The evening world. Newspaper, December 25, 1889, Page 1

Seer Petes s28P 3 BestEssesttart Se 2 3: Uo See 52F & r] 1c nad a oi af ee a bi edd B53 SER RSET S Fer tar TUseekaT?~RE BIE tides 2 B 89 6 te © SFFk GF ar | YOR THE MOST POPULAR SCHOOL- MISTPNAB. BEGIN BALLOTING WITH | THE EVENING WORLD TO-MORROW. Py £4) NMS} ¢ nW YORK, WED 95, 1880. LAST EDIFION SANTA CLAUS! —-+-— Hearts of 30,000 Poor Children Filled with Gladness, Happy Scones at “The Even- ing World's" Seven Christ- mas Parties. Kris Kringle’s Visits to New York, Harlem, Brooklyn and Jersey City. Clothes for the Ragged, Shoes for the Barefoot, Toys for All, How the Funds Given by “World” Readers Was Expended. Our youth we can bave but to-day ; We may always find time to grow old. ** God bless the children, every one!” The toast proposed by poor, weak, crippled ‘finy Tim is in the heart of overy one to-day, be he Jew, Gentile, Christian or Pagan, Christmas is the children’s holiday, and the sun in its course awakens the babies to the gladness of the day clear round the world. When the soft-hearted mam- mas of New York were putting their con- fding, expectant little ones to bed last uight those of far off Hong Kong, where Neilie Bly is pansing in her circumnavi- katory eruiss, were shouting over the joys ot woll-tilled Obristmas stoc! mou.bers! Fond, lovin; N Cad en were aw ace gommiug of this early morning e shouts and laughter of your biémsed children as they discovered new delights thot had been left over uight by old Kringlo ax ho sped on his way around tue ork with his bag of pretty things, think of the thousands of other children whose chimneys were too snail or too black for Santa Claus aud who were neglected or overiooked by the good saint! He whoxe birthday is being celebrated in all the civil zed world to-duy, said mothers of **Saffer little children to come unto me, | and forbid them not; bus he spoke thac brass great truth, too—*'lo bin that hath shall be given; but from hun that fat not shall be taken even that which ¢ Lath.” Wuile your babies were romping with the gifts which love had conjured for there were others who, having tuem nothing, were robbed of tie joys an Vieusures that wore fortunate ones pos- seamed, Bb | Sol ld got the cobwebs out of bis eye gud inade glad many thousaud Lugzard-faced men whose struggie with adverse fa: a oce ever against them. Seven Chris! of the efforts of Tur Even. them, Christmas trees, sprouted bands ‘and were decke pinched snces. the delight of childish rok, ¥rom Tax Evenme Wonup Christmas. purchased 8, 000 8,000 sets of dolln’ diwhes and miniature sete of kitchen tin and pewter. Ware, waguns enough for an army of horns ann, Fund there were boys, aud brightly decorated enough to make 4, 100,000, 2,000 2 d Kittle hands, Picture. books, hundreds "of shoes for children whore feet wére uu. protected, girls’ hoods in bright colo! 1.00 underwear for the shivering. stockings for the Poctinniees, hundreds of pany ct popoorn, 20, packuges of canily Chinese dolls w hoady and tunics of reddest and gowns, whole suits of clothing, r wagons, tin horses on wheels, d reins with jing eng! with galloping ster dogs and Ji y ing block & host of once, eyen, uinbos as real as lif oats, her things to delight the littl Indeed the children gota glimpse of « real boya and girls paredive, and Santn Claus seemed to have inrned over his job to the kind Indies ond tender-hearted men who distributed his fly 90,000 children who yentured to come up'with outstret’hed though tired hinds, 10 claim their birth-right of Kris ‘ringle'w avonts, And lwnded, thongh tickets were 0.0) only, in New York, Brooklyn and dersey Cit Tue bvewr Were bekl between & and Dovan s mul ‘Tax Evrxino Worxp with its host ds came forward ere old @ childish hearts, ‘and lutte the heaviness from tho souls of of uollow-eyed mothers and itmas parties were the result r sa Woup and the contributions of its wyrind friends, end 20.000 children learned to-day that nta Claus was a reality, and that the day was a day of ba piness, even for in Un ato] ac oil, bore fruit fit for the little gods aud goddesses who received them wth gratetul thoukh sometimes «dirty ‘Theve trees out fantastically in tinsel and bright-hued crystal balis, and their fruit included everything conceivable for | bi earts und baby AS nolby as A wuru woollen caps and 2,000 knit Sele for little chaps who pairs of mittens for red Vright pairs of yen red calico where Mrs, Mortimer Brown was in chorge, assisted by earnest, happy, young indies and gentlemen. 