The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-30
HUNDREDS MADE HAPPY
BARRELS OF GOOD THINGS GIVEN
no THE NEEDY POOR.

Associated Charities and CITY Mission
Kept Busy Distributing Turkeys and
Vegetables Yesterday How the Day
Nill be Celebrated at Public Institu-
tions.
1t was come and go all day long at
the Associated Charities building, 200
Orange street, yesterday when turkey,
fruit and all kinds of vegetables We're
given away by Superintendent Preston
and corps of assistants.
Superintendent Preston gave notice
Tuesday that any needy person who
called at 200 Orange street would be
given all the Thanksgiving articles
they could take home. The result was
that there was a steady stream of the
needy poor of the city going in and
coming out of the place.
The schools OF the city furnished all
the supplies and never have so many
been received, Mr.. Preston said yester-
day. There We're IS barrels in all, pack
ed with all sorts of eatables and the
schools furnishing these were Edwards
street Lowell, Ezekiel, Cheever Dwight
Orchard street, Wooster street, Fair
street, Dixwell avenue, Webster and
the State street kindergartens.
All day long wagon loads from these
schools drew up to the Associated Char
tiles building and We're unloaded. A
pile of potatoes three feet high and con-
tanning about forty bushels occupied
one corner of the big room used as
place of distribution and in another cor
ner were the hugh bags stuffed to over
flowing.
These bags contained a couple of
loads of bread some cake, quart of
potatoes, turnips onions, apples and
once in a while chicken or turkey
was thrown in.
Nobody could wish for better dinner
than could be cooked with the contents
of one of these bags, and the families
made happy by the kind donations of
the school children would number
among the hundreds.
About $40 in cash has been received
by superintendent Preston, this, too,
coming from the scholars of the above
schools.
With this money coal was purchased
and sent to families who have applied
for it. Already 80 families have been
supplied with one-half ton orders, and
many more are expected to be supplied
with the fuel
The charities have received quite
quantity of clothing for both men and
women this coming from the Hillhousa
high school,
The sum that has been raised at the
high school excels that of any other
year. This money is divided and sent
to families known to the scholars of the
school
Three or four little children called at
the Associated Charities building yes
terday afternoon and asked of Superin-
tendent Preston: 'Is this the place
where you get things free?' Superin-
tendent Preston said it was, but that
in order to get bag full of nice things
the little ones would have to show a
ticket from a pastor or citizen known
to the authorities. He had no sooner
said this than one Of the little ones
said: "Well where do you buy the tick
ets?"
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than ever before, but nevertheless there
were some who were well able to pur-
chase their Thanksgiving dinner and who
were sent away without the bagful.
The merchants have shown the same
generous spirit this year as they al
ways do and have freely donated tur-
keys and vegetables to the different
Many boxes have been sent out of
town by leading merchants of New
Haven The Thanksgiving trade has
been unusually large this year, and
several Of the dealers when seen yester-
day afternoon said it was the best sea-
son in long time.
Native turkeys have been scarce, but
fine New York and western birds have
been very plentiful.
The public institutions of New Haven
are going to have elaborate menus to-
day. At Springside Home the bill of
fare will be as follows.
Chicken, Cranberry Sauce,
Mashed Potatoes, Mashed Turnips,
Mince Pies, Fancy Cakes,
Bananas
Bread and Butter, Coffee,
cigars Tor Men, candy Tor women.
At the hospitals and the orphan asy-
lums special Thanksgiving dinners will
be served to the inmates, and a happy
day will be spent at each.
Small donations of oranges, turkeys,
ETC., have been received at these insti-
and it is quite probable that
appropriate services will be held
superintendent Preston of the Asso-
ciated Charities said yesterday that
there are plenty of vegetables and sup
plies at the Charities building, 200 Or
ange street, to be distributed yet, and
all that call either tomorrow or Sat-
urday will be given their share.
In response to appeals and through
the generosity OF those who always con-
tribute to the worthy cause, the au-
thorities of the City Missions yesterday
we're kept busy distributing the loads
d supplies that have been received
there this week.
The supply was one of the largest
sver received by the City Missions.
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