New-York tribune., 1922-12-26

a call and left the most wonderiul
autos. carts, trains, dolls and other
tovs that these youngsters hsd ever
seep. In addition, tho girls were giVen,
new frocks and pretty ribbons. ana all
received sweaters, shoes ana warm
wooiens. The children IN both Wsrds
nut on entertainments for Writing
guests. the crippled ones reciting OF
sincino from their wheel chairs and
stretchers. The Christmas dinner
menu al tho Metropolitan was roast
chicken, onions, squash, potatoes
cranberries and mince pie. Nadlelgh
High School sent 800 Yuletide stock
ings for the children.
Veterans Enjoy Purlough
One hundred Of the $50 patients In
II q Veterans Hospital 81, KiDgsbridge
Road and Sedgwick Avenue, the Bronx
rad a furiougn over the holiday. Inc
remaining $50 we're given turkey
dinner. a Christmas tree with plenty OF
gifts and a concert. At the home foi
the Destitute Blind. near the Veterans
Hospital. tho Christmas tree was oil
hemlock. so that while the inmatei
could not sec the tree. they might smell
IL. They had radio concert which re-
peated for them the services at 81
Thomas's Church.
Fourteen hundred boys and 900 girl
AZ the New York Catholic Proteetory
the Bronx. we're given q turkey dinner
followed by q band concert and mo
ton picture show. The Knights of Co
lumbus saw 20 II that each child re
eeived a gift.
At tho Brace Memorial Nowsboys
Home, pa William Street, 2JO home
less boys did justice 20 a turkey din
ner. Thomas W Lamont. VINO toOtc'
the bill and dedicated the feast % tn
memory of the late Evcrt Jansen Wen
dell, said he was we'll paid in good VII
and GOOD appetite on thc part Of tn
bows. More than 100000 boys have
lived and dined in the Newsboys' Home
since IL was opened in 1850.
Two thousand Christmas dinner
were distributed by New York Lodge
No. 1, B. p. o. T., Rt the Elks' Clui
house, and during The day they were
hosts 20 $500 children from sll parti
of Manhattan. The celebration was th'
eighth annual children's party glveT
by this lodge and was the largest eyei
attempted by the organization. The
dinners were given almost exclusively
20 widows with children. Each bai
held enough food for a family Of ten
Every child who attended the Eiks
party received a sweater, pair OF
gloves. two pairs Of stockings, knit
ted cap, a doll or n pair of skates,
box of candy and fruit. A group OF
twenty-five stage children, under the
direction OF Mrs. Mile Thorne, enter
talned the little ones in the afternoon
and Santa Claus presided over the
Christmas tree. Altogether, $4,000
was spent by the Elks for Christmas
cheer.
Prisoners Dine Well
In the West Side prison thlrty.siz
men and three women partook OF Q
Christmas dinner furnished under inc
direction Of Head Keeper Martin NC
Donald and Mrs. Mary Reardon, the
matron. Among the prisoners was
Thomas r. Belford, matinee burglar,
who admitted after his arrest last week
that he had committed at least ono
hundred burglaries. He forgot his
troubles for the time being and ate
heartily. The prisoners IN Harlem lail
were also given a Christmas dinner
followed by cigars. pipes and cigarettes.
Prison Keeper John Bockcl was host 70
the prisoners az Jefferson Market jail,
where q turkey dinner was served and
large box Of chocolates handed out TO
each.
Nearly 100 men had an old-time
Chribtmas celebration in the Queens
Jail at Long Island City. Queens Jared
well in every way. No family in need
Of help went without IL. The Elks
prepared 1000 baskets for the poor Of
this borough, and gave fuel wherever
IL was needed.
Andrew b. Heating, Tammany leader
Of the 18th Assembly District, played
Santa Claus at the clubhouse, COO West
l25th Street. He gave away 200 bags
Of coal, each weighing about 100 pounds.
To the needy children Of the neighbor-
hood he give warm clothing and shoes.
On the fifty-four ships now in the
New York Navy Yard Christmas dinner
yss served, with everything from soup
70 nuts. Ten thousand sailors saw 20 Il
that only the bones Of the turkeys were
left. Tonight these same sailors will
entertain several thousand poor chill
dren. =.
Radio was used extensively 20 dis
feminate Christmas cheer. Several SER
mons. including that OF the Kew. Dr.
Truest II. Stires AZ ST. Thomas ., we're
broadcast. A continuous radio con-
rsrt was Qiven at the huge Christmas
tree In Madison Square Garden
Some gixty-eight British war veter-
ans vsTs entertained b7 ths British