128 East Fifteon'h At Niisson Hall, street, where Mrs, Harriet Hubbird Aver Was assisted by a volunteor corps of Indies and gentlemen, 2,500 little ones passed in their tickets aud received each a pretty, gift, . Iulia H. Lombard made more than 8,000 poverty-stricken children happy she and hor assistants, the physicians of lost Summer's Eventno Wortp Children's Corps, distributed Santa Claus's protty things among them at Apollo Hali, 133 Clinton street. Over in Brooklyn there was but one arty. but it was a monster in size. no ess than 5,000 children presenting tickets at the Clermont Avenue Palace Rink, | where Mrs. Perey, of ‘I'nx Wonnn, acted jasthe ogent of St. Nicholas, aided by a Committeo, One thousand children of Jersey City wore remembered, too, at Cooper Hall, Newark avenue and Washington place, Mrs. Benson and Mrs, Hough presided over their Christmas party. As been said, 20,000 tickets were distributed, but at each party no desery- Jing little one was turned away, ticket oF ave trom their abundance or spared rom their scautiness to Tne Evening Wonxp Christmas.'Tree Fund, should feel a glow of satisfaction that’ their own liverality and self-denial has inade the day bright for so many of the children of poverty. —-— AT NILSSON HALL. Mrs. Ayer and Assistants Gladden Hearts of Thousands. He hath a tear tor pity end a band Open as day for meliing charity. At 7 o'clock this morning, while tho darlings of more favored mammas were proudly parading the toys which St. Nicholas had bestowed upon them while they slept in their cosy nests, there was a procession—a never-ending procession— of children in Third avenue and Fifteeuth street bound towards Nilsson Hall. ‘Many were alone. Many were led or cartied by older brothers or sisters, and some came in the arms of anxious-faced mothers and fathers with hopeless ex- pressions of countenances. At8 o'clock, when the doors of Nilsson Hall were thrown open, there were tully 2,000 children nuea ne street. For hours before Mrs. Harriet Hubbard Ayer had been in superintendence of a corps of ladies and gentlemen in the preparation for the reception of these waits of foriune, and her fine executive ability was exemplified in the perfect a rangement for the arrival of the infai tile yuests. The young men of the ‘Twenty-first Ward and their sweethearts were tripping the light fantastic toe on the waxed floor vitation, her asristants br nearby restaurant. Then at 4.50 they be- gan the work of unpacking the offerings of St. Nicholas and decking the trees aud ened in the} ball. The Staré ava Stripes were everywhere, mingled with bunting of brightest hues. These decorations were the same used by ris|Mre. Aver during the late Centennial celebration. ‘Then the Christmas tree was plauted and made to blossom as the rose, with sparkling balls and tinsel, and toys and Poth ad enough to make the baby jeart bound with joy, grew upon it like magic. Mrs. Ayer wan aided by Dr. Harriet Keating, Migses Alice Keating. May Mor- row, Agnes L. Rinn, May E. McDonnell Ewma Bonsall, Lena Raymond and Mensre. George R, McDonnell, Frank Sprague. Theodore Melvin, John Farley md $, J. Goldsmith, ward Rinn, who has been deeply interested in the event, was absent. He was at home and il in bed with an attack of pneumonia. Roundsman John Hogan and Patrol. men Mahoney, MeBride. McCoy and Goff, of Capt. Glinehy ‘a ‘Twenty-second street squad, were on hand to keep order, nud they opened the doors to the con- ling rg ‘There were twenty strong, aggressive boys to begin with, who had forced them. seivesto the very front of the waiting crowd at the door. ‘These were given each a bag of candy and a sounding tin Lorn, aud as they passed ont with a kind word from 4 Ayer, the Queen of the Festival. who was ail vediant with kindly smiles and. good cheer, the clarion