Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-24
THE CITY'S DESTITUTE
PLANS FOR RELIEVING THE SUI
FERINGs OF THE POOR.
Distribution of Dinners Free and
Many Home Comforts to Be
Added.

Added.
There will be less OF selfishnesS In the
hearts of the prosperous people Of Wash
ington tomorrow and less Of unhappiness IN
the lives of the unfortunate than there has
been in a year. With the joys Of Christmas
come thoughts sof Others and by reason OF
the customs Of the season the heart OF
every one Is constrained to beat In meas
ure of sympathy with the rest Of humanity.
The blessings of giving and receiving Will
have taken the people from contempla-
ton of self interest. and rich and poor
alike will feel more and more the tie OF
brotherhood that holds mankind In touch.
BY provision Of charitable men and Wo-
men Of the city and Of organizations. the
destitute. the invalid and the otherwise
unfortunate Of the national capital will not
be forgotten in the distribution OF com ort
and cheer on the occasion of the greatest
festival Of the year Arrangements nave
been made for feeding thousands of home
less and poor men, women and children IN
the city tomorrow, and warm clothing viii
be distributed among the needy IN aoHitlon
to supplying them with food. The Appeals
of the various charitable institutions have
been responded to with alacrity and lber-
ality this season, and as consequence
many hearts will be made glad because OF
the generosity of others more fortunate.
Among the institutions that will serve
Christmas dinners and otherwise provide
for the poor tomorrow are the Salvation
Army, the Central Union Mission. Home
ward Bound Mission, Peoples Mission and
Shriners Of Almas Temple have also ar
ranged to bring JOY into the hearts OF many
hundreds of poor children. and several Dis
trict governmental institutions will provide
al q hanniDpSS comfort
their inmates. Among this latter class Will
be the Government Hospital for the Insane
the Boys Reform School and the Girls Re-
form School.
The Salvation Army Plans.
Extensive preparations have been made
by the Salvation Army at its headquarters
for the celebration Of Christmas and for
the distribution of provisions to the poor.
The army has arranged to send out over
1000 baskets of food. each one containing
sufficient provisions for one family. The
baskets will be filled with turkey, ham.
roasts. potatoes. vegetables. bread, ETC.. and
they will be distributed by ticket at the
headquarters on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween and 10 o'clock in the morning.
The Salvation Army employed q unique
method in raising the money with which
to provide these provisions. For about two
weeks past the army has had at the prin-
cipal street corners In the business section
of the city. large dinner pots suspended
from cranes. The pots were covered with
wire netting, and near each one was sta
toned an army lassie who has appealed
to the passers-by with the words. Keep
the pot a-boiling to feed thousand poor
people on Christmas day." Many were the
coins. dropped into the contribution pots
by the busy shoppers during the last two
weeks. and the dinner fund assumed large
proportions. The money obtained In this
mi N IN hU III
made at headquarters by charitable people,
and by many churches, organizations and
business men, who have sent food and
clothing.
Will Distribute Dinners.
The Homeward Bound Mission has pre-
pared to give Christmas dinners to $50
homeless men and women, and free candy
to the poor children, at the home, 222 ID
street northwest tomorrow afternoon. The
dinner will consist Of turkey. hot gravy.
potatoes. turnips. coffee. cranberry sauce,
churches and young peoples societies have
assisted the mission in soliciting the food
for this dinner, and contributions have
been made by private individuals. Within
free meals and 1000 free beds to unfortu-
mates. The serving of the dinner tomorrow
will be in charge Of Lieut.. r. McBee I'M
der the direction of Capt. and Mrs Haslam
Of the mission.
The big dinner at the Central Union Mis-
sion this year will be served New Year
day. when hundreds Of hungry men and
women will be fed at the headquarters
crate affair, and will be served to the en-
ployes Of the mission and the regulars
who are in the habit of making the mission
their headquarters at night.
The Peoples Mission has also arranged
to provide dinners for large number Of
hungry people at the headquarters Of the
mission.
Associated Charities.
Nearly 500 needy families will receive
baskets of provisions tomorrow from the
Associated Charities All day yesterday
agents of the society went from one public
school to another collecting the immense
stores OF provisions brought by the school
children. Many wagon loads of meat,
bread. oatmeal, sugar. rice and all the COM
ponent parts Of holiday menu were col
lected and sorted for distribution. Fifty Of
the Salvation Army dinners will also be dis
trfbuted by the Associated Charities. At o
O'Clock tomorrow morning the society will
distribute 100 overcoats donated by Saks &
Co. The distribution will take place at the
store. For some time past deserving cases
have been Investigated by the society Yes
terday list Of those to whom the over
coats will be given was prepared, and each
boy whose name appeared there was made
HAPPY by the present Of a ticket which will
entitie him to a warm, comfortable over
coat. Only the most deserving cases were
selected
The Mystic Shriners.
The charity committee OF the Mystic
shriners has been engaged in supplying a
large amount Of food and clothing for the
poor of the city. and about 1000 families
will enjoy the bounty Of this order The
committee has already begun the distribu-
ton of baskets Of provisions and still others
are to be sent out.
The usual Christmas tree will be held at
the Government Hospital for the Insane to-
night. and presents will be distributed to
the inmates. Following these exercises
there will be a big ball. in the pleasures Of
which the inmates VIII participate A
Christmas dinner will be served at this in
stitution tomorrow afternoon
AT the boys reform school tonight there
Will be Christmas entertainment, consist
ing Of dialogues. recitations aud music. by
the boys confined n the institu,i n The
exercises will be held in the assembly hall,
which has been ba nd oil