The Irish standard., 1906-12-29
slmpLE CELEBRATION AND QUIET
DINNER At WHITE HOUSE.
POOR OF NEW YORK FEAST
Cared for by Salvation Army. Tim
Sullivan and others-H. X. Nc.
Harg's Generous "sarta
Claus Special"

night for the annual Christmas dinner.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt had as
their only guests Representative and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. The doors
leading into the state dining room and
the Blue and Red rooms were thrown
open and the Roosevelt children had a
merry time until nearly midnight. A
detachment of 20 members of the
United States Marine band furnished
music for the occasion.
AS has been the custom in the past.
simplicity everywhere surrounded the
events at the White House. The
president was an early riser and tran
sacted considerable business.
The presents were many and beauti-
full. Early in the morning the entire
family, including Mr.. and Mrs. Long
worth, assembled upstairs and the
gifts were passed around. A large
tree was on exhibition.
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
spent the day quietly in their home,
as did the various cabinet members
and their families.
New Works Poor Made Happy.
New York, Dec. 26.-New York cele-
brated Tuesday the most bounteous
Christmas it has in many years. Ideal
winter weather-clear, cold and sun
shiny-marked the day. To those who
had not homes and dinner, feast
was provided by the many charitable
societies and no one had excuse for
going hungry.
Thirty-seven thousand of the city's
poor shared in the distribution Of
Christmas dinners by the Salvation
Army, Timothy D. Sullivan and the
Bowery Mission. Five thousand has.
kets and 1000 bags, each containing a
fowl and "fxings,' sufficient for a
family of five persons or more, were
distributed by Commander Eva Booth
of the Salvation Army at the Grand
Central Palace from IL to 1 o'clock
Tickets emitting the bearers to din
ners had been given out by members
of the Salvation Army and the holders
were admitted to the great hall in
squads of 200 and presented with a
basket of food. The usual Christmas
dinner at the palace was abandoned,
as Commander Booth was convinced
that the recipients of the gifts pre-.
ferred to take them to their own
homes and prepare their dinners after
their own fashion. This made it pos
sible to add 1000 bags to the amount
usually distributed.
In the afternoon occurred the an.
nual Christmas tree and distribution
of more than 5000 toys to the chill
dren. Commander Booth said that the
poor had suffered more this year than
last, as the prices of food and rents
had been advanced.
Tim suIIivan's Bounty.
More than 5000 Of the homeless of
the East Side partook of Christmas
dinner at the Timothy d. Sullivan AS
sociation rooms in the Bowery. No
distinctions were made between ap-
plicants, except that the lame and the
blind were given preference in the
line of those waiting for admission.
The majority of those who came for
food were evidently in sad need of
coats and hundreds wore only the
remnants Of shoes. The day was bit
terly cold. AS each man departed from
the hall pouch full of tobacco, pipe
and a ticket for pair of shoes was
given him and then the hall was
cleared for the admission of another
group of 300. :.
one hundred and fifteen baskets of
food and clothing were distributed to
poor women at the Bowery mission in
the morning and at night more than
1900 men participated in the mis-
sion's annual Christmas dinner.
Five hundred dinner bags, each con.
tanning enough food for dinner for
ten persons. were distributed by the
Volunteers of America.
Twenty thousand persons in the
penal and charitable institutions of
New York city enjoyed Christmas din.
ners, the gift either of the city or of
charitable organizations. In many of