New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-22
TO FEED 100000.
SaEuation 4rmpy to GiUe This Num-
Der of Christmas Dinners.
he salvatfon Army Is praying for SNOW.

The Salvation Army Is praying for snow.
"Just a furry OF snow would double our street
collections said Commander Booth to TTiOune
reporter yesterday in speaking Of her plans for
giving Christmas cheer to the poor. "A little snow
does make people sympathetic
Here in New-York the Army counts on giving
good Christmas dinner to twenty-five thousand IN
fortunates, Of whom five thousand viii sit down to
a tannuet eft 6 o'clock on Christmas night in the
Grand Central Palace. The others will be reached
through distribution of baskets from the bar
racks, Nos 10 to 124 West 1zth-st. on Christmas
morning.
ct shall personally hand basket to each one IN
une" said Miss Booth. her dark eyes hndlng
with anticipation I'm each basket will be good
dinner consisting OF q large chicken, a tin or
soup potatoes and other vegetables, sugar, cofee'
g. pound loaf Of bread and five pounds of apples.
rye have reduced this Christmas giving TO a
svsteu1 Last year we felt If we had reached
perfection Not every one can get dinner ticket
indeed no one can get one until his or her case
has been investigated
--yyhen see poor woman standing IN line, with
q baby in her arms and maybe a child clinging to
her skirts. and notice how insuhciendy clothed
they are say to her: Take this ticket and go
round the corner and get some clothing Inc
coats and shoes and baby clothes they get are
worth as much TO them the dinners We also
give misrepresentation ss much as so to one per-
sou feel convinced, when look at the people
VINO receive our baskets-the poorest most deJecteo
unhappy thtngs-that are reaching the class we
!
with only garment on, and even the on lees
had tears In their eyes at the eight OF tneH
In ali. the Army expects to give Christmas din
ners to 10000, or quarter OF nllnon Souls III
Great preparations are being made 70 give the
diners IN GranG Central Palace good tine; a e aSS
an entertainment OF moving pictures 9slc' sIc.
adler Parker who is experimenting the Christmas
Festivities. nor Colonel Pear chief secretary, could
would amount to, but tssy sid they were on
par with those Of foE1s- yezrs
woAENs PALACE TO OPEN SOON.
The expense Of the Christmas dinners to the Army
viii be between $1,000 and $4,000 and this does
not include the Christmas treats. which viii take
place IN every rescue home. industrial home and
other institution belonging 10 the Army, or the
special relief cases OF which DE-. Fritz Nice. the
over fifty which must be carried along indefinite
6 IN 6 5ss EAST .sT sbDled 10 o1a on tWe
hundred thousand families in this country, and
transportation. with their rent and in other ways
@ BG0 s 89 dhs ROye5 s seem In 9 6S6n
,Inere Is more poyerty IN d1ond9n' she maze h9.
owing to yops immigration and the cosrnopol-
itan chaT@cts- OF your Sums Il seems TO me Ihe
S Deer of Ns"f0sk are feFceF than those of Lon
has bee afTanged for sgndag nights IN anuar
at each OF which Commander Booth will speak
he She aed eeFe F e 9n at S9 oesan
Grove before an audience Of ten thousand Thou
oerful" for January q
sower grl costume in which she visited the darkest
slunns In Paris and London. where she was known
Sc the white Angel" She viii tell the tale Of a
broken heart, sing the song OF love" A chorus OF
fifty white clad boys and girls and the red knights
OF the Cross adult chorus. viii assist, Com
snandeT Booth accompanying the latter organiza-
zion, OF which she Is a member, the harp.
The next few weeks are expected TO the COM
<ietiou OF the 'Women's Palace at Cherry and
ss 70 be used as settlement house AS previously
huge laundry The fTst floor viii be large hall
the second sewing room the third day nursery
capable Of accommodating a hundred children, the
fourth the quarters of the settlement workers, and
the fifth series Of nice rooms which will be let
20 working girls at Is cents q night, 81 a week
MOT long since spoke at one afternoon meeting
n Scranton" said the commander, and raised
S3o0oo. Now want some of New-Yoriz's rich men
90 help pay for this building