The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-11-29

were never daunted and their efforts were
successful. as yesterdays dinner showed.
The work was done with as little promi-
nence as possible because 1t was the de-
sire not to make the needy feel any more
keenly than possible their positions. 81
The collections all taken up, the
harder work Of making accommodations
for the hungry was begun, and for week
little corps of about twenty ladies and
gentlemen was constantly busy fitting up
the hall where the dinner was given. The
busiest time Of the task was yesterday
morning just preceding the dinner
About ten extra workers were on hand
and from early morning to noon every
one was busy. Some cut hundreds of
loaves of bread, others made thousand
divisions of tubs of butter. others cut
up enough fowl to stock well filed
farm and still others sliced great deal
of beef and mutton. Then there was the
cooking and peeljng of potatoes, the ar
rangement of celery, the distribution Of
cakes and fruit, the spreading of those
great tables and the placing of benches
and chairs. At one side of the room a
half-dozen ladies spent hours filling bags
with candy from the big pals of sweets,
touch the stomach of the sweetest
toothed youngster in the world. The
meats were served cold and were ar
ranged long before the first of the diners
arrived. When all were seated there was
poured over the meats nice warm gravy,
and q steaming hot potato covered with
butter was placed on each plate. Then
good warm coffee, and plenty OF it, was
served. The whole dinner was good and
substantial and there was no stinting.
Promptly at twelve o'clock the doors
were thrown open and the people began
to file in. The six hundred seats were
quickly filled, and when great many OF
those who had had their fill left there
were still many to fill their places. The
majority of them were boys and girls,
but there were a great many men and
women who bore the marks of a life of
worry and toll. A remarkable fact was
the comparatively small number of those
people who have been regulars in police
courts.
CT course those who partook of the din
ner were all poor and their dress showed
this but there.was a look of happiness IN
anticipation of the dinner that was re-
freshing. and as one lady in the work
SAID: 1T is sufficient reward to see their
faces,
The word had been given out that those
who could not come themselves would be
supplied if they sent baskets, and many
of the boys had baskets or paper bags
to carry home to those who were sick or
otherwise disabled, scome of the good
things. Every basket and bag was filled
to the brim. As the boys and girls filed
out they were given bag of candy, and
the mothers who asked it were also given
candy. All left happy and many We're the
fervent God bless yous Z
Major Walder in giving his co-workers
their final instructions, said;-s'In har-
ding those who will come here there must
not be too much sentiment. We must
have order. don't want YOU to feel the
poor little thing didn't mean it when some
boy does something he shouldn't have
done. If any boy makes disturbance
that is likely to have demoralizing Ell
feet on the Others pick him up bodily and
put him out with as much show as possi-
Bile so that ii will have a good moral Ell
feet. on the others; but while you are put
ting him out be sure to stuff his pockets
with candy and cake and all the good
things possible as a sort of balm to his
injured feelings But there was no NEG
essity for such balm to inquired feelings.
Thanksgiving was appropriately OBJ
served in the City Hospital. Warden
George Osborne, as usual. looked after
all the patients Those who could par
take of the delicacies provided were
served with a substantial turkey dinner.
Many donations were received from
church societies
Thanksgiving services in which mem
bers of dozen or more churches on the
Heights took part were held yesterday
morning at the Summit Avenue Baptist
Church. The Rev. George g. Vogel, pas
tor of the Emory Methodist Church, on
Belmont avenue, delivered the sermon. He
dwe1t on the time honored custom OF OBJ
serving the day and told of the Puritan
Thanksgiving.
Several pastors of the other churches.
the Rev. DR.. Brett, DR.. Herr, the Rev.
John l.. Scudder. the Rev. Walter J.
Swaffield. DR.. N. Thompson and the Rev.
DR.. Brush were among the audience.