The sun., 1918-12-26

real need Of a Christmas dinner, and
the greatest care was taken to md
families OF soldiers and sailors that
had not received their allotments.
However, the crippled and very
poor Of the civilian population were
not forgotten by the Salvation Army.
They. too, received their baskets. The
Salvation Army Club at 10 East Forty
first street was kept open all day for
men in uniform and the rooms were
crowded. Major Louis Livingston Sea-
man OF the Medical Corps of the United
States Army sent to the club case Of
safety razors and blades. and every
visitor in uniform got one OF these for
Christmas present
Outdoor Christmas celebrations were
held pretty continuously at the big
Christmas trees In Madison Square
and at the Battery. and soldiers and
sailors were carried from one enter
tainment to another in buses provided
by the War Camp Community Service
A number Of the clubs held Christ
mas celebrations. The Elks kept open
house as usual, with a big tree for
the children, a concert and a vaude-
Vile show. The New York Athletic
Club entertained 900 soldiers and sail
ors in its clubhouse at Central Park
South and Sixth avenue. and Major
Graeme NJ. Hammond delivered an ad-
dress Of welcome. After dinner in the
gymnasium there was a motion picture
snow. a concert by the Pelham Bay
| Naval Station Band and other features.
Gift packages were distributed to all OF
the men.
08S Scamcn Entertained.
AT the Seaman's Church institute,
25 South street. dinner was served to
66s men who had been guests over
night. This hotel for seafarers con-
tanned visitors from all parts Of the
world. and there was q strange babel
Of tongues when the big feast was
! spresd. The gifts distributed to the
! harry mariners who came from every
where, New Zealand TO Christania,
| consisted OF sweaters, candy. tobacco,
! muffiers and gloves, and for their
| Christmas dinner they had plenty OF
| turkey and fiXin's.
In most of the big hospitals th6e,
we're special celebrat )ns. A very at
traciive one was that in the Harlem
| Hospltsl. where there was huge
Christmas tree in the children's wards,
and whore the rooms were decorated
/ with holly and evergreen. The chill
dren were entertained by a magician
who reformed marvellous feats for
the little people, and each child re-
ceived q toy
There were special Christmas din
ners ut the Knickerbocker, where one
Of the doctors personated Santa Claus
at the Presbyterian. Flower ami st
Laurence hospitals. More than 2.6C(
hildren IN the Catholic ProtectCry !r
The Bronx had a fine dinner, followed
by n motion picture show. So It wont
ali over the city. even in the prisons.
II was good Christmas IN thu
T'nnbs land the prisoners all wer'
there" as the old quip has Il. Warder
John J. Hanley played Santa for II,
AS boarders none OF whom escaped
yaStei day. and thnre was a dinner
CT rCcst chicken. vegetables, fru't ant
mince pic. Some of the extra bad one
were not permitted one OF their cells
Lut even for these there was = b!t {
attention. A monograph was KEEP
cOii 1 for their benefit. Perhaps thi.
was cruel and unusual punishme n
since the internsi folk could NOT pos
s'hly get away from IT. but the war
denis idea was kindly. For the pris
oners allowed out OF cells there wer,
concert and religious services. II
other city prisons, the Jefferson Mar
ket among them. there were dinner,
and COINS on.
Next 70 the soldiers and sailors tn