Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-27
| ew York Celebrated the Most
Bounteous Christmas Known
for Years.
SALVATION ARMY AIDED
mt Out 5000 Baskets and 1000 Bags
OF Food-Timothy II. sullivan Fed
about 5000 of the East Side
Poor-Chriatmns Dinners
for 10000 wards.

New York, Dec. 25.--Ncw York cele-
ated to-day the most bountiful
lristmas 1t has known in many years.
eal winter weather-clear, cold and
nshlny-marked the day. 1t Is sell
IN that New York does not turn out
myriads of thousands on n holiday
tax the transportation lines, but 1t
emed that the city stayed at home
its dinner and other Christmas
Pasures. To those who had no homes
d dinner, feast was provided by
many charitable societies and no
G had excuse for going hungry.
Thirty seven thousand OF the city's
or shared in the distribution Of
ristmas dinners by the Salvation
my. Timothy D. sullivan and the
very Mission. Five thousand bas-
is and 1000 bags. each containing
wl and "fxings" sufficient for fam
of five persons or more, were dis
buted by Commander Eva Booth, of
Salvation Army, at the Grand Cen
! palace from eleven to one o'clock.
tkets emitting the bearers TO dinners
d been given out by members Of the
lvation Army and the holders were
United to the great hall in squads
two hundred and presented with n
sket of food.
fhe usual Christmas dinner at the pal
was abandoned as Commander Booth
s convinced that the recipients of the
It's preferred to take them to their own
mes and prepare their dinners after
Dir own fashion. This made 1t possible
add 1000 bags to the amount usually
tributed.
n the afternoon occurred the annual
rlstmas tree and distribution OF more
n 1900 toys to the children. Com
nder Booth said that people had suf-
ed more this year than last as the
ce Of food and rents had been advanc-
lore than G00o Of the homeless Of the
st Side partooll OF Christmas dinner
the Timothy d. Sullivan association
ms in the Bowery No distinctions
Pc made between applicants except
lame and blind were given preference
the line of those waiting admission
he majority of those who came for
ID We're evidently in sad need of cloth
for may were without ovcrcoats and
hdreds wore only 4he remnants Of
bes. The day was bitterly cold. AS
h man departed from the hall. pouch
of tobacco, n pipe and a ticket for
pair OF shoes was given him and the
| was then cleared for the admission
another group Of 300
(ne hundred and fifteen baskets of food
q clothing were distributed to poor wo-
n at the Bowery mission this morning
tonight more than 12O0 men parti-
ated in the missions annual Christ
dinner.
i've hundred dinner bags containing
bugh food for a dinner for ten persons
re distributed by the Volunteers of
1erica.
Twenty thousand persons in the penal
charitable institutions Of New York
enjoyed Christmas dinners, the gift
her of the city or Of charitable organi-
ions In many Of the institutions
re We're vaudeville entertainments and
sic for the inmates.
larry Thaw's Christmas dinner at The
nbs prison was sent down from big
e by order of his wife
pecial Christmas services were held in
riches of all denominations. In every
lance the decorations were most
borate
Y services We're held at st. Patrick s
hedral, beginning at 1870 a. m and end
with n solemn pontiical high mass at
ven o'clock at which Archbishop Farley
the celebrant. About 5000 persons
ENDED this service.
large congregation attended the
cial services at Trinity Episcopal
nrch. 1t was the high celebration OF
holy communion, in which the Rev
ryan Dix, D. D.. was the celebrant
also preached the sermon.