New-York tribune., 1905-12-26

-rrs,- away empty handed Fifty policemen
under the direction of Captain Stevenson. OF 1he
2sd Precinct, kept the men, women and chilo-
-sr, ., line. For two hours In the forenoon they
,s...a In. tyvo-thirds of them women, and eacn
came out with q basket containing chicken
.zro kinds OF vegetables tea coffee. canned
.,,, and apples or oranges enough TO feed a
family OF five.
COMMANDER BOOTH GREETS ALL
Commander Booth saw ell persons that took
, . basket. She shook hands with them and said
70 each at wish you a Merry Christmas ana
Hapuy New Year. May you be happy SPEAK
ing TO a Tribune reporter last night cf 'he Piu-
rnI scanes. Commander Booth, clad In her scar
LET uniform and directing performance on lae
stage, said:
There was one poor woman VINO came pam
e-III- nm for a basket, who had on but one gaE-
. Lua.S s y nsyh+rozrn I sent her at once TO the
cIofhing stand where she was soon "arllis e. a..
tired. Another poor creature & ~as - 50 yaa 10 use
her knife and fork and we had TO nelp hsr y
feed herself Even the policemen sneu ,, go 90
when they helped some Of the poor "oles e4. -
'f++Ie children tottering for lack Of strength 10
reach the tables.
A. 1890 O'Clock, as Colonel Cox put It the
decks were cleared" for the dinner with
s,rster, that could only be hkened to the CUM
-,,sssry departrnent Of q real up TO date army
Miss Booth. with her officers, Colonies feai@
clifford. Margetts Cox and Hicks. and brisdo
aiers Damon and Atkinson, with their ASSIST
ants, brought order out OF chaos ana SOUL -.
long tables. with their clean. white covers ana
,o.6a6 Will, ~the preliminaries." were ready for
the hungry three rhousano lnaA Oe'Aos
outer walls
The doors were opened again at 8 p m, ana
by s:2O O'Clock all were seated in perfect ORDER
It would have been treat 70 some to have seen
4be exuectant look on the faces OF that motley
sssemblage when the first batch OF walters
marched in. bearing the steamins hot turkey
and mashed potatoes and turnips. followed soon
after by cake. fruit and coffee
Two hundred newsboys had q corner all TO
themselves and they had the time OF their lives
Between bites they sang MOLLY Oh" and shout
ed '-yvuxtraz'' interspersed with Three cheers
for Miss Boothi" No one interfered with them
tn fact. they infused good cheer into the others
The flag bedecked boxes ana balconies overlook
ing the dining hall were thronged with weil
5ressed persons who had come to see what
Salvation Army dinner was like 80.
A praver and an address by Miss Booth from
the stage followed the dinner. and then Whne
the satisfied thousands sat at the tables. green
stronger and the tmproznptu guests were treated
n real Salvation Army show by the cnlldreu
bearing the red letter IS an dthe glrls IN scar
let dresses. Led by little white nalred wine
McPhail. there were Indian club drlIis' anu
action songs, with harps and palms ana Wild
Fels' PLAYED on bells by the staff officers tneIn-
selves; but the number that stirred the audlencs
N cheers and some to tears, was a nag dTiH
80 +be air of Marching Through Georgia,
-ia,re6 nv the staff band. Each Of the twenty
fiz-e Juvenile performers held two little square
1ass which they waved like wig Wag N
perfect time with the music, ana WIN nucn % tIe
same precision as seniphore signal The Ell.
feet was electrical on the audience ana II
cbeered again and again. Moving pictures
showing among other things Miss Booth on her
T-av 10 camp on horseback leapins country
fences closed the evenings entertainment