Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-23
HOSPITALS DISCARD
CHRISTMAS DIETS
Eat and Be Merry, With No
Thought Of Morrow, Is
Slogan
PATIENTS TO GET GIFTS

Christmas---all tie pictures that fit
through the mind at the mention of that
word-carols. turkey. stockings. Santa
Claus, Christmas trees. plum pudding.
all these and more will be the share Of
the patients in the various hospitals In
Philadelphia.
There is no such thing as n diet on
Christmas Day---it Is only ent and be
merry, with no thought of the morrow.
The hospitals are buying enough turkeys
to make the world wonder IL the folks
/ in there are spoofing about their all
ments. Santa Claus must scratch his
head in bewilderment at the huge fam
lily when he slides down the chimneys
of hospital and sees hundreds OF
stockings Tipping empty from the beds.
waiting to be filed.
Gigantic trees. with twinkling lights.
tinsel, shiny balls and grotesque orna-
ments of all sorts gladden. the wards,
and Santa in person. with his pack on
his back. will give out gifts to large and
small--to the children doomed to spend
tho big day in bed and to the prosaic
grown -ups--what could make Tor II
gaycr Christmas?
'Dizzy from joy" is exactly the way
the 800 children who were entertained
by the nurses of the State tuberculosis
Dispensary at the MSdico- -Chirurgical
Hospital, 1922 Cherry street. this
morning, felt
How can one small child-or grown
person for that matter-watch magi-
elan do his fascinating tricks, listen to
the mysterious powers of ventrilo- :
quist. choose which piece of the candy
in their lap they want to eat next.
play with the toys which have just
been given to them. and at the same
time not neglect the fat and funny
Santa Claus. whose hearty laugh booms
out above the din Of joyous shouts:
The annual Christmas party given
whom the nurses have come in contact
in work for their families was given this
morning.
The children were given toys ant
! candy from the Christmas tree tn,
nurses had erected and decorated
Two hundred and ten baskets con.
taIning Christmas dinners will be dis.
tributed by the nurses. who collected
funds for this celebration besides con.
tributing themselves.
In the quadrangle n: the Philadelphia
General Hospital large Christmas tre'
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will be displayed and the wards will b'
gay with green's. Radio concerts an,
motion pictures will gladden. the seasor
for the patients.
Polyclinic's Plans for Kids
The Polytechnic Hospital has prac.
tical plan for the children's wards
every child will receive n pair of new
stockings filled with toys and deco
rated Christmas tree will shine bright,
in their wards. The corridors ant
wards are to be trimmed with ever
green's and wreaths. while the trays
loaded with goodies. will have n specia
card with the patients name on it,.
Patients at the Germantown Hospita
will hear carols Christmas morning nnt
the Methodist Episcopal Hospital. II
the Howard Hospital Santa Claus will
distribute gifts to the patients.
Every ward Of the lIahnemnnn Hos
pital will have n Christmas tree. Tht
| tree in the children's ward will bt
trimmed while the youngsters ar" aslcer
and in the morning gifts and candy is
provided for all.
At the PENNSYLVANIA Hospital every
patient will receive a gift. and in thu
afternoon musical entertainments vii
be given through all the wards.
Jefferson Hospital has many fcstivi.
ties planed. Besides gifts, Christmas
trees in nil the wards and n turkey
dinner. the patients will receive favor
on their breakfast tray. Children in
the out patient department will have 4
glitterng tree and hc entertained by 4
monologiSt. a magician and an orches.
ira. If that isn't gayety!
Children at st. Christophcr'S Hos
pitnl will be given clothing. toys. frui,
ard candy. while Punch and Judy
show will be added to assure n good
time for all. DR.. Alex Arthur will play
Santa Claus at the Children's IIomeo
rathic Hospital. while GOO Youngsters
in the Childrsn's HOSPITAL. Eighteentf
and BanbriAge streets. will bo the
guests Of the employees Of the 7. F.
Caldwell Company.
Little ones. under the care Of the
Society to Protect Children From,
Cruelty will be- bountifully remembered
by Santa. and in the various day nur-
series numerous pleasant things have
| been planned. In some a professional
story teller has been hired to entertain
the children.
At the Mercy Hospital chorus of
men will sing carols and distribute gifts
to all the patients. while children will
have the best of things at the North
western General, University and the
West Philadelphia Hospital for Women.
At the Memorial Hospital there will
/ be gifts and open house all day. and
! the Kcnsington Hospital will celebrate
with turkey dinner.