Show ALL HAD A GOOD DINNER new york dec 25 christmas day in new yorla was marked by the cus tomaia suspension of business and the usual family reunions and generous outpouring of public and private charity fully poor persons partook of the bountiful christmas fair provided in all the city hospitals and asylums lu mission and other benevolent institutions supported by charity and at the annual distribution of dinners by the salvation army and the volunteers of america at the grand central palace the distribution of christmas dinner baskets by the salvation army began early in the morning and continued until the needs of nearly families had been attended to in addition to this numerous bundles of clothing tor children and adults were distributed tri buted at the bowery more than 2000 human derelicts were fed and as many more were entertained at the city lodging house five newsboys of the east end feasted at the expense of randolph cr at the newsboys clubhouse in east fourth street and themual theU ual dinner for the little fellows was served at the newsboys lodging house congressman timothy D sullivan dispensed christmas cheer and presenta of pipes and tobacco to nearly men at bis headquarters in the bowery A tragic interruption of the christmas occurred at the home of airs paul raymond when hoi stepbrother john M mascow and his friend andrew gasman aiho had been invited to join a family reunion were found dead in bod this morning the men from russia were unacquainted quain ted with the use of illuminating gas and blew it out when they retired last night in accordance with the naval custom of observing christmas day as a holiday all work aboard the battleships tle ships alabama massachusetts iowa and maine at the brooklyn navy yard and the cruisers brooklyn and galveston at and about 2000 blue jackets and marines received shore leave for the day |