Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-26
Thirty-seven Thousand Share
in the Distribution of
Dinners
SALVATION ARMY TO THE FORE
Does Most for the Relief and Pleasure
of the Observation-Disclosures of America
Aid-Dinners for Inmates of Penal
and Charitable Institutions - Thaw's
Wife Provides Dinner.

New York, Dec 26-New York cele-
brated yesterday the most bounteous
Christmas in, many years. Ideal win
ter weather-clear and cold marked
| the day. 1t is seldom that New York
does not turn out its myriads of thou
sands on a holiday to tax the trans
portation lines, but yesterday it seemed
that the city stayed at home for its
dinner and other Christmas pleasures
To those who had no homes and dim
| ner feast was provided by the many
charitable societies and on one had ex-
cuse 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 bask-
cts and 1000 bags, each containing
fowl and 'fixings" sufficient for fam
lily of five persons or more, were dis
tributed by Commander Eva Booth OF
the Salvation Army at the Grand Cen
trail palace from IL to l 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
basket of food.
The usual Christmas dinner at the
palace was abandoned, as Commander
Booth was convinced that the recipi-
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to their own homes and prepare their
dinners after their own fashion. This
made it possible to add 1000 bags to
the amount usually distributed.
In the afternoon occurred the annual
Christmas tree and distribution OF
more than 5000 toys to the children.
Commander Booth. said that the poor
had suffered more this year than last,
as the price of foods and rents had been
advanced.
More than 5000 Of the homeless Of
the east side partook of Christmas
dinner at the Timothy D. Sullivan as
ISOLATION rooms in the Bowery. No
distinctions We're made between appli-
cants 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
clothing for many were without over
coats and hundreds wore only the REM
nants of shoes. The day was bitterly
cold. AS each man departed from
the hall a pouch full of tobacco, a
pipe and ticket for a pair of shoes
were given him.
One hundred and fifteen baskets of
food and clothing were distributed
to poor women at the Bowery mission
yesterday morning and last night more
than 1900 men participatedSin the mis-
sion's annual Christmas dinner
Five hundred dinner bags, each con-
tanning enough food for dinner for
ten persons. were distributed by this
Volunteers of America.
Twenty thousand persons in the
penal and charitable institutions of
New York City enjoyed Christmas
dinners, the gift either of the city or Of
charitable organizations. In many of
the institutions they were vaudeville
and musical entertainments for the in
mates.
Harry Thaw's Christmas dinner at
the Tonbs prison was sent down from
big cafe by order of his wife.