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LITTLE INDIANS' CHRISTMASPupils at Lincoln Institution Made Happy Fifty little Indians were made supremely happy at the Lincoln Institution, 324 South Eleventh street, last evening with a Christmas tree and whole lots of presents, thanks to the kindness of Mrs. J. Bellangee Cox, the president of the institution, and her collaborators and friends. Punctually at 8 o'clock the little ones, headed by Miss Stout, the matron, and the teachers, came trooping down the stairs singing "Shout the Glad Tidings." They were met in the big front room, where a gorgeous Christmas tree awaited them, by Mrs. Cox, Miss Mary C. Cox, Miss Mary Henry, Mrs. Tidball, Miss P.B. Tyler and other ladies, and the Rev. Dr. Tidball, of St. Luke's, made his annual pleasant little speech. Then Cynthia Adams, a full-blooded Oneida, now a high school girl, recited "The Night Before Christmas," and Albert Provencal, a Chippewa, sang "Santa is Coming." After Albert had sung his song the presents were given away. And then there was ever so much fun. There was a present for each child from each of the managers, counselors and Sunday school teachers, and there were cracker bon bons and masks and all sorts of things which make the hearts of children glad. This afternoon these little charges will get their Christmas dinner, and on Friday evening, at 8 o'clock they will give an entertainment. There will be a farce called "Getting Ready," recitations, solos and choruses and a musical comedy called "The Peak Sisters." So they will have a real good time.
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