Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-12-26
CHARITY A
FEATURE OF CHRISTMAS
Institutions of City County Well individuals Help
Making the Holiday Happy for the Needy-Many Dona-
tons of Clothing and Money Are Made to Poor Persons


women prisoners and the men re-
ceiVed their usual allowance Of
tobacco.
The y7s prisoners in the pens-
tent'ary. 81 Of whom are women.
are looking forward to the minstrel
entertainment which will be given
noxt Wednesday night The per-
formRnce will be given solely by the
prisoners. It was dig DaIly arranged
for ;'hr, ,stmas but WAS p stponed
The inmates of the House of De-
tention enjoyed good dinner yea
terday. 1t was a day of recreation
for the boys and girls confined there
and there were gRn1eg and other pas
times In the afternoon there was
an entertaining program OF vocal
and instrum entail musical selections,
recitations and addresses under tha
direction of Assistant Superinfen-
dent James r. Matthews A sini1ar
entertainment was given at the insti-
tuition Thursday afternoon through
ARRANGEMENTS made by the Young
Womcn's Christian Assoc'a alton and
the Young Mems Christian AssOci-
alton. There was a Christmas tree
and gifts were distributed.
AI overbrOok.
The Christmas celebration and dec
orations at the Essex County Hospital
at Overlook, under the direction OF
Warden Benjamin r. Bailey and DIR.
Guy Payne, medical superintendent,
this year surpassed anything that
was ever attempted before The
Christmas spirit pervaded the entire
irstitution- and everyone Joined IN
making the miniature city a place Of
peace anG happiness for patients and
employees alike.
A sur1ptuous Christmas dinner waA
served at noon. To furnish the dinner
It took $500 pounds of turkey, five
barrels of cranberries, fifty dozen
punches Of celery, fifteen bushels OF
elbow turnips, tllirty-five bushels Of
potatoes, 400 large mince pies. 760
loaves OF bread, and ten barrels of
eating apples, to say nothing of the
150o pounds of candy, 5000 oranges
and 1900 ginger cakes which were
distributed to everyone when they
gathered around the big Christmas
tree.
The purchase of the tree was in the
hands OF Chairman Ernest e, Ryman,
OF the hospital committee of the Board
of Freeholders. The tree was. in the
centre of the amusement hall and
reached a height of thirty-six feet.
1t was illuminated with 1000 lights
of red, blue and green bulbs and
lighted figures of birds and flowers
of all descriptions.
Catholic services we're held In the
hall in the morning, Rev. Thomas
Judge officiating, and in the after
noon Protestant services, under the
direction OF Rev. George D. MeCui-
lock, took D. zee. Special music by the
hospital choir Gnd orchestra was rem
dered at both services with extra
soloiste, both Of a vocal and instru-
mental nature.
All the wards were decorated with
red and green crepe paper and holly
and even mistletoe, each one vieins
with the other to make the respective
wards surpass in beauty the others.
A word shodld be said about the
of the $4,000 and interest
deposited by the employees Of the in
stitution N the Essex County En-
ployes' Saving aBnk. This tended to
make Christmas a happier one for
them as had also the payment OF
their salaries in advance. arranged
the efforts of Warden Bailey
The Christmas tree and the gener-
al observance of the day being essen
TALLY a German custom, the festival
was duly observed among the large
ing in this city. 1t Is also celebrate1
with more or less elaborate programs
by the various German-American 50,
cieties.
In O large number OF the singing
and social societies the day was Oh
served as a festival for the children
who were presented with gifts and
sweets. Musical entertainment also
made up part of the days obser-
vance.
The societies which had their
rsual Christmas celebration last
night among others were: The Or
rheus Liederkranz at 209 Ferry
street; Bavarian Singers Union Ct
avenue; NJ. G. V. Aurora at Aurora
Hall, 4S Williams street; NJ. G. V
Liberty at the Kruger Auditorium;
NJ. G. v. Schwaebischer Saengebund
at the Schwaben Halle, 500 Spring
field avenue: Badische Liedertafel at
at the Bohemian Auditorium, Nine
teenth avenue and Seventeenth
street.
At the celebration of the Liberty
Singing Society the acting conductor,
John J. Plemenik, was presented
with Morris chair
About 500 children received gifts of
LIl6
Club at Christmas entertainment in
st. Joseph's Parochial School Hall, III
Hudson street, yesterday afternoon.
Sweaters, stockings, gloves, under
wear and other articles of clothing
were distributed to the poor children.
rhe entertainment was under the
oint auspices of the three local coun-
ci's of the knights of Columbus,
olive Branch, Star OF eBthlehem, ar1E
Newar.r councils. A joint committee
was headed by William H. McEnhill,
IF Olive Branch Council,
Christmas was made pleasant Tor
the employees of the National B.scuir
Company by the presentation of Ave
dollar gold piece to each one of them.
The gifts totaled more than 100000
Each person working for the COM
pany, 10 matter what position he o.
she held or the duration of their ser
vice, received the gold piece.
The presents were distributed at the
end of the working hours last Thurs
day In Newark the forty men in the
plant on Mount Pleasant avenue were
In the office and addressed
by John Taylor, the superintendent.
He asked each one to write toeA. w.
Green, president of the company,
thanking him for the gift. Mr.. Green
lad enclosed each gold piece in a
folder, bearing the compliments of the
season. There were fourteen men III
The Orange office who received the
coins.