Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-23

teers of America will give a dinner t,
the scores of homeless men at the In
dustrial Home tomorrow afternoon at Q
o'clock.
The good work will bring cheer to
many The Volunteers plan a much
larger work for Christmas.
The unfortunates at the penitentiary
in Caldwell will have to walt until
Christmas for their good things. This
has been a custom for many years.
Beefsteak and plenty of it will be
the principal dish for the boarders at
the Jail tomorrow, according to War
den McGuinness. .'BeefsteW, yegeta-
bles and fruit will be served" said the
warden, 'and nobody will be forgot
ten. Anyone wishing to enjoy a tur-
key or chicken dinner can have it at
a reasonable price. .
THE entertainment will be provided
by the boarders themselves. and there
is plenty of good talent among them.
We will make it as pleasant as we
ram"
No dinner will be served by the Sal
walton Army tomorrow, as it is not
their custom in this city. Christmas
is their day for caring for the poor.
htuIhluE lOT turkeys.
Among the old Thanksgiving Eve
features that have been retained in
Newark is rafting for turkeys and
chickens in cafes and beef saloons. II
the windows of many aloons live tur-
keys and chickens, and also dressed
ones, were seen today In every section
of the city. Parties of men will gather
in these places tonight and throw for
a plump turkey or a pair of chickens.
Many a man will pay out a good
mann nickels and not get in the final
throws, and even if they win one or
two chances they la be beaten in the
final throw for a turkey by a man who
rtsked only a nickel or a dime. At
these raff1es some men are lucky, n
not only get a big turkey OF a pair Of
chickens at small cost to take home,
but a few hav won two or three
"gobblers'' in a night and ratified them
off again, not taking a chance them
selves, so that other men may get a
turkey for home. In some saloons vocal
and instrumental nus are added to
the Thanksgiving Eve features.
The great feature of Thanksgiving
Day will be the turkey timers in
homes. in city and county institutions,
in orphan asylums, homes for the aged,
and hospitals. The city will give 260
inmates of the Almshouse roast turkey
and 'stuffin'," cranberries, pies, fruit
and coffee, and the patients in the City
Hospital who a eat solid food will
have a full turkey dinner. The county
will give Thanksgiving dinners to the
prisoners in the Essex county jail n
Caldwell penitentiary and the inmates
of Overlook Asylum.
Turkeys for the Unfortunate.
Friends Of the charitable institutions
sent turkeys and accessories today to
the Protestant and Catholic orphan
asylums and homes for h aged. st.
Barnabas's, st. Michael's, st. James's,
the Hebrew and other hospitals were
not forgotten. The bright lads who
sell the daily papers will get their
usual turkey dinner at the Boys
Lodging House. Societies of churches
will help poor families in their parishes,
There will be outdoor sports and
games in NewarB and the county and
matinees will be given in theatres, but
there will be few of the old-time fea-
lures, such as the target companies
going out of Newark to shoot for
prizes and others visiting this city
from other places. An amusing
Thanksgiving Day feature of the past
that has disappeared is the visits of
companies of "fantasticals" from New
York to this city, the men being
dressed in very grotesque costumes.
Many of the ''fantasticals'' were actors,
and their antics in marching through
Newark streets were much enjoyed by
citizens and their children.