New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Khaki and Blue Uniforms
Serve as Cards of
Admission
Hotels Plan Feasts
For the Fighters
Hundreds Of Children Made
Happy in City
Hospitals

v,sls Sans Khaki and the blue
,.gss of the navy will serve as cards
- admission 20 the most exclusive
c,-stmas celebrations given in New
Work to-day. Any soldier or sailor,
she, American or Of Americas allies,
40 fails TO enjoy the best that the
,s,v Affords to-day Will be lonely only
A,auss he locks himself in his room
,,s refuses 20 permit Father kniek-
,-h,eker 20 act as host 20 him.
vsry families have arranged to
,,v, The vacant chairs Of sons who are
,,ripg the nation on the other side OF
-, Atlantic or in training camps here
,,,upied By other uniformed sons who
a.. fsr from home. Practically every
,l,b and civic organization will enter
,,i, As many Of the visiting soldiers
.,8 s,uors as their capacity will per
rjt while restaurants and hotels have
,srown open their doors TO offer war
hospitality 10 the hghters temporarily
boz the city.
Closed TO Public
Miss Emma II. Lowe and Edna A.
Chaunccy, who ordinarily cater to the
wants Of Greenwich Villagers at the
Village Kitchen, SO Greenwich Avenue,
have closed their restaurant TO the
public to-day in order 70 entertain $50
soldiers. The men. who are tempo
rarilv encamned IN tho wind-swept
tents on Governors Island, will enjoy
The Christmas warmth OF indoors and
Maryland dinners.
All Of the enlisted men in both
branches Of the nations service, as
well as the enlisted men of the Allies
Who may be here, were invited 70
hall 10 be given By the New York War
Camp Community Service At Grand
Central Palace this evening. The dane
lng will begin st 4 o'clock in the after
noon and continue throughout the
The Navy Club will entertain 600
uilors ar the Young Women's Chris
tn Association headquarters. al
Nfty-third Street and Lexington Ave
ne. 40 . o'clock this afternoon. Fol
lEing the dinner q dance VIII be
Wen.
Tars Get Presents
LAST night 600 sons Of the seven seas
sue made as happy as boys can be at
re big hotel for sailors, the Seamen's 5
|lurch Institute, az 25 South Street.
Wia Claus had preceded the visitors.
uh the result that every guest had
waters, mufFlers, JacSknives ana
pes, in addition 10 the Christmas
amer that was served.
Two hundred sailors, who mlsread
mutations 10 attend party sGheduiea
% have been given at the waldorf :
iroria "Christmas Eve" enjoyed
.tlr treat twenty-four hours early
e,terday. They did not know that the
eve" was intended as an abbrevlation
q evening and not as the DAY Deiore
4 Christmas. George c. Boldt, the host
/ n5 head Of the Waldorf organization
r.rried around and found partners Tor
tose who desired 10 dance, WITH the
/ result that nothing was lacking IN the
/ uy Of entertainment. Those VINO reau
ner invitations correctly VIII be en-
lrsined tonight.
/ Christmas celebrations were not con-
,si 10 the soldiers and sailors, how
4 ru. The thousands of children con-
ned in the city's hospitals for con-
agous diseases are in the midst OF a
gerry Christmas as a result OF the ap-
reals for aid recently made IN Inc
lfogne in their behalf.
NRs Caroline Witcher, of the divi-
tM Of exhibits, who each Christmas
| interests herself in these unfortunates,
ad the help given her this year eX-
asled an previous Christmas offerings.
1.out $3.50 was sent in cash. Others
Ef; toys and things TO gladden. the
arls Of children. Three Hundred
,',n were received, many Of them
ron one publishing house. Every child
hese hospitals has present to-day,
al in addition more than 100 soldiers,
sllned with contagious diseases, have
zen given books, playing cards, check
~ and dominoes.
Children Have Party
he Society for the Prevention Of
yelty to Children gave a Christ
"a party 20 I25 children in the rooms
Il Ast UEEaAAAAkApA eN 80 -
lI,rue A huge Christmas tree, which
sesed low with the weight Of several
'sidrsd gifts, was stripped by the
rngsters. aided by a giant Santa
aas.
Contributors 10 the "New York Amer
N and Evening Journal" Christ
'H fund made il possible 70 distrib-
l4O2O dinner baskets from the
Ily-ninth Regiment Armory yester-
~ afternoon. The baskets were given
u many holders Of tickets whose
sss had been investigated previ-
lazy
aortly before midnight last night
10y Catholic churches throughout
city were crowded with men and
asn TO attend Christmas masses
y records Of all churches IN the
t1,sioeese. particularly in Manhst-
and The Bronx, had arranged Tor
1 greatest outpouring in the history
tte city, and shortly before the
IL for the masses it appeared that
lords for attendance had been