The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-01
GOSPEL MISSION DINNERS.
Were Served to Eleven
Hundred Persons.
Over q Thousand Pounds Of Turkey
and Chicken Used.
Besides Many Barrels Of
Vegetables.
Most Successful Thanksgiving
Mr.. Pearsoa Has known.

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Il was great family tat dined With
tie contribua,ns Of the 1ospsl Mis'ion,
Thanksgiving day. Ons hundred and
'o:ty-thrse families were visitsd, thsit
needs inquired into and snp3lisd. with
liberal amoant OF turkey. chicken. TIE
tstt the market sf7or,isds flour. tes, sugar.
potatoes, onions, ranbsFries, squash and
cooked food fer thoee who were unable
to cook for themselves. were supplied. IT
tco ok more than one thousand pounds OF
turkeys and chickens alone to supply the
demand. Twenty Eve brsse's Of pots to 3.
three barrels Of onicns barrels Of Of cran-
berries. tqussh, flour, and chss.s OF ten
were used to answer the eKhorbitant de-
mands.
In answer TO an arpssi that appeared
"a tas daily papers the charitable oft Gems
responded to tas ea,l fro TIE wi6 % Sc
NIT, to some literal dor Ions. On Mo,-
day Mr.. Pears,n hai an agent In Boston,
who looked aft'r the purchasing o. The
turkeys and chickens and good tirds
were obtained. The other supplies were
bought and taken TO this Gospel Mission
| hhiip ou0 toBctucE WAta tbc a.
gave to the large hall the appearance Of
great store house. At 2 clock We'd
esday morning tares t,ams and four
men were started and kept upon the
stsady 90 until ~ o'clock Thanksgiving
noon.
BY close ana careful estimate about
eleven hundred persons ait,ok OF the
| - and
It, friends. Not only did the Aisaion
provide for It, own applicants, but also
Of the entire list Of the Dit Mission By
request OF Miss Isabelle Clark, its score.
tsry. and ais, several families sent to
Mr. Pearson BY citizens. Mr.. Pearson said
isit night II the donators could only
have accompanied ttoss who had charge
Of the distributions. and eesn tire tears OF
joy and heard the expressions OF thank
fulness, they would have been compelled
20 believe that 1t 10 more blessed 70 give
than to receive, and bsen amply rewarded
for their thouRhtfulness and Renerositf.
He dssirss to rstui N my hes rtfelt tbs mis-
snd the thanks Of the recipients to the
COZ tributors. and TO the pagers Of Poit-
land for their kind cooperation In the
RTeatsst success CT any Thanh sgiving In
the histo ~ OF t>e Gospel Mission.
Cont -ibutiors Of money were received
fror the 70 llow'nI: Hon. j. S. Kicker,
Lady Friend. 4. .. Laughlin. poorest
family in Portland" W. II. Wsldron, J.
II. Bolisu, q. u. Pat IS, Crumbs Ct
Comfort" Mrs A. ID. Sswnll. Hon. n.
II IL. 1-A
W. Deering. Eten N. Perry. X. q. jones.
John q. Turrer, Ars. A. b. Cobb,
Charles n. Follensbee. Il. d, Libby, Mrs.
X. A. Kent, IL. p. S. Goold. Mrs. Georgie
Wiley, q. NJ. Rice, Cash." Friend and
sister. hon. II. b. Cleaves. ID. H. Mr.
iqok, Mrs Ami, l.. Mclaughlin. Mrs.
Clara A. Moore. q. A. wss.on, swell
wisher." Mr,. ID. II. Ingraham, Carter
Eros. Co Howard witham. Capt. BEN
ismia Webster, Miss n. W. Chamberlain,
Friend in Ne,d," Mrs y. e. Hsrsey,
+. A. johnson, Mrs n. j. HutohinEon.
Friend, 81. b. D.. X W. Rome, Chas.
A. Jones. Mrs. A. y. Clark. A. IL.
Wright, Mrs. W. W. Williams. Mrs. Mary
". Dyer. Mrs. N. A. Oxnard, +. W
thompson, MIA. N. J. Ross, ID. p. Park
or, Daniel 1oct<1e. John Coleman, W.
P. Car, Mrs. R. Y. Dot IN. Miss Danet n
u, Lowe, Hon. W. S. Dana, Mrs. L. A.
Gray, Mrs. y. h. Little. Three Friends.
friend. Miss Nellie Ashs, u. l. Saw
fer. W. II. Scott Co., Mrs. Ere ierick
Fox, Mrs. Hiram NJ. Ccx, II. W. Gage,
SEQ, Mis- Lulu A. Davis Mrs. I. q.
Harris, Friend, Mra W. s. Corey, NJ. q
LsGroW, Friend, Mis- Nauds Dotsn. Ira
.. CLARK 81 Co, q. q. Ksnney.
Contributions Of provisions were rs-
,eived from ths foll,wlng: Morrill, and
Ross. K. Mor;s. Mrs II. A. Wsbber, A.
x. Robinson, Friend BY Morrill, s. Hess,
Mrs. Greenlsaf, Mrs. Il II Hay, Mr..
Lothrep. MIRA S. n. Paine. Friend. MIRA
II. J. hoss. Capt. Randall, Nrs. Albert
Felt. Mrs. J. E. Walker, u. X. Lane,
Mrs. A. J. Larry, MIR. Tompson, Mr.. II.
.. Rates. Ars.L p. Sentsr, Daniel Britt.
Deering Grocery Co. Mrs. William
Wright Mrs. y. y. Sears. MIRA G. l..
Marston. Mrs. II. NJ. Noyss, q. y. Dali
ton. Mis-, Nellie Ashs, Mrs. CAnalss. Mrs.
K. H. Wilson. NrA Lois Perry, Friend,
Mrs. Adam p. Leighton. Mrs. Chester
Orr. Mrs. Lunt, Mrs q. ]. Ksnney. A.
l.. Winchester, q. II. wilkins, Mrs. J.
X. Lunt. Mrs A. b. Coombs, MIRA W. II.
St,vens, Mrs. II. II. Litlteflsld. Mrs. W.
Fletcher, Philip II. Littleheld, Mrs.
Charles Oxnard, Mrs. Abtis Adams,
Mrs William Shaafa