Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-29
TWELvEHUNDREDW WERE FED
Salvation Army Provides Christmas Treat
for the Poorer Glasses.
Dinner aud Entertainment mad R...
OF Candy-Mrs. Mckinley scads
q Contribution

III would have made Hungry joe Jealous
OF ms laurels as an eater had nc been nj
Center Market Hall this afternoon al .
O'Clock. About LEO children, who had NOT
enjoyed Christmas dinner like the more
fortunate ones of the capital sat down nj
the long tables, extending the who'll. length
OF the chambe-. and proceeded TO enioy th..
excellent viands provided for them through
the efforts of the Salvation Army of the
city.
Tho occasion was the annual dinner and
entertainment given by the Salvation peo-
PIE To the children Of the poorer Classes
Five tables extended the length of the
ROOM. Two smaller ones We're al the north
end of the hall. and all were decorated
with cut flowers. donated 10y the florists
OF the city. Then there We're more than
hundred young ladies. wearing white cans
and special uniform, waiting on the
tables.
These young ladies were members OF the
oiferent churches throughout the city. and
some of them belonged to the W. & I. L,
all having volunteered their services
Decorations of hunting
At the south end OF the hall was a plat
form, decorated with bunting and green
stun. on which the entertainment took
place, ana from which a section of the
Mount Pleasant Band discoursed music
during the dinner
Tickets had been distributed to the chill
dren, through the Associated Charities. by
the members Of the army through the Diff
feient churches and by other means
These were taken up at the door az the
holders entered.
Major Ashley Pebbles chief OF the South
Atlantic division, Salvation army. presided.
Prayer was offered by Mr. Henry r. +
mcfarland, and William r. WOODWARD
read a selection from the Scriptures. The
Christmas greeting 10 The children was ex-
tended by Mr.. Ralph Wells prominent
lawyer of New York and a well known
Sunday school superintendent.
After singing by the officers of the army
MAI. Pebbles introduced Mrs. Alfred Wood.
through whose efforts the entertainm-n;
part OF the program was secured.
Program of Entertainments.
This was an excellent one. II was as fol-
lows:
Cornet solo, r. b. Maxwell: selection b.
the Tuxedo Mandolin Quartet, Amis. Tod6
r. E. and A. s. Weaver; the Lindsey BROTH
ers. violin. cornet and piano: solo. J. Wal
ter Humphries; piano duet. Miss H Sic
men and 5. Wall; mouth organ and violin
cuet Frank and Faith Woodward solo. Miss
Bertha Bristow; piano. with mandolin duet.
Mrs. Wolcott, Mrs. Body and Miss VOL
colt; recitation. What VIII Jesus Say"
Aiiiilt L latD. GOIOntl SOLO. MT Lindsey.
dialogue. William and Selmar Segar: solo,
Miss Mabel Clafiin; recitation. Florence
II gar; swinging Indian clubs, Miss Frances
Hurst; mouth organ and solo, Helen Nye.
violin, Miss Jessie Cowling: recitation. I;u-
gene Segar; solo, Mrs. Shear; violin solo,
Mr.. Melville Lindsey.
Hoop drill. the Misses Jennie Robinson,
Rovilla Frank, Ona Murray. Emma Schade
Grace Osborn, Maud Wegstaff, Molly Prin-
tiso, Corinne CLEARWATER. JEANNE Ncsse,
Annie Wesley. Essie Rosselc: violin duet
Faith and Frank Woodward; recitation,
Miss Edith Merrifield; piano, cornet and
violin, the LAndsey brothers; cornet. r. 3.
Maxwell. Miss Appleby; piano and banjo,
Mrs. and Miss Wolcott: selection. by the
Tuxedo Mandolin Quartet: mouth organ
and banjo, Houton; solo, Mrs. Fcntress.
The Menu "A Good One.
The dinner itself consisted of turkey,
vegetables, sauces, fruits. cakes and candy.
The turkeys were all cooked at the Ma
tional Hotel through the courtesy of Walter
Burton, the manager. The candy was in bags
the children could take il home with
them. The walters were young ladies from
different churches and members of the
Young Women's Christian Temperance Tn
ion, about one hundred and twenty-five in
number.
Mrs. Mckinley sent contribution to tho
fund this morning.
AS the children left the hall each was
Presented with a bag of candy.