New-York tribune., 1922-12-24
yuletide Fires
To Blaze Over
City Tonight
laws of Santa Claus Toll
late That No Home May
suffer Tomorrow From
lack Of Holiday Cheer
aumbIest Not Forgotten
travelling Trees and {; Carol
~ - 70 Tour Town; Needy
Folk Will Not Lack Gifts


,..-,, will be ushered in to-
!, svsk when the red and green
~. ~. ,ili flash on Christmas trees
s subtle parks, the gardens Of
. ~ ,.,,,,utlons. and the windows
.s,y,r home that holds child, there
q - chr,stmas services in the
n.,,I,.. az Christmas esrOlers on the
.,r..,,, and Santa clsu's assistants
'u,',,' ar !. r,r, busy. All good children
...r. - : viii 20 % bed early to dream
h's' .,.dly old Saint, and hurry
slu on his rounds for t0-morro"'
% TAs-, vas 50 much 20 DO this year,
a m,sy Christmas parties to arrange
49, vsrd, Of the hospitals and
m o.ylors Of orphan asylums,
the pAl -, baskets 20 distribute
many t.rsss Of the poor. SO
70 Hh;ifren from the tenements 20
-. ...,,srssined with moving pictures
iss rr,ar In the settlements and
ss-,eb vestries, that Santa Claus was
sIIosd 10 call out a corps Of assist
,nts 70 begin their work as early as
Trdsy. Yesterday there we're many
s6eiei celebrations ell over the city,
nd thousands Of children hugged new
sens two days ahead Of time, thanks
a he generosity Of business houses
"a Institutions which treated tho
Sogs end girls 70 Saturday afternoon
festivals
Lions Fete Orphans
Perhaps the best place In the whole
sily 10 watch for Santa Claus was the
,lrh.etnth floor Of The Tribune build.
Irr. where hundreds Of eager little eyes
seered out over the roof and up into
'hs mist above the city, watching for
Bs miniature sleigh and eighty tiny
vudesr. These children were guests
4 the Downtown Lions Club, who CO.
r,rsted with the Santa Claus Assoeis-
l,n In arranging a Christmas festival
IN one hundred widows and their chill
l,en. II was all the entertainment
ynmittee could do 70 get the young
aers-the three -year-olds anyway
,v1y from the windows with their un-
urslleled view Of the Santa Claus
,,gle. However, when the lights were
nrsd OF and Charlie Chaplin strutted
rfoss the screen, there went up such a
M Of delight that Santa Claus was
.rgOtten. Maybe he came, but no
aid saw him. After the pictures there
n radio concert arranged by Jack
BInns, The Tribune's radio editor, and
ke cream and candy and toys for
everybody. Each widowed mother re-
ssiyed an envelope containing money,
A fye-dollsr gold piece and a twenty
dollar blll were awarded by lot.
A travelling Christmas tree designed
10 gladden. the heart Of every child on
the lover East Side will start on its
rounds tonight from th, Jacob A.
Rlis Settlement House Brilliantly
ighted and mounted on 8 huge truoki
ss,srtsd by forty eArol-singing chill
ifrA the tree will journey up and down
Ne Dark streets and wind up at the old
ZONE Of Al Smith. deserted this year
i'f The first time.
Tree 10 Glow for Seamen
Another new Tree Of Light" vii
gov IN 4 section of the city that sci
Don sees Christmas Qualifications, th'
rster front. II will be stationed II
Junette Park, AT Coentics Slip ant
Ssuth Street, in front Of the Sesmen'
Church institute. The tree is memo
ri,l 70 merchant senmen. The regi
nsntal band Of the 18th Infantry from
Soyernor's Island will play and Leaf
he seamen in singing Christmas carols
Washington Square. too, will have
Christmas tree Of It's own this year
ander the will Of Mrs. James n. Law
.on, who left money for a yearly eele
bration. II will be lighted to-nigh
fer the first time under the Arch will
sarolsrs, a pageant, moving pictures
band concert and everything else tina
the festival loving villagers car
think Of.
The Girl Reserves Of the Youn(
Tomsn's Christian Association viii
distribute toys to-day for the 500 chill
drsn detained at Ellis Island. Ever!
club and institution connected with th'
~" will hold a Christmas celebration
during the week.
The sailors Of tho superdresdnoughti
Arkansas, Maryland and Wyoming vii
give Christmas dinners on board to
morrow 10 over 1000 children recon-
mended BY the charity societies. There
viii be Christmas trees, Navy Santt
Clauses and presents for all.
Asylum to Make Merry
Az children In public institutions
ron the smallest private homes TO the
great state and municipal hospitals,
Vii be made happy to-day and to-mor-
rev with Christmas trees in the wards
and travelling vaudeville artists, visi-
fn With toys from girls clubs and
,haieh organizations. The grown ups
the Institutions will have their
hars Of Christmas cheer. with special
NiAey dinners and entertainments.
!asrs we're nine Christmas trees at
.sl,yue Hospital, and tonight a great
Hse0r tree will be lighted while
nny,hve nurses will sing carols
sl'c their patients windows, followed
y adaptation Of "The Nativity"
nnd candies for every child in the
~ have beer provided.
saA Commissioner Copeland dis
5A presents TO 1875 children in
~ ~ naih Department Hospital and
cases Of sweaters, caps, toys and
n sere sent to 0tisville 10 the
-sisslar children there.
" hundred baskets Of clothing, toys
Eoodles were given TO the children
ne Post-Graduate Hospital, and
NJ T vas also a play arranged by Mrs.
beyeridge. director Of the medi-
veal service Of the hospital.
rolieewomen Give Festival
aver Hylsn attended the Christmas