The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-25
MANY DESTITUTE /
PEOPLE CARED I'd
Volunteers and Salvation Arn
Extend Cheer to at Least
1000 Families.
PLENTY OF CLOTHES TO
GO WITH THE EATABIJ
Big Dinner to Be Served
City's Charitable and Penal
Institutions. z

Morr tllan Thousand destltute fo,.
lleS III salt Lake Will enjoy Ch1ixt,,
dinners today as Il result OF ,bs 90
of the Salvation Army and Inc vi
leofs oil America. Tho Salvation Ar
frioay sent out Goo baskets containl,
GOOD things 10 eat and the yolnnts,
-, L@hn.eTlIa @ gave away about 400 haskc
OF PROVISIONS 1t Is estimated thai y
proNImalcly G5n0 poor persous will n. 3
'ooaE bY thc two charitable organizat,1
named above 'i9a' 'io
Ensign and Mrs. Thomas A pitt !,
charge Of the distribution for tbs =.
walton Army and Captain y, w IsSs
TOOK charge OF the work for Tho vni,,
teers Of America 'oiu
The collections were larger this "a
ihan ever before in tic history Of +
charge Of the distribution WORK Th, y
were plenty OF warm clothes and enom
20 cat Tor all who apnlie1 and ~ =
one goes hungry IN Salt Lake lad
II Is not the fault of the Salvation Arr
or the Volunteers OF America 81
Widows Predominant.
Widows predominated in the long NJ,
that swarmcd The distribution hcadanss
tcrs Friday. There were noany r,.,
most OF them old and gray. and noS'
| icW children, hut i'm most cases those =
applied for assistance had been left
.. destitute condition by the death or
! husband and father -
| lhcro was considerable shopping DONE
salt Lake Friday. Al the SaivatJ
Army Industrial store on Commer,iaI
| ley, where wearing apparel Is actua
| sold at about 30 per cent below On
! ,hcrc were many purchasers. 1t was
| busiest day of the year and many a
| tlat originally cost S. was retaiIed
| 30 cents. and more than few wa
| coats went at figures that would inc
! the regulation fire sale seem like a hol
| Of e%tortion in comparison. By sell
figure the Salvation Army does aS
! with the taiut or pauperism and at
! same time renders great assistance'
! those who have not sufficient appa
TO keep them warm In the winter mont
Matron Rose y. Pickett Of the {
/ prison has arranged to have a ratl
! elaborate Christmas dinner for the 4
! fortunatcs who are doing time at
| institution on East First South stre
Mother Pickett. as tho matron
lnowu, To the prisoners. will dispel
puddingEthe Kind Hmoiher" makes makes. = 4
| tron Pickett win feed about 100 pcrso
Chief OF Police Barlow Will prov
cigars.
County Jail Inmates.
Down al the county Jail Sheriff JOSE
| c. Sharp win provide his prisoners "
a big dinner. Deputy Sheriff Joe B
( bidge mas arranged the mcnu and ID
uty Bert Seagcr will see that there
no lack OF fnessc. in the serving.
Despite tho fact that the home '
! under quarantine, the usual Christn
| tree with celebration Was held ut 4
| Orphans Home and Day Nursery
! south state street Friday afterno
! Gifts were distributed among the cl
| drcn and there were forty-fNe happy X
dies when they were tucked in their ~
| Friday night.
! At the hospitals special menus III
/ been arranged for and the sufferers,
/ at least all OF those who are not dietI
| will enjoy the customary Chrsstn
! cheer.