The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-22

similar entertainments and presents.
according to their age
Distribute Christmas Dinners
Beginning at 1870 o'clock Saturday
afternoon The Salvtion Army will be-
gin the distribution of 200 Christmas
baskets TO the deserving families on
their list. Every basket will go to a
deserving family. None will be given
to those who do not deserve them.
Each basket Will contain d chicken or
some kind of meat and some to the
larger families will contain both. In
( addition to that will be cranberries,
celery, sugar, coffee. corn, potatoes. a
head of cabbage. bread butter apples
jar of fruit and turnips. The baskets
are filled according to the size of the
family that is to receive it, so there
will be enough for every member of
the family.
The collections of The Salvation Army
have not been as great this year as was
anticipated and the officers of the as
ISOLATION will not be able to furnish a 5
much relief to the poor classes as on
former occasions They have received
a number of donations from out of
town. Among these was a collection
from the Union SuncSy school in IN
dianola. which is northwest of the city.
Other donations have been received
from Meriden. Rossville and Alta Vista
The Salvation Army has supplied
large number of pers pms With clothing
put the SUPPLY OF clothing and shoes
for children is not sufficient to meet
the demands. Fhe army has received
application for garments for children
which could not be supplied.
The Christmas tree and exercises of
The Salvation Army WIIl be given It
the hall on New Years day. The Off
GERS have decided to hold this enter
tainment for the children there be-
cause of the big rush in distributing
the dinner baskets and for various |
other reasons On this occasion the |
children will take part in giving an APP |
propriate entertainment and win be |
given candy end presents at the con- |
clusion. Ella borate plans are being /
made for this occasion. The officers. |
in postponing the Christmas tree en- |
tertainment, believe that they Will be /
more successful. for the reason that the |
people Of the city will have got rid of /
many other responsibilities and Will /
give this affair more attention thus /
coming to the relief of The Salvation I
Army more readily.
More Done for Poor.
There is a great deal more being
done for the poor of the city than
ever before at Christmas time said
Secretary Guy r. Justis, of the Provi-
dent Association. this afternoon. ~E1v-
cry one we knew anything about who's
poor will get a good Christmas din
ner''
When asked for his opinion as to
the reason for the unusual amount of
interest taken in helping the worthy
poor this Christmas, Secretary JuStlS
said: There is 3 growing tendency III
he direction of doing more to bring
sheer to the homes of those who are
Tot we'll supplied with the necessities
If life, and the spirit of giving is be-
ng developed in the Sunday schools,
lut one great cause for the activity
his season is the inspiration given by
he Men and Religion campaign.
Men and Religion Help.
There Is one thing that I would like
o ask Of t-le people who are turning over
supplies for distribution by the Provident
association and that is that they bring in
lonperishable goods as much possible.
Ven see that everybody gets enough on
christmas day, but there Is a danger of
laving too much all at one time
There are some families in the city
hat need help right along-families where
ONE of the members are suffering from
tuberculosis or some other disease The
christmas gifts would do more good in
llch cases if they We're given in INSTALL
..In the past there has been a great II
cal of waste or duplication in giving !
m now preparing according to the sug-
eston Of Raymond Robins. registration
ards which vii be given out to all or ]
anizations doing work for the poor. One
f these cards will be filled out for each
eedy person giving certain valuable in
concerning the individuals
,basa cards will BE- turned back to the
'rovident association, and when anyone I
ants to aid some poor person all they :
ill have to do will be to call up the r
'rovident association and get valuable t
formation concerning the individual to Z
e helped. In this way duplication in n
fork will be avoided :
To Prevent Duplication. I
I'm order to prevent waste of energy n
! charitable work all organizations doing :
ais work should cooperate. For the
rst time in the history of the association
he Salvation Army is cooperating with 7
5.
ITO Illustrate how easy it is to duplicate c
-ork I'll mention the fact that five diff Q
srent church societies 'phoned in and p
aid they We're going to help certain e
arniIv this Christmas
IN the next year a great deal of work
i'll be done to better conditions among
le poor of the city Within short time
ornnfttees from all teh churches and or
Tiers will meet to form an organization L
nd map out a general plan of work in