notes of tho horns sounded from the street, and sleep was past hope in that neighborhood, Next came a dozen timid girls with half frightened facen, hesitat: they entered the lll. and poorly clothed little girls, there was little frightened faces; Dnt gentle mem- ers of the committee led — them kindly forward and after each had been given a box of mixed candies permitted to pass slowly aronud the hall feasting her fanished e: fularray of gifts till her eye expressed that for which she longed. Sometimes it was a freckled. gi breast, again it was a bright hool that she selected or dishes tor dolly at home. hugged to her r had rose from the soft, fair hand of Mrs, Aver, and in a twinkling there was estab- between a good woman and u child, And hore was 4 mother, wan and hollow eyed, with a babe in arms, aud another tugging laboriously along at her skii ante all three snade gind. by gifts of auc candy for all, And now a gaunt, poverty-hannted man He comes into the presence of nif-defiant arms, these women with a hard, Noah's aks and | look in his eyes. He goes with the proces. | sion, hears the light words of good cheer | from the lips of Mrs. Ayer, abd.jmases out | white at the other side of the hall, the defiance 5 repluced by the soft light Of ‘sffectionate confidence in the goodne of bis more fortunate fellow men and ft. among the | women. H. poor little bairns have been loaded down with gifts, There are two pack- agea of candy, a nodding donkey, a ti | horse, shoes for one pair of Itttle feet sud no child was sent bony smpty- ‘a rubber doil for the baby at their hnip- issued to bie home. . | Andall the time Michael Woxtheimor ud his orchestra of seven pive Woaup Obristinay parties | been toting nwuy for dear tile ir J) o'clock thin; gallery. Wiring, and the distribution of gifts | and sever eonsly at five buils iu New | sicians 1 There was a Christmas waltz. before lad those seven ru, ed for such adance of mai York, nd one eaou iu Brooklyn and Jer- | joyou-nes: sey City At Tiru lauded Joka tion by 4 corps of xallant youths of gitts to 3,000 children, Mrs. Fernandez and a oommitt Ind ex and gentlewen sont 2, 600 Hitt! #? ly on their way from Meenn Hall, 20 Rant Fifty. sixth streot. Tickote were issued to 9,000 children, ‘entitling them to lee at Salvation Hull, 151 ‘weuty-fourth street, Mrs, eventh avenue, 1, Third avevve avd Ove Harlean_ beautios and | j of chor participate in the jubl- Littlo girls and big ones and boys of size hopped up and dowa and each cther and Allon superintended the disirivu.| laughed again in the very exuberance of joy. "iinen “Down Went McGiuty,” with a jeve! laug hed and tumbled ov chorts of boys and girls, aud he kept turn to get into Olwus’ be joyful in auticipation. WHERE THE CHRISTMAS PARTIES WERE HELD. if no ticket: and those good people who enn ee a EXTERIOR VIEW COOPERS HALL INTERIOR VIEW COOPERS HALL | NEWARK AVE J.CITY. mawarn ave J.City. ng. and hating as They were pale and confidence in their 6 was eson the beauti- her own desire, aud then she was given oll that the little Each little wirl received a scented red lished that bond of love which springs up pretty doll for the toddler, # rubber ball /in when the doors were oyened and it ed | with @ whisile for bal onters with alittle one of perhaps two 1m ‘Gown clear out of the hiall and into senfroct and those who were waiting thelr ‘the presence of Santa daughters joined in und began to ANTERIOR VIEW CLERMONT ACRINK BROOKLY N.NY. es “a WTeRuoR MAcineRcHon BROOKLYN. NY, HALL dolls from the hands of the Indies who red badges bearing the Jegend * Evenrxo Wonrup Christias Tree Com- mittee,” and went away happy, for, as Victor Hugo say Every little girl is a motber at birth. Fifteen hundred little boys got houses, horses, carts, steam-engines, stuffed dog: Noah ks, balls, hooks or games, and Desides 2,500 children received a box of | |candy each, und the streets and avenues aronad were filled with children carrying away the gifts from THe Evextnc Woxip Salvation Hall, 451 Seventh avenue, at 8 o'clock this morning, Rovndsman Lindemann and twenty wore moving to aud fro, arranging the toys nud laying plans for distribution. All were