The New York herald., 1921-12-26
CITY TRANSFORMED
into ONE JOYOUS
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Thousands Play Santa Claus
to Less Fortunate
Millions.
S125,OOO,O0O IN GIFTS
Not a Child Overlooked by
Salvation Army and
Other Bodies.
HAPPINESS IN HOSPITALS
Spirit Of Day Cheers Prisons
and Aliens Detained on
s Ellis Island.
HAPPINESS IN HOSPITALS

Figures don't tell half of it. More
than 100000 persons in Manhattan
alone worked all day SO that millions
of other persons might have a merry
Christmas. At least 100000. Cooper
haps SIPS. .000. .000-was spent on Christ
mas shopping; but that's only New
York's holiday budget. Every charity
in the city cit would take a column
of fine print just to name them ally
did it's share. And some people say
New York is a cold town.
Probably the Salvation Army de-
serves first mention. According to
an announcement made by the Army
yesterday not man, woman or child
in Greater New York. went hungry
and not one child was overlooked by
old man Santa Claus.
Under the direction of Major Edward
Underwood a turkey dinner that in
cluded everything from soup to pie. was
provided all day at 225 Bowery, 507
West Twenty-sixth street. 231 East
120th street. 26 Raymond street. Brook
lyn. and at the old Amity street police
station in Brooklyn.
Since December Salvation Army in
vestigators have been investigating needy
cases. AS result of their work more
than 1000 Christmas baskets were dis
tributed in Manhattan, each containing
enough food for two meals for family
of six. brooklyn got 1000 baskets and
other boroughs in proportion.
Many wonderfuI Trees.
a wonderful Christmas tree, with toys
sprouting from every branch; formed the
background at each center for the dis
tribution of baskets. There were more
than 5000 toys given away. Dolls.
drums. wagons. blocks. balloons, steam
engines. anything and everything boy
or girl could possibly want
Investigators reported many of the
homes they visited showed lack Of
warm clothing. so there were plenty of
overcoats, shoes. hats. stockings and
gloves, as we'll as toys.
I'VE are ready TO do our bit to make
Christmas a day when the poor people
can forget their worries" Commissioner
Esull of the Salvation Army said.
Warm clothing goes a long way toward
keeping the spirit of Christmas in the
hearts OF those with whom we work.
The Elks had their usual Christmas
party all day at the club house on West
Forty-third street. DIR. Copeland, Com
missioner of Health. distributed 900 gifts
10 patients in the city hospitals. Thomas
w. Lamont entertained 500 newsboys
at the Brace Memorial Home. The immi-
grants on Ellis Island were remembered
by the Presbyterian Women's Board of
Home Missions and half dozen other
organizations. Down and out horses
goats. dogs and cats were taken care
of at Katz's stable, 322 East Ninety
ninth street. by the Horse Aid Society
Even the elephonats (let the Hippo
drone press agent make the most of
this) were included In the Christmas
celebration.
Special Tombs Dinner.
The 497 prisoners in the Tombs had a
dinner OF soup. chicken. apple Jelly. cell
cry. mashed turnips, baked sweet pota-
toes, fruit and mince pie, and-- sixteen
lepers on North Brother Island. whom
Santa Claus never visited before, got
turkey and pic and had their first
Christmas tree.
The Camp Fire Girls Service Club.
Mrs Helen Bradley went into the
streets and rounded up forty children
who had been forgotten by Santa Claus
They got all the toys they could carry
away and nore candy than they could
eat.
Robins Dry Dock and Repair Com
psny. Erie Basin, had a party for 1900
children The sailors on the U. s. s..
Wyoming at the Navy Yard gave a
party on their ship for children of dis
nbled war veterans. Two hundred in
vitatons were issued and there were
toys, candy. cake and things for all
of them.
The Y. VI. G. A. and Y. w. c. A. had
Christmas trees and dinners for hun
dreds OF poor children. The Workers
Party. which Is holding It's annual con-
vention here. gave Christmas dinner
IN LABOR Temple, 243 East Eighty
fourth street. Churches throughout the
city devoted the day to Christmas celc-
bration.
The Friendly Sons OF st. Patrick dis
tributed their usual Christmas gift Of
$4,000 among Catholic. Protestant and
Hebrew charitable societies AT Long
Branch. ". j.. "Uncle Robert" Spero
played Santa Claus to 1000 poor chill
dren. Uncle Robert does that every
year and each year the number in
creases. He Is forming a National
Uncies Association to take care OF chill
dren az Christmas time.
"Jack rrostv ON job.
DR.. John Frost, who In years gone
by was known as Jack Frost by his
boy and girl school friends. acted as
Santa Claus at Roosevelt Hospital.
rifty-ninth street and Ninth avenue.
Arriving In the chidren's ward known
az the Bliss Ward. he presided over the
distribution of more toys and other gifts
than had ever before bcen passed out
there. In each OF the other wards
Christmas was ittingly observed. by
gifts and entertainments. visitors being
Continued on Pace Three.