Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-24
CHRISTMAS TO
BE GLORIFIED
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army and the smoking chimneys'' of
I the Volunteers have been familiar
sights along the lain streets. AL
! though liberal response has been made
| to the mute appeals of these two
worthy objects, the funds raised are
not great enough to meet all the de-
mands which will be made today and
! tomorrow at the two headquarters. An
urgent appeal has been made by the
| Volunteers and the Salvation Army to
all Angelenos to drop a coin in the
various receptacles so as "to keep the
| pot a-boiling'' and the chimney a
smoking"
Beginning at 2 o'clock today, the Sal
Vation army headquarters at 121 Will
mington street will assume unusual
activity, for from that hour on be-
| tween 200 and 300 baskets of food will
| be distributed. Each basket will con-
| tain chicken, beef, four kinds of veg
etables, tea, coffee, sugar, fruit and
pies. The supply in each basket is
large enough for a family of five per-
sons and will provide most excellent
Christmas dinner for many worthy
ones. A personal investigation Of every
case of destitution has been made by
Major Alfred Harris or some of his
co-worllers, so as TO prevent impostors
! from deprlving worthy ones of a
Christmas dinner
This afternoon thirty boys and thirty
girls, wards of the Salvation Army, will
gather at the Wilmington street head
quarters and will journey to a private
residence near Bimini baths for a gem
eral romp and good time. Here pres
ents will be given to the youngsters
and the sadness of their lot forgotten
for the time being.
Promptly at noon tomorrow 1000 men
and women will sit down to the great
Christmas dinner of the army. The
dinner will be served in the building
at 4S1 South Hill street. The repast
will be fit for a king and will be for
any and all who have no other invl-
tation.
Every child in Los Angeles is in
vited to attend the great Christmas
celebration to be held next Wednesday
night at the Hill street headquarters
of the Salvation Army. Provisions
have been made already for 1900, as
that is the usual number that at
tend the annual childrens party of the
army. This will be one of the really
interesting sights of the holiday sea-
son, for in the audience will be found
children of all ages, all sizes, all con-
ditions and all nationalities.
The Associated Charities began deliv-
| ering Christmas presents and baskets
| yesterday afternoon. The plan fol-
lowed by the Associated Charities is
similar to that Of the Salvation Army.
Personal investigation is made of each
case and the special needs of each
| family supplied in so far as possible
Plenty to Eat
The Volunteers of America will dis
! tribute 250 baskets of food today be-
tween 4 and o'clock from their head
quarters 128 East First street. In each
basket there is enough for a family Of
| five. Chicken, meat, a pound each of
| butter, sugar and coffee, two loaves of
bread and two pies, together with fresh
and canned vegetables, fill the baskets.
Christmas night the inmates of the
children's home of the Volunteers of
America will hold a Christmas enter
tainment at the First street headquar-
ters. Between 500 and 1000 children
are expected to be present. Following
| the entertainment each of the little
| ones will be given a Christmas bag.
The girls will get dolls and the boys
! knives, besides candy, nuts. fruit and
| other things dear to the childish heart
and stomach.
Instead of a big Christmas dinner
| this year the Volunteers have used
the money donated them in furnishing
! merchandise orders to worthy fam
! lilies. These orders are on the Fifth
! Street store, and call for any needed
article from shoes to dress. About
100 pairs of shoes have been arranged
! for as a special Christmas present to
| that number Of needy little ones.
All the orphanages in Los Angeles
will bless the Elks on Christmas day,
for the Elks will bring joy and glad
ness to the hearts of every little waif
| in the city. Special gifts will be made
| to all orphans as we'll as to widows
and unfortunate persons. The relief
work of the Elks will be done in such
a manner that the recipients will not
know where the gifts of food, cloth
! ing and useful articles came from.
! Santa Claus" Motley II. Flint, alias
! postmaster of Los Angeles, is about
! the busiest man in town today. Be
| tween looking after postal business
and distributing the gifts which the
| Shrners have provided for unfortunate
men, women and children of Los An
| geles, his time is taken up from dawn
! to dark and then some A flood of let
| ters have been received by Santa
| Claus Flint, and he is answering the
! piteous appeals of the little ones as
| fast as human ingenuity can manage
it.
In all the churches Christmas serv-
ices will be held tomorrow. In the