New-York tribune., 1896-11-27
MANY DINNERS FOR THE Dhoi H

PRISONERS FED IN THEIR CELLS AND HUN
DREps OF THE POOR MADE HAPPY.
The forty men and two women confined IN Lnn'o"
Street Jail Yesterday were treated TO lha'ASh' 'N
dinner. consisting OF turkey. served VIII" o'n 49,,
souco and dessert The male prisoners were "So
treated to cigars by Warden Roe. and neither he'.
nor women were forgotten by their frienus so'e' u
packares being received at IN" jail.
rbopksgiv,ng services were held in the Tomos
Prison Yesterday morning. and afterwaro .'e p
crs disposed of a special THANKSGIVING u'''". coo
which the Department Of Correctich p'o''u
mounds of chicken and 200 pounds OF turkey ~ '"'
Miss Phoebe A. Wright, the daughter OF the 'o'"-
missioner of Correction added big piece OF Ih'"oe
Mo made under her personal SUPERVISION Inc uilin'
was served TO the prisoners in their cells MISS
Wright made a tour of the building "'e II W" "
nroeress and received three hearty chee'S' .
Each OF the 10 prisoners con'iheu !" ''"'' ''
>,.La, prison received a special THANKSGIVING dih-
ror consisting Of a bowl Of chicken frcassee poi
tion Of roast turkey. vegetables piece @ r.a
modo bv Miss Phoebe A. Wright and Dig &pp'e' nc
appes were the gift of the prison o'"''''"' ''
Rev. DIR. Prophet. v,u,o sa. d,wn
. .hoir rha hanksgiynC dinner at large tapie III ''o
o;, ,orrdor Of the prison. John Kerr, the uis''i''
warden presided. and the mead keeper "'''
matron sat at his right and left respecu''F' - 80
nrIsoner besides chicken. turkey "i'h c,'',''.' ~
sauce received one-qnarter OF a ''''''e P' "'''
fourteen inches in diameter.
CHICKEN turkey pork with fxngs ana innce P'o
were the portion OF each OF the hundreu p'so',,
confined al Essex Market. the men a'e ii' ,, nv
hut the women allowed to Sit IN 'he .o
The mince pies were sent 10 'he p''s0"
Wright. 49,. ..o .,,,e
A, tho Iare n Prison the prisoners had the t'fhe
.,onored thanksgiving fare with the addition OF
Miss Wright's mince pies. fli'!-"'e W ~" -
twelve women partook Of the dinner winch was
served under the direction Of Robert Hunt ana JON"
Miller. the keepers , . ..,,
At ST. Barnabas Home. In Mulberry-s' seve'A'
,,ndr.d women and children were feasted FROM
noon when the first table was SET uh'h 'a'e j" ''
afternoon, there was line OF women anu '''''
in front Of the Home waiting their turn al 'he u'.
nor table All the men who applied received tickets
which entitled them 10 turkey dinner al the o"'e
Tree Inn. in East Twenty-third-st. over 81" POUNDS
of turkey alone were served TO the women anu
children. The dinner was arranged by Miss Ha'"ei'
on- of the deaconesses OF the Home , -, 4,
The newsboys of the city go, their ,d turkey ahs
Duane-s William Waldorf Astor deiray' t IT., ,he ,,,o ex
penses OF this annual dinner. in memory & oi ms WIZ,
is to So, say or 'hht h dH dnn@r Se was N.Y.
but the lads were in line three hours before 'ha'
''s TSe 'f'S"' Fve Ponts House OF Industry, at No
l55 Worth-s sustained It's, It's Wlsn;,ni,,v nro
ddiog good dinner for fully l.?oo men, woner
and children. No one was turned away hnngry,
ali aif wSo To appad annS More shan pounds Of turkey
wss served first to children living in The HON
~ as,erward 10 any who applied. While n
outsiders were being fed the children gave their
annual entertainments ,, , -
hsen the "A B c." Association. the full name OF
Witch is the Anti Basement Circle: Instead cf
"rnvid,np a dinner for all comers. this association.
nwbich is patronized and managed by well-known
society women gave TO the deserving poor OF the
lover Fast Side the materials for dinner at home.
The association dispensed its charity from rom, the
Srown nerson who applied to the Circle and proved
q good case received long paper bag containing
a chicken turkey ham. potatoes, greens frui.
and nuts. ,, - , -
la1 boys OF the Tompkins Square Lodging House
by D. Willis James. president Of the Children's 3
Aid Society. After the dinner which consisted Of
tnrkev vegetables and ice-cream. the boys and
their friends gathered in the assembly-room where
they sang songs and were entertained by music
and recitations
The New York Rescue Band In Doyers-st. fed
nearly eight hundred hungry persons there yester
| day and last night. No one was turned away.