The Detroit times., 1911-12-23
HOT ENOUGH POOR TO USE
CHRISTMAS CHEER DETROIT
FOLK ARE ANXIOUS TO GIVE
Charity Organizations Swamped
With Requests For Names
of Those Needing Aid.
ABUNDANCE FOR ALL.
Even Prisoners in Jail and House
of Correction Will
Enjoy Feast.

Well. the busy Christmas whirl will
soon be over, and the close will bring
tons OF good food, innumerable toys.
candies and other seasonable articles
90 the rich and poor alike in Detroit.
While the well-to-do and those in
moderate circumstances viii be able
TO provide their own Christmas din
ners and gifts for their children, the
poor will be splendidly looked after
by the charitable institutions OF the
city. Not even the prisoners in the
House OF Correction and Wayne coun-
" Jail will be overlooked. In fact,
they may fare bettef-than many on
the outside.
Thomas j. Dolan, superintendent OF
the poor commission, is authority for
the statement that the poor will be
better cared for this Christmas than
ever before.
We have been literally swamped
with requests and applications from
schools, church societies and others
for the names of poor families" said
Mr.. Dolan to The Times, Friday. I'VE
have upwards OF 500 poor families on
our list, and | am sure that every per-
son In our care will be literally pro-
vided for. The number Of families on
our list Is about the same as in past
years al this time OF the yesI. Inc
poor commission will see TO 1t that
avery family is well-supplied with
coal. and the usual relief in regard 10
provisions will also be extended. We
do not give any extra supplies AT
Christmas time"
The management OF the Associated
Charities also reports that no one will
60 hungry or cold
I'VE are busy giving out names OF
poor families TO the different church
societies and other charitable organ
izations." said Miss Dupont, acting Sec
rotary of the charities, and II looks
as though everybody is going 10 rare
well. IL is our chief EFFORT to see 10
II that no endeavor Is duplicated we
have had many applications Tor the
names of needy families, and II any
are still left uncared for by outside
societies. we will take care OF them
ourselves. We have a special fund
for that purpose.
Among the private concerns taxi
ing care Of families under our notice
Is the Hudson Motor Co, which Is
looking after II entire families, who
are 10 be provided with dinners and
any clothing which they may need.
AS usual, the salvation Army,
American Army. and Volunteers OF
America are sending out baskets
The Salvation Army will give a we'll
filled hamper TO upwards OF 500 fam
lilies: the American Army will min
lister to upwards of 500, while the
Volunteers will provide for about
100 families. The Volunteers, how
ever. are not gcing to give up the
good work after the Christmas din
ner has been supplied they are go
ing to keep right on feeding the
poor to the best of their means
throughout the winter.
1--WE find that the poor need good
food after Christmas as well as or
the joyful day. said Capt Ramsay.
OF the Volunteers, 'and We plan TO
feed them as long as our funds will
permit. We gave dinner for $50
people on Thanksgiving day, in our
quarters, No. so Macomb-st., but we
shall have nothing like that on
Christmas; we shall confine our eff
forts to the basket work. ! asked
the poor commission for So families
TO care for, and found that all the
poor on the commissions list had
been provided for. That certainly
looks as though no one Is going to
be forgotten or neglected"
The House Of Correction prisoners,
$50 of them. As OF whom are women,
will feast on turkey and dressing, po-
tatoes and other vegetables, bread,
coffee and oranges. There were only
400 in the works" a year ago.
Supt Mcdonnell blames the increase
this year to the business conditions,
which, he said, were worse than In
1910. Six of the women convicts
are serving life terms.
In the county jail, the prisoners
will feast on chicken. together with
all seasonable vegetables and des-
serts.
Al