Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-24
CHRISTMAS FOR THE POOR
MANY NEEDY PERSONS TO BE
MADE HAPPY.
Numerous Family Baskets and Sub.
stantial Dinners to Be Provided
by Various Organizations.

Christmas cheer will be dispensed to the
poor tomorrow by several of the pllilan-
thropic organizations of Washington. In
the merry hurly-burly of the holidays
those who are not well provided with this
worlds goods will not be forgotten. In
the work of providing for the INDECENT
Christianity will blend with charity, the
greatest of the three cardinal virtues.
The Central Union Mission, following its
Yuletide custom, will make Christmas a
day to be remembered pleasantly by the
city's other half.
Under the direction of o. 3. Brown,
president Of the missions board of di-
rectors, hundreds of poor wayfarers and
others will be given a Christmas dinner
in the dining room of the mission, Louis
lana avenue between 9th and 9TH streets,
at l O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. Tickets
for the feast will be distributed to the
persons who attend the religious services
in the AUDITORIUM at noOntide, in charge
of J. G. Pratt. The Ladies' Band Will
give an entertainment to the employees and
Christian workers of the Central Union
Mission tomorrow evening, to be followed
by supper. w. D. Yingling will be in
charge OF the music.
The Christmas work of the Salvation
Army this year will be in charge of Divi-
sional Major NJ Elizabeth Barter, who
has opened headquarters in room 30,
Colorado building. AT o'clock this even
ing there will be a distribution of about
five hundred baskets to poor families
from the local headquarters, $50 Penn
sylvania avenue. At 2.3O o'clock tomor-
row afternoon there will be an open air
to be followed in the even
A Christmas tree laden with toys and
goodies for poor children will be dis
played at the hall on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. New Year eve.
Appropriate services will be held tomor-
row at the Gospel Mission, 1870 Pennsyi-
vania avenue.
At Boys Training School.
Supt. Q. Il. Darnall of the Boys Train
ing School, out on the Bladensburg road,
has prepared an enjoyable program for
the boys in his charge. There will be d
big Christmas tree celebration tonight III
the chapel of the institution and u Yule-
tide entertainment, comprising dialogues,
Rotations, songs and other features.
Santa Claus will make his appearance at
an opportune moment, and from the tree
Will present to each boy box of candies,
a bag of nuts, apples oranges, etc.
The presents that are sent TO inc boys
by relatives and friends will be distributed
tomorrow, when Mr.. Darnall says The in
and grounds will be turned over
to the youngsters to have jolly good
Christmas time.
Supt Llnknan of the Washington Asy-
lum has directed that a special Christmas
dinner be served to the inmates Of the
two warehouses;, comp. Using baked pork
and vegetables, with mince pie as the piece
de resistance. A better menu Will be pre-
scented to the unfortunates In the hospital
The baskets and parce.s sent by friends
TO the prisoners and patients will be dis
trlbuted tomorrow.
Special menus will also be given at
the Old Mems Home, the almshouse anu
similar institutions.
Entertainment for the Poor.
At the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church last night an entertainment was
given for the purpose of raising food and
funds for the poor. The affair was given
by the Bible school and was a success
Among the contributions were ten dollar
bills tons of coal, fruit galore and other
things The admission fee was either an
apple, orange or potato.
n feature OF the evening was the
presentation of an American flag with
twelve new $40 bills pinned on it. 1t
was donated by the members of c. w.
Skeletons class, which was awarded the
honor of bringing in the largest amount
of money.
The members of Mrs. C. w. shelton's
class donated a ton of coal and prom
Used to furnish more at a later date
Col. Benjamin Alvords class collected
IS. The members of w. S. Daniels
class contributed $3.50.
The woodchopper's AK has been in
action on Randle Highlands since Mon
day, and even the deep snow on the
ground today did not cause q cessation
of the chopp:ng down of pretty cedar
and pine trees. The work is being car
ried on under the direction of Col. Arthur
E. Randle, president of the United States
Realty Company. who is giving the chill
dren of the District hundreds Of pretty
Christmas trees free of cost. Many little
ones made application to Col. Randle
Monday and yesterday for trees. Some
of the children went TO the highlands i'm
person to get their cedars or pines, while
others will have the trees delivered with
out charge by the realty compauy's
teams. Supt. Cooke has a large force of
men at work trimming the trees into
pretty shapes.