hears and soulin the work, and awaited the signal for the crowil to bo lot in. 9 SN cae jmen from the West hirtieth stroet ere were Mr. nnd Mrs. A. ‘Tt. Hurst, | stati vd in li wibere were Mr. nnd Mr A. i. Hurst, | station, marshalled the crowd in line, aud since the Obr mtinustTree Fund ‘waa {tt & few minutes past 8 the doors were | thrown open. started, earnesy apd ardently in the cause, aud to them much | Upatairs in the spacious hall, Mrs, Mor- timer Brown and her assistants Miss Com- th resents were scattering in every direction. At llo'clock the line of those waiting extended down to irtv-fourth street aud half way down to Sixth avenue, ‘The windows in the Drown.ston houses were occupied by the wealthy residents along there aud their children, who gazed in pitying wonder at the as: semblage of the poor. It touched the heart of some of them, and goon messenger boys were enlled, aud HARLEM'S HAPPY YOUNGSTERS. A Most Deligthful Party in Turn Hall, Harlem. In falth and hope the world will disagres Hit‘all menkind's concern ie charitys Poor children from every quarter in Harlew could be seen wending their way to Turn Hall, in One Hundred and ‘Twenty-fourth street, near Third uvenue, this morning. Each tiny hand y clasped a bit of bright blue card- hourd, and big eyes of all colors were wide open with anticipated pleasure, ‘These were the childron who were to receive their Christinas gifts from Tne Eyextxa Wonnn's Christmas ‘Tree, and thom, 6. Brown looked out for those who ise | extra early. In fact, they were gathered uround the doors of Turn Hall long before any of the ‘Iadies or gentlemen, who were to distri- rvelt's preeiict goodnaturedly nnd girls im good order, kali was life and bustle val, and in lavish red huif-pound riled Up id One come thing and shoe ided over barrel | were heaped mall stage in the rear of the Evenixa Woanp's Christ n immense affair, aud with gold ‘and oranyes, candies down ‘the branches witii would htof geod things, mnadat J these good things of the presiding augel, ould be teen busily direct. the arrangements When eho finally ot time she emerged from the heap of coys and kindly grevied the reporter, 5 i f the Salvation Arm. protests | ean 1 plat ove end of ther ty sort of tune ex 4 C sione 1p! AT SALVATION HALL. Down went Mecint : That's barred while | | The huse boxes of candy melted like thousands of| ppousends of Toye Melt Away Lile | *! ow in the Summer sun, . Dixcordant blasts denoted the fact that puinerate them all would require a) | he horns were cetting away, stove entalogue, but there were over | Marbles, pie ure-bookx aid tops were five thousand tin horns, « similar number | Afttiction’s sony are brothers in distress of dolls of all sizes, ager on | A brother to relieve, how exquisite the 16 credit is due. ay Christmas trees. » Miss Davis, | inekngex sent around to the hall. from | Alice aut Adv Green Mir, 188 lati 5 . G: 25 v “ Igo thee ware’ alininlwapiied up) ane home! id Hurst, Mra, ( Griff. | dan, were scattered about the big Christ. | wet niko virited the hall and watched the heantiful appearonee, und : : : tifuland moreexpeusive things which were | dreesing of Mir. ot ae 6 women with obildron wore firet | it War catimated then that 3,000 jto their homes. but about 3,000 children |" It wanted a fow ainutes to 9 o'clock | handsa they Tushed forward to receive | ste hues wit engugh lets for deserving child was turned away, and re-| their places, ‘The signal was then given | pazzies, hobby-horses, miniature merry- done credittoaherd of Sex: pattl | aie JOY AT THE PALACE RINK, otaetexed cette. cn | forward, A big policemen ran to their | fhe save wi At Chrixtmas’play and make good reduce l to a vemblauve of order, he Bienes Coniatox k wero indefetign- | 0 | horizon this morning when groups of | barrier of benches erected in front of the | Pretty Miss Davis, with her arms fall of e of toys before them. anil handed parcels out right and left, gan to forim around the entrance of the could; lust ; nived their gilts were reward enough for atience, all happy, smiling wud good | plrasnre to cater to there forlorn litte - betwee benches, thenee around in front for ciothes