From the Archives: Christ Child’s Birthday Tree at St. James Hospital, 1964

Members of the St. James Hospital Ladies Auxiliary pose with the “Christ Child’s Birthday Tree” in the lobby of the hospital in December 1964. The tree featured ornaments bearing the names of contributors to the hospital. To the left of the tree is Mrs. William Grant, auxiliary president, and to the right of the tree is Sr. Marie de Pazzi, hospital administrator.

(Photographer: Archdiocese of Newark Archives, Catholic Advocate collection)

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