Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26

widely observed Christmas In th'
city's history. Perhaps at no othe
time has there been such charity
Clubs and institutions and, In fact
al sorts of organizations. as well as
individuals, lent their assistance in
making the day joyous one for
others not so fortunate. Patients m
hospitals were cared for. churches OF
all denominations held special serv-
Ices, and Santa Claus didn't over
look the inmates of city and county
institutions. where the day was On
| joyably spent.
The Elks took caro- of about LOO
children, hundreds OF children wert
guests OF the Lehi Lenape Club, tbs
Gottfried Kreuger Association gave G
Christmas entertainment to abou
1000 children, nearly 500 homeless
men ate their Christmas dinner at ths
Newark Rescue Mission and tue Sal.
walton Army and the Volunteers OF
America took care OF their usuaI
large crowd of hungry and poor fam
flies, and organizations connected
with practically every church in this
city. did their share of the charity
work.
It was the one supreme day of the
year for the children. Most OF ther
took the Ice skates or sleds that the
old gentleman named Claus'' had
brought them and made for the near
est pond. The grown filled the
hotels, cafes, restaurants and theatres
In the afternoon and evening.
Orphans Get Attention.
Perhaps the most joyous OF all chill
dren in Newark yesterday were the
little inmates of the various orphan
- had - ~
coaxed to go to sleep Christmas eve,
and even threatened that the generous
"old giver" would fail to visit them
II they did not close their eyes.
At. st. Peters Orphan Asylum the
youngsters we're up before the sun
to see what had been left for them
during the night. And they were not
disappointed. Such was also the case
at st. Mary's Orphan Asylum. Al
the Home for Crippled Children each
of the forty-eight inmates had a
stocking filled with toys and candies.
The Foster Home took care OF its in
mates In a similar manner, az did the
sisters at the House OF the Good
Shepherd.
Among the other institutions where
the day was spent joyous.y were the
Ridgley Home for Orphans of Odd
Fellows and the Newark Orphan
Asylum. One of the features OF the
day at the orphan asy.nms were the
talking dolls, about 500 OF which were
donated to the children by Louis v.
Aronson. Mr.. Aronson also donated
thirty dolls to st. Marys Orphanage,
in South Orange avenue.
Among the various church organi-
cations which stood out prominently
because of their works were the st.
AIMS Guild and the st. Vincent de
Paurs Society of st. Johns Church,
who supplied enough food to fifty
four families to last them a week.
The ST. Vincent de Paul's Society of
ST. James's r. C. Church supplied
14O families with dinners.
At the City Hospital the usual
Christmas menu was served. About
450 inmates, of whom thirty-five are
children, received gifts. At the Es-
sex County Isolation Hospital about
$50 patients were made happy. st.
Michael's Hospital, which Is conduct
ed by the Sisters of the Order of st.
Francis, fltting1y observed the day,
about 500 patients being cared for.
There was the usual distribution of
gifts at ST. James's Hospital. as we'll
as at St. Barnabas's Hospital, the
Babies Hospital, the Presbyterian
Hospital and the Home for Incur.
ables.
The Leni Lenape Club entertained
elaborately. In the main room of
the clubhouse, So Court street, a
tree had been erected. Old Santa
Claus himself was there and dis
tributed presents to the children.
The Elks presented to each child
whom it entertained package of
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and nuts. The lodge also distributed
about 500 dinners.
The holiday spirit was much in
evidence at the Home OF the Aged
OF the Little Sisters of the Poor, the
Baptist Home for the Aged, the
Krueger Greisenheim and the Home
for the Aged on Mt. Pleasant avenue.
The Newark Rescue Mission en-
tertained the largest number of
homeless men in its history. 1t took
care of 1853 persons, serving dinners
from 1 TO s o'clock. The Salvation
Army cared for about 601 poor fam
lilies, and the Volunteers OF America
gave away about 500 baskets. Next
Monday night the Volunteers will
play Santa Claus to q number of
about 1000. The J. Clement French
Industrial Home, the Good Samaritan
Mission, the Rescue Home and other
such organizations provided meals
for hundreds OF destitute men and
women yesterday.
The management OF the Nankin
Garden entertained more than 100
children from the Children's Aid So
ciety
The inmates of the county penal
institution also celebrated Christ
mas. The prisoners were given com
plete recreation for the day and
practically forgot that there were
prison bars.
Jail enjoyed an elaborate dinner
prepared for them by Warden
Richard F. McGuiness. The menu
consisted of chicken, potatoes, celery.
bread and butter, pie, oranges and
apples. The prisoners were liberated
from their cells for the day.
A bountjful chicken dinner was
served the prisoners at the county
penitentiary in Caldwell. The men
were given as much liberty as possi-
BILE by Warden Ferdinand Hosp.
The interior of the penitentiary build
ings were decorated with Christmas
wreaths, bells and ropes of green
cedar. The decorations were I'M
usually elaborate in the dining rooms
and prison centre.
As yesterday was visiting DAY at
the institution the inmates received
relatives and friends. Many of the
visitors brought food and dalnties.