Telegram-herald., 1890-11-26
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The cafe and card rooms OF the
OssshtanOng club were turned into
hives OF busy workers yesterday, whose
labors extended far into the night.
The one idea was the grand charitable
scheme Of feeding ths hungry poor on
Thanksgiving day. II was big job 70
arrange for the soliciting, collecting OF
materials, dlstrietng and distribution,
70 say nothing of preparing 20 feed 300
newseoys at once, but there were many
bright heads and nimble hands en-
gagged IN the various tasks.
The following names were added 20
the distributing committee 10 deliver
goods throughout the city today, and
the local courts will issue bench war
rants for those not reporting for duty
10 James Bayne st the supply store, "A
Pearl street. at O'Clock THIS morning:
l.. Winlernity, Fred G. Temple,
J. L. Stralitsky Leonard Carlow,
G. @. White, Wm. III. Bowen, Fred
Matter, VIII Fyfe, Ed. Dooge, W. K,
Cushmau, Ren West. Harry Beecher,
Heary Honseman, Clarence F.. Cotton,
j. j. Belknap, Reuben Boomer,
Clarencs Peck. ". c. Cheney, Wilbur
Burns. John Standard, Henry j. Ben
nett, Harry B. and Frank Temple and
A. A. Barber.
IL was finally decided that the news
boys dinner wilt be served at Company
B armory on IOna street. Although
Hartman's Hall IS not 10 be the scene of
the festivities, Mr.. Hartman has kindly
donated use of furniture and chairs
for the occasion. The Elks lodge have
gwen use OF their rooms under the ar
mOry, besides linen, table service, etc.
The committee IN charge is composed
of Warren Swetland, julius Houseman,
Geo. \. Davis, j. Boyd Pantllnd. Ira c..
Hatch, W. +. White and III. A. LamOs.
They have devoted all their time the
past day or two, and have concluded
that the feast snail not be limited to
newsb0ys alone, but any young boy
who seems deserving will be admitted +,
there beng enough and to spare for
several hundred.
A large number of prominent citizens
will act as walters, and the sight will be
q creditable one. Music will be fur
nished during the feed" and If the
boys are not happy it will be their own
fault. Among the donations are S75
worth of cakes furnished by the agent
OF Mrs. Van Deusen's patent cake molds
on exhibition at Leonards hundred
pounds Of fruit for plum pudding by
Hawkins & Perry; all the coffee used i,
by the New York Tea store; 250 pounds
of turkeys by w. G. Sinclair & Co., ten
turkeys by Western Beef Co., $40 worth
OF turkeys ny VIM. Smith; prepared
turkeys ad libitum, by A. V. Psnthnd,
of the Morton; oysters galore. by f. j.
Dettenthaler; sweet cakes from Sears,
Grand Rapids Furniture Company; use
of quantities Of crockery, Leonard's
Sons q Co.; groceries and vegetables,
by Elliott & Co., Ira c. Hatch and other
firms; doughnuts, by Beecher Bros;
floral decorations from Renwlck's s,
Smiths and Chapman's greenhouses.
In the matter of distributions of food
and clothing to the poor, the commit
tees propose 10 eclipse all former ef-
forts. Last year 1900 were fed and a
large quantity of clothes and shoes dis
tributed. Donations arc coming in
rapidly and there will be a blg days
work of delivering the supplies. Cast
OFT clothing ls particularly desired.
All club members are requested to
spend as much time as possible at dis
tributlng headquarters, q Pearl-st., to-
day