The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-25
CHRISTMAS FOR THE POOR
SEND DONATIONS FOR NEEDYF1MI
LIES no ORGANIZED CH4RITIES.

Agent Preston and His Assistants Kept
Busy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of All Sorts
Received-School Children Send in Gifts
Holiday Festivities mt Welcome Hall-A
New Years Tree for tho Sunday School.
A busy scene was presented yester-
day at the Associated Charities build
ing on Orange street and Superintend-
ent Preston and his corps of assistants,
who had been pressed into service for
the occasion We're hard at work taking
care of the many gifts and donations
received from various sources to help
make a happy Christmas for the poor
OF the city. All day long the things
kept pouring in and as fast as they
were received they were packed in
large paper flour sacks ready to be
given out to the deserving poor.
The donations included provisions of
all sorts, such as vegetables, apples,
and oranges, toys, coal, kindling wood
and clothing. The provisions will be
so distributed that each recipient will
get about a quarter barrel full Among
the other things received at the char
tiles rooms We're seven large sacks of
flour and half ton Of coal Very little
meat has been given in by donors, q
little corned beef and one chicken being
all that has been received in this line.
A considerable part of the provisions
received came from the children of
various schools about the city, the
schools which have contributed thus
far being Orchard street, Dwight, Win
chester, Shelton avenue, Eaton and
Skinner. Donations will be received
from Washington and Day schools to-
morrow.
Two hundred and fifty families were
reached by the articles distributed
through the Associated Charities
Thanksgiving, but it is not thought
that so many will be reached now, as
the donations received thus far amount
to only about one-half the quantity re-
ceived Thanksgiving. Seventy barrels
of goods were received Thanksgiving
and at that time more was received
than at the same time last year, but
the quantity now received is consider
ably less than that received last Christ
mas. The cash received this fall for
the coal fund has been also less than
last year. During the month of De-
cember Agent Preston has distributed
forty and one-half tons of coal and
twenty-five orders of wood.
The goods received at the charities
will be given out to those families
known by the agent and also to those
who bring endorsements from the mis-
sion halls, clergymen or town authori-
ties.
The poor of the city are not being
forgotten during this season of good
cheer by the various missions about
town. At Welcome hall on Oak street
the Christmas giving began q week
ago. On the afternoon of December IS
a mothers meeting was held and after
religious services each mother present
was presented with cup and saucer
and work bag. A supper was then
served to them and an interesting en-
tertainment was given, at which chill
dren recited and sang.
In the evening of the same day a
party was given TO the children of the
mission, about 120 being present. Each
child was given q cake, apples, candy,
pop corn, and a Christmas card. A
like entertainment was also given to
the sewing school.
Quite quantity of provisions was
received at the hall from F. M. Brown
& Co.'S Santa Claus Golden Rule club
and from school children. These things
We're made up in packages for Christ
mas dinners and We're yesterday given
out to poor families, some clothing be-
ing also given at the same time.
On New Years evening there will be
a Christmas tree at the hall for the
members Of the Sunday school and in
the afternoon of the same day a tree
for the primary Sunday school. On
the Monday after New Years there
will be party for girls, at which an
entertainment will be given.
CHRISTMAS MIrSTC