The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-24
CHRISTMAS N ! d !
new YORK Gil
COSTS $75,ooc,ooo 70 PROVIDE
cHE IN ron s,ooo,ooo INt4Asi-
TAhT8.
WALL STREET HOPEFUL
Despite Recent Panic Employees III
Financial Institutions expect
Santa ciaus--salvation Army
in Fore Ground.

! New York, nee. 23. 4Eesantg.:svn
tmillion dollars Ii the estimated sam
ilt takes to provide Christmas eheaf
Ifor tho a.ooo.ooo irhabitaats n i.is-
ftie Old New York The figure NAV
be cnt little this year soli archil. X
10 ftha financial stringency but .ifs
lsuch IS the case there IL no ssaf.
ward evidence OF the fact. The streets
are congested with shoppers the
|stores are crowded and the subway,
elevated and surface cars packed with
bundIe.Iaden passengers.
But with all the money spent on
Christmas presents the fact remains
that at least 100000 residents Of the
metropolis would have no Christmas
lat all We're IL net for the charity OF.
ganizations. the church societies AMI
Individual philanthropists II is. esti
mated that at least this number viii
nartake of the bountiful Christmas
fare provided In the city hospitals
|ttnd aHslnms, In missions and other
beenyolent institutions supported by
private charity. and al the annual dis
tribntion of dinners by the Salvation
Army the Volunteers of America aad
|nther organizations.
Salvation Army in Lead.
The Christmas philanthropy of t'ta
sa ION Army Ii broader Nj iss
Seapts ahasl that Of any similar 81.
|ganizetion or society. The needs IN
1900 families. on about $4,000 ne;s
sons, Will BIZ looked after BY the army.
|For aH Who care to come the Granl
|CeDttyf Palace will be open al ncSsl
and hera Will be spread the annual
Christmas feast of turkey. mince ple.
cakes oranges. goodies, etes Till
The poor MeiIs w0Riefi nad chiIdrAa
are equally welcome. None III harriet
ON account Of color. race DR. creesl, Iii
addition to the big dinner The SALIVA
tion Army will distribute thousaaslS
|0f hasketssof food Id those who nre
sick Aor otherwise unable to attend "A,
dinner. Bundles of clothIng for cllil.
'dfsn ana astnits a{sp " III. ia I'll n TIl,.a.s
Ted. The work Of the Volunteers of
America will be conducted along the
same lines though not on quite SO
large a scale.
Christmas Feast on 6owery.
At the famous Bowery Mission ssy.
eral thousand human derelicts WIN b.
fed. and as many more WIN be, e,enter.
tained at the city lodging houses, The
newsboys will be especially looked
after at the Newsboys Club In East
Fourth street.
The Timothy d. Sullivan Associa.
tion has arranged to give its custom
ary dinner to the needy families rssid,
Ing along the Bowery and In the AHA
cent side streets. These Christmas
dinners have been given. fer many
years. but that prepared for day after
tomorrow promises to eclipse all 9th
ers. big Tim" Sullivan win be mas;
ter of ceremonies and viii be assisted
by Little Tim The hungry VIII b,
fed in relays Of 500 at a time. this be.
ing all that can be accommodated at
the Sullivan Club In addition to
bounteous dinner the men probably
VIII receive an additional present OF
pipes and tobacco as IN former years.
though It IS rumored that -Big Tim
is nursing a surprise TO be sprung
In the way Of these especial lltile
presents.
Wall Street Has HOPES.
Despite the fact that Wall Street
is just emerging from o panic. the en-
ployes of the big financial houses do
not expect a very lean Christmas At
least they entertain hopes that Santa
Claus will get around their way as IN
former years II is true that the gifts
may be less liberal. but nearly every
house in the street has
signified Its intention OF rsnember!ny
its employees as usual.
The New York Stock Exchange AMI
the Consolidated Exchange viii make
their distributions tomorrow. when
celebrations will be held as Is cur
tomary. The brokerage houses usual
" make their distributions the same
dav. While the banks make theirs al
the end Of the year. The bear houses
viii. as a matter Of course. be more
liberal than the bulls this year. scme
Of them have made large amount Of
money on the decline and naturally
are expected to give a share Of The
profits to tseir employees
Heavy Christmas Nsils-
There Is one class Of workers IN
New YORK vho viii be miehty gIai
when Christmas fs over Theze ar
the employees Of the pestofiee ders-t-
hent For the past tuo weeks u has
been one grand buFry-seurry IN ths
general postonsce an1 ~ ne hrssca
offices Thousands % Sacks - Cifsst-
mas nail are being rece1rsl daily anl
sent on to their destinsfion- Tts vol