Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-27
NEARLY $50 FAMILIES HELPED
THRU CHARITABLE oReANIzA.
TiONS.
GIFTS TO ARMY FROM
NEW PROVIDENCE BIG
Three Barrels and Box Of Provisions
Game From Southern Hardin and
Northern Marshall Counties For
Work Among Poor-Army Delivers
1906 Baskets.

That the poor of Marshaltown had
merrier Christmas this year than at
any time during the history of the local
Salvation Army. is the opinion OF En-
the Marshalltown corps.
Nearly $50 families were helped
to a Christmas dinner thru the
army and the Observation-Disclosures
Charities Association. The army fed
1O5 families, reaching an average Of
four persons to family, and aside
/ from this fed few poor a the hali
and gave a Christmas tree for the poor
children of the city in the evening. The
baskets furnished to the families were
flied according to the number OF per-
sons in the family The gift from the
| New Providence neighborhood Sunday
schools helped out materially in the
distribution of provisions, as the army
was saved from buying much that It
| would had to have been purchased had
not this donation been SO liberal
What Baskets Contained.
Each basket given to the poor fam
lilies contained a chicken. half pound
of coffee, can of fruit can Of vege-
tables half peck potatoes. three
/; quarters of pound of butter or oleo-
margarine, one quart of cranberrles
one pound of sugar, two loaves OF
bread and one bread check good for
another loaf. 10-cent sack Of pancake
| -four. apples, jelly, pickles. and the
Christmas number of the War Cry.
! For the baskets the Union Cheese
Company donated the pancake flour,
100 10-cent sacks The bakeries of the
! city donated the bread necessary for
| the baskets. Cookies and crackers
were added TO the baskets that went
to the larger families.
Tree Christmas Night.
| At the tree Christmas night 100 dolls.
| all dressed with clothes that come
off" donated by the Hawthorne Club.
and nine dozen jack knives, also given
bv the Hawthorne Club. we're dis
| tributed among the girls and boys.
Every doll was given out. and half
dozen knives that remained will be
given to little boys who were not able
to be present The Hawthorne Club
also gave. besides the dolls and knives,
s14 in cash. Besides other toys that
were given at the tree five bushel
baskets Of candy, nuts. and popcorn
were distributed.
New Providence Gift Big.
THE gift from New Providence to the
Salvation Army was the largest re-
ceiyed from any source outside Of the
Hawthorne Club Of this city. The New
Providence donation comprised three
barrels and a box of provisions. There
cch0n1S Within 6iilE
Of five miles in the New Providence
neighborhood, and each one entered in
to the spirit of giving with a will.
The Liberty Sunday school gave 2
bushel of potatoes, a peck Of apples
eleven quarts of fruit, two glasses OF
1elly, three pounds Of butter, five
pounds of home made sausage, peck
of doughnuts, one chicken. and SINAI
box of Sunday school leaflets.
The Illinois Grove Sunday schoo
contributed twenty-four quarts OF fruit
bushel of apples, pan Of buns, anc
one pound Of butter.
The Fairview school gave four chick
ems, three pecks of potatoes. five quarts
of fruit, one glass of jelly, three pound:
Of cookies, and s1.25 in money
Honey Creek gave seven quarts o.
fruit, bushel Of apples, three pound:
OF cookies, one and one-half pounds O
butter, two cakes, peck of apples. arc
25 cents towards expense of shipping.
| Chester gave one chicken, one glas:
Of jelly, one cake, half bushel of ap'
pies, half pound of butter, peck pota'
tees.
Others contributed to the store a!
| individuals so that the entire supply
sent the army for its Christmas worl
comprised forty-nine quarts of fruit
ten dressed chickens, two bushels o
potatoes, three bushels of apples. fiv'
glasses of jelly, three cakes, six pound:
Of cookies, seven pounds of butter, fV'
pounds of sausage. pan of buns. an;
s1,75 in cash in addition to the Sis
| that was spent in preparing the ex
| press.
Cash Contribution Liberal.
The cash contribution to the army
4 was more liberal than usual this year
The kettle on the street brought il
during the week s145.90. Boxes in thu
different stores of the city nettet
s277O more. Donations from othe
sources aggregated $172.10, making :
l grand total of $3457O. Persons sent t
the Times Republican, for delivery t
the army, $22, in addition to s11 for tn
Observation-Disclosures Charities Asso
citation The expenditures made by tn
army, which were a little over $500
will be continued where needy case
are found, especially to provide shoe
] for children who need them especial
now that snow has fallen. The sum Q
$3.50 has already been expended TO
/ shoes.
II Charity Assoeiation's Work.
The names Of forty poor persons fur
nished by the INSTRUMENTATION
] Charities Association to seven individ
uals resulted in Christmas dinners be
: ing provided for this number. The Con
gregational Sunday school donation {
s194O. and a large quantity Of canine
fruit, corn meal, underwear, and toy
went to this organization. Twent
families were furnished with Chris
mas dinners. John 3. Simmons donate
toys for the Christmas work, az d.
also the domestic science class of T!
10 Y. W. C. A. Other merchants also d.
mated to the store house supplies
}. order that the baskets might be We
e. filed.
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