New-York tribune., 1921-12-23
Many Discover
Santa is Busy
Ahead of Time
His Aids and Abettors Here.
Realizing Vastness of the
Task in Hand, Already
Have Scattered Happiness
Welfare Island Is Visited
Wars CrippIes Still in Hos
pital Will Be Accord
ed Particular Attention

shops overflowed with eager buyers
and preparations for Christmas Day
were completed. In some quarters
Santa Claus made an early visit and
was greeted joyously by youngsters as
they swarmed around glttcring trees
and opened magic bundles.
Down in Bowling Green, wedged in
and half-forgotten amid the looming
skyscrapers, 500 children were the
guests of "Saint Nick" at the Bowling
Green Neighborhood Assoc ation, as
West Street. Through the generosity
of downtown business men, clothing,
candy and toys were handed out, and
the lights Of the Christmas tree pene-
trated to the farthest corners of the
neighborhood. The celebration will
continue to-day and donations will be
gladly received by Chellis A. Austin,
lis Broadway, treasurer of the associa-
ton.
Over on Blackwells (now called We'll
fare) Island, where all days are the
same save Christmas, there was Yulc-
tide entertainment yesterday after
noon at the Women's Workhouse. 1t
was happy day for the winter colony
there. The program was arranged by
Miss Mary M. Lilly, superintendent of
the Workhouse. DR.. James A. Hamil-
ton, Commissioner of Correction, and
various officials of this department and
the Board of Education, were present.
Work done by the Continuation School
was on exhibition. There were gifts
for every one and extras to break the
monotony of Workhouse fare
Soldiers Remembered
Soldiers, as we'll as the poor and the
very young Were remembered. At Sea
ton Hospital, Riverdale, twenty-five
members of the United Service Post
Auxiliary of the American Legion dis
tributed five-dollar gold pieces to men
not receiving government compensa-
tion- Included in the visiting party
we're Mrs. Mary Royce, Mrs. Theresa
Boyd, Mrs. Daniel Sullivan, Mrs. T
Driscoll, Miss Marion Driscoll and Mrs
A. Kelsey, of the executive committee
of the auxiliary.
Santa Nations Parada," a singing
and dancing revue, was given yester-
day afternoon by the children OF the
Flatbush Montessori School. Every
country was represented in the pag-
cant, which came to a grand finale
with the appearance of Santa Claus
himself.
In Yorkville the ubiquitous snow.
bearded giver of gifts climbed down E
smokestack of the ferryboat moored al
Ninetieth Street and the East River
where a merry dinner, with real turkey
and trimmings. was being given TO,
ninety undernourished children.
The work of receiving immigrants
from ships in port was speeded up by
immigration officials Of Ellis Islanc
yesterday in an effort to get as many
as possible on shore for Christmas
cleck-up showed there were 1925
women and children and 722 men or
the island. There were 760 on boarc
vessels waiting to be examined. Off
cials were unable to estimate what
percentage Of this total finally will be
admitted, but said they were certain
the maj ority of those now on the island
are in excluded classes and will spend
only one Christmas in this country.
policewomens Party
Elaborate plans are being made fol
Christmas festivities on Ellis Island
Money has been contributed by the
twenty-eight organizations in the Gen
eral Committee on immigration AID
and by steamship companies, and gifts
have been sent in by the Westminster
Guilds of the Presbyterian Church.
Mayor Hylan will take part in ths
Christmas Eve party TO be held by the
Women's Precinct of the Police De
partment at 434 West Thirty seventh
Street tomorrow afternoon. This i.
the first party the policewomen have
given since the Women's Precinct wa;
opened last May, and it is for the bene
fit of $50 children of "Hell's Kitchen,
ranging from five to fourteen yeart
old. Mrs. George w. Loft, honorar.
Deputy Police Commissioner, aided BY
the Mayor, will present each child will
warm stockings and leather shoes.
Save for this celebration, there viii
be no cheer for the youngsters in tn,
Police Department stations this year
L. was said yesterday that the custom
of holding q Christmas celebration a
each station house, instituted by Com
missioner Arthur Woods and aban
doned for the first time last year
would not be revived.
The entire community Of Fores
Hills Gardens will have an elaborat,
Christmas Eve celebration, includin,
an outdoor community tree of spectac
uiar dimensions, a huge outdoor fire
place down which Santa Claus will de
scend laden with gifts, fantasy to b.
I given by group of children befop
the fireplace, the lighting of the Yul
log, songs and carols by the chora
club of more than one hundred voices
and, finally, the distribution of gift
by Santa Claus to the five hundred chill
! Gren of the community.
Trees for Crippled Veterans
The Rev. DR.. Karl Reiland, rector o
! ST. Georges Episcopal Church, viii
preside at Russian Christmas part,
to be held in the Town Hall tonight
Colored lights on a huge tree will an
nounce the gifts made TO the s'invisibl
guests" by those present. Miss Ann;
Haines will give a first-hand report O
| conditions in the Volga distrlc.
At old st. Paul's, Clinton and Car
roll streets, Brooklyn, Christmas Ev
midnight mass will be held. At II a. m
on Christmas Day Gounod's st. Cecili
mass, with a boy choir, will be sung.
! In the picturesque graveyard O
Trinity, overlooking the Hudson a
l57th Street, where DR.. Clement c
Moore, author of "'Twas the Nigh
Before Christmas" is buried, ceremo
| nies will be held by the children o
the parish.
In reply to Christmas appeal o,
behalf of starving Russians sent b
Colonel William Haskell, dire tor o