Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-24

Juvenile patients who will be confined to
their beds on Christmas Day.
At the Pennsylvania Hospital elaborate
preparations are under way. Dr. Thomas
l.. Harris will impersonate Santa Claus
and will distribute gifts to the Riddles"
from a large hospital truck Turkey din
ners will be served tomorrow to all who
are not too Ill to partake of them and
number Of Christmas trees have been
put up
DR.. Oscar Abrahamsohn. who is known
as Professor Santa Claus. will be the
chief figure in the Christmas celebration
at the University Hospital Several days
ago DR.. Abrahamsohn made the rounds
of all Of the beds. asking each occupant
what plans he had made for Christmas
II the answer showed that they had no
prospect of enjoying a Christmas dinner
Doctor Abrahamsohn quietly placed some
money in the patients hand with n
Don't worry, there's enough to buy
Christmas dinner for those at home"
In addition to this generosity Doctor
Abrahamsohn will distribute 600 gifts to
the grownyup patients and 200 to the chill
dren. Twenty trees are to be placed In
the various wards, two in each of the
two children's wards by the Christmas
and Easter committee of the hospital. A
turkey dinner will also be served.
Al the Presbyterian Hospital, 3sth street
and Powelton avenue. Miss Caroline
Milne, director of the nurses, has been
drilling all the white and blue linen
ladies under her supervision in the sing
ing of Christmas carols At in the
morning they will visit each ward and
sing beautiful hymns. Other Christmas
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The children's, womcn's and mems
wards OF the West Philadelphia Homeo-
pathic Hospital will each be decorated
with two Christmas trees Gifts VIA. be
distributed and sumptuous dinner
served.
For all the "kiddies'' at the Samaritan
Hospital, Broad and Ontario streets, a
stocking will be filled, containing candles
of Inc good and pure kind, oranges and
toys. A beautiful tree Is being set up
in their ward. and II all of the plans
mature. tomorrow will be day of unal-
loyed Joy for the little patients.
Extensive arrangements have been made
ut ST. Timothy's, Roxborough. The young
ladies of the Junior Aid have not only
provided the trees that are to be erected
in the Ave wards and the nurses home,
but they are also doing the decorating
The Ladies' Aid Society will furnish ice
cream tn give each patient a large por-
ton. In addition, each child will receive
q gift and the employees will also be re-
membered.
The 800 children at the Philadelphia
General Hospital are to be given the
time Of their lives. Everything from a
Santa Claus to a vaudeville entertain
ment in the amphitheatre of the operat-
ing room is to be theirs. There will be
placed throughout the hospital and no
stone Is being left unturned to make
Christmas of 1914 a day not to be for
gotten.
The hanging of the stockings is a Gus
tom which obtains In the children's ward
of the Mt. Sinai Hospital. From the
white crib of each and every "kiddie"
who lies down tonight a little sock Will
descend and when everything is as still
as mouse, Superintendent Joseph Jesse
will creep in and hll them up to the very
top. Tomorrow Jacob d. Lit. president
of the hospital. will pay his annual visit.
ell. A turkey dinner will also be a
sature OF the celebrations at the hos
A brilliantly decorated tree viii be
placed In each ward OF the Germantown
Claus for each ward. too, No patient.
from the oldest to the youngest. will be
forgotten in the distribution OF gifts.
St. Peters Protestant Church choir will
sing Christmas carols in'the early morn
ing.
Youngsters at the Widener Memorial
for Crippled Children are eagerly look
ing forward TO the annual visit OF p. A.
b. Widener and his family. who come
every Christmas. briL ging bundles OF
toys. dolls and candy This year brass
band will furnish music for the children.
For weeks the children at ST. Chris
topher's Hospital. Kensington. have been
sWamping Santa's mail bag with re-
quests. Miss Anna T. Jenrles general
superintendent OF the hospital. has seen
20 Il that no youngsters appeal goes un-
answered, Trees have been placed In all
the wards and there win be a Kris
Kringle.
The Episcopal Hospital has left nothing
undone TO make Christmas a big day
there. Beginning az In the morning the
nurses will sing the Christmas carols
and this win be followed by all sorts OF
Christmas celebrations, not the least OF
them being big turkey dinner,