The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-24
IN
NEW YORK CIl|I
COSTS s75.oocooo 70 PROVIDE
CHEER ron 100000 iNtAsl-
TANTs.
WALL STREET HOpEFljt
Despite Recent Panic Employees uf
Financial Institutions 4xpext sA
Santa Claus salvatIc 1kfmy
'Sa'a gssvos,

roT ASSt T-lCccy ~
million dollars Ii the estimated ann
La takes to provide Christmas cheer
for the 100000 inhabitants nf LIN.
tile Old New York.. The agnre may
lbe cut 4 littIe this year On acrouat
10 fthe financial strihgency. nut ii
such Ii the case there Ii no oAit.
ward evidence of the fact. The sfrests
are congested With shoppers stlls
stores are crowded. and the subway
elevated and surface cars packed With
|bundleiaden passengers. F.s
But with ali the money spent or,
Christmas presents the fact Remains
that at least 100000 residents OF the
metropolis would have no Christmas
at All were II not for the charity or.
ganizations, the church societies and
individual phiianthropists. ii Is esfi-
mated that All least this number will
partake Of the hountifui Christmas
fare provided in the city hospitals
and asyIums, In missions and other
benevolent institutions supported BY
~. Il
private charity. and at the annual dis,
trihntion Of dinners by the Salvation
Army me volunteers OF America and
other organizations.
ssivssioH Army II, Lead.
81 ne knflstmas philanthropy - the
salvation Army Is broader III iss
scope .nan inst q anyysimiiar pr
sanI1alion Or socfety. the needs cF
o'VoV ianliiess or about $4,000 peFf
SOUS. VIII tbe looked after BY the army
Fpr e. VINO care 70 come thp Grani
Supliai rhiace VIII pe. opeh at neon
auo peIe Will pc spread the ANIMAL
AhfistlnAs ieast pt.turxey. minee M.
cRhes xpfat ltk- g to- fpr
ING spopr Men women ana ellildrsst
ere eauavy yeicomes None - BARREL
ohtacoouns y color. race o. creed "A
aau'saVh 70 the Dig dinner the AaIya.
'ioa Afhy VIII uistr1unte tnousasds
~ pashets ~ 1904, 70 those WHO are
SIGN % otnerWise unable % attend tn
alnnef' buhhies "a ciotning Tor chis.
ulsh ana adniss also VIII ne afssrtbsa-
,ea' ne work q the VoIusesafs o.
america VIII oe conducted along the
sanle i'nss snoush NOT on quite so
ia'se scale.
enHstmss resst on ucvesy.
AZ tne famous bowery Mission ssv-
erh Thousand human dereiicts viii BE-
Ied' ana a. many more VIII be enter
tanned al the city lodging houses. The
ne"sooys wan oe especially looked
aiter ny tnc Newsooys Club In East
rourth street.
Inc Iimotny U. sullivan Associa-
lon mas arranged TO give its custom
airy dinner 10 .ne needy families resid,
ing aiohg .he boWery and IN the ada
cent SIDE streets. THESE Christmas
dinners nave been given for many
years, out that prepared Tor day after )
tomorrow promises to eclipse all 9TH
ers. Big Tim sullivan VIII be mas
ter OF ceremonies and VIII be assisted
by .Littie Tim. The hungry VIII be
Ted IN relays OF 500 az time, this be-
ing all that can be accommodated at
the Sullivan Club, In addition to
uouhteous ninner tue men prooapiy
VIII receive an additional present OF
pipes and tobacco as In former years,
though II Is rumored that Big Tin"
Is nursing surprise to be sprung
In the way OF these especial little
Wall street Has Hopes.
Despite the fact that Wall Street
Is Just emerging from panic. the EN-
pioyes OF the big financial houses do
not expect very lean Christmas At
least they entertain hopes that Santa
Claus will get around their way rs In
former years. II is true that the siffs
may be less liberal but nearly every
prominent house In the ~strset hiss
signified its intention Of rememberfn<