Readable Harbingers of Christmas in Juvenile Books
A long review surveys current Christmas and holiday children’s literature. It praises and critiques illustrated volumes, verse collections, fairy tales, and doll autobiographies from authors and publishers like Stokes, Dutton, Rand McNally, and others, noting strong color illustrations and appealing design while warning some works read more for adults than children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dena Estes & Co
Frederick A. Stokes Company
Mother Goose
Ethel Franklin Betts
Riley
Josephine Preston Peabody
Houghton Miffin Company
Elizabeth Shippen Greene
Mrs. Peabody
Abbie Farwell Brown
Aileen Cleveland Higgens
Deffield & Co
Jessie Willcox Smith
Holland
Estelle M. Kerr
Sam
Volendam
Moffat, Yard & Co
George M. Brill
Edward Stern & Co
Rand-Mc-Nally Company
Elizabeth B. Brownell
M. G. Edgar
T. Y. Crowell & Co
Stevenson
Charles Kingsley
H. C. Bunner
Celia Thaxter
Will Pogany
E. P. Dutton & Co
Louise Ayres Garnett
Rand, McNally & Co
Hope Dunlap
Dorothy
Adah Louise Sutton
Toyland
Saalfield Publishing Company
Elinora
Harum- Scarums, Why, Read “Toodles
Treasure Town
Frederic Chapin
Saalfield
Irene Elliott Benson
McLoughlin Brothers
Hildegarde
Virginia Bennett
S. S. Paquin
Lalla Browne
Ethel C. Dew
Nelly and
Louise F. Gregory
Stern
Chrissy
Herper & Bros
Mr. Howells
E. Boyd Smith
Santa Claus
Stokes
Smith
Eva Dean
R. F. Fenno & Co
Wee- Wee
Pooh-Pooh
Harrison Cady
The
Century Company
Carolyn Wells
Bill
Frederick White
Teddy B
Teddy G
Roosevelt
Seymour Eaton
Harpers
Peter Newell
Tommy Potts
Mr. Newell
W. S. Gilbert
Macmillan Company
Alice B. Woodward
Public Safety Committee Debates Speed Limits and Patrols
The City Federation of Women's Clubs plotted ways to curb car speeds, urging the Automobile Club to draft a bill. Commissioner Bingham argued against a fixed limit, favoring police discretion and locality based rules. Licenses would bear chauffeurs' photos and be prosecuted by a lawyer. a woman attorney might help. The committee approved these ideas and planned legislative action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Federation of Women's Clubs
American Automobile Club
Public Safety
Robert Francis Cartwright
Hotel
Cumberland
Cartwrigt
Brincham
Bingham
3D Street
Bureau of Licenses
William Cumming Story
City Federation
Automobile Club
Story
Bem Club
Benjamin Mallon
Mallon
Interborough Rapid Transit Commiittee
Christmas Bazaar of Blind Opens at East 59th Street
The New York Association for the Blind held its Christmas bazaar at 118 East 59th Street with flowers and greens. The event shows growth since last year including a handicraft department and basement weaving by blind girls under Miss Grievoli. They weave rugs and portieres, knit stockings, make baskets, and operate a power machine, with games for the blind and handmade goods for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Association For the Blind
East 59Th Street
Miss Grievol
Freshman Tea at Barnard Celebrates First Campus Tradition
Freshmen hosted an undergraduate tea in Brinkerhoff Theatre, Barnard, with sophomores and juniors guiding guests through decorative class studies. Seniors in caps and gowns praised the event as charming and festive with green and white colors, carnations, and themed refreshments. The Glee Club announced its start, adding music to the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinkerhoff Theatre
Barnard
Smith
Mrs Brown Nominated for NYC Federation Presidency
Mrs William Grant Brown, president of the West End Woman's Republican Association, is nominated for the New York City Federation of Women's Clubs presidency. Mrs Arthur Wilson announced the candidacy at a meeting while Brown urged honorable work and caution against discrediting actions. A prayer for truth and honor was read. The item ends with a tease about Campbell Macfulloch's The Fourth Dimension in the next issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Grant Brown
West End
Mrs. Brown
Public Schools Defended by New York District Superintendent
Edgar Dubs Shimar, district superintendent of New York public schools, urged constructive critique at a West End Woman's Republican Association talk. He argued against broad condemnation, highlighted funding needs, and called for dustless, simpler school buildings and better kindergarten access while praising recent improvements under Dr Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Dubs Shimar
New York
West End Woman's Republican Association
Hotel Astor
Society For Political Study
Pye
Mr. Shimar
Board of Estimate
Christmas Plea for Relief Society Puts Hope on Winter Aid
Mother Alphonsa Lathrop leads the Servants of Relief as funds dwindle to about one hundred dollars. Despite coal stored at Rosary Hill Home Hawthorne and increased needs from more admissions for incurable cancer patients, the sisterhood lacks funds for heat, feed, and staff wages. They seek timely gifts to care for patients through winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servants of Relief
Alphonsa Lathrop
Rosary Hill
Hawthorne
Mother Alphonsa
Sisterhood
Destitute Seek Relief at City and County Homes
