The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-26
Charitable Organizations Glad
den Hearts of Many by Pro-
viding Christmas Dinners.
TOYS FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
Fifteen Thousand Fed at the
Coliseum and More Than Thir-
teen Hundred Baskets Sent
to Families.

The poor and destitute of st. Louis were
made happy yesterday by the generous
donations of citizens and the efforts of
charitable organizations.
The st. Louis Provident Association, st.
Vincent de Paul Society and other socie-
ties took pains to see that those on their
dependent lists were furnished coed din
ners, and that other needs were supplied.
The st. Louis Eiks made their annual
tour and distributed baskets of food
among deserving families who were in
want, and supplied money in extreme
cases.
Dinner was furnished at the Coliseum to
1900. whose wants had not been reported
to the charitable organizations. and 1880
baskets of food were sent to as many
families. The provisions were paid for
out of fund donated by the public.
through the efforts of the Post-Dispatch.
The orphans in the various institutions
were supplied with toys, candy and books
out of a fund raised by the st. Louis Star.
The doors at the Coliseum were thrown
open at i0:30 a. m. and dinner was served
an hour later. While the tables were be-
ing arranged vaudeville entertainment
WIS given.
BILL. OF FARE.
The bill of fare comprised turkey, veal,
pork, boiled ham, potatoes. bread, mince
pies, cranberry sauce. coffee, celery,
pickles. milk, cakes, fruits, crackers and
cookies
During the meal Seymour's Band and
Schick's Worlds Fair Juvenile Band dis
coursed music.
The Salvation Army furnished sixty of
the 100 WATERS who served the dinner,
and also rendered assistance in distribute
ing the baskets Men unaccompaned by
women or children were served in the east
nave. This work was done by Charles K
Schraps and managed by EDWARD G.
Hurst
The tables were filled three times before
all were supplied. As each set finished
eating the women and children were di-
rected to the gift department. where can
dy and toys were distributed TO the chill
dren.
Mrs. A. L. Drey presided over the distri-
button OF gifts, assisted by Mrs. Beverley
A Sturgeon and Robert j. Parvin. Dolls
and books were given to the girls. and
balls, knives and books to the boys. About
LOO dolls were distributed. P. NJ. Hanson
was chairman of the Basket Committee
and Beverley A. Sturgeon, vice chairman
Forty ladies', in charge of Mrs Charles
Neil Jewett. assisted in the work.
Each basket contained one-half peck of
Potatoes. one-half peck of turnips, one
pound Of coffee, one pound of sugar one
loaves of bread, one-half pound of candy,
one chicken for family of five or under,
and two chickens for a family OF more
than five.
The baskets were sent to deserving fam
lies. who through sickness or other cause
could not come to the Coliseum It was
p. m when the dinner was over What
was left was given out to persons who
called later.
ELKS ANNUAL TOUR.
The donations by the Elks we're dlstrib-
uted from twelve stake wagons, which
started from Twelfth and Pine streets at
6 a. m. The wagons were loaded with bas-
kcts. each OF which contained a dinner for
family. Twenty-three assortments Of
edibles were included, comprising grocer
les. -four. cooked hams, oranges and can
dies.
The work was carried out under the
supervision of committee composed OF
John II. Holmes. chairman; Doctor A. ].
Miller. Alfred II. Baker, A. NJ. Roth,
Frederick Freund, J. G. Mammalian and
Charles Seymour.
A committee composed of Messrs. Nell,
Heye, De Ford. Cullen. Bayles. Mainoux,
Keller, Comfort Wortheim, Swarts,
Sharp. Dwyer, Schiele. WisWen, Schul-
herr Mammalian. Donorsns Rosenthal.