for their ebildren, but the What an assortment of children ! tothe boys, dolls to the girls, miniature candics than they did for the clothes, eth, woolly head and shining eves ‘and calewated(o make their eyes buge hearted policemen, perspiring in their some hatiess, some almost shoeless, and | jarge as berself, whieh phe straight wo. Roundswan demann pr ry By aluest superhuman exertions Tax | *¢iz the child #0 happy. a | orhood rewounded vei ns their white bre!hren, oue o! the boys rang t ds, ‘closed aguin, despite | | A raised platform at the lower ond py Mins Aronson, Mrs, Riddell, | their hous Pe RONEN, SON UaMt BTCA. OF RITA wae | Aloe an ys | Mrs, Van Kirk, Mrs, Astor, und Mr. Jor.| Many well-dressed Indies and gentle. Miss Lulu Woolley and Mr, Lonix Hurst profusion on counters arranged ina hol-| ‘The tree wasa ionster and prasen’ mos tree, with presents on every aide of | “stribution of the gift Jow square, while the treo bore more bean haar utiNtatere them. Se eat nomm the. ladies were still bs f Mr. Bonaventure, who bax) 1 1 b y afterwards distributed to sick, invalid, gained local reputation by his work on | admitted. bad heen made bappy with something, Jame, halt and blind, children’ contined | the window of F. Loener & Huiling eagerly, with outatretched | #24 there were about five hundred inore were served with mementoes of Christmas | when Mrs, Percy called Ler baud of vol. | their gifts. i by Mra, Ayer and Ler assistants, for no | inteers together und uasigued them. to| Lhe boys were given tin horna, game peaters were not apprehended. and the proceedings opened, \qo-rounds; in fact, every conceivable ee ‘Vhe rush that followed would have | Kin of toy was distributed unstintediy a stampede, ‘Vhe two burly doorkeepers were borne | Over Two Thousand Children Ro-| f af i aun, te : encne, Their combined efforts tewyo- | hoes, solve abalone Prevents: marily stopped the rab, and the crowed hats. For Christmas comes but once a year, Once having given up their tickets they 0 child was allowed to pass with- ‘The enn had not long been above the | 1sbed peilanell across the hnii to the ving some gift from the | } platform, where they stopped and gazed dolls, picture books and candy, looked children, some alone, some escorted by | jn 'open-mouthed artonishusent at the pile like 4 lairy stood on a raised dais big brothers, parentsjand guardians, be- On they camo. crivples, anaking ne fp Abe exclamations of delight thut burst re Imre 7 Wier iss Jrapid progress ax they rom the lips of the little ones as they re- big Palace Rink on Clermont avenue, | Mhinggtera: dragging thelr fectle rant. Brooklyn, anxious to be the first to rush father» and grandmothers along tn their | those who were giving up their time and oive i rs ured, Waifs monive.thg time Eth) Go DRE Mie: eicbaut waa lireeléd Lit mn atale | the anxioumeyed tacther sonuht canstly of the platform where the severa: isis. voung ones seemed to think more of tin ‘The robust strect urchin elbowed the | tants handed them boxes of candy, Lorny houses on wheels, candy aud Christuias pale-faced tenement-house invalid, the carts and horns, a muller, pop-gun, nit. ‘Lhe spirit of giving proved contas ° tens, acap, or some Other usefn) article, and very soon big-bedied aud Lig, of the little negro children loomed up sleninton | x _Parepiring in th : ‘ : |$rom their head. heavy nniforms. were assimting the ladies hong the white faces, and litile girls, | “One wee little girl got a doll almoat as in disinbuting the presente, ail anxious aud expectant, contested their | fell to bugging and kissing, while ber the popcorn package | | places in the line with « will, uged erandmother wept grateful tears at oud let no guest escape without a package As fast as they were loaded with toy nasto rice. — | Evenixo Wontp reporter ma e ushered ont the back door girls wero jnst as hrough the crow . y shouts and o plicant was seut away with was opened sufficient) reporter to enter, when it lerowd. : Tusile the ball was a beehive of activity, 1 da huge Christi tree, grouped around it were Int Snow in the Sun. the form : carried off in the grimy hands of small 1 complex. | Diins. | bows, fons, while