The Washington herald., 1916-12-26
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Christmas cheer to hundreds Of Washing
toms poor yesterday by giving free din
ners. distributing baskets OF food and
with special entertainments at which
gifts and clothing were given to the chill
dren.
Beginning at noon a substantial dinner
was served to every man. woman and
child who appeared at the Gospel MIS-
sion. The menu consisted Of roast pork,
potatoes. cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie,
coffee and fruit.
At the conclusion Of this meal the chill
dren's celebration started. A program
Of recitations, songs and exercises was
enjoyed Many children gathered about
A large Christmas tree and received toys.
candies and other gifts. An appropriate
service was also given at night.
Midday services were conducted at tho
Central Union Mission in charge of DR..
E. z. Richardson The services lasted
an hour, and at l o'clock a roast pork
dinner was served to every hungry per
son who appeared.
The largest Christmas tree that could
be- found in the northern part of Vir-
ginia was set up in the mission and deco
rated with hundreds Of pretty ornaments
and electric lights. This was lighted
last night at 7:3o and the Christmas en-
tertainment for the children began.
Stockings bulgtng with gifts were given
to little boys and girls by Santa Claus.
Much clothing was distributed.
Christmas services were held by the
Salvation Army last night. This charita-
BILE organization had its children's Christ
mas celebration for white children at
the Cosmos Theater on Saturday and for
colored children at the Howard Theater.
Patients in the Hospitals
Not Forgotten on Christmas
From patients in the tuberculosis and
Washington Asylum hospitals to prison.
ers in the jail, workhouse and reforma-
tory. boys and girls in the industrial ana
training schools, to the unfortunates who
live at the Home for the Aged and In
firm, at Blue Plains the District provided
Yuletide cheer in abundance for each of
its thousands of wards.
Christmas was appropriately observed
al the WASHINGTON Asylum and jail In
the hospital a special dinner was served,
with donations of fruits, flowers, candy
and garments by the Fruit and Flower
Guild. Society of St Vincent de Paul. All
Souls and other churches. Members or
the Sunshine Community Club added tc
the gayety of the occasion by decorating
the nurses infirmary.
Special services were conducted at the
jail yesterday morning and the prisoners
were treated to a dinner consisting Of
roast pork, sweet potatoes, mince pie,
fruit and delicacies.
The $50 old folks at the Blue Plains
home had the Christmas of their lifetime.
A dinner of roast pork and trimmings was
served and yesterday afternoon numerous
church organizations called at the insti-
tuition and conducted Christmas services.
Other societies are scheduled to provide
entertainment at the home on various
other afternoons this week.
There was much merriment at the
Industrial Home School for Colored
Children under the general direction
of Superintendent Leon L. Perry. The
holiday began with the singing of
Christmas carols at a. M, which was
followed by the illumination of a big
Christmas tree and the distribution of
gifts.
Roast pork was the center Of the
menu served yesterday noon. There
was a social gathering and games were
played in the assembly hall last night,
while Christmas tree exercises are to
be held in the hall this afternoon at
o'clock. All parents and friends are
requested to attend.
Inmates of the workhouse at Occo-