The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-22
To FEED POOR
THANKSGIVING
Salvation Army Is Raising
Fund For This Purpose.
DINNERS TO BE GlVEN1,5
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE TO
GIVE CHILDREN FUN XMAS.
DINNERS TO BE GIvENl,5O

The Salvation Army is getting ready
to give the poor of the city big din
ner Thanksgiving. In order that nhose
who can afford to do SO may have an
opportunity TO contribute to the fund
that is being raised to buy the neces-
sary provisions. iron pots have been
hung at several down town corners
into which money may be dropped
through wire screens that cover the
tops of the pots. Attached to each Of
these utensils are cards inviting con-
tributions, and a Salvation Army lassie
or soldier is there to make change for
donors. While many have contributed
freely. still, owing to the fact that it is
proposed TO feed fully 500 persons,
much more money will be required.
The street collections are being rein
forced by contributions by mail from
business and professional men in
response to letters sent to them by
Divisional Officer John T. Dale.
How Crowd Will Be Fed.
salt Lake City is the only city in
the United States where the army gives
Thanksgiving dinner TO the poor" said
Captain Dale I'm all the other cities
we give dinner on Christmas. Last
Thanksgiving we fed $50 men. women
and children, and we estimate that next
Thursday we Will feed 250 more or d
total of 1,500. About 200 baskets will be
filled with meats and other foods. each
basket with enough for a family of
five persons. Then all others who come
VIII be fed in a large room in the bust
ness district of the city. The food will
be cooked in our kitchen by competent
hotel cooks. Great quantities of bread,
l Is foh
and other things in the food line will
be needed. and much money will be
required to purchase the necessary
supplies. OF counse we viii thankfully
/ receive groceries and provisions from
all who prefer to donate them instead
of giving money.
Good Times For Children Christmas.
Christmas will be the children's
day We propose to secure a large hall
or room in the down town district, and
there set up big Christmas tree, on
which we will hang toys and dolls to
be distributed to poor boys and girls
| We will also open a postoffice for the
little ones where their letters to Santa
| Claus will be received and held for him
until he comes and reads them and
finds out just what each of the little
writer's most desires. This will doubt
| less prove a great facility to the chill
! dren, as many of them have in the past
| experienced great difficulty in COM
municating with Santa Claus.
I'VE propose to also give out a lot
/ OF new clothing on Christmas to needy
children. We believe that the generous
hearted people of Salt Lake viii aid us
! literally and that through their gem
erosity we will be able to make Thanks
! giving and Christmas glad days to
many poor men, women and children,
! especially to the latter. The army in
Salt Lake has much work in charge
that win be pushed along as fast as
| circumstances will permit"
J During th1 past six months the Sal
walton Army has given 800 garments to
! fifty families, and food TO IT'S others.
/ 1t has paid transportation for nine
| destitute persons to California: given
| picnics to $50 children: sent three girls
to Rescue homes and is preparing to
send one other.