gawnes, puzzles, Noub's Arke, || | ‘The ladies panted and perspired, but caps, tippets, mittens and other urticles| Small boys in ragged clothes, little yow rested un instant, ‘The police kept of wear and ornament were gathered in! girls with tattered dresses, wan-faced|the line running and it passed up one luge heaps, 1 an glad to ses you,” sho said, smil- tive thousand boxes of candy were | Wo™meR: With pale; pinched-faced bubies | > Ywelve haudred little girls received | 1e of the woll and down another very | ‘Ou cannot imagine the good pied up in a solid block, in their arms, und otbers leading (ripplod Ne rapidly considermg the number of guests, | Tux Evexrxo Wontp has done in inaugu = 3 Outside, the sticet looked hke one huge | rating these Christmas-tree parties. Lf Mrs, Percy and a corps of assistants! or blind ofisprings, Lesis dthe doors of playgiound. ‘hose who bad received | the good people of Harlem cuuld have 8 they all made it a poit to be on hand seen all tho misery and cases of destitu- tion thot I have seen since I bave taken charge of thin thing, why they woald cast-off clothing and shoes. **My gractons, hut I've seen some piti- ful casos of destitution. Why, somo of the little girls who came to my house for tickets had never once had a doll! “The boys amused me most, I had ono little fallow come to me the other day several companions. What is your name ? Tasked hun. “+ MeGinty,’ said ho, as soberly asa jndgo. ‘the ‘other boys behind him mnickered, and then he spoke up again ancl said : ** Yessir: it is MeGinty. My name is Cornelius McGinty,’ *** Whore is your father?’ IT asked him, half expecting he'd say at the bottom of the sea, ** *Tie's dead, and he takes in washing.” “T laughed until [ cried. The poor boy had heard the other boys say that their mothers took in washing, but he was so flustered that he gave the wrong excuse. I gave him a ticket.” and said, ** Everything's ready,” ‘All right, jet them in," said Mra, Allen. ‘The doors were opened and the chil- dren poured in. ‘The policemen kept thom jn line,and as they neared the tables their eyes dilated and became ns big as saucers over the heaps of good things apread before them. Some of the children who were rag- gedly dressed, were taken to one side and provided with shoos, stockings and clothing. Each child got toys of some kind and abig box of candy. As fast as they re- ceived their presents they wore pursed along and out of a side door, where they delightedly compared notes. It wax a wonderfully pleasing sight, and Mrs. Allon aud her assistants were as ceived them. A bund of music was psesent, and the idren were treated to some good music. J. Speck, L. C. Schmidt, John Wise, itiam Delett and Joseph A. ‘Toone, yolunteered its services, and Mrs, Allen thavked them in the ima Wont. Roy, Charles R. Tres fing, and F Mr. ‘Trojans in asvisti 0; gentlemen who asnistod Mrs. Allen there were Mr. John Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Hig- gps ra. . Howe, Mr. and irs. E. J, Chatfoo, Drow. Mr. Sidney ‘Treat, Miss William Vandewater, Mrs. Kellar, Dr. Summer A, Mason, Dr. J. G. Pierson and Miss Pierson, Mr. and Mrs, Jolin Earlongher, rdward and Bessie Speer, Mr. Frederick Stiles, Mr, Wachter and Mr. and Mrs, W.G, McCrea. All of these kind people Mrs. Allen wishes to thank publicly. She also wants to thank the members of the Turn Verein, who last night pitched in and worked like good fellows in trimming tho tree and unpacking and acrengipa. the toys. “fae Evrxtxa Wot said Mrs, Allen, as the reporter wua about leaving, “*has made neorly 8,@0 little children happy, and i'm sure they Sogit to feel prond’ of it, You can at I feel prond of ‘Tus Evxntxo Wonxp for its noble work. For hours afterwards the streets of Har- lem were lined with poor children carry- ing home their Christuas gifts, GLADNESS IN APOLLO HALL. Sad-Hyed Mothers Made Happy by Gifts to Their Little Ones. Behold! how brightly breaks the morn; ‘Though bleak our lot, our hearts are warm, Down in that section of town known as ‘*the Hook,” which has Grand street for its centre, 3,000 tickets were distributed. ‘They went to tenement-house children in Essex strect, Cherry alley, Baxter, Mul. berry and Christie streets and Avenues A, I, C and D, and when the doors of Apoilo Hail were opened at 8 o’ciock to-day Clinton street wis full of clamoring, bus- tling, jostling women and children.’ ‘There were fully 5,000 there, and Round man Ernest Sebroth, of the Delancey and Patrolmen. Tremain, Krausoh, Cotley, Leanhardt and Crook hed their hands full keeping them in order, while the sceno in the hall itself beggured description. Dr, Julia fl. Lombard and a dozen members of the Evexixe Wonnp corps of Freo Physicians for Poor Children, in- eluding Churlotte Jeunett, McCue, Clarke, Constab! Aliwood, Jurnst oud Bennett, ranged two Christmas trees for the party, audall bad their hendy tui} distributing the gifts which the patroun of the Evexina Wenke Jhristmas Tree Fund had pro- vided, ‘There was held the ball of the Clin- tonians in this ball list night, and committee with blue badges, inscribed hike that at Nilsson Hall, Lud labored energetically from 6 to8 o'clock in pre- paring for the rr Hon. Here were 4,000 dolis, bright hoods, mitiens, toy dishes, tin kitchen «eis, stockings, shoes, skirts and other things for the little girls ape and tippets, balls, largels, popguns, tin horses and tin animals, woolly sueep, hairy goats, red carts, fen ps oud an intinite variety of other thing» for the little boys, and a or box of candy for every child, Here was a thin, bedraggled, weary mothor loading a string of eight children, the videst but ten years old and father- Poor woman! She did washing anty support of her little ones, ery poorly clad, though one of them had ab clean G, Wi remember the di yonug jan weat with them to heir Christinas gifts for them. wi caps, lnittens, tippets, tockings to wear end dolls, horus, tin horses, a real train of cars, a rupber ball and engut littl bags o' other who wus beuyy-eyed pale with the fear that her children were too inauy cried softly to herself, aud went away Dusted wiih confusion as one or two articles fora grown Womun were thrust upou her, And there on the two trees which Dr. |Lombard had fashioned are beautiful \uiits for tite children who are confined Jon beds of sickness, and which were de. | liverod afer the Christuas party weuud }upatito'ctock, with noth ng bat empty Jtables, in Avollo Holl, surrounded by # conimittoe whose breasts were full of h 63. AT MAENNERCHR HALL. Good Work Done by Mrs. Fernan- dez and Her Friends. Careless their merite or their fault to ve pity gave ere charity began. Thivs to relieve the wretshed, was And even his failings leaned to Virt | Nearly 5,000 children were gathered in have responded more freely to the call for | Here 9 pretty young woinan danced up | h tickled over their work of giving out| presents as wore the children who re-| ‘The band, which is composed of Messrs. | Miss Catherine | se: 4 hall, hoods. | front of Maennerchor Hall,203 East Fifty~ sixth street, at 8 o'clock this morning. ‘They all had their red tickets entitling them to admission and « present, and were eagerly waiting for the hall doors to open. While they were waiting Mrs. J. G Fernandez, who undertook to superim tend the Maennerchor Hall tree for Tux Evenina from a ‘Third avenue car. Somebody r ized her,and withane = accord a wild yell of welcome went BB | from the crowd of urchins, . e It was not long before the doors u opened and then the eager, pusl good-natured crowd — o! oul climbed the long stairs ieading fo toe a rs. Fernandez had orranged » circle of chairs extending clear across bene panind ett eo immense piles of toys and other things. Each child showed Te or her | upon entering the lower hall door, | they reached the circle of chairs, the | bite of pasteboard were exchanged . toyn and candy. Irs. Fernandez and her assistants worked like heroes for nearly three hours, It seemed that the atresm of children would never cease, but they kept coming | until every blessed thing wae gone } to the trimmings on the great, siti g. | Christmas tres that stood ona stage at omy Tear of the hall. fi Y ra. Fernandez’ reity — dani Bijou acted as Santa Blane duptig te first part of the presentation, and down the presents from the