New-York tribune., 1914-12-24
PARTED FAMILY
GET SELVES AS
CHRISTMASGIFT
Celebrate Joyful Reunion
at Big Fete of Chill
dren's Society.
sANTA CLAUS VISITS
HOME FOR CRIPPLES
nomestic Relations Court,
Even. Will Have Tree
and Presents.
-. ,bildren and their parents got

HIiu 4 i OONiAAOs
1 children and their parents got
4. h.t Christmas present in New
"a a, the Christmas tree last night
~. rooms Of the Children's Society
=. children got their parents and the
-, got the children. For twelve
T,,,h. they had been separated.
r,,, Christmas Eve the father and
~, had been sent 20 the peniten-
-, ,or six months. The children
=. si,l, and a boy, ranging from
n,.. Years 70 eleven-were timid
....,,.,s ,t the celebration in the so
,ls,J rooms.
m, i.,her had been a bartender IN
~. v,,hsn. As a side line he sold
,o.,,rs Before long he was using II
,,-,.y and his wife got the habit
p,,,,v . week before Christmas the
.r,b.nS was arrested. The following
=, nj, wife was found in their rooms
,,v,rg for cocaine. What furniture
"a. LEFT she had broken or splintered'
N, children covered outside the door.
n, mother. too, was arrested and sent
:, the psnitentiery. The Children's
ss.i.tv took care Of the three waits.
mis- now several months since hus-
A,,d and wife were released. They
h,v. visited their children, and re-
,,-s Of their conduct we're furnished
"a Ernest K. Coulter, superintendent
a, the society. Neither has used any
ding since the second week Of their
commitment The man has a good po-
sition.
Las, night they sat we'll back in the
roOm, and their children, gifts for
gotten. sat Oh the floor at their feet.
those who had seen the man and wom-
an at the time Of their commitment to
prison could scarce credit their eyes.
Both we're we'll dressed and robust.
When the last present had been handed
out and the last song sung all FIVE went
home.
Punch and Judy Help.
There we're l25 children at the So
estys ree. They ranged from tod
ders Of two to youngsters Of twelve or
thirteen. Katharine Eggleston told
stories, and there were Punch and
Judy show, magician who found rab-
bits, oranges and goldfish in the oldest
places imaginable, and an honest-to-
goodness Santa Claus, vouched for by
Mayor Mitchell. Adjutant General
Hamilton, Of the national guard;
George Gordon Battle, and score of
VAsr we're there 10 whom the chill
trsn sent invitations asking, in paren-
Assis, II there was a truly Santa
Clsai
Ia all the crowd only Baby Bene-
ts,,o was unhappy. Baby Benedetto, a
brOvn-hsired, dark eyed child, two
years Old, h4s been with the society
less thar ten days. Last Christmas
there vsre Father Benedetto, Mother
BsrsdsttO and Giuseppe and Tony and
Baby. A happier family was not 70 be
found in the whole length Of Thomp-
NiE.
Then some one found q law forbid
t,g aliens 70 work in subwsys. The
Isompson 81. wolf broke through the
Aushackle Bsnedetto door and the
Sshsdettos scattered Baby Benedetto,
'ao may yet cast her vote for Presi-
sent Of the United States, landed in
ne rooms Of the Children's Society.
Aid Baby Benedetto didn't like it.
shils songs, drums and horns resound-
Baby Benedetto held her ribbon
ln Christmas present and cried and
gned.
nor could all the women who held
~ IN their laps while they admired
." shiny new shoes. her pretty new
''''sa'' her nice new picture book and
~ adorable doll comfort her.
Crippled Have Festival.
Ah J. Nelson Borland and Miss
~a'J K Choate, members Of the com
-''s' n charge Of the Christmas cele.
''''A helped distribute gifts last
1'A Other members Of the commit
~ y H' Mrs Mortimer J.. Schif, Mrs
IAN K. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Morgan j
g'h'', Nrs. William x. Vanderbilt
.. end Mrs. Peter L. Gerry.
'.'ll'm Church Osborn, president o.
society for the RELIEF Of the Grip
-. and kuptured. attended Christ
a, -lee iete last ight a. the home Of
r,.. D,.-lety, 5Zl last 42d st. There
s,5 40 inmates OF the home there
.aty al got presents.
a ~ ~ SeT York Founding Hospital
q, y, I. East G5th ~, which has cared
=, .1l'yo babies in forty-fve years
H.. nfl'ltn a letter % Santa Claus
~.ss y part Of II:
"a 's babies are looking forward
49, tnfiatmas gift more en- en-
s.,1 nome, which will secure care
"a, ,,ms good papas and nnammas ap
a.. y ADOPT them. Just now thi'
tseJ. hanging on an uncertainty. j
~, o9nfy 70 make 10 secure"
bs...i' Nil. be a Christmas tree IN th'
s,s,'ie Relations Court, in Thr
a, ~, 20 aay for the families the cOurl
,s.,s,s,.pse 70 keep together. Funds foi
'' nave been gwen By judges
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