The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-26
POOR or CITY
REMEMBERED BY
The CHARITABLE.
BountffuI Christmas Dinner Served to
1000 Men, Women and Children
by the Salvation Army.
ALMOST SPRING.LIKE WEATHER
Newsboys Enjoyed Christmas
Feast-All Received Presents.
Gifts From GouldA

y NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-One Of the
chief features of Christmas Day in
New York City aud It's vicinity was the
weather Not only was the sky clear in
al directions save to the southwest,
where heavy crowds acted as a back
ground TO the glorious sunshine. but the
rays OF the sun after 9 o'clock in the
morning were SO genial that heavy
wraps were uncomfortable and furs not
TO be endured except as fashion dictated
that they are the proper thing at this
season OF the year. The consequence Of
this almost spring-like weather was
that the churches were thronged with
worshippars and the streets OF the city
filed with merry throngs of men, wo-
men and children who left the Christ
mas trees In their homes and got out
for breath of the Invigorating atmos-
phere. 4
1t is estimated that more money was
spent in Christmas gifts this year In
New York than ever before and the
same is true in regard to the charitable
gifts. 1t was only because q case of
destltution was kept hidden that the
unfortunatcs were not supplied with
Christmas cheer. fs
Salvation Army Feast.
or all the set Christmas feasts that Of
the Salvation Army at Madison Square
Garden this evening was the largest. A
bountiful Christmas dinner was served
to about four thousand persons, men,
women and children. The cost was de-
frayed from fund Of about $4,000 COL
lected by the army. chiefly through the
kettles. which for several weeks have
rung from tripods In various parts OF
the city, to receive contributions ito
keep the Christmas pot boiling"
All afternoon four hundred helpers
were busy laying the fifty tables and
preparing the food toEmake good-cheer
for this army ofy.the citys poor and
probably no happier Christmas crowd
could have been found In the city. Men
md woman drawn from NIL uollrc nf
l,fe into tbe s,,vat,or Arny ,.oro o,n
crlv onioy,nr tho n,oosrr. ~ hr,na,.,
cbristn,. cboor 70 othor. o,a ~ -,
the happiest Of this four hundred was
the grandson Of the late Archibald
Trench or conterhurv NOW ronr,,,,
who made merry as he pealed potatoes.
Rush for Places.
When the gallery doors of the Gar
den were opened at o'clock there was
rush that required vIGorous efforts on
the part OF a score of policemen to pre-
vent tho little ones who were in rho
crowd from being hurt. BY G O'Clock
there were 1000 people In the galleries,
waiting In jolly mood for the dinner,
while the helpers In the arena below
wero serving out the good things pro-
vided. Promptly with 6 o'clock the
Salvation Army's guests were marched
down to the tables and took their
places after the doxology had been sung
to the accompaniment of tha headquar-
ters' brass band. Then for three.quar-
ters of an hour the spectators in thu
balcony saw u rare sight OF 5000 of the
poor revelling in u bounteous ChrIstmau
dinner. After the first relay had fin
ished the tables were reset for the
other thousand guests OF the army.
Brass Rand p,evp5
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a's o""u a., ueA up onward chr's-
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p-se - eio ''o',u -" s''''''a~s
es' y, wy '.ee.'eu peseht VI
at the homes night school, earned n
Miss s., Helen Gould , PROV provided Ss,i the dinner