Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-28
PROVIDING GOOD CHEER
Many Poor and Unfortunates Aided
Today.
The Good Work of the Central Union
Observation-Disclosures Given
to Many.

The poor and unfortunate were not forgot
ten in this season of good cheer. Many
homes that, without the assistance which
comes from the chartably inclined would
have been without the means of furnishing
a dinner, were bountifully provided. A large
number of churches were distributing CEN
ters, the members of the congregation bring
ing their gifts of groceries, vegetables, fruits
and meats to the church,. and from these
points they We're distributed to the worthy
poor belonging to the respective congrega
tions, and in some cases to the inmates of
charitable institutions. At the reform
school, at st. Eizabeth's and at other in
StitutienS the inmates were delighted at the
sight of unusually well-filled tables and
bill of fare which comprised unusual dain-
ties. At the orphan asylumS the children
were made aware in substantial way of
one of the chief characteristics of the hoi-
day, and hai cause to thank their kind
friends who remembered them. In addition
to the assistance given to the poor through
organized agencies, there was a great deal
OF private benefaction, individuals remam-.
bering those less fortunate than themselves
and seeing that they were provided with a
suitable dinner
As usual the day at the Central Union
Mission was one OF JOY and gladness Not
only that. but it was a center from which
radiated beams of joy into many desolate
nome Beginning at noon, a prayer and
which is to last until Q o'clock this evening
Every hour there is a change of leaders, and
as ofter as that, and perhaps oftener there
is charge in the audience. Messrs. Bailey
and Havell were the leaders for the first
hoHr. and Messrs Wood and Foster will have
charge during the last hour. A lunch was
served beginning at u O'clock consisting of
turkey and coffee and sandwiches and
other good things, and as fast as one set of
lunchers was satisfied another took their
places. From the lunch room they went up-
stars to the meeting. Mrs. H. B. F. Macfar-
lana was the chairman of the committee on
ltAch; and she was assisted by Mrs. Carri-
gan, Mrs. Dorman Mrs. Briggs, Mrs, Craft.
Agnes Inch and Mrs. S. H. Martin.
Perhaps the most extensive work under
taken by the mission was that of proyid-
ing some 800 families with THANKSGIVING
dinner. Owing to the generosity of people
who are familiar with the work of the
mission, there was an abundance of tur-
keys and groceries and other good things
TO place in the baskets, and also gifts of
money to replen:sh the stock when cx-
hausted. AS it was, when the supply of
baskets had given out. it was found that
there was material enough to fill some
hundred paper bags, and these too were
given to the worthy poor. The work Of
distribution was in charge of committee
He was assisted by o. B. Brown, Allen
Wood, z. w. Pratt, E. P. Clayton, W. l.
Graham, Brother Rice, Geo. Clements, c.
q: Lorch Mrs. Emily Griffith. Mrs. ]. W.
Wachter, Frances Edelin,. Miss A. Ying-
ling. Mrs. Kenyon, Mrs. Deitz, Tillie Christ
mann and Annie Spaldng
Fully as many families were provided for
at this distribution as at that of any
previous year, and care was taken that the
baskets should be made as complete as
possible, and, of course, they were sen,
only to those who were known 20 be
worthy of such help. A lunch was served
to the converts and inmates of the mis-
sion and the workers under direction Of
Mr.. p. W. Pratt