The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-26
SAL NATION ARMY DOES NOBLE WORK ON CHRISTMAS DAY 130 Baskets of Christmas Fsod Distributed to Birming-
 hams Needy HOW $7O0 STRETCHED OVER GREAT TERRITORY Army VIII Have Christmas Tree New Years Day-Ensisn Logan Tells of Special Instances
 of Charity.

The Salvation Army has distributed lSO baskets containing Christmas dinner. Each basket contained a sufficient quan- tity of good, wholesome food to feed dozen persons. The distribution began at o'clock Christmas Eve, and at late hour last night applications were still being received.
 Instead of giving a Christmas dinner to which all the poor were invited it was deemed best to distribute baskets of food this year, as 1t Is believed larger num- Der of real needy people are reached by this method than the giving of the din- ner. Most of the families which received baskets were hard working but unfortun- ate people who had been thrown out of work. and who were unable. to secure new employment
 The Wholesome Baskets.
 Each basket contained a sack of flour, a quantity of potatoes and apples. pound of coffee four pounds of sugar. box of crackers and about six pounds of beef. number of extra large sacks ot flour were distributed and a large quan- tity of meal in large bags was also pur- chased for cases of extraordinary need. good many pairs of shoes were also given to children who had none.
 The total amount of money given to the army was only s700. but careful manage ment stretched this sum over a great field of need, Ensign Logan, who is at the head of the local army, said last night that the number of people fed this year was far greater than any previous year. and that great many families in distress had been reached. The fol- lowing are few of the things which have been done out of this s700. in ad- dition to the above:
 Some Special Cases.
 Two months rent and food given to woman and her four small children. This case has been under Ensign Logan's at tentlon for two months, and is a very deserving one. The woman has made efforts to get employment, but 1t has been impossible.
 A woman and three small children, de- serted by the husband and father, Is be- Ing taken care of until she can be sent to her friends.
 Coal has been given to a number of worthy families who were unable to buy fuel More coal is being purchased and will be distributed to those really need ing 1t.
 Three months rent was paid for a family consisting of mother and sev- erai children, who were about to be put out of their house. This family was also given food.
 Christmas Tree Coming.
 While the army will be a little slow Tn giving a Christmas tree to the poor, there will be one on New Years Day. A log cabin has already been placed on tho platform In the hall and large tree will be erected.
 A bank in the shape of a chimney, with Santa Claus just starting his descent, was placed at the First National bank corner Christmas Eve, and proved very attractive. Over $50 was put into 1t. While the work oi the army includes only white persons the negroes were lb- eral in their donations of niokels and dimes into the kettles which were placed on number of different corrers In the business part of town during the week preceding Christmas.