The Johanna lodge distributed Christmas presents yesterday in the basement of the Sinai Synagogue, 21st Street and Indiana Avenue. Presents were given to sixty-six boys and thirty-five girls. The gifts consisted of nice warm wearing apparel. Every boy received a pair of pants, coat and vest, two suits of underwear, two pair of stockings, boots or shoes, hat, necktie, suspenders, shawl, and gloves. Each girl was presented with a raincoat, hat, underwear, shoes, gloves, and so forth.

The benevolently inclined ladies of the lodge obtained the money by arranging a concert and apparently donated additional funds of their own--judging from the quality of the presents.

Only a comparatively small number of children were present. As most of their parents had seen better days, and as the Johanna lodge did not want 2the little ones to know that they were objects of charity, the presents were sent to the various homes.

The children who came to the hall were given candy, nuts, cookies, and so forth.

The ladies in charge of gift distribution prefer to remain anonymous.

The old proverb applies here, "Blessed be the Giver".