Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-24
CHRISTMAS TOBE
MADE MERRY FOR
POOR IN SUBURBS
Churches, Lodges and chari-
table Organizations Provide
for Day of Good Cheer.

Due to the charitable and philan-
fhropic work of many organizations
snchldihg lodges. churches, chartta'
ble agenc4e es and the people IN gen
aral in the suburban towns, it Is e&'
Yscfed that Christmas will be made
sav of GOOD cheer to even the mos
destitute families. N..,-
The Yuietldc season was formally
nshered iu yesterday when thC
school children held their Christmas
exercises. Last night in west Oi-
.snqe 80 school children, headed by
society women, marched through the
town singing Christmas carols.
Assembling at the various schools
at 7 o'clock, the children, in groups
Of ten, started on their way, bearing
lighted lanterns. BY previous ar
rangement wherever they passed a
house where a lighted candle was
displayed in one Of the WINDOWS Insy
hs ted in their march and favored
ne inmates with a song. Many peo-
Dle avai ed themselves of the oppor-
tl,nitv for individual attention thus
afforded ,-,.
Among those in charge OF the cele-
hration were Mrs Thomas \. EDISON,
Mrs. David Green, jr.. chairman. OF
the musical committee Of the West
Orange Improv zment League qndef
whose auspices the affair was ne ;
Mrs, Richard Colgate, Mrs Albert 7.
Wall. Mrs Hans Z. Plaget ana Mrs
Wilfred Wallace.
owing to its central location the
Paramount School was made the op-
iective point OF the singers. Here
they found planted Christmas Tree
the gift of Mrs. Edison. Inc tree
was brilliantly Illuminated with cleo
trjc liebts and as the children gath
cred around it, accompanied oy seE-
eral hundred oder people the words
of the songs were thrown upon d
screen so that all n ght join
To safeguard the health OF the
Youngsters against the chill the
around about the tree was stfewn
liberally with straw, and during ths
exercises hot chocolate was served
out to them.
To Provide Many Dinners
Tho Orange Bureau Of Associated
Charities will provide many dinners
as will the Society for Lending Oolll-
sor+s to the Sick of South Uranss'
Ths former organization will care tot
AZ least 800 families. Coal, clothIhs
and tovs are also to be given OUT.
The Elks OF Orange, South Ofdhse
and East Orange are assisting III lAe
Giving spirit. Hundreds OF dinners, ~
rs we'll as other necessities, are 70 DC
nrovided by these organizations Easl
Orange Lodge Of Elks mas ali edus
distributed 100 pairs Of shoes
The Fifth Ward improvement As
aocie ton of West Orange is cooper
ting with the Charities Bureau ano
Tie South Orange Elks, and South
Orange Council Royal Arcanum, are
working with the Society for Lending
Comforts to the Sick. so that dupA-
cations will not be made. 49,.
patients in Memorial, st. Mary's
and the Orthopedic Hospitals, Or
ange, are to be given treats by the
boards of managers Of those tnstitu-
fions. The Visiting Nurses Associa-
tion. the East Orange Aid to the Sick
Society.the Anti Tuberculosis League,
tl1e Orange Valley Settlement, the
w. C. T u. and the young ladies'
auxiliary of the House of Good Shep.
herd, are also assisting in the good
cheer work.
EIks TO Be Kept Busy.
Elks' lodges in all of the suburban
towns, including the Oranges,
Kearny, Belleville, Nutley, Montclair.
Bloomfield and Irvington. are partci-
pating in the Yuletide spirit.
Christmas cheer in various forms
was dispensed to the less fortunate
In Irvington today by religious bodies
Iraternal organizations, schools and
individuals. Church societies provid-
ID dinners, contributions were made
by school children, dinners and cloth.
ing were given out by Overseer OF
the Poor Commissioner Leonard Sc
taro and a Christmas tree was pro
yided by Irvington Lodge No. l24o,
e. ?. 0. Elks, at the clubhouse, 925
Springfield avenue.
This afternoon a crowd Of children
.hronged the Elks' Home to receive
presents of clothing and candy from
The hands Of Santa Claus, imperSon-
ated by a member Of the lodge. An
entertainment preceded the treat Tor
the "kiddies." Wives Of the members
Of the committee in charge assisted
in entertaining the young visitors
The committee comprises the follow
ing: Chairman. Karl Z. olson; sec
retary, John A. Steck; treasurer, 7.
David Mayfield, Harry J. Stanley,
John VI. Pfrommer. Louis G. BTeiten-
oach. Isaac J. Casey, ST., Joseph
Sonnenberg, Leonard Setaro and AL
bert J. Kaufman.
In Maplewood there is to be a com
rnunity Christmas tree. 1t will be IL
Illuminated every night from now un-
til after New Years.
The League for the Friendly Ser
vice OF Bloomfield and Glen Ridge,
are preparing to distribute many
Christmas dinners to the needy Of
both the town and borough, from its
headquarters, Proad street, p oom-
aeld. On Thanksgiving almost 109
dinners were given out by the
league, and they expect TO increase
that number tomorrow. Many or.
zanizatio churches etc, have con-
tributed staple articles.
The community Christmas tree on
the Central School grounds Mont
clair will blaze forth tonight with
r1any ociored el~c+ric lights. 1t will
also be lighted Christmas night ard
again on Saturday night, when brief
exercises viii be held On Sunday
night the tree viii he lighted for the
last time. At 7:30 O'Clock on Satur-
day niPhtSif the weather IS fair the
chimes of the Church Of the Lmma-
culate Conception will be rung to
call the people to the tree. Carols
will be SURG and band Of Scotch
baenipers will play.
This evening bands of Christmas
waits will visit all parts Of the town
and sing before the homes of those
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