The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-26
SWEET CHARITY INDEED
Nearly Two Hundred Poor Fam
lilies Receive Food
SALVATION ARMY'S WORK
Five Express Wagons Kept Busy for
Seven Hours Distributing Food
nany Were Supplied With Edibles Who Had
Not q Solitary Article Of That Char.
acter in Their Homes

"He who giveth to the poor lendeth to
the Lord
Many kind and generous-hearted man
and woman in Los Angeles did this self
same thing yesterday. Perhaps they did
not all do their actual giving yesterday, but
they had for ten days past been contribute
ing in various forms to fund which was
raised for the purpose of leaving not a
single poor family in this great city on
Christmas day without food.
The agency which was universally ac-
copied as the proper channel through
which to distribute this Christmas charity
was the Salvation Army, and certainly no
better agency could have been chosen.
Five delivery wagons were kept busy all
yesterday morning taking food of various
mouths were supplied in this practical
way, not with any delicacies, but with that
solid, substantial food that is required to
keep life in the body.
NOT IMPOSED ON
1t was really great work, and it was
done along practic Il lines. so that there is
almost a positive assurance that every
penny that was contributed went to the
truly needy. According to the plan adopt
ed for the distribution of the food, 1t was
almost an impossibility for anyone TO inn
pose upon the army authorities.
In many cases the families to whom
food was given had, a, a. m. yesterday
bright. sunny and gloriously perfect day
that it was-not one solitary edible article
in the places they called home.
But short time after this hour there
came the express wagon up to the door, a
Salvation Army soldier on the seat along
with the driver. Both driver and soldier
got off and commenced to unload pack
ages. Within another ten minutes those
packages were inside that house, and in a
pantry that had been empty there was
placed from So to 81 worth of the neces-
saries of life, the amount varying accord
ing to the size of the family assisted.
The expressions of gratitude that went
up from all sides when these unexpected,
unanticipated good Samaritans had COM
pleted their task and started to leave the
home came from the hearts of those who
uttered them.
Thus throughout the day did the Saliva
ton Army continue its work until good
cheer had been conveyed to between 175
and 200 families.
WORK OF TEN DAYS
Il was ten days ago that Captain Minnie
Logsdon and Captain G.. Findlay of the
local Salvation Army corps set their war
riors to work to secure the contrib utlons
necessary TO supply the needy on Christ
mas DAY. SlN OF Inc soldiers were ne.
tailed to take charge of the collection
boxes on the public highway. They were
stationed at the principal street corners
with the little red boxes, and the passers.
by who felt so disposed dropped their coin
in. In this way over $500 in cash was OBJ
tained
Then some of the good, generous people
throughout the city who did not feel as
though they could Permit the day 10 go by
without doing something for the needy gave
contributions of food.
The butchers are proverbially generous.
They all gave freely of fresh meat, beef,
veal and lamb. But few proprietors of
meat markets who were approached re-
fused to aid the worthy charity.
The proprietors of the Touring mills also
gave freely. Bags of flour and meal galore
were sent to the Army headquarters.
The grocers gave, the market men gave,
and in fact nearly everybody who was
asked seemed 10 bear in mind the divine
truth that "He who giveth 10 the poor lend
eth to the Lord and they were also i'm
pressed that this was the time for them to
demonstrate their faith in the great bib
licai axiom.
SCENE AT HEADQUARTERS.
The basement of Pencil hall on Main