The morning times., 1895-11-29
FIVE THOUSAND WE'RE HELpEp.
Noble Work Done by the Centr raj
liniUn Mission.

Union Mission.
The greatest bcBe.action Of the Gay was
done a. TIC oentrai uBiun Mission. a ,on-
servauve estimate oG the III n.ber OF II Csc
| whose Lcar,s were glaGdeDrd by The kind
ness oI TIE hlss.Dii wouiI pace il n i've
;EoGsanu persons. There we're eight hun
drcd idiIiii,cs proviaeG lor thios e.out Jhc
| flstrict anu cDout seven bunur,u inaiy.d-
uaI ctscs given attention al The Aissiit
foon;s. Ia anything TIE estimate .houIu De
more Than ilvc Ihpusand.
1 Iiis ifiiTiicfise nuLiU.r was hot fed ty II
miracle, except IN The SENSE that IL too X "A
great deal oi hard work and n personal
sacrifice OF IKE best part of tie u5y by
about lw.Dty iaCics anu gentlemen wtius..
laDIss are household woIus with The poor
OI Washington.
TIE nan.,: q. Rev. Z. Il. Eailley, cf course,
st6nGs oUJ ErcnI.ncBI, ll.I lie ba, gatht r,u
arorind niIn corps o. w'l kers wi oGc ih,s
| spienoid beneiactioD in connection with
| teaching ana preaching TO ;he masses who
icaru Inc trGt lessen oT CharIy in tie
Central Union GissIUn Church.
TIE arrangements iOr the dfstributiIa of
the hrSkctS at the 500 homes were coin
pIe'e on Wednesday night rne mission pre-
viocl III" contents uf the baskets through
It's wonderful resources AMI Influence With
tse generous people of Nasbincton. and
| the Independent lee Company i"aned eight
oi their wagons tn transport these bou1t,cs
| to even tue rtfn''tc parts al the city.
The baskets contaiDei turkey, cranberry
Sadc,., beans, 'iousnnuts, pies, sugar, coffee,
lea, bread, potatoes, turnipS. aui IN every
ease quite enough for family of great or
small size. IL is a sinluia TACT tEat only
eight of TIE baskets sent uut were retUrneG.
the parties not living { the places deslg
mated. These VIVA were Bot found called
al the mission and were supplied.
THe dIstrIpnuon outside uI tbc mission
was in charge OF Res. Ar. Bailey and Mes
dam"s fFsIIt, Hovcl, wwd, swartout, Now
IAN, DOriGan, Gririth, Wacbter, iihging
Dcitz, Hruyon aI,'i 'thers-
The scene at the mission dining hall was
ono OF great animation from 2:a0 o'cioc.;
until o. IN. Tickets mad been distributed
20 about COO good cases and these were
comf"rtablc room with genuine ThanKs-
giving dInucr. Mrs. IL .. F. MactaTlami.
the cnairmaD OF the COMMITTEES. Uf arran.,-
ments, and the annual Lady Bolntifu! of
these occasions, has with her an energetic
corps nf assistants, among whom were
Mrs. HouS,. Mrs. Hayeli, Mrs. Carriean.
Mrs Harrison, Mrs: Inch. Mrs Carruh,
Mrs Eor.nan ami Miss Ruth Gary. The
dinner or c"nrse included turkey aud sauce.
Up 10 $50 "'ciock the committee had
uiHei ol3 person, aud there was stiil a
crowd outside p"ering through the win
Cow paDcs waiting fuT their turn In all
about zoo were made happy in tins dining;
room.
OF course there were sad pictures in this
mike taronE, scenes OF poverty and suf-
feriug. sadly contra asting with the happ
ness which marks the day.
one helped who was never helped before
was a li.e-lonc cripple. Her limbs are
distorted aud drawn UP under her so She
cannot walk and her hands are perfectly
ffLt L. -ll. IsNtEtstitsSS AllI.aEtS 10 VINE
labofiously letters Of eucu1rag Z enlent 10
the mission and recently sent in 81 20 as
part uf the '-stiut-in' contribution. The
Thanks ksrIVinS dinner sent 10 her humble
ho.nc was Joyous surprise.
Another cas-. Where help has been given
steadily for ten years Is the family OF
mesran;c. who has tramped weary miles
and tried to make a living till di>coura ged
at,d brnSef-he5 rjed. His wife keeps up
the best Sue can. They have "A mother 10
care for and a daughter and two boys to
l,n lits4fr "A how Isa.n Nv pn.f c..ia
II know this family personally. Tiirre
are no bad habits among them. nothing to
correct. There simply is rot enough
Strength n among them TO keep Up. All work
all they can"
Help has come to the mission from every
direction. Following are a few of the
contributors:
Public, schools, Fell. Bowen, Randall.
Lincoln and Geddings. wagon load Of
groceries aud produce In bundles; A blot
schooi, potatoes and fiour; apples, hlrs.
Mills; DUPONT Circle, clothing: j. C. Err
good, canned goods and goldfish; +. Gsen.
cwo bushels pot5t ocs; Fourth Freshly
terian Church. supply OF Jelly: Hendrickson
4 Co, n. T. Hodge x Co, II. G.. Stang,
potatoes, Miller X Roller, turkeys; y. t.
R-dnau, W. $. Anderson, j. c. Clauder-
man potatoes; o. O. Spicer, beans, c. W.
potatoes aud groceries; T. o. olsen four
teen cans corn, piece fresh beef: Mrs. Pratt,
barrel chickens and meat four sacks cab
blEes; Mrs. Stott, twenty -rour loaves bread;
Ms. j.. G. Hine, turkey; Mr, Delano, coat
I'D vest; Mr.. McCor wine. Governin ent
Printing Office. 100 ioaves bresd: 4. $
Caywood, four bushels potatoes: hirs. Leo
poId, two pounds butter; Carl HOFFMAN,
iif;y loayes bread: Mrs. Cowsiii. fio.:r, cof-
Tee, sugar, tea, tomatoes, Fries X Bro,
bag homiuy; Col. Stoddard, two chickens;
w. NJ. Nielsen, invent y-five loayeS bread:
Wiliiam James x Sons, two sacks flour;
c. Schneider, 100 loaves bread; Esvenner,
three big baskets bread; Moore X Wood,
barrel OF apDeS.