Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-12-28

ork, Dec. 90. - Christm
dawned bright and pleasant and be-
fore the day was well under way the
hundreds of charitable society work
ers were up, seeing to providing whole
some dinners for the thousands of de-
serving poor throughout the city The
great Madison Square garden has been
transformed into a gigantic dining
room, and there at night the Saliva
ton Army fed 1000 people. The Sal
walton Army began in the morning to
distribute baskets of dinner to all
families who sent tickets. These
tickets had been given out by mem
bers of all religious denominations to
pesSsas worthy of charity,
State Senator Timothy d. Sullivan
fed 5000 people on the Bowery, Frank
Tilford 500 newsboys at Lyric hall,
the Thomas Reynolds Democratic as
ISOLATION fed 1000 and Mrs. Howard
Gould 500 children.
The consequences of the almost
springlike weather was that the
churches were thronged with wor-
shippers, and the streets of the city filled
'''et' 'iiSiiy VI lBellt women
and children, who left the Christmas
trees in their homes and got out for a
breath of invigoratine atmosphere
1t is estimated that more money was
spent in Christmas gifts in New York
than ever before, and the same is true
in regard to charitable gifts. 1t was
only because a case of restitution was
kept hidden that the unfortunates We're
not supplied with Christmas cheer.
Great Feast
The scene of the Salvation Army's
feast at Madison Square garden was
remarkable. A bountiful Christmas
dinner was served to about 1000 per-
sons, men, women and children. The
cost was betrayed from fund of
about $4,000 collected by the army,
chiefly through the kettles, which for
several weeks have hung from tripods
IN various parts of the city to receive
contributions ito keep the Christmas
pot boiling" All afternoon 400 help
ers were busy laying the so tables
and preparing the food to make good
cheer for this army of the city's poor,
and probably no happier Christmas
crowd could have been found in the
city. Men and women, drawn from all
walks OF life into the ranks of the
Salvation Army. were eagerly enioy-
ing the pleasures of bringing Christ
mas cheer to others, and one of the
happIest OF this 400 was the grandson
of the late Archbishop Trench, of
canterbury, new recruit who made
n ba
The gallery doors of the garden were
opened at five O'Clock there was a
rush that required vigorous efforts on
the part of score of policemen to
prevent the little ones who were in
the crowd from being hurt BY six
O'Clock there were 1000 people in the
galleries. waiting in jolly mood for
the dinner, while the helpers in the
arena below were serving out the good
things provided, Promptly at six
O'Clock the Salvation Army's guests
were marched down to the tables and
took their places after the doxolopy
had been sung to the accompaniment
OF the headquarters brass band Then
for three-quarters of an hour the spec
tators in the balcony saw rare sight
as 5000 OF the poor reveled in a boun-
teous Christmas dinner After the
first relay had finished the tables were
reset for the other 1000 guests of the
army. After the dinner the head
quarters brass band struck up "On-
ward, Christian Soldiers" and the
great crowd joined in the hymn with
vigor. and then Commander Booth
Tucker made an address.
In~CIeveIand
Cleveland, O., Dec. 26.-The Saliva
ton Army fed 1900 poor people Tues
day in Grayis armory. twenty-five
long tables were used. covered with
paper and furnished with tin dishes.
A large squad of police had busy
time keeping the men and boys in
good order. Senator Hanna, who is
'stanch friend of the Salvation Army,
was prtsen' md was greeted With