The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-24

II patrons VIII call today.
The dispensing Of Christmas cheer by
organizations aud individuals which
had been in course of preparation for
days, began 10 earnest YESTERDAY, aud
by nichtfsIl scores of poor families
were made happy and provided with
generous stores OF nCrCSsaTics and inNu-
rics. The children. beloved OF Santa
Claus. were also made 10 feel that be
il indeed a reality and does visit them
at Nuletide. for tous Of TOYS and candy
wero distributed among the poor cbll
dren OF the city.
The local lodge of Elks Yesterday
pressed into service several motor cars
In distributing 600 packages of chll-
drcn 5 clothing The Elks uero among
the most active Of organization i'm the
work OF making people happy Christ
mas. and tomorrow tho good work VIII
90 on. when a large Christmas tree in
the lodge room viii be relieved of its
$50 pounds OF candy bags for tue chill
dren by Jim Lewis in the role of Santa
Claus. This celebration will be under
tho active direction Of the wives of
tho members. Free street car tickets
Ia the club house will Inc furnished the
children by the Utah Light & Railway
company.
Basket Dinners Distributed.
More than 800 deserving famlics re-
ecived substantial Christmas cheer YES.
tcrJ1y by the regular distribution of
baskets OF food hv tho Salvation Army
under the direction of Adiutant Sloate,
The distribution WAS by ticket and ut
Tho army ball on Second South street
The members Of the corps wero kept
busy from morning until night in hand
ing ont the baskets to the applicants
The Salvation Army also had delivery
wagon TO carry the baskets to those
who could not come or send to the hall.
Adlutant SloatG made short bet i'm
pressive talk 90 the significance of the
season before distributing the baskets
Yesterday morning. Each basket cou-
tanned large roast Of beef or tur-
Key. potatoes, can of tomatoes. bread.
sugar, coffee, apples. glass Of Jelly
and tho Christmas edition of the War
Cry.
Tomorrow night at 6 o clock tho sal.
yatiou Army VIII bold 4 Christmas tree
festival for about 100 children. Three
large trees. gaily decorated and illum.
mated and laden with presents and
sweets, will adoru the platform and a
regular Santa Claus will be present. The
immense stock of food in The store
room has bv DO means been exhausted
and With the promised regular coutribu-
taken care of during the remainder OF
the winter
Under tho direction Of Capt y. ".
Edison, the Volunteers Of America were
also very active Yesterday, and be
tween two hundred aud three hundred
bsskets of food were given out 10 the
Door. The ticket system usel by the
SaiNation Army was IN force At the
Volunteers headquarters on First
H.
we're steady all day. Meat, canned aud
fresh vegetables, coffee. butter, sugar.
a cereal. aud q can OF fruit were put in
the baskets
Newsboys Made Happy.
Tho nevsboys, who have for davs
watched the crowds troop by loaded
with bundles of presents for others,
were made happy Yesterday by the re
ceipt of 81 each. the gift of Russell L.
Trlcy. One hundred and twenty-five
dollars 10 all was given out 20 the news
paper merchants. Each presented an or
der for his lollar signed BY Charles
McGillis. in charge of the affairs of the
Newspoys union.
Unity hall. lSS South Second East.
was thrown open 10 the children yes
tcrday and more than POO youngsters
were made happy by the receipt of
presents and bags oil candy, fruit and
nuts, aud Santa Claus himself pre-
sided over the festivities The names
and ages Of sll the children had been
previously aseertaincd and each founi
on his chair large bag filed with
presents. \ brief Christmas talk was
made 10 the children by the Rev, DR..
W. NJ. Padeu Of the First Presbyterian
church.
The following ladies had charge of
the festivities: Mrs. ., i. Salisbury.
Mrs George W. Rose. Miss McGratb.
Miss Stewart. Miss Rayhould. Miss
Baer, Miss LeaTl, Mrs, Jack Gilmer.
Miss Marie Odell, Miss Hanna, Miss
Margaret Mcclure. Miss Wall. Miss
Dunn, Mrs. Overtcld
Christmas Cheer Continues.
Plans for special Christmas celcbrs-
tlons covering today anil tomorrow
have been made hy the charitable in.
stitutions. Tho $50 little ones at the
hcarns-St. Ann orphanage will be
made happy tomorrow by tuc dinner
aud u Christmas tree. The good things
Tor tho dinner have been donated bv
Mrs. Thomas kc3rns and Mrs. Sol Sic
gel. and the presents for the children
are from SeuRtor and Mrs. Kcarns and
their daughter Helen Special services
will bo conducted by the chaplain aud
the day'5 programme will be under the
direction OF the Rcy. Father D. kisIy
The children AZ the Orphans Home
and Dsv Nursery will celebrate az g
O'Clock this afternoon. \ large Christ
mas tree laden with gifts aud good
things 20 eat has been provided aud
the children will render a special pro
grsnlme which has been devised aud
prepared by them.
At Public Institutions.
The charges at the county iufirmary
will be treated 10 an extra fine Christ.
mas dinner tomorrow and there viii
also be large Christmas tree for them,
containing presents for all.
The prisoners in the state, county
and cily prisons viii be served fine