Evening journal., 1920-12-24
CHRISTMAS JOY
FOR rich, POOR
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teen boys OF the church choir, will
visit the workhouse tomorrow morn |
| ing and celebrate mass. This even |
ing Father Tucker will hold confess
siOnal services at that Institution
Despite the fact that for the first |
time in years there are no children |
| IN the children's ward at the HOmeO- /
paihic Hospital the older patients |
Will he entertained tonight and to- |
morrow. The nurses will have a
Christmas tree for themselves, and |
they will usher I'm the holiday with |
celebration tonight with the sing
ing Of carols. Members OF The Barn
hart chorus VIII assist
Tomorrow morning al 7 o'clock
carols will be sung again, followed
lhy Scripture readings. At 10 o'clock
the chorus from SilverbrOok NJ. h.
Church will sing for the patients.
The Junior Board has provided
TURKEY dinner for patients and nurses.
With Christmas trees for the
nurses, maids dlspensary and the
lchildrens ward, the officials OF Della
ware Hospital have arranged TO glad
den the hearts OF all who are ASSOC
dated with that institution Celebra-
ton OF Nulotlde began last night
when the nurses gathered In the
Idlnng room and made merry about a
decorated tree. Gifts were exchanged
and a happy time was had. This
evening the maids, orderlles and other
help will have tree and tomorrow
lmorning the nurses, physicians and
Others will march through the wards
az 6 o'clock singing Christmas carols.
, Each singer will carry a lighted
, candle and the procession will termi-
! ante in the children's ward, where
l. a AL.
4 In addition 10 the trees In the
wards. the patients will be treated
20 n Christmas dinner I'm which turkey
- will play an important mart
e. Oflclals at the p. & s. Hospital said
4 today that no special program had
/, been arranged for the day at that in
stitution.
I Members OF the B. p. o. r.. who
= have gladdened the hearts Of the
- needy at Christmas time for years,
r have provided three hundred baskets
@ OF food to be distributed to the needy
r tonight.
y At the Home for Aged Women the
r forty-three patients will be enter
q tanned tonight and early tomorrow
! morning the room In which a large
tree has been erected will be thrown
= open 10 the inmates At the dinner
l. the aged women Will be treated TO Z
u turkey dinner with pie and cranberr,
p sauce.
n Inmates Of the state Hospital FOL
" the Insane will be royalty entertaine,
/ by nr. W. w. Hancker tonight and 60
3 morrow. The program provides 10
an entertainment tonight by Profes
sOr Mcqueen Tomorrow each war
10 viii boast Of a Christmas tree.
III The women inmates viii be pre-
OF sented with candies. while the me
viii enjoy smokes.
The menus for the Christmas Dime
viii include chicken and pumpkl
", pie.
the inmates will have a large Chris
mas tree and a chicken dinner.
The patients at the Home OF Me-
no ciful Rest for lncurables have orecte
60, tree and Christmas carols Will I
ne sun by singers from city churche
~ The matrOn has also provided a spl
3 eial dinner for the patients.
Christas Day will be observed
the Y. NJ. c. A. in The usual mannc
The corridors have been decorated
holly and evergreen and a large tr
has been erected in the lobby.
= The children at the Home 7,
Friendless Children, at Rivervie'
Will have the day OF their lives. u
Christmas tree OF the Rotary Gu
together with its trimming, havil
been presented 10 the home. In a
dition each Rotarian In the city ga
IRE 81 towards the gym fund OF q
home.
Three hundred and flfty famlll
lds, We're assisted in having a real Chris
,yness mas today when the Elijah NJ Wei
Inv Association presented toys. candy a
thy baskets OF food The chorus Of {
our association will usher in the day
singing carols at fhe homes Of tho
". they will assist
Christmas will be frightened
- many homes by presents OF baskc
OF edhles given by the Society for Q
Prevention Of Cruelty TO Children al
/. other charitable organizations.
In each basket given out at the s.
'7 c. G. office in the County Building a
cabbage. potatoes, apples orang
candy. popcorn. peanuts, tomato
corn, butter, coffee, tea, milk, sug
bread and a chicken.
Families 10 which baskets OF {
: edihlls are being given have been n
a titled by card 10 call at the Office T
S5 baskets are made up by State Prof.
81 ton Officer Halleck s. Ray and ].
81 bert Oliver, his assistant, and NJ
- Emma Forrest assistant in the ON
Miss Forrest has been instrumfn
for about IS years in the relief OF pc
families.
Merchants OF the city have be
W very liberal In their contributions
AZ the Volunteers OF America. Capt,
VI ROseman and his assistants have
~ ready accumulated enough edblos
supply many needy families W
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