The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-30
MANY Partake Of a SumptuouS
Feast.
Most Successful in Mis-
sion's History.
List of Those Who Helped To
Make It 80.

III WAS a great family that dined with
the contributors OF the Gospel MISSION
yesterday, and was composed OF all classes
and grades of society, those who had once
walked in the higher circles OF life, the
lame. blind, deaf, sick, afflicted and I'M
fortunate, all enjoyed the good things
proyidei. One hundred and fifty'two
families were visited, their needs inquired
into and supplied with a liberal amount
of turkey, chicken 1.-THE best thu market
afforded) flour, tea, sugar, potatoes'
onions, cranberries, squash, and cooked
food for those who were unable TO COOK
for themse Ives. 1t took more than nine
hundred pounds of turkey and chicken
alone to supply the demand. In addition
to this one hundred pounds OF corned
beef, twenty bushels of potatoes, two
parrels of onions, barrel Of cranberries,
souashes, barrels of flour. chests OF tea,
beans, pork, and apples were sent out to
needy ones. Every effort was put forth
to supply all deserving applicants, and
as a full stomach and q contented mind.
even for brief period, fills the life with
JOY and peace, 1t not strange tnas the
merry laughter of happy children an the
air of satisfa action worn by many OF our
peopie In the lower and more trying walks
of life were to be seen In all sections OF
the city. And why notP Men who had
not known such thing in years shed
tears Of delight as they contemplated the
feast OF good things before them.
In answer to the appeal that appeared
In all the daily papers our charitaole
citizens responded to the call from the
Widows mite to some liberal donations.
On Tuesday and Wednesday when the re-
porters and many citizens called at the
Mission rooms q very interesting display
was to be seen, as the different kinds OF
supplies were being made ready for dis
tribution.
Eat seyen O'Clock Wednesday morning
two teams ana six men were started ana
kept steadily on the go until twelve
o'clock Thanksgiving noon, before all
had been provided for. BY CLOSE and
CAREFUL estimate little over twelve hun
ured persons partook of the hospitaiities
of the Gospel Mission and its friends.
Not only did the Mission provide for
It's own applicants. but also of the entire
llst of the Diet Mission by the request OF
Miss Isabella Clark, it's deeply Interested
and genial secretary, and alsosseveral fam
lies whose names were sent in by citi-
gems.
4 Ii the donors could have accompani-
ed those who had charge of the distribu-
ton and seen the tears Of joy and heard
the expressions OF thankfulness they
would have been compelled to believe
that IL is more blessed to give than TO
receive, and been amply rewarded for
their thoughtfulness and generosity.
Mir. Pearson desires to return the
heartfelt thanks OF the recipients to the
contributors, and to the papers of Port
land for their kind cooperation in the
greatest sucoessAof anv Thanksgiving
during the twenty -four years history of
the Mission. Contributions of money
were received from the following: Hon.
II. b. Clesves, Hon. j. 5. Ricker. Hon.
John W. Deering, Thomas 5. Laughlin,
ESQ, Hon. George p. Wesoott. Hanno
W. Gage, Charles e. Dole. Captain Ben
jamin Webster, Z. q. Jones & Co., e.
r. Wentworth, W. II. Dow, Mrs. E. Z,
Wentworth, j. b. Reed, IL. ID. Hay &
Son. Mary Peters Naumah of Bath,
sFriend, miss Mary Chamberlain, Mrs.
Annie l.. Mclaughlin. Eben N. Perry.
Mrs. Mary A, Baxter, Friend" IL. =.
Brewer. Freeport, 1890 Thomas Kan
dali, Miss Ursula Cushman, Mrs. Charles
Hutchinson, Prentiss Loring, Mrs. q.
6. Hatch, Mrs. l.. A. Gray, Mrs. Ed
ward Moore, q. III. Legr0v, Mrs. Fred
srick Fox, Mrs. Dyer, "Frieud,'" Miss
Mary A. Oxnard, b. A. Libby, "Cup OF
Cold Water" @. W. Weston, Mrs. Hiram
n. Cox. ''P. o. Box 442, q. M. Rice.
Mrs. George +. Thurston, Mrs. Il. b.
rockingham Miss Ernestlne Libby, Miss
Z MarEaretta Libby, Miss Ellen II. Libby,
Miss Harriet A. Libby, Friend X. +.
Doten. Dennis Padin, q. A Plummer,
l.. B. Griffin, William Bradish, ID. l.
Sawyer, Mrs. A. ii. and W. l.. Cobb,
Mrs. Babb, Miss Dauetta Lane, Mrs. w.
b. Jordan, L. S. Fossett, j. q. Turner.
Mira. @. N Pierce, Joseph Davis, "cash. $
@. /. Or, W. II. Waldron, George Toll
man, M. A. Holden, Mrs. r. A, Kent.
w. W. Roberts, DR.. Carleton Kimball,
"Frien1,'' L. III. johnson, f. A. john
son, Friend" ID. p. Parker, +. r.
Fay, John Coleman. Miss Lubeile Pat
rick, Groyeville. Friend" Miss Nellie
Ashe, Friend Mrs. 4. M. Wilcox, u.
q. Kenney. a.
Contributions of provisions were receiv-
ed from the following Frank Gray,
Paul Fransing, b. r. Farnswer5h, A.
II. Robinson, groceries; Mrs. Purington,
Miss Chamberlain, Mrs, Robb, Mrs.
Sawyer. Mrs A. H. Hill, Mrs. Abby
Adams, Miss Eta Sheafes Mrs. Moxie,
~. O. Hutchinson, Mrs. A. Il. Cressey,
Mrs. q. 1. Orr, Mrs. Lunt. Friend, :"
Alra. y. L. Lowell. Miss Coomhs, Mrs.