The record-union., 1896-12-23
Total thus far

Total thus Tar ...............S S643 81
SO many cases have already ap
piled for assistance say the officers of
the army, that it will be impossible TO
attend to any more than those already
on hand SO it has been decided that
after noon to-day no more names will
be registered. The money already on
hand, with what it is expected is yet
to come in, it is estimated there VIII be
enough to supply a Christmas dinner to
1000 people, and shoes and clothing to
the several hundred children already
registered, but it would not be safe to
calculate on many more, even if there
were time to investigate each case,
which there is not.
So, it must be understood, that after
II O'Clock to-day no more applications
for presents from the Christmas tree
will be received.
The army wishes it understood that
the Christmas dinner is for all corners
except those who can afford to get their
Christmas dinners elsewhere.
Poor families are especially invited
to partake of this feast, which will be
provided for them through the gener-
OSity Of the good citizens Of the city.
Those who, through old age or sickness,
will be unable to go to Smiths Hall,
where the dinner will be served from
IL to 2 o'clock on Christmas Day, can
have their dinners taken to their homes,
providing full particulars regarding
their names, addresses and reasons for
not being able to come are received
at the headquarters at 1115 Seventh
street before II o'clock on Friday. 1t
will not be possible to attend to any
orders for dinners to be delivered later
than that.
No invitations are necessary to par
take of the dinner The army believes
that every man, woman and child wor-
thy or unworthy, deserve a good meal
on Christmas Day, so the doors to the
spacious hall above the Army Citadel
will be swung wide open at II o'clock
on Christmas Day. 1t is calculated to
seat about 800 at one time, and the
tables will be relaid until every un-
fortunate in this city shall have good
Christmas feast. One thing will be
prohibited, and that is. no person will
be allowed to have more than one meal.
Some tried to double up on the over
worked Salvationists last year, and
they are warned not to try it again.
The Christmas tree will be in the
evening at o'clock, in the Army Cit
adel, under the hall where the dinner
Will be served. All who wish to see the
happy children get their present of
shoes, clothes, toys and candy will be
welcome Of course the children who
hold tickets for presents will be ad-
mitted first, but all the seats, after they
have been provided for, will be free TO
the first corners.
FROM THE GROCERS.
The following letter was received
yesterday from the Grocers' Protective
Union, through Secretary H. r. Blair:
Salvation Army Relief Fund: The
undersigned, members of the Grocers'
Protective Union, have contributed the
amounts set opposite their names to be
divided equally between the Protestant
Orphan Asylum. Sisters of Mercy, and
the Salvation Army relief fund:
Weber & Co, So; c. Kleinsorge, 50;
Perkins & Son, 50; t. II. Cook. So: Geo.
T.. Dierssen & Co, 50; c. Feldhusen.
50; o. F. Washburn. So; Kngora &
Tracy, S5; D. Dierssen, 50 80; r. d.
Finnie. 50; Christianson & Co, So; J.
Popert, 50 80: J. Cossich, 50; S. Fl. Far
ley, 50; j. Riley, So; George Sermonet,
50 so; Dean Bros, 50 80; A. Schaden,
50: A. Rodegerdts & Co., So; Ed Nc
Even, 50 80: E. K. Filand, 50; A. Po-
pert. 81 50; j. II. Middlemass, 81 80;
J. McMorry, 50 80; w. II. Hanlon.
So 80; Thomas Lynn, So; B. w. Grif-
fifth & Son, 50 80. In all SIT, ONE third
Of which is $50 Co.
THE SCHOOL CHILDREN.
- The pupils of many of the schools
Will to-day take with them when they
go to school articles of food for the
Christmas dinner and the poor who do
not reach the hall. Some have already
done So
Yesterday the pupils of the Lincoln
Primary School, at Fourth and g
streets, sent to the army a long list of