The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-28
SEVEN HUNDRED
FAMILIES FED
Members of the Police Depart
ment Finish the Work of Sup
plying Thanksgiving Dinners to
Worthy Poor
THREE THOUSAND
PERSONS benefited
Deputy Chief Amos Atkinson, the
Officers Who Assisted Him and
All Who Contributed to the
Fund PubIiCaIy Thanked by
Chief Stone

Fund PubIiCaIy Thanked by
Chief Stone
Deputy Chief of Police Amos Atkin-
son, with more than a score of officers
worked hard all day yesterday sorting
out and distributing three tons of tur-
keys and chickens, 700 pounds of beef
and pork, 100 bushels of potatoes, q
bushels of onions, and many pounds OF
flour, tea, coffee, with great quantity
of bread and other food stuffs. AS a
result of the days work more than zoe
| families were visited and presented
with substantial baskets. A rough es-
| innate made by the deputy chief is
that at least 5000 poor and needy per-
sons will enjoy hearty dinner today,
as a result of the work.
| So well pleased is Chief of Police Will
! liam ]. E. Stone over the manner in
which Worcester's charitably inclined
| citizens contributed to the fund, and
| the excellent manner in which Deputy
| Chief of Police Amos Atkinson and his
officers handled the distribution of the
goods that he issued last night, fol-
| the first time in the history of the de-
partment, an order thanking all who
assisted the department in any way
! The order reads
| Il wish to extend my sincere thanks
| to each and every person who has, in
any way, contributed to the police
! Thanksgiving fund for the worthy
| poor of this city
II wish also to publicly commend
Deputy Chief of Police Amos Atkinson
the treasurer of the fund.-, for the able
and judicious manner in which he has
| handled the vast amount of work in
volved, and to every member of the de-
! partment who have given his services
/ to aid in the contamination of this
| highly creditable and charitable work
wv. ]. E. STONE,
Chief Of Police.
Worcester, Nov. o."
| Many of the officers who toiled from
| early morning until late last night de-
| livering baskets were more than repaid
! by the many frequent prayers and
manifestations of happiness that thell
! visit brought forth. Into many homes
where nothing but care and sorrow was
known the officers found their way
! probably the first to go on an errant
| of mercy.
Chief of Police William ]. E. Ston,
| in his order set forth that all Officers
should wear civilian clothes and this
| the patrolmen strictly adhered to. OF
| ficer Charles A Favereault even wen
so far as to cover his well filed franz
with a large white butchers frock
/ In all the department had the use o
| II private wagons. The donors Wer
| O. A. Kelley, two rigs; S. c. Holmes
! Sons, AL Haven. John Mcdonald, Wal
ker Ice Company, Joseph Demarco ant
Keyes, the florist, one each.
In addition officers Dennis Clifford
Ia
| each donated their private rigs.
With Sergt. George H. Hill as head
shipper and more than a dozen officers
as assistants. the ambulance section
/ of Station 1 resembled the shipping
room of a big wholesale house rather
than a police station. Members of thu
/ department who worked as butchers
| or clerks before joining the department
were kept in the barn to prepare tn,
baskets. These officers were Simeon
M Bellows, James A. Knights, ]. G
| Barker, Daniel F. Sullivan and Will
liam A Condy The delivery corps
consisted of officers Charles A. Faver
| ault, James T. Davidson, David ]
Whalen, Gustaf Fyrberg Otis Pineo
, George A. Hall, Henry A. Laviolette
! Edward j. Mccarthy, E. H. Streeter
John J. Morgan, Frank F. Burbank
george A. Moore, Silas D. MemmenWay
Fred W. Porter, Nils Lindquist, Lux
Dillon and FRANKLIN S. Russell.
Every basket was made up and filled
according to the size of the family
One family of y received enough from
the officers to keep them for a week
Special baskets were made up for the
High Street Orphanage, the orphanage
at Main and Benefit Streets, the
Granite Street orphanage and the
Blocker Street home. Later in the day
a number of other baskets We're added
to the first contribution, and every
thing points to a happy Thanksgiving
for the little ones who have neither
mother or father TO comfort them OF
remind them of the significance Of the
dav.
Contributions received by Deput!
Chief of Police Amos Atkinson yester
day bring the entire amount Of none!
received for the fund this year t.
Sill 81. The amount previously ac
knowledged was $62S. 81. The subscrip
tons yesterday We're. Friend, >
cents: Logan, Swift & Brigham en-
velope division, Sl2; Miss Burnside, IS
, g. H. Davis, So; friend, two chickens
and 81; friend 50 cents; James Fox. IS
Charles A. Lewis, 50; Michael F. O'Day
So; c. n. B., 81; Maj. John E. Lancas
. ter, s.; John Truax, IS; George A
Parks. So; Mrs. S. H. P, So; friend 81
friend, 81; ]. NJ. Russell, IS; Madalen
p Russell, 81: Genevieve Russell, 81
= friend, 80; friend, 81; James Logan
p SO; Charles H. Peck, 81; Joseph Sauer
- 50; friend, 81.
- Other contributions received yester
day We're: Hon. Stephen Salisbury,
pounds of coffee, 20 pounds of tea, on
barrel Of flour in bags, 40 pounds o
/ sugar; the c. T. Sherer Company, l
J bags of -four, 90 pounds of tea. 2
! pounds of sugar, 20 pounds of crackers
] 20 bags of cookies, 20 packages of mine
! meat, 200 pounds of beef and poultry
/ 100 lOaves of bread; Patrick O'Shea,
} barrel of -four in pound bags: tn
. Tatassit Canoe Club, 10 pounds of tur
keys and a barrel of flour.
The amount received last year wa
$755. but with money and other con
tributions received. the department wa
able to look after all who made ap
J plication for aid this wear.