The sun., 1916-12-24
Memorial Lodging House will I've rivo,

Memorial Lodging House will lie given
by his son. William NJ. F1iess, Jr.
Tit Bowery Mission has PREPARED fo.
Christmas Day u distribution of din,c-
baskets in the morning tn ,poor fanil,e,
and a dinner to 1000 homeless mon Il,
the evening. Also a religious service and
social entertainment will take place.
A festival ut Tho Ellis club, Manha,.
tan. at G O'Clock Christmas evening wiu
provide for 1000 poor children. The
children will come to the club in buse.
provided by William Hunter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Auustus +. ,;roll conceived ,hs
idea. The Elks club in Long Island
City also gave II celebration 10 l0no
children. Here Borough President Con.
molly spoke.
Aboard the superdr"adnought New
York. which will he at the navy yard nv
Christmas. 100 poor children will ,a.s
dinner Christmas bay.
Christmas H. to h." observed by mary
Of the city Institutions. The City Hos.
pital. The Home for the Aged and H..
Arm, the Metropolitan Hospital and tho
Cumberland Stree, Hospital will give
special Christmas parties FOR the bencf,
OF the patients and nurses. Tho An.
nlcipai Lodging House Is giving an on.
tertnlnment on Chrirtrnns. AZ the CIV
Farm Colony, Representatives W ,h.
New York city Federation OF Women,
Clubs and other organizations will dis.
tribute presents.
Joy for Prisoners FamIiies
Thu family OF every prisoner in IN.
State ~; New York which may bc a.
need will receive either "a Christmas din.
ncr or it, money equiv ai.nt. This WAS
made possible 10y public contribute.
and the sanction ~ i"v. Whitman. Tho
same plan VIII u" FRIED out hv III.
Salvation .\riny throughout the country
IL was stated ~ Salvation Army head.
quarters that while more money ha.
been collected this year from the kettles
the Increase is not suhiceiju tn inak. M,
Tor the increased rust 90 living. More
thar 10000 peoi!" Ia t." metropolitan
district will lie aided.
Mgr. Luke 81. Ever, WHO .uaugurat.d
the night WORKER mass for uewspaper.
men and others .ur'i"yrd iu t.e dow
town section at riIhi. viii be- the c..,.
braut OF the solenu nigh mae, foI n,gL.
workers which vii, iah" pia'" 80 al.
a. VI. an christians iu =" l.omap
catholia church oc -. Andrew. duane
street and Guy Hail place.
Al 81, Rr"rulau'~ Roman cathol o.
Church. 207th stree, aud Perry ayonu,
The RrouN. u" midnight ma,S viii H..
out OF the ordinary. Ii + tor, ~,
Rev. William A.. c"urtn.v. has ~
nounred that II will h." u military mass
TIL. old French custom IT having a
reception ard midi .pit mass Christina.
Eve will he iuaug Irntal ~ This crun,r,
this evening At FordNnm University
The Rev. J"seuh s.. Mui,y. rrr,,lcu,
Of h university. has uh'a.n"d 'lD
necessary di'ocnIati"ns md more tia,
I've hundred F'urLha't graduates law.
promised to attend ~" I'm h""u and r.
ceptiou tl.~ EVENING. ''-f"rr tie mas.
sung. This custom La l".I observed DO
France IL Jesuit universities Tor cen.
tories.
At sunset Yesterday IN an 1u''ur,'
OF music I.2on vJii, l"rci clr .tyj' Nsrt.
snldrn,y ilazcd forth tuu e NIX
Christmas tree placed ou tho plaza u'
jhN Borough i.all iu u uok &c. -" tv
hours a band Of f'rt" boy ron =
Johns tom, -Ni-r'+ - q crowd
more than ~" v':h l"uril. arl ,1Hr.
melodies. III. '.'-. i"A'.. '.S'.'G
one. WI rrinliu lighted eycry night g..
tine u,Nt tn la"s.