stage. Finally Mrs. Fernandez found time to talk to an Evexinc Wortp reporter, “My gracious,” she said, “1 haven't any voice left. It isn’t ‘In grippe.? ‘Ts ouly the result of screaming orders and murrhalling iny forces out here. The po |liceman told me I ought to be 8 sergeant, ** One little*fellow hollered, * cheers for Tur Evenrsa Wouxp,' andy ¥ Gractous. you ought to have just rear ad em yell. “then another boy yelled, ‘I'll neyer weil any other paper. *Tguens there inust have been ten | | thousand children here, by “We've piven out an awful lot of clothes, and some awfully sad cases were | ly cn. ** Lost nieht two little girls came in asked for tickets, We had given out, and gave them two roast instead." Mrs, Fernandez's assistants were and actresses. As that ludy put it profession turned out nobly," ~ ‘They were Fravk M. Burbeck and Miss Alice Haines, of the'* Shenand Dany Miss May Haines, who is of Wales in Richard’ Mansi com- pany; Miss Ella Gardner, Miss Jeannette Jerroll, with Kate Claxton’s Com the Misses Green, of the ** Shi company ; Miss’ Kat Frederick Warde's_e Cahill, of tarry & ay Alics Weston, Miss Vera Bedel Lydia Hemlin, Mr. J. Bradshaw, Golie Ellis, Miss Annie Elisler, Effie Shannon, ae Shs yon, M George Price in} annon, Mr. ‘Mise Henriette Markstein, the pianist, Roundsman E. K. Bingham, ote Fitty-first Street Police Station, had meu in the ball taking care of the young. stors. He was as much delighted at his ig hs, Wore. one of tes aullasee, Bien and he warmly praised Tum Ey oes for the amount of good it one, eee IN JERSEY CITY. Thousands of Children Made Happy at ‘The Evening World's” Party. The Christmas tree in Jersey. agrand success, The party was the spacious Cooper Hall, corner ark avenue, and Washington place. At an early hour the youngsters begen to gather in front of the door until at 8 o'clock the sidewalk was blocked .and it became necessary to throw open the doors. ‘The committee of ladies having charge of the tree, consisting of Mrs. Benson, chairman; Mra, George R. Hough, wife of the City Comptroller; Mrs. E. E. Dalz, Mrs, Simmons, Mrs. J.T. MoAneny, Mire, M.A. - Davi Miss Eva Das jliemdabl, Miss Scott and ‘ise Howes had been busily at work decorating the ‘he ball was tastefully Secceated ee and everything had been done give the place a Onristmus-like appear. — ance. f Children erme in droves. Some 3 in rags, others in better clothing, Tat it ¥, cume With clean faces and happy smiles : expectation, ‘Tickets had been. buted to 1,000 children, and a word of thanks {4 Ouaite, Poormaster Hewitt, who personally 4 tributed 400 tickers, ine Chief Murphy's det policemen » were on hand to look after the safety of | the little ones. When all was ready the crowd of ex. pectant children were welt . Dee stairs they marched, mothers with hildren, little boys with and some with baby bi | crippled, and among the there was a blind man who \three little children at home caine down for their presents, A quiet, green evergr nearly to the ceiling, ood at ‘one and ‘oe left bis while he Bi It was loaied down and the children’s faces happiness as their eyes met those of kind-hearted ladies who had their services for the festival, | What « merry laughter there » ‘was when the distribution was |Dhere were children three years vii | line, aud there were others twelve 3 A a | fourteen. |" The ladies smiled and spoke words of jeheeras the children came girl received a dolite and a box of | after which they passed back to their y to aivait another turn. ‘hen the boys their inning. The boys were given cellancous toys and candy, and then was passed around to ul) hands, ; While the distribution was going om Police Justice Stilsing, who was faing a roow sdjcinine, walked int hall and Jooked on. Ax he », With his gray bair aud suniling 4. od a veritable Santa ¢ 3 am mY | he Loy @ s [that be Incked the long white Tbikeen [aud the reindeer. . |For the girls there were hoods, wripa, mutts, mittens, and in fact almost every | ordele that little yirls can wear. h Ulind man named Neary, who 3 but a scanty living, hung on the arm r? + one of-his boys, while in the ot! bree of Tau Evexixe a [Continued on fourth page)