The evening times., 1895-11-28
HELPED AT THE MISSION.
Hundreds Were Given EOed foi
Thank sgfying Day.

| Hundreds Were Given EO9d foI
fhanksgiy Ing Day.
/ At Central Union Mission, No. see. I Gu
| isiana avenue, the good work went for
| ward briskly from dawn almost SuUt
Carl Hansen was busy even before sbrea k
fast. A little later Mrs. McMichaeI and
| two or three others came III, and soon Di.
rec,ors Bailey, Howell, Swartwout- Pratt,
| Wheeler, Tyler. Foster, Brown and Wood
! were on hand. .--s3s T. si't'17 sri
For weeks Investigation has been going
| on under Chairman u. W. Wheeler OF that
committee, and by Mrs. Randall. Mrs
| Jackson. Miss Kiinball and others. They
have tried unusually hard to exclude the
uhdeserring and yet neglect no genuine ca Sc
Of need. . ti--IlS "a
Last year there was not such painsta K
ing investigation, and over SEQ baskets
each with theniateriai for a n ample Thanks
giving dinner, Were sent ont. The state
iients OF applicants had to be accepted m
many instances.
This year everything was arranged be-
forehand, and in cases where children were
sent within baskets from homes where
tie parents were kno wn TO be well employed
and able to provide. they were patiently
turned away. Some bela ted applica nj $ vino
could be shown to deserve help though not
previously Investigated, were supplied
A number where there was doubt were
Obliged to wal. until inquiry could he made.
Kindness or deformity, iIicaTacitating from
labor, were usually accepted as prinia
facie evidence OF genuine. claims, and went
far toward securing help.
The d.stribltiOn was coaGuc;ethby Chair
man Georgr W. Hayeil. assisted by Messrs
T. W. Pratt, Bailey. Wood. Swurtwout,
MIS- Griffith Mrs. Wachter, Miss YirC-
ling. Mrs. Deitz, Mrs. Hcnyon, and Others,
i l..,
man as committee TO direct the hauling.
The Independent Ice Company furnished
eight wagon with drivers. u nd the wagons
from the industrial depariment of the mfss
sion made "a dozen more that were loaded
and seat on In every direction. TO Hagden's
alley and Cottage Row. to Union court aud
Stafford alley. Wonder alley, Marion court,
north. south, east, wcst.5i -az. .'rs y
At 1890 u ~, as the work was at its
height, Mr. Bailey stnpped "aperat ions,
gathered all workers, with s,siie benefici.
aries. 100 in all, on the sidewalk by the
wagons, and had two negatives for photo
graphs taken. II was 4 cheerful crowd
with rorncrs here and there that tuIf of
poverty and suffering.
We help aii." said AFR. Bailey. There
are piEe branches of the mission devoted
TO white and twu 10 coiored people. II Is
about III that proportion We give today. OF
coarse, ni"st OF our support Is from white
people, but it. IS noteworthy .taat the GIcsi
lis'ral c''n;rihIttnn from the schools was
from the tr'lored schools. They. sent Il
wagon load
At noon free lunches began to be served
under the direction of Mrs. Macfar riana.
Mrs. COrrisan, Mrs. Dornlan. and Others
There was great rush. and only the
kintiest firnness prevented disorder and
ill-fceiins. TIC lunches were .kept up till
4 O'Clock.
At noon also religious services were be-
gun with Messrs. Bailey and Haveli as
leaders and Miss Kiniball. oTEanist, till
l p M, when Mcssrs. Bro In and Wheel
er, with Mr.. Craft. took charge till =
p. M, and in turn We're relieved hy Messrs..
Robbins and iia-. II, with Mrs. Hessc at
the organ. The meetings viii he steati-
lily in progress till !. p. m. Chorus sing
ing and solos are freely interspersed with
spea King.