The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-26
Northeast Corner Second and rIain SITS.

street was loaned to the Salvation Army
for q distributing headquarters. Here all
the food that was purchased or given was
brought, and from this point it was sent
out over the city to the homes of the poor.
The officials of the Associated Charities
concluded that they could select no better
agency through which to distribute what
they had than the Salvation Army and
they accordingly turned over to the army
what they had to give away.
The warriors of the army worked all
night long dividing and tying up packages
OF food that they had to give out. This
alone was no small job, for there were over
1000 packages to be wrapped, tied and
marked to the family for which it was in
tended.
At O'Clock yesterday morning the first
express wagon load was sent out Within
half an hour four more were dispatched
loaded to the bars.
WHAT ALL RECEIVED.
For each family there was fresh meat,
salt pork, dried apples. canned fruit, a
package or two of the mush meals, tea,
coffee, butter, salt, sugar, potatoes and
other articles. The food was of a charac-
ter that could be easily cooked, for most of
the families have only small oil stove
and their facilities to prepare food were
limited.
iAi"hy SaSSS Pcf6OIlS WlO are tOU blCk
to labor and who will never again have the
physical strength to battle with the world
for their daily bread, were given a liberal
supply, not only enough for one day but
enough to last them through all the holi-
days.
The Associated Charities supplied to
Capt. Logsdon and to Capt. Findlay a list
OF about 100 families that were worthy of
aid. In addition to this the army had a
list of seventy-f1ve more families whose
circumstances had been looked into and
ascertained. In this way little or no inn
position was practiced.
After the great labor had been per-
formed and the food had been sent out
Capt. Findlay was seen at the Salvation
Army barracks. In speaking of what had
been accomplished during the forenoon the
captain said:
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
Eyes, sir, with the aid of the kind-hearted
brothers and sisters who contributed and
made it possible for us to do the good work
which we have carried out we feel that we
have done the Masters bidding. Eve ry
needy family that we could find any
where within the confines of the city we
have helped, and there is no reason why
they should suffer for food for several days
to come.
I'VE went at the work in systematic
way, and we feel that the charity we dis
tributed was not imposed upon. We think
that the method we adopted this year was
the best we have yet found for helping
those who are unfortunate.
I'VE at first thought that we would give
big dinner, as we did two years ago,
when we fed over 1000 people. But we
were imposed upon then. Of the entire
20UO people but one lone woman was able
to get to a table for her dinner. Many
folks ate with us on that day who could
have well afforded to purchase a hundred
dinners for the poor. Some men ate three
and four times.
80 we thought that we would try the
plan we used this year and the result has
been highly satisfactory to us. We gave
out only the necessaries. No delicacies
were included in the packages our soldiers
distributed no turkeys, no cranberry
sauce"
Christmas eve the Salvation Army had a
Christmas tree for the street urchins at
Corps No. 2 headquarters under the
Nadeau hotel. The junior corps made up
of the young people conducted the affair.
received bags of candy and had glorious
good time Here Captain Minnie Logsdon
demonstrated her executive ability. She
arranged all the details and saw to it that
they were carefully carried out. This
labor along with that the little lady per-
formed in connection with the food dis
tribution proved such severe strain upon
her strength that she was compelled yes.
terday afternoon to retire and take some
much needed rest.
Take it all in all the Salvation Army of
Los Angeles did work for charity on
Christmas day and eve of 1895 that will
never be forgotten by the recipients.
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