New-York tribune., 1920-12-25
Christmas Joy
For New YOrk's
Rich and Poor
Charity's Open Hand Fills
Hospitals, Asylums and
Homes With Every Sort
of Ynletide G. h eer
Feasts and Gifts for All
Children Dance About the
Trees and Even Animals
Are Not Overlook e d

New lork, IN It's customary "Ho'e'
hearted fashion, surrendered uncondr'
sionally to the spirit Of Christmas yes
terday. Snow was lacking for the stage
setting. but that was minor matter
20 be given no consideration whatever
IN summing up the most widely cele-
Drated Christmas Eve in the city's his
tory.
Outside of the clerks who battled
ealiantly and good naturedly IN behalf
of the late shoppers who crowded the
stores, little work was done during the
day. Offices were closed as early as posi-
bic. mad in midafternoon there were
record breaking crowds on Fifth Avenue
and Broadway and other downtown
shopping streets, while similar centers
In outlying districts were proportion
ately crowded. Coins went Jln4llng INTO
me receptacles provided by the Saliva
tion Army and other organizations tnat
were providing Christmas dinners Tor
yne poor, and with every coin went a
smile
Every charitable society that had
made an appeal for help found no lack
Il aid. Men, women and children in
ire hospitals we're given their hour OF
:accr. Throngs sat down to dinners,
where the wealthy we're proud to serve,
or took home baskets that were pro
.ided by generous donors who upheld
New York's reputation for always TAX
ing care of It's own at Christmastide.
Trees Lighted
In the evening there were Christmas
trees lighting dark places, where no
such trees had ever cleaned before.
From Ellis Island. wheEe immigrant
children danced @boit big tree, to
.le outer fringes Of the Bronx, New
-orn huc t...ned to tie task OF MAX
.ng Christmas count" for those of
Mayor Hylan issued (. Christmas
greeting to the people OF the city last
night. He called upon citizens not to
forcet the waits in the homes OF the
poor He declared it to be q time for
lind thoughts Tor all, and that those
who helped one another we're working
or The -ommoa good. The Mayor
-.-.her ss:d:
There viii re thousuAds Of homes
IL Christmas Dag. wnere good cheer
,.iil be lacking and where little child
'cn will Yc .eiye 10 welcome Visi. from
.Ae santa Caus oi sheir dreams. We
:sanos De holy happy without doing
something o. these forgotten waits
in the hoMes of tho poor. Those Of us
',ho haze plenty and to spare should
9ring sucn aid and comfort as We can
% tae homes Daere po.erty and dis
Ease have denied l;t5le children the
fod-givcn rights oi .caisi. and happi
ness. We wil then be showing real
gratitude .or Tie bounty v'hich is ours
:.ad viii be needing the teachings Of
ne humble N;-zarene Nno gave the
greatest OF al gifts to mankind.
Let - pvar Cod to instill into our
..e2r.s /. genuine Christmas spirit in
order ,ha. ,se ma, have q better and
scundcr appreciation o. what it
means to say Merry Christmas.
Al headquarters of the knights OF
Columbus Christmas greetings to cAc
'eOp'c : America we're received from
Cardinals Ncrcier, vi Belgium, and
Llcon. ot Rheims.
Cardina. Nercier sad support OF mis-
Reconstruction fund by Americans Aad
pcoyided Belgians with d happier
'...';atmas el:.n ii otherwise could nave
oeeu. Cardinal Lucon declared the re-
cent knights OF Columbus pilgrimage
,.culd remain one OF the most .trikiue
civic memories OF Rheims.
The sica and ased il city Mstit,.-
lions, i'll whose behalf Commissioner
Sirc 5. Coler appealed through the
newspapers d few days ago, we're lib.
c.e.l.y take!. care Of. I. vcritable delugs
u toys. candy. clothing and money de
Christmas t.ye.
Al the New .or,: City Children.
Hospital $50 detective children re
ccisej gi4ts. A feature OF sheir Christ
ia Exc Vac 4 concert. given by hos
ylta. children. Commissioners Cole
aed Dunn distributed presents.
Many sOc;cty people were present Il
help cheer ~ the inmates Of the Met
rooolitan and City hospitals and tn,
'ity Home for the Aged. Present
we're distributed among the old an,
young. Al the Home for tie Age
o.4oo men and women received usefu
t'lts, each old lady getting a pacl,ag
o. Tea. besides clothing, and the me
getting tobacco.
Comm' saioner Coler expressed salts
action a. the response that had bee
GIVEN TO the appeal for aid in behalf c
hose IN the city institutions. He az
louNced that in all institutions unde
ais jurisdiction special chicken and tul
;ey Christmas dinners will be serve
-o-day. Al the corrcctiona! institution
'.nder Dr.. James A. Hamilton, Commi.
s.oner Of Corrections, special Christ
aas dinners also will be served.
Bellevue there was 10foot Christina
rec las. might in each ward
An Affecting Scene
One Of the most affecting Of tie city
Christmas entertainments Was given 1
ellis Island yesterday AFTERNOON ;
Comm ssioner OF Imlni grafton Frederic
\. Wallis and MS force Of social vorg
srs. Hundreds OF little children dance
acout d big Christmas tree aud receive
gifts.
In many instances ,he parents broi.
oo"n and sobbed az this evidence O
,ne friendly spirit Of America, wn;c
rad oeen d~eit upon in a speech b
Dr. niIlard L. Robinson, chair,aan o
,ae General Committee OF lmrnixran
AID. Or. kobinson's speech was trans
'ated n several tongues and the i,omj
Grants stood With bowed heads durin
'1e singing Of the national anther
~ad cheered their folk songs, whic
"ere gwen during the entertainment
nat vas provided.
II Is estimated that the steanshi
COMPANIES will entertain about ~ 90
anens aboard ship to-day. MANY O
taesc arrivals, who are being detajne
o~'ng 20 congested conditions at Ell
4sland. had expected 20 spend Chris.
-1as with relatives ashore
The soldiers and sailors in the hos
2ials we're not forgotten during III
ynr1stiaas proceedings of yesterda,
me knights OF Columbus distribute
Indy and other packages among tn
military hospitals on Staten Island An
Manhattan IT,. Kr,xhts