The Servants of Relief run two crowded shelters at 425 Cherry street and Hawthorne in Westchester. St Rose's Free Home in Cherry street holds twelve to fifteen patients, though nine beds are liberal. Rosary Hill serves about 45 patients of both sexes, taking only incurables, with deaths frequent but steady admission. Cancer victims grow as patients, with dire need and insufficient space pushing them to any available charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Servants of Relief
Cherry Street
Hawthorne
Westchester County
N. Y
St. Rose's Free Home
Alphonsa
Rosary Hill
Jewels at Waldorf Bazaar Spark Family Claim Dispute
The Professional Woman's League bazaar at the Waldorf Astoria sold jewels donated by the late Mrs. Eleanor Merton Cowper. A letter from Judge W H Royce claims the jewels for Mrs Cowper's mother, claiming the mother is old and in need. The league's lawyer will determine future action while pledges and bids proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's League
Waldorf-Astoria
Eleanor Merton Cowper
Hotel
St. Regis
Art Booth
Annie Yeamans
Edna Wallace Hopper
Lillian Russell
Maida Craigen
Miss Bingham
Simon Nahm
Mortimer Brown
Philadelphia
Cushman Club
Emma Eames
Geraldine Farrar
Zeke de Lussan
John Drew
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Fire Insurance Rates Cut in Lower Manhattan District
The New York Fire Insurance Exchange reduced district charges in lower Manhattan after high pressure mains. The north boundary area from 14th Street to Third Avenue Bowery and Oliver Street sees 15% to 5% rates. Other zones show 10% to 5% and restored pre May 196 ranks with varied reductions for mercantile and theatre risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lower Manhattan
New York Fire Insurance Exchange
San Francisco
14Th Street
Third Avenue
Bowery
Oliver Street
Chambers
New Chambers Street
Hudson River
Broadway
23D Street
Bank of Bombay Raises Rate to Six Percent
Bombay on December 10 announces the Bank of Bombay increased its discount rate from 5 percent to 6 percent. The move affects lending costs and financial markets in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank OF Bombay
Bombay
Business Troubles in City Bankruptcy Filings
United States District Court hear yesterday multiple bankruptcy petitions. The Spiro Company electrical contractors liabilities 12898 assets 6857 includes stock 210 machinery 1973 and debts due on open accounts 4074 percent. Owes General Electric church street 1044 and claims 1653 against Controller’s office for services and material. John W. Dixon receiver bond 240. Goldberg Printing Company creditor claims assets 7700 liabilities about 11000. Emanuel Spiro liabilities 1459 27, Sigmund Moretsky 868 76. Hyman Levy voluntary petition liabilities 2034 84 assets 330. Debts to Weilgert Meyer Gross Co 1240 62 on judgments. Jerome Peavy petition liabilities 747 46 assets none. Daniel N Shea liabilities 2474 6 owes Bernheimer Schwartz 820 secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Court
Spiro Company
Easteth Street
General Electric Company
Church Street
John W. Dixon
Holt
Goldberg Printing Company
Emanuel Spiro
Sigmund Moretsky
Hyman Levy
St. Nicholas Avenue
Weilgert, Meyer, Gross
Involuntary and voluntary petitions filed against New York firms
A 1993 filing lists Abraham A Levin trading as New York Mat and Picture Mounting Co and others facing involuntary petitions by several creditors. Debts include goods sold totaling hundreds to thousands, with assets and receivership details for Cohen & Wolfson, Sherman Brown Clements Co, and others. Receivers appointed, bonds set, and assets include accounts, stock, and fixtures. multiple firms owe banks and suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Shea
West 139Th Street
Max Cohen
Bowery
Abraham A. Levin
New York Mat and Picture Mounting Company
Manhattan Straw Board Company
Louis Dejenge & Co
John Loyd Company
Louis Weinstock
Abrams Brothers Jewelry Company
Broadway
Jefferson Bank
Canal Street
Benjamin Feldman
Brook Avenue
The
Bronx
Sherman, Brown, Clements Company
Murray Street
William C. Popper & Co
Russell
Cohen & Wolfson
Bleecker Street
Heilman, Mandell & Co
Walter Cook, Jr
Obra
R. Landau & Co
East 16Th Street
Isaac Chartin
Thomas D. Hewitt
William D. Coles
West Sth Street
Corn Exchange Bank
Astor Place
Henry Kupfer & Co
Greene Street
American Woollen Company
Fifth Avenue
Flettman & Co
Broome Street
Hudson Woollen Company
East 4Th Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lyman Abbott
Association
Christmas Bazaar OF
Parisia A. F. Jammes
Sth
Barnard College
West End Club
Fed
Campbell Macfulloch
Tribune
E. D. Shimar
Charlies
Tom Andy Bill
Chicago Tribune
St. Louis Post-Dispatche
John R. Spears
New England
Chicago
Herod
James Morgan
Abraham Lincoln
Mr. Morgan
Boston Transcript
S. R. Crockett
Mr. Crockett
Scott
Churchman
Crea
the Macmillan Company
Fifth Ave
United States
Burr McIntosh Monthly
Woman’s Home Companion
Cosmopolitan
the Book and Print Shop
West 39Th Street
Philadelphia Record
Thomas Nelson Page
Tommy Trot
Baltimore Sun
Springfield Union
Charlies Sceribmer’s
Soms
CIX
Mr. Blackborne
Merous
Arthur Blackborne
Thomas E. Kirby
American Art Association
St. Madison Square South
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