The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19
But Not Many of Them Are Pro-
yided For.
Pleasant Weather Easy on City
Charity Institutions.

is being made.
The Salvation Army which usually
leads in this affair viii make the usual
/ distribution and are now making elab-,
| crate plans to supply those on
! their list with a basket hlled with good
F.. things tc eat The PrOvident AssOcia-
ton is making plans to entertain the
children on their lists and other or
| CARNATIONS are making similar plans.
! 1t will be necessary to care for more
needy .,eople this season than on for
mer occasions. There is more desti-
tuition in the city. More men out
| of employment. However, this class of
| people have been favored with pleasant
4 weather and the suffering which is US
ual1y experienced has not been report
/ ed to be as great as in some previous
] years.
! All organizations will distribute the
| baskets filled with dinners and cloth
/ ing and other articles to those who
need them. The Salvation Army and
/ the PrOvident Association have already
Distributed large number of pairs of
shoes and are making arrangements
/ for the distribution of more. There are
| more calls received for shoes than
| anything else at this time of the year
! and the organizations have consider
able trouble in supplying the demand.
What About Kids Toys.
These institutions viii not make any
attempt to distribute toys but will dis
tribute as many garments OF clothing
as are needed if they can be secured
/ L
bly, distribute a few toys among the
younger children who are under the
observation of the officers and teachers
of the institution but will not make any
special effort along this line TINS
work will be left to some of the lodges
or secret organizations which are
making special plans along this line.
Among these organizations is the
Elks
The officers of the Provident Associ-
alton will provide three Christmas
trees for as many classes of small chill
dren. The sewing class for girls be-
tween the ages of 6 and u years
which numbers about so, Will be gwen
Il Christmas tree and small presents
will be distributed among these girls,
The advanced sewing class for girls VIII |
also be given a tree and will hold APP
propriate exercises. These children /
will also be remembered with presents /
The nursery class which Numbers
about 80 will also be given tree ana |
a dinner Saturday afternoon Small |
presents win be distributed Practically |
all of these presents will be of wear
nursery class may be given toys
Banquet for 200 Boys.
A banquet will be given for the boys
class There are IS boys in this class,
but each OF them will be allowed TO
invite one or two of his friends and
it is likely that a total of 200 Will be
accommodated on this occasion
The officers OF the PrOvident Associa-
ton have been asked to assist more
people this year than ever before. or
course the records of the association
continue 70 increase but mostly
through natural causes The records
of former years are maintained ana the
association continues 10 receive new
names from time to time. This IN
crease would naturally result even
though there would be no business
depressions.
is being arranged for the children. ar
rangements are being made for the
distribution of baskets filled with eat
ables for the Christmas dinner. Some
of these will be distributed by the Of
ficers of the Institution but more OF
them will be distributed by the towns
people who are members of organlza-
lions of various kinds or of
churches and different societies.
They Want Clothing.
More applications for clothing have
been received than on former occa-
sions Arrangements have been made
for the distribution of 80 pair OF shoes
which have been purchased. caps, nit
tens and other articles Of this charac-
ter
The members of the Salvation Army
will distribute 200 baskets filled with
Christmas dinners. Each basket will
be filled with chicken or some other
kind of meat. cranberries, celery and
vegetab ies. The officers have secured
a list of names of families of the city
who will probably need assistance and
are now Investigating their circum ,
stances. All who deserve assistance
will be given a card which will entitle
them to 4 basket. lille making the
the number of persons in
the family is learned and the baskets 6
are filed accordingly. Clothing and s
shoes will also be distributed in many ;
cases. but the organization has not a
large amount of these articles on hand ,
and are receiving calls from time to
time for those which they have
Old Established Custom.
The officers of the Salvation Army ,
esta blished this custom in Topeka Is
attempted such a scheme previous to
that time The number of calls for
this assista nee increased and in two or
three years they found it necessary to
solicit aid from the people of the city
and began the ppractice of keeping the ,
kettles on the corners of the main
streets. They were rewarded with con-
siderable success and for number of
years still chung to the plan.
The recent difficulties with the city
the regulation of these ket- {
ties has caused the Salvation Army {
EN- arrassment as we'll as I
to decrease the amount of money re-
reived for the poor on Christmas. How t
ever the kettles have been restored and I
the contrib ations are coming in but not /
as well as on former occasions. The !
contributions from other sources are \
also showing a decrease. The officers
IF the Salvation Army have received
information of contributions that have
been made to other organizations which 7
we're intended for the Salvation Army. :
The Nazareres and the solicitors of the ]
American Salvation Army have done 8
his on former occasions and are doing 1
it again this season. AS a result the {