Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-23

Wyoming avenue. there will be a
Christmas entertainment.
And at the Water Tower Center. at
Hartwell lane and Sullivan street, there
will be singing of Christmas songs
tonight.
At st. Christophcr's Hospital the
Philadelphia Mothers Club gave =
Christmas party 20 the little inmates
who arc, of course, cripples.
Baskets to he Distributed
Families of destitute patients in the
Jefferson Hospital will receive huge
Christmas baskets containing full
supply for Christmas dinner as well
as gifts and other things 90 make
bright the holiday. and patients in poor
circumstances IN the hospital also will
be provided for by the Social Service
Bureau of the Women Auxiliary.
4 committee consisting of Mrs. Alba
II. Johnson. chairman; Miss Olive pur-
dee, Miss Marion Button. Miss
Josephine Hooper and Miss Mary
/ Dercum packed the baskets this
afternoon at the hospital and on Sat
nrday morn ny make the distribution.
Schoolgirls Cheer Patients
Hahncmann Hospital gave its rhIrl
annual Christmas party this afternoon
for 300 children and diSDCnsarN pa
tirntS. students uf the William Penn
High School for Girls have coutributrU
30 toys, SO that each child will be we'll
provided.
Twenty Of the girl students gave
tabloid entertainment and a program
of violin and piano music.
\ decorated Christmas tree has been
n nn nc hn rly bn
service department gave Christmas din
nerS for seventeen families in the neigh
burhOOG.
\ holiday party was held this attC".
noon for the employees OF the Methodist
Episcopal Hospital. Gifts were dis
tributed and there was program Of
music. Monday Christmas party for
the patients will be held, beginning ut
& O'Clock in the morning, when the
nurses will sing Christmas carols.
Forty children, who are patients at
the Memorial Hospital Mt RnXboroUgh,
enjoyed Il VISIT from Santa Claus thi>
afternoon. although it will he a little
ahead of his usual schedule. Santa
showed w at o'clock and greeted the
children who w"r" able to leave their
beds in the dsip"nsary. where Il large
Christmas tree has been crectd. Santa
Claus had Il large supply of toys. candy
and ice cream.
Children 10 BE Made Happy
Christmas also We celebrated nj the
Childrrn'S Homeopathic Hospital.
franklin and Thompson streets. this
afternoon for 200 patients and children
with whom the social service department
Is in touch. There was Il Christmas
tree and Il Santa Claus. who distributed
presents. \ large quantity of candy
was donated by candy manufacturers.
The Christmas cheer that was spread
was largely due to the efforts Of n
committee headed by Mrs. Angus:
korndoerfer. Sr. This committee pro-
vidcd toys and candy for every child,
and Christmas trees erected in every
ward and in the nurses home.
The children were entertained with
/ Christmas stories by the Rev. DIR. Will
! liam Barnes Lower. pastor of the Holy
= Trinity Presbyterian Church: T.. j.
Lafferty. If tn" Logan improvement;
League. and City Statisticinn T.. j.
Cattell. The party was arranged by
DIR. Alexander Il. Arthur, chief of the
childrens medical diSpensary.
Central Y. VI. c. 4. Plans
The Central Branch of the Y. NJ. C.
A.. 1927 Arch street, is going to make
happy the hearts Of fifty children by
giving them a real Christmas.
The names Of the most worthy cases
have been turned in by the nurses OF
the State Clinic. and each child has
received special invitation. And such
a good time they are going TO have
The men of the dormitOries have sup
piled feed" which will be served al
: 80 o'clock tonight.
4 poor child's conception Of Christ
mas dinner will be fulfilled and theI
some by turkey, hot mince pie and al
that goes with it. And the bulgy, over
flowing stocking; the day would not be
complete without that.
One for each yOungster will be there
candy toys made 10 resemble horses
apples, the inevitable orange and q
horn. The very roof will vibrate from
q blast Of horns blown forth from fifty
luSty pairs Of lungs,
There will be a tree reSplendent il
electric lights ana trniling tinSel and al
extra present for each child, which vii
be given out By Santa Claus.
At the close of the dinner q Christ
mas entertainment will be given anc
two reels of Christmas movies shown.
The party is in charge Of r. II. Tut
tie. Of the employment bureau of tn,
Central Branch.
More than 800 girls and younl
women members of the clubs Of tn,
various branches OF the Y. W. c. A
have filled baskets with food for th'
needy, stockings for soldiers and pack
ages Of good things TO eat for The shut
inS.
\ "White Christmas party is to b,
held tonight by all the groups that NEE
at the League. l222 Locust street, anC
the gifts donated by the members vii
be placed on the white Christmas
tree, later to be delivered to the needy
Each gift will be brought TO the trc,
by a child dressed in white carrying
lighted candle. and as each gift is place.
near the tree new light will be pu
on it,
The Athletic Club of the Kenslngtoi
Branch. Ia West Allegheny, in whicl
sixty three girls are active, will enter
tain 200 needy children tonight 4
stocking filled with candy and toys vii
be given to each child, besides pictur,
books and fruit. The members OF tn
Athletic Club raised the money TO pro
vide for this entertainment
The Frankford Girls Club of III,
Frankford Branch also will give
party tonight for poor children. Mem
bcrs Of the Blue Triangle Boosters, tn
Wanyansee, Tillicum and Datchelo
Girls Clubs, Of the same branch, ar,
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