Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-22
BOTNTIFUL CHRISTMAS
IN NEW YORK CITY
THIS is TO BE MADE AN ExcEP-
TIoNALLY CHARITABLE CHRIST.
MAS IN GOTHAM.
special to the Herald.

tions and individuals are going deel
down in their pockets to dispense
Christmas cheer to the homeless anC
the hungry and the i'll provided will
even a more lavish hand than ha:
been seen in former years.
As is the custom, elaborate prepare
lions are being made by the Salvation
Army, the Volunteers of America, and
kindred organizations to feed the poor
of the metropolis. Last Christmas the
Salvation Army fed 10000 of the poor
est persons in New York City. This
year they intend to feed $4,000, but
instead of all these poor men, women
and children dining in one vast build
ing, the dinners will be made up in
hampers and distributed to 5000 diff
ferent families, each with an average
of five members. Brigadier Parker,
who is in charge of the distribution of
these meals, says he is making a
strong effort to get at the honest poor
who would prefer to have their Christ
mas dinner with their own family and
do not like the idea of leaving their
homes to journey to the middle of the
city for it.
Along the Bowery already can be
heard the rattle of many plates and
the noise of many cooks. They are
getting ready for Big Tim" Sullivan's
annual feast Big Tim and Little
Tim" have given Christmas dinners
for many years, but that of next Tues
day will eclipse all others Arrange
ments are being made to feed 5000 in
mates of the Bowery lodging houses
and many needy families in the dis
trict Five thousand pounds of turkey,
1000 pounds Of chicken. six barrels of
cranberries, eight barrels of potatoes,
six barrels of celery, five barrels of
onions and 5000 pies will be needed for
this feast. Beer and coffee will be ad
lib. Each diner will receive a pipe and
a package of tobacco.
1t would require much space to even
enumerate the many public charities
to be given in New York, beginning
today and continuing through the com.
ing week. The Hungarian Literary so
ciety distributes clothing, toys and
candies to the poor children of the
East Side. The Association for I'm
proving the Condition of the Poor will
make several thousand poor families
glad by distributing clothing and
Christmas dinners.
The Bowery Mission keeps open
house during the holidays and no one
is permitted to leave the place hungry.
Luncheon and dinners are served.
clothing and other necessaries distrib-
uted to the destitute, and big Christ.
mas tree celebration is held for the
enjoyment of the little folk.
st. Marks Hospital is another insti.
tuition where an annual Christmas Gel.
ebration is held. Christmas trees are
furnished to each ward and presents
distributed to patients, nurses and EN-.
ployes with a Christmas concert to in.
crease the cheer.
The Christmas celebration of the |
New York Produce Exchange will take |
the form of a distribution of 1000 |
Christmas baskets to the poor children
of the lower part of the city. The
gifts will be distributed on the floor.
of the exchange A vaudeville enter
tainment will also be provided for the
children.
The churches and church societies
of all denominations will. of course.
have their customary Christmas fes.
tivities in which the poor of their
respective districts will be well looked
after Special arrangements have
been made to provide cheer for the in
mates of the many hospitals, asylums
and similar institutions throughout the
city. Even the prisoners in the
Tombs, the Ludlow Street jail, and in
the various penal institutions located
on Blackwell's Randall's and Harris
islands will have an extra bounteous
dinner in celebration of the day.
OF all the objects Of charity at the
Christmas season, the great army Of
newsboys in New York are provided
Tor better perhaps than any other
class. A half dozen feasts are given
for them, and some Of the little gam.
ms have been known to gorge them
selves by partaling Of two or three
OF these big spreads in a single day.
There is always big dinner given at
the Newsboys Lodging House. in
Chambers street, followed by a distri-
button Of warm clothing to the. boys.
Randolph Guggenheimer always pro.
yides a Christmas spread for the news.
boys in the same way that Frank Til.
ford looks out for the Little Moth.
ers."
The Stage Children" as the little
folk of those aupagnd In tt,, tI,y,, ..s.,