The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-23
YULETIDE IN
 METROPOLIS. Big Sums for Christmas
 Cheer. $75,000,000 WILL BE SPEN1 Charitable Organizations Will Pfo
 vide for the Poor. Several Thousand Human Dereiiefs e Bewery VIII Be Fed and ss.ta
 Claus VIII Make His
 Appearance.
s7s,ooo,ooo WILL BE sPErl

New York 22.--Seventy-five millio4. dollars is the estimated sum 1t ta1kes to provide Christmas cheer for the 3.-| 900. 900 inhabitants of Little Old New York" <F
 The figure may be cut a little thio year on account of the financial strtn~. gency. but if such is the case. there te no outward evidence. of the fact. Tho streets are congested with shoppere< the stores are crowded. and the subs way. elevated and surface cars packe4 with bundle-laden passengers.
 But with all the money spent on Christmas presents. the fact remaina that at least 100000 residents of tho metropolis would have no Christmas II all were it not for the charity organt~ sations. the church societies and indtr viduai philanthropists. 1t Is estsns@t that at least this number will partakef of the bountiful Christmas fare pro1 vided in the city hospitals and asy< lums. in missions and other benevoieut institutions supported by private char ity, and at the annual distribution o& dinners by the Salvation Army. tho Volunteers of America and other or-s ganizations.
 Salvation Army Leads The Christmas philanthropy of tho Salvation Army Is broader in it's scor9 than that of any similar orgauization
  or about 25.o00 persons will be looke0 after by the army. For all who car0 to come, the Grand Central Palace VIII be open at noon and here will be sprss4 the annual Christmas feast of turk>ys mince pie. cakes. oranges. goodish etc. for the poor. Men. women ana children are equally welcome None iN barred on account of color. race nx creed.
 In addition to the big dinner, the Salvation Army will distribute thou sands of baskets of food to those whf are sick or otherwise unable to aftenS the dinner. Bundles of clothing kof children and adults also will pc distrins uted The work of the Volunteers ps America will be conducted aions the sams lines though not en apfta q '-t Ghrisfnsas on pewery. At the famous Bowery Mission snys erai thousand human derelicts will ne fed. and as many more will be enter tained at the city lodging houses Ths newsboys will be especially looked ar ter at the Newsboys' Club in Easi Fourth Street.
 The Timothy D. Sullivan Association has arranged to give its customary dinner to the needy families residina along the Bowery and in the aa,sssns s,s ..s side streets. These Christmas dinners have been given for many years, put that prepared for Wednesday promises to eclipse all others.
 "Bir Tim" Sullivan will be master of ceremonies and will be assisted by Little Tim" The hungry will be Ted fin relays of 500 at a time. this being sII that can be accommodated at the SuIliyan club In addition to boun~ toous dinner, the men will probably re- ceiye an additional present of pipes ana tobacco as in former years, though it is rumored that Big. Tim" is nursing surprise to be sprung in the way or these especial little presents.
 Wall Street Has Hopes.
 Despite the fact that Wall Street ie rust emerging fronn--a panic, the em- pioyes of the big financial houses do not expect a very lean Christmas. AZ least they entertain hopes that santa 1 Claus will get around their way as sn | former years It is true that the sirty mav he less liberal, but nearly every ! prominent house in the street has 1 signifed its intention of remembering l its employees as usual The New York stock exchange and | ehe Consolidated exchange Will mAhs their distributions tomorrow. Wnen ceiebrations will be held, as Is GUS | tomary. The brokerage houses usual iv make their distributions the same dav while the banks make theirs Af | the end of the year. The bear houses will. as a matter of course. De more | liberal than the bulls this year. some of them have made large amount ot money on the decline and naturally are expected to give share or tho | profits to their employees.
 Heavy Christmas Malls. There is one class of workers "a ! New York who will be mighty glaa when Christmas is over. These are the sr,nIoves of the Postofiee Departmant- For the past two weeks it has been one grand hurry -sourry in the general nostofice and all the branch ofaces. Thousands of sacks of Christmas mall are being received daily and sent on 10 their destination. The volume of | foreign mails entering and leaving the | city promises to establish new high record. The money order business has | also been of huge proportions Alto l gether, the pressure of business IS pe- Iieved to be as great 1T not greater