The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-26
AN ARMY FED.
The Salvation Army's Feast Was Taken
Advantage OF by Hu ndreds.

Advantage OF by Hu ndred-.
"Ws have had great day" said Cap
tain John q. Smith of thu Salvation
Army last evening. 1--WE have fed 5i7
men, women and children today besides
providing Christmas dinners for great
many families who were unable co be
present at our hall. The reople Of Port
land and especially the merchants have
been very generous and I wish to extend
to them my thanks for tbs aid they have
given u.s.
A dinner on Christmas Is a regular
Salvation Army Institution. Many weeks
ago the officers and soldiers Of the army
promises of supplies for the feast which
they gave yesterday. The acoommoda-
tions at the Salvation Army nall were not
su fiji ole Mt for all who came to be provided
for at onca. At exactly twelve O'Clock
the doors were opened and the first divis
ion was admitted. THAI came In vary
quietly and In most orderly manner.
The greater part OF the first division were
men and they were as u rule pretty
ragged crowd with the piach of poverty
showing In every face. The tables were
very prettily arranged and every thing
Was neat and clean. Twenty walters
from the Army corps served the dinner.
not exactly In DelInonico style perhaps,
but 1t sutficad for hoss who came to the
table with good appetitss. None of the
crowd seemed to be troubled much with
dyspepsia aud all appeared to appreciate
the good things that were sat before
them. Three hundred and fifty pounds Of
turkey, chicken and roast beef were
served. together with barrels of pUtatoes.
turnips, squash, CELERY, cranberries. ap-
pies and oranges. There was plenty OF
pie aud cake and enough dssert for an
other army as large IA the one which was
fed.
When the first division had dipsosed Of
the food In sight they retired. each one
being given an orange to carry away.
They were apparently very grateful for
what had been done for th EN- and many
Of the men remarked that 1t was the first
SQUARE meal they had had In weeks.
Tbree more divisions vera them ad-
InltIBu anu ~ WINS iatc IA tiAo aAeoAhoSh
before the last had been fed. Capt. Smith
said that In all the crowd he had only
seen about ten men who had been drink.
ing.
"Of course some unworthy on as Will
get inta a crowd like this and We can't
help 1t very well, said Capt. smith last
night GAS rule 1t was a very orderly
II La al Christ
mas and served an army dinner thsrs. I
must say that this crowd Was Tar more
ragged and bore evidences Of more ex-
treme poverty than did the Milwaukee,
pyor. There were some women In tbs
crowd and few ShiIdrsn. but the most
were men and young bays. We have sent
out In teams food to all those who could
not come. We have all been working
very hard to prepare this dinpsr for tie
last two weeks and are very glad that it
has passed OFT so successfully"
FESTIVAL OF CHRISTMAS.
Never was the festival Of Christmas OBJ
served with more splendor than on yes
terday when the Cathedral OF the Immac-
ulRts Conception presented scene Of
artistic beauty. The affairs were brilliant
" illuminated and clad in their richest
attire. Masses were celebrated at five.
seven, nine and solemn high mass at
1920. The 1t. Rev. Heaiy was present.
and preached an eloquent sermon. Ihs
ALTA boys looked very handsome In their
beautiful now cassooks aud SUPPLIES. At
the PontiHrai vsspsrs the cathedral was
filled to ia full capacity. The bishop
again preached giving q most graphic
description of Bsthleham, the birthplace
OF our Saviour, which he visited year
ago. Bishop Healy was attended BY Rev.
Fathers o Brien, O'DOwd. Collins. Barry
and Dss Jardinss- The singing was ex-
cellsnt, Miss Minnie Burke rendering
some exquisite solos.
At Sd. Dominio's and the Church Of
the Sacred Heart the services were large
ly attended and were Of q very soism n
charanter.