively. The celebrant of all the
masses was Rev Francis McElhone.
Christmas is the only day in the year
in which a priest can say three
masses. Father McElhone is the
chaplain at the hospital At the last
mass O feature was the singing of the
sisters choir. There was a musical
program by string Instruments.
In the afternoon the children en-
joyed themselves by playing games in
their ward, which was appropriately
decorated for the occasion and boast
ed of a large and handsomely dec
Grated Christmas tree. Each child
received a useful gift in addition to
the usual box of candy and fruit.
The entire hospital was decorated
throughout with Christmas greens,
wreaths, etc. Tho usual feature OF
the crib representing the Christ child
in the manger was seen. Each ward
had decorated Christmas tree, The
general observance was under the
direction of the Sisters of the Order
of St Francis, who are in charge at
the hospital The community of sis
tiers and the general hospital staff al
took a hand in making the day an
enjoyable one for the patients. Out
side friends sent many donations OF
poultry, fruits, candy and clothing
for the inmates.
More than one thousand children
were made happy yesterday at the
LEM Lenape Club. in Court street
when they We're presented with toys
fruit and candy by the members. II
was joyous event, and those making
the presents took as much pleasure
from the affair as the youthful recipi-
ents did 1t is a yearly practise OF
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