The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-25
And ALL we're FED
The LOayeS and Fishes in To-
peka Were Enough.
PrOvident Association, Saliva
ton Army and Others Busy.

| And the multitudes We're fed. No one
went hungry in Topeka today. Santa
Claus had all the homes on his list
There is great Christmas joy.
An effort was made by the Topeka
Provident association, the Salvation
army and other organizations to create
Christmas cheer in all homes of the
poor of the city
Beginning al noon today the annual
feast at the Salvation army headquar-
tiers began. Several hundred persons
We're fed. fifty at one time. The in
vitation to the dinner was general. An
appetite was the only credential asked.
The dinner was held in the hall at
12O' East Fourth street. While await
ing their turn at the dining tables the
persons who took advantage of the gen.
crosby of the Ealvation Army gathered
in the headquarters building at 315
Kansas avenue
Aside from giving the dinner, Cap
| tain and Mrs. E. c. Reed in charge of
Army affairs in Topeka saw to it that
numerous baskets of provisions We're
distributed among the deserving poor.
! Topekans have been generous in their
response to the appeal of the Salvation
Army for aid. For days members of
the local organization have been on the
street corners with their buckets and
bells soliciting donations.
An entertainment was given in Burns
in Marion county Tuesday night which
Melted s11.56 The proceeds were given
to the Salvation Army of Topeka today
through S. E. Cobb of the Prudential
bank.
The Topeka Provfdent association
was a busy lace today. The man
agement of the association was busy
looking after the distribution of the
gifts that were sent to the building
at the eleventh hour.
The association has been the means
of bringing cheer directly or indirectly
to nearly five hundred Topeka homes.
This means that a small army of per-
sons experienced the joys of the Christ
mas time through the efforts of the
association. While the majority of the
people are not actually in want. still
they had not the money with which
to buy the things that generally go
with Christmas festivities.
large portion of the work of the
Provident association has been done
through the medium of individuals and
church organizations. The association
has furnished the names of needy per-
sons and has left the work of caring
for them to others
However, scores of persons preferred
having the management of the asso-
citation personally see to the distribu-
ton of gifts. Late Tuesday one hun
dred and twenty-five baskets of pro-
visions went out from the Provident
building to as many families. One wom-
an donated chickens for the poor, an
other contributed canned goods, so in
this way a good assortment of things
to eat was included in each basket.
One Topeka woman who wanted to
do the kind thing told Miss Mary r.
Vose. secretary of the association on
Tuesday that if she found today that
there was something lacking she would
be willing to supply the necessary arti-
cles for distribution
The mana cement of the association
received some pitifulletters from women
who were in need, and who hoped that
they would be remembered with the
others at the Christmas time.
L am a widow lady" read one let