New-York tribune., 1920-12-26

tho 277 children in Willard Parker
Hospital.
Doctor PLAYS Santa Claus
DR.. Horace O'Dell. of Gouverneur
Hospital, played Santa Claus to four
hundred patients. At the Gouverneur ,
Dlspensary more than five hund ed
children were entertained and received
Christmas presents.
Two members Of the social service
committee of the dispensarv were in
charge of the distribution of the gifts.
The Downtown Repub lean Club, 27
Grove Street, gave a Christmas party
to the children of Greenwich Village at
3 p. m. at Public School 3, Grove and
Hudson streets.
Clothing, shoes. food candy and
other gifts valued at $50 600 were dis
tr buted to children at the annual
Christmas parties Of the three yards of
the Todd Shipyards Corporation of
Brooklyn. The employees raised $50 600.
and William II. Todd, the president,
gave like amount
At the McAuley Water Street Mis-
son, which is now ip its forty-eighth
year, six hundred men, most of them
converts, had a turkey dinner. MANY
brought their fam les
Covers were set for fourteen hundred
on Christmas Day. 1916. This was re-
duced to one thousand the following
Christmas. In 1918 dinners we're given
to 500 men, and last year only 400 men
applied.
II think that next year the number
will again be increased" said J. H w.
burn, superintendent, "but this is not
because of prohibition, but because OF
the lack of employment"
More than $500 hikes of caoI-, anI
as many, boxes of cigarettes, tooth
paste and shaving soap were distrjbu-
ted to the disabled soldiers of the
'ub ic Health Service hospitals by the
Knights of Columbus.
Similar quantities were distributed
ooy the organization to the disabled SOL
dlcrs IN military Hospitals through
trlbuted toys in all New York orphan
ages, as well as in 800 orphanages
throughout the country. The bulk of
these toys were made by the disabled
soldiers in the K. of c. toy section
at St; Elizabeths Hospital, Washing
ton, D. C.
Music at Fox Hills
AT the Fox Hills Hospital, Staten
Island, the K. of c. band gave a spe-
clal program of Christmas music.
About 100 children, representing a
score Of different natlonalities, were at
Nine. Luisa Tetrazzini S internatlon:l
Christmas party in the McAlpin Hotei
at noon. The singer distributed dolls,
battleships. fire engines, drums and
toys OF every description from Christ
mas tree. There was a chldren's con-
cert. at which Nine. Tetrazzini sang
carols and bits from operas.
One thousand children whose par
ontS er1OlOvad IN tLa ,-or;o,e ~
partments of the Hippodrome had
party on the stage at the invitation of
Charles H. Dillingham; A Christmas
tree stood IN the center and near it
big table piled with dolls, games,
Teddy bears and other toys
On three battleships, one cruiser,
Twelve destroyers, three supply ships
and three tankers at the navy ward
ristmos festivities were held. More
than 1000 sailors participated Manv .u
ners lad passes for the day On some
Of the ships entertainments were
given The ba ,tleships were the Ten
nessee, Pennsylvania and Arizona and
the cruiser was the Rochester.
Governor Alfred Z. Smith paid his
usual Christmas visit to his mother.
Mrs. Catherine Smith, at Middagh
street Brooklyn, and also played Santa
Claus to the children of his siste,
Mrs. John j. Glyrn, who | yes in the
same house. The Governor did not
tarry long, going to Manhattan to have
dinner with his family.
All employees IN the immigration
service at Ellis Island celebrated
Christmas by expediting the landing Of
as many INN grants as possible. Con-
gestion reached such point that Com
missioner Wallis, Superintendent Bake,
and al! the inspectors gave up their owr
liday.
The work Of the inspectors relieved