Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-23
CHRISTMAS CHEER
in THE HOSPITALS
Shut-ins, Young and Old,
Will Share in Joys of
the Day
DOCTORS AS OLD SANTA
Trees and Gifts at City Insti-
tutions for Sick and
Afflicted

Each patient az tho rolycipic Hospital
iS22 Lombard street. viii receive thrci
gifts on Christmas Day, the children toys
and the men and women suitable and uscfu
articles. Separate trccs IN the mems
womon'u and chlldrens wards will be pro
vidcd and a fourth tree for tho nurses
Each ward will also have itB own diunor
Christmas stockings viii be distributed b,
Young women of tho Bible class of Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church. taught by MiEs
Mary SchotG The ladies' Aid Society OF
tho hospital will assist Tho entire cole
bratlon II being arranged under the direc-
uon ~ tho hospital trustees and friends
DIT William Null will net nH Santa Claus.
AZ the Pennsylvania Hospital. Eighth
ana spruce streets, several doctors are
wrangllng IA 10 who will act aa Santa
Claua a large trce will DO placed In the
assembly hall, and after turkey dinner
and the distribution OF gifts a special pro-
gram will bo rendered,
AZ tho Mount Sinai Hospital. l1si South
Fifth street both the patients and nurses
VIII have turkey dinners
NURSES TO SING CAROLS
The womcns Homeopathic Hospital, at
Twentieth street and Susluehanna avenue,
has made arrangements to place q large
Christmas tres outside OF each ward. The
trees will DO Handsomely decorated with
lighted candles and electric lights. Can
dlna and presents ~ill DO distributed among
the patients There VIII also hO n chicken
dinner, tho chicken coming from prominent
donors OF this city.
AZ the German hospital. Corinthlan and
Glratd avenues, a large tree will be placed
IN tho dlBpcuHnry and gifts OF different
kinds viii bo distributed among the young
and old who come there daily for treat
ment A turkey dinner win be served to
tho patients
Directors OF ST. Joseph'a Hospital, Seven
tuenth street and GirRrd avenue. have made
arrangements to gladden. tho hearts OF
every patient In that institution. GIFTS
win DO distributed and special feast will
be served
At the Northwestern General Hospital.
20ll-20l9 North Twenty second street. trees
VIII be placed nonr wards ana presents
also viii be distributed
Tho Episcopal Hospital. ht Front street
and lsohsh avenue, win be deliberately dec
GRATED for tho occasion IN Christmas colora.
Eight Christmas trees will be erected In
nH many wards. Christmas morning the
nurses choir win slng Christmas carols
throughout tho hospital and the 100 uursea
and $40 patients win DO given Gifts and
q turkey dinner, A special celebration will
be given FOR the chlldron with many songs
and toyu.
At tho University Hospital visiting rulcH
will DO suspended and all patients who are
able 70 receive ylGitorg may do so through
Out the entire day. In the morning the
nurHss Will 80 through tho corridors sing
Ing ChrlHtmuH carrots,
Chriatmaa trees win he scattered through
tho entire building, aud In the chlldren's
ward will be one large tree with electric
lights ana other decorations The chill
dren viii receive toys and each person In
the hospital win receive box Of candy. an
apple and an orange,
MANY HAPPY BABIES
An eighteen pound turkey has beon pre-
sented by Police Lieutenant John Stlckei.
nf tho Third street and Falrmount avenue
station, ana tho policemen under his COM
mand 60 the nurses OF Roosevelt Hospital.
AZ Fifth street and Fnirmount avenue. a
large number OF Christmas trees have been
sent to the hospital by school children living
In the nelghborhuOd In the afternoon toys
viii be given TO the chiidron who are pa
TENTS az that institution
Flowers and plants viii bo distributed
among the patients in the Hahnemann Hos
lital, Fifteenth street below Vine, There
giil also be "A chicken feast.
Nurses at the Medlcn-Chl Hospital,
Eighteenth and Cherry streets, win have a
lance Christmas Day. Presents win be
given to the patients ana special dinner
viii be served
Trees win be placed In the wards Of tho
Jefferson Hospital. Tenth and Sansom |
treeta, and toys VIII be presented by |
Ioaora to children patients.
MANY HAPPY BABES
At the Babies Hospital of Philadelphia, |
,09 Addison street $50 former patients of |
he hospital and the clinic viii be guests |
4 Christmas party today. from / 10 /
ieloek. Not one OF the baby guests win
- more than seven years old. Zach viii i
ecelyo toy or DOH and candy. Tho Led
er Santa Claus Club gave 800 dolls and
so boxes Of candy towards tho festlytlen.
n connection with tho chldrens party and
tree there VIII be a reception /
or 500 or 600 mothers who win be served
nth hot chocolate and sandwiches,
The generous men and women who sup
ort the Babies Hospital OF Philadelphia
ave also purchased enough supplies 70
i've Christmas dinners to forty of tho
lost needy families on the lists OF the social
'brkeFs of the clinic. sidney Davidson, |
secretary OF the organization, says the re- !
ponae to aid others has been wonderful
ADJUSTMENTS FOR PATIENTS
In the Jewish Hospital Christmas win be
oserved on Sunday There viii be a Christ
aa tree In the children'a ward. Abraham
lnstein, Of the Stanley Booking Company.
IN have charge OF the celebration. lie has
gagged talent from the various theatres
no viii entertain the patients OF the hos
tai with vaudeville and music. Children
IN receive toys and candy ard elder pa
ents a suitable gift. An viii be given
rkey dinner,
AZ the Samaritan Hospital the celebration |
under the auspices OF tho social depart
eut OF the hospital There will be a trea
every ward 1s0 children who are pa
anta there will receive candy and toys and
rkey dinners viii bo served every older
ltient able to paTtako Of one. There win
a community Christmas tree set up In |
. dlspeHsaFy on Saturday J
The Chestnut Hill Hospital win also have
tree IN every ward, as well as In the
lrses' home. All patients win receive gifts
"a a turkey dinner.
The junior auxiliary viii have charge Of
iTlgtmas In ST. Lukea Hospital There viii
trees presents and = turkey dinner for
cry one,
The Germantown Hospital viii have seven
lristnas trees ons Of which viii be IN ths
rsea' home Every available physician :
lerne and nurse and every onicial. past
q present, who can be found has been
asaed into service. on Christmas morning
a body they win march through every
lrd Qf the hospital singing Christmas
rola- Presents and 9 turkey dinner Wlll
given 10 all
The junior aid society VIII have charge Of
Timothyia rhs sizty-nTe patients viii I
,eiVe gifts ana g turkey dinnar. Ths hos-
al has made 3 campaign throughout Rox-
rough and has collected large amount Of