The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-25
CHRISTMAS DINNERS FOR ALL.
SALVATION ARMY PLANS 70
FEED 2J,OOO THIS YEAR.
Big Tim as Z suaI VIII Entertain the Home
less ot the BOwery and Frank TIlfOrd
VIII he the Host OF the Little Mothers
Dinner Provided for the Newsboys.

A clear, cold Christmas is promised for
to-day, with plenty to satisfy the ~appetites
of the hungry and homeless and freq Christ
mas trees and entertainments for the
children Of the poor and those in institu-
lions.
The Salvation Army, which always
spreads the biggest feast before the hungry
and homeless ones. is going to try this year
to beat the record made last year. when
10000 we're fed at its Christmas dinner. TIE
Army has made arrangements this year 10
feed IS 900, but a somewhat different pro-
gramme will he followed. There will be no
monster feast this year AT which men. women
and children will dine together. but instead
dinners will be made mp in hampers and
distributed 10 5000 families. each with an
average Of five members, This distribution
will occur AZ the Grand Central Palace at
10 O'Clock this morning.
Brgadier Parker, who lis in charge Of the
distribution of the meals, said that this plan
had been adopted in an effort to get At the
honest poor who would prefer to have their
Christmas dinner with their own family
instead Of leaving their homes. The Army
has promised to distribute as much a. if
not more than has been passed along the big
tables in past. years. At 3 o'clock at the
Grand Central Palace there is 10 be a Christ
mas tree and entertainment for poor children,
at which Miss Booth will preside.
Next in size to the Salvation Army's
feast will be Big Tim Sullivan's regular
Christmas timer for the Bowery. Though
Big Tim is out as an oficeholder he hasn't
given up his annual Eat home,' to which
all inmates Of the Bowery's lodging houses
are usually invited. The feast begins
at noon Mt the rooms Of the r. d. Sullivan
Association. at POI Bowery. Big Tim and
the Hon. Mike Padden made a hole in Wash
Ington Market the other day buying things
for the dinner and there has been a great
rush Of the Bowery's swell set TO serve
as walters. Besides a Christmas dinner
each guest will receive a pipe. a package
of tobacco, a pair Of gloves and the usual
pair OF shoes to remember their host by.
Little Tim denied last night that there
would be a lot of reporters at the dinner.
The amount served would make repeating
impossible, he said.
The Bowery Mission gives a free dinner
al & o'clock this evening with special music.
so there Is a chance for those who survive
the ga riier social duties. In the morning
the mission will distribute baskets contain
ing dinners for ten persons.
William NJ. Fliess, who for many yeas
useu 10 lPeu me nSWHDOYS, IS dean, our
the dinner will be continued in his memory
by his sou, William NJ. Fiess, Jr. The
dinner will be given AT the Brace Memorial
Lodging House on New Chambers street
al 7 o'clock.
Frank Tilford will give his annual Christ
mas diuner for little mothers this year
al Murray Hill Lyceum. About 75n girls
have been invited and each will receive
a bag ~ gifts and be a guest az a special
concert
Many Of the hospitals will have special
Christmas celebrations for their patiente.
Al 81. Marks Hospital On Second avenue
there will be Christmas trees in the various
distributed 10 pstients and employees.