New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-21
BONUSES BULGE
XMAS STOCKING
Father KniCkerbOCker's
Day of Days Will Be
Most BOuntifuI Yet
TREES FOR CHILDREN
AT POLICE STATIONS
Santa'S Pack to Contain
Good Dinners for the
City's Poor

From the Battery TO The Bronx and
from Far Rockawsy to Tottenville the
Christmas spirit is abroad. and of all
the tinselled, carolling. generous hoi-
days that ever New York boosted this
war-deckcd Christmas, with its high
prices and bonuses, Is likely to be a
real Christmas for more people than
ever before in the history Of the city.
The trees at the police stations are
the most widely organized Christmas
benefits. but. beginning this week, the
holiday festivities include scores OF
other celebrations. In all parts of the
city Christmas fetes will be given.
They range from community trees to
Christmas carols, but at all the word
children" blazes above every other.
Big Times for the kids
Children Of Poland benefit from
Mme. Paderewski's bazaar tomorrow
and Wednesday at the Hotel Gotham.
Children and wives OF men on the bor-
der benefit from the tree of the 69tn
Regiment at its armory Christmas Day.
Children of 1900 employees in the Office
of President Marks Of the Borough OF
Manhattan Will attend festival IN
their honor Friday evening, December
%. al the list Regiment Armory. Chil-
dren OF the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty TO Children will be visited
by Saint Nick Saturday evening.
Children Of the Children's Aid So
ciety will receive gifts. Two thousand
poor children will see the Hippodrome
as the guests Of an anonymous bene-
factor who purchased 1000 seats Tor
them. and whose offer was duplicated
by Charles Dillingham;. And children
o. Greenwich Village will celebrate By
rcviving the old English custom OF
singing carols through the snowy
streets at dusk on Christmas Eve.
Foremost among the community
trees is the Tree of Light. which will
shine again above Madison Square.
The five-pointed star will burst INTO a
blaze at dusk on Christmas Eve. while
the Community Chorus. directed by
Harry BARNARD. leads the spectators
in God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen
Harlem will have it's first community
tree at Q O'Clock Christmas Eve, at
Mount Morris Park.
Wall Streets Christmas
Wall Streets Christmas will be
unique. In addition TO its usual gifts 10
employees, the stock Exchange will
break rule and throw open the floor
between , and > p. m. Saturday for
Santa Claus party to employees. Music,
singing, tree and 4 regulation CHM
rev for Santa 10 tumble down Will be
features. The employees have been IN
vited to bring their families, and Carl
baldi. the demon elevator boy, says
he will be there with his wife and nine
children. While the fun is on at the
exchange Wall Streets back yard" will
rot be forgotten. Downtown business
mon. cooperating with the Bowling
Green Neighborhood Association. VIII
distribute / 500 wcll-fllcd stockings to
residents Of the tenement district when
TANKS the Street. The stockings viii be
hung on two giant trees erected on the
Green playground. -, OH.
The usual services will mark Christ
mas in the churches. Many OF these
will take place Christmas Eve at MD
night. All Catholic churches IN the
Archdiocese of New York will hold ma
night mass, by special permission oil
Cardinal Archbishop John J. Farley
who has issued an announcement that
ne feels the need of uniting ms people
in PRAYER at that hour in which tns
birth of the Prince Of Peace IL com
memorated, TO implore Him TO end tne
fratricidal war which - delugihg INC
entire world in sorrow.
Baskets for the Poor
tn. Salvation Army. Volunteers OF
America and other benevolent organl1s,
tons will dispense their usuai oashe.SS
aiiu IweiI.s island will have celebra-
,inrs Ellis Island missionaries ha'e
,.,.rar-od a PARTY for the Immigrants
80 afternoon. when their irlehus
,o1atives may visit them by per-
80 iasion of Commissioner Frederic -
IIou,o The hospitals will also make 'he
dow memorable for their paIlen's. -,
ia" Ehr;.,mas will be celebrated IN inc
- this year with more than accus-
.on'aJ IGOR. Realizing the dtesry
',.osncc, o. the man who eats MS
PP toS;p turkey in the yaulted gloom
81 a public dining room when an me-
Oiste,s and his cousins and ms aunt.
oro making merry at grandma mos
ar w. hotels have prepared menu
o or as closely as possible
ap 'oId.fashioned Christmas dinner
" The employees are not forgot'enr h AT
inc Of the year. either ne
WyVsoIidorf.Astoria will dine the l'6oo on
~ nsvroll. The Hotel McAlpin, the
C ~ and others will do the same
In the lounge OF the Claridge a sreat
cLristmss tree will be erected. MISS
Crace Field. president of the Oisrldge
narcc Club. will preside there, having
az her guests on Christmas pay sun
a. go, or fifty children Of the, stage
ms tree has become an annual lhSu-
tuition. ,-.iories run by
.ha o;tv on Blackwell's Island and else
'.bere will have their trees their
Cbristmas dinners. their presents ana
,heir santa Clauses. There is one woman
- Wv York who has list telling "nat
nrerv natient in the City Hospital
ANTS. and every item on the list mas
been checked of. IT.
Ths Home for the Aged and lnhrm'
tho Metropolitan Hospital, the Cumoer-
H,.pfsa1 the fIrofnDOiIf