The times., 1897-11-26
GOOD DINNERS FOR THEPO0R
Many Hungry Ones Fed by the
Charitable SOcieties.
large Quantities of Food Sent Gut
TO Humble Homes by the Cen-
trail UEion Mission.

Many of the roCI people Of tie city had
turkey yesterday, but many of them had
none The charitable institutions did
noble work in pro viding something for which
the poor tad reason to give thanks. a
large number OF these institutions followed
Chnst's example by putting themselves in
touch with the lowly and the pGor.
The great center of free food distribution
was the Central Union Mission. The in.
ves5igation of worthy cases had been IN
progreSs FOR several days, ami the task
of sending out baskets &c provisions was
begun Wednesday aynight ana concluded yes
terday morning. Each basket contained :,
Thank Saving dinner consisting of poultry
or meat, potatoes, beans. rice, tea, coffee.
bread. butter, and fruit. Many mare appii
cations for feed were received than could
be filled, but the mission people did the
best thcycouId-
Dunng all of Yesterday and last nigiit
the mission was thronged with hungry peo-
pie. There were men, women anu chlidrcu,
white, black and gray. All OF them Were
ragged and in most instances their CLOTHES
! fmperfettly shielded them from The wind
that blew from the west. 0vercoats Were
very rare in that crowd, and the average
shoe was worn and broken. Must Of the
hands were rough and hard. and locked
: as II they tad worked when there mad
! been work to do. The children appeared
/ under-fed They were thin and scraWny
/ Cor lyaat OF proper nourishment- There was
/ u,tf,tnts the matter with their digestions ci
! thcsr aBpetites. What they lacked was
food, and this the good people OF th'
/ mission gave titem.
Religious services were held at noon and
in the evening by Rev. DR.. Bailey AFTER
this there was the dinner, Of which 500 or
! Geo OF the~poor partoOk. The bill of fare
conprised soup, turkey, sandwiches, pie,
! doughnuts, coffee. bread and butter.
Very many instances of dinnerless peo-
pie came under the observation OF the
police. large percentage OF these cases
| were considered worthy by the police, and
were referred to the various charitable in
| stitutions. Precincts Nos. 4, and had
a greater share of applicants for food than
the 6tter six precincts. No. L station
had few callers.
AT the Cldidren's S Hospital all the little
ones VITO were not too feeble came into
the dining room and ate Of turkey and
cranberry sauce and celery. The long Ia
bIes were frightened by flowers donated by
friends of the hapless children.
About 300 Of the poor were fed at the
Dorcas Mission, No. 346 Pennsylvania ave
nue.. Evangelist Cuddy and bis wife, witt
the aid of Mrs. Anna E. Brown, served
the dinner, which was contributed by Ioca
merchants.
The day was observed, as is the custom, al
Bruen Home, at the corner Of Fifth and N
streets, and at the Young Women's Chris
tian Home, No. 311 C street.
The little boys at st. Joseph's Orphan
Asylum and the little girls at st. Vim
cents We're made happy by the good thing
spread before them.
At the Temporary Home for eX-Uniol
Soldiers and Sailors, No. 305 Missouri ave
nue., the usual Thanksgiving dinner wa
served to the veterans.
Turkey dinner was served at the jail
workhouse and District reform schools.