The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-25
ELEVEN HUNDRED POOR HOMES
WILL BE MADE HAPPY TODAY
Salatou Army Workers VIII Distribute Many Baskets of Food
Volunteers Entertainment

Into 1,136 homes of poverty in Indianapo-
lis will come to-day the good cheer and
happiness that are the accompaniment Of
good things to eat. as result of several
weeks tireless and persistent effort on the
part of the local band OF Salvation Army
workers. To each one of these more than
LOO homes viii go the materials for a
Christmas dinner that will be the event of
the year to many that receive it.
Each basket that goes out from the Sal
walton Army quarters, beginning at 6
o'clock this morning will contain chicken,
head of cabbage. half peck of potatoes.
half peck of apples, a can of preserves
or jelly. loaf of bread and pie. The
total amount of food subscribed from indi-
vidual sources for these dinners will
amount to 1.730 pounds of chicken. 600 heads
OF cabbage, twenty-eight bushels of pota-
toes, twenty-Ihree bushels of apples, 800
loaves of bread and 700 pies In addition
TO these, two immense stores of the same
kinds of goods will come from the Irving
ton NJ E. Church and from the Hall place
NJ. E. Church. making up the balance of
the required amount Of food.
The Salvation Army workers conducted
systematic canvass OF every part OF the
city that promised to yield any results.
soliciting contributions of either food or
money. In addition to ,his, they set up on
downtown street corners their money
pots" on tripods. and from all these
sources have poured into their Office the
funds and the contributions of food that
made possible their magnificent gift to the
poor people of the city.
All day yesterday six wagons were busy
correcting the store of food, which was
taken away TO the army headquarters on
South Capitol avenue. All last night Staff
Captain Atkins and twenty-three helpers
worked to get the hundreds of baskets
ready for distribution. And, beginning at
collected the food will distribute the bas-
kets: heaped up with good things to eat, to
the homes selected by the army deserv
ing OF such Christmas cheer.
The families that will be made happy by
the charitable efforts of the men and women
tnat wear the blue uniforms were selected
by Captain Atkins with the help of Town
ship Trustee Mendenhall the Charity Or
ganization Society and the police.
These families scattered over the en-
tire city. including even the farthest sub
urbs- The homes that are too far from
army headquarters TO be conveniently
reached by the armys wagons will be Wis
tied by runners" who will distribute their
1t is expected that all of the 1,136 baskets
will have been distributed by noon.
Il think the people iOf Indianapolis ap-
said Captain Atkins last evening. This is
clearly shown. think, by the way in which
they have responded to our call for support
in our Christmas undertaking. This way of
distributing charity is not as snowy as a
big dinner given in one place would be, but
II has more regard for the feelings of the
poor people whom we want to make happy,
and many of whom are very sensitive on the
question of charity. Our local organization
Is in a province composed OF Michigan and
Indiana. / have a letter from Brigadier
Blanche b. Bates, commanding the prov
ince, in which she says, You lead the prov
ince with your Christmas dinner We are
happy over the success of our effort, and
deeply grateful TO the people of Indianapo-
lis"
To remind the recipients of the Christmas
dinners of the organization that made them
possible, each basket will contain copy Of
the Christmas number of the army's off,
full picture in colors of the late consul Of