New-York tribune., 1922-12-26
Feas,ing and Merrimcnt Fill
Homes Of All, as Penury
and Want Are Banished
by YuIeiide Munificence
Charity Societies Busy
rrvovs of BenevOlencc Bear
Needed Gifts TO Prisons,
Hospitals and Asylums
p.,., and good VII FeITnsd through

. q
.s nat santa Claus, the merry
c,or Of immense domains. had
l s-il,i % fnd his way TO the hanging
.,arSipr. whether there was chimney
1 -. AIR, 20 cone down or not
Tbst made the day right from the
- Crown-ups recapturcd some OF
~. IA I'D thrill from the little ones,
~ .Se gijltering twinkle-tops on hun
- - Christuaas trees nodded their
sS,ction on an untroubled, peaceful
95,0, o. ,h, outside e was . stIll and de,
| .i.y With wheels at rest and
s' .io.,d sfter the fevered rush OF
.,t.!s.,,ss Shopping. But behind the
LIE vTeathed windows were clois-
ss,s5 tbe gayety and creaklng boards
| - svcrv family circle. For those who
cayid sford 4 thero was turkey at
f,oss Sc 10 60 cents q pound. Chicken,
-nosa and duck, more reasonably
pyleed, we're used as substitutes IN
"'11iy Churches OF svery denomination had
special services, which were well at
tsrded. Bishop Manning conducted a
service IN the Cathedral OF ST. john
re Divine The Rev. Charles Lewis
sattery. Bishop CoadJutor OF Mssss,
ctusetts, preached a. Grace LplsCopihii WI
Caurch. Catholic masses were he.o
All over tho city. A. ii r. N. AIcn-
| bishop Hayes sang the Christmas pom
( sIfiesl mass in St PatricEs Csthe,,
drsl. ard in the afternoon he ohieiated
az pontifeisl yespers.
Needy Not Forgotten
In the hospitals, jails and reforTna-
i ssries, where distress Is the common
i lot. Christmas cheer nbounded' ke-
i armed soldiers we're not forgotten IN
l he distribution Of good things ana
aswn on the Bowery, where shivering
t5road lines were a common slRht IN tne
Slid DAYS, 5000 succulent TURKEY dlh-
.crs were served by tho Y. N. &. A.
III Tho snarkle and crunch Of snow were
Ymissinc, but this proved blessing tor
che poor. Extraordinarily mild weather
made fires less imperative and added
Q the comfort of many families. Ihere
I,rAs lust enough tang IN tho air 70
Rive the proper amount Of exhilaration.
As a result Of the forethought or
eharitable organisations, needy families
| rere able TO enjoy In their homes
% 600 dinners distributed in advance
| hv the Salvation Army, 1900 baskets
i IL food given by the Volunteer OF
America, 5000 by the Board OF Child
/ Welfare and further bounty from
/ rroups and individual citizens. IL was
| q 5sy OF plenty in every section OF
i the city. however impoverished.
The Knights Of Columbus visited
e.y hospital where disabled men are
patients. distributing presents The
Red Cross made a similar tour Christ
mas eve. Entertainments were given
by "Caseys" for inmates Of the hospi-
| al on Wards Island, the Manhattan
state Hospital. United States Veterans
/ Hospital in the Bronx, ST. Anthonys
Hospital and Brooklyn Navy Hospital.
Twenty ex-seTvice men OF the Chome-
i 4 " lanes Post OF the American Legion
ere the guests Of Wray W. Allen, o
-earsdale icgionnnire. al the Rumanian
Reftaurant, Broome AMI Orchard
streets.
Three distinct functions we're held
M the Salvation Army Home 0nd Hos
/ pital. 3lg East Fifteenth Street. The
Arst was for girls living In the home
4be second for former residents OF the
home snd the third a staff dinner Tor
those engaged in the management Of
the institution.
1,5O0 Dine at Ellis Island
Fifteen hundred aliens al Ellis Isl
] I'D. detained over the holiday, were
ven a Christmas dinner az noon IN
4 e biz dining room. They had turkey
I'd an the trimmings, followed by q
oeeial musical entertainment. A choii
! f 100 voices under the direction o!
! Dr. O. Rafaelli sang Christmas carols
When the program was finished the en-
fire audience Of aliens rose and for the
Cat time on these shores listened Ia
The Star-Spangled Banner"
AZ Bellevue tho nurses, doctors and
employees were agreed that there
never was such a Christmas there be-
5cre Three thousand patients and en-
ployees started TO celebrate at 5 a. M,
when fifty nurses walked through the
grounds and wards singing Christmas
carols. Tho gayety kept right on until
tired eyes closed In sleep late last
night Every ward and room was be-
decked with a tree or holly wreaths
and the Yuletide spirit was all-per-
ytsive. Even the dressing room in the
en- eEgency ward had a glittering tree.
CT ristmas dinner was served at noon
~ der the supervision Of DR.. Mark
III ming, chief medical superintendent.
There were 800 children in the vari-
ous wards 70 be provided for and each
u II got q beautiful talking doll and q
york box, while the boys got mechan-
lcel toys. special celebration was
ID IN the ehildren's orthopcdic ward,
ich is In charge Of DR. Reginald
yre. Here were children who had
most forgotten how TO laugh and
Jay, for they all arc eneased in
! straps and braces. But yesterday
afternoon these crippled youngsters,
several Of them with their heads
lciamped In steel contrivances and
their spipes held Ia the vise-like grip
lof their braces, laughed and chuckled
lwith delight around beautiful Christ
kuas tree and played delightedly with
Itheir new toys. They were wakened
.vary early by the tinkling hells Of
5suta Claus coming down a real chin
~. DR.. i. s. Marx played Santa.
|. or the littlest ones there was q funny
httle table about a foot high with a
Icreat biz SNOWFALL in the center that
FILTERED as u peppered with real dla-
lmonds. Any baby able 10 walk had his
lGhristmas dinner under this enticing
lpnoWball. -.
Little Billy was the proudest OF ell
THE youngsters who sat around the
funny little table. He has rickets and
lcopld not walk a step or say a single
lwerd until last September. Yesterday
lhe walked quite firmly and bad more 20
lss5 than any ono when Charles De-
Icsuo, the man with the performing
lfos, arrived and gave a circus show Tor
lLhe crippled children.
Or. Walter II. Conley, superintendent
lot the Metropolitan Hospital, Black
leell's Island, Ssw 10 IL that the pa
Eaenss In that institution, numbering
kfi5o, hsd an abundance Of good cheer.
sFst old women Of sixty hung up her