New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
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ear drums out of commission with the
noisiest horns made anywhere on the
face Of the globe.
General Darlington Booth, OF the
/ Volunteers of America, had everything
in readiness last night for the DIS
I tribution Of more than three thou
sand baskets Of food TO needy fami-
lies and toys for the children at >
o'clock this morning. The main dis
tributing point will be at Madison
Square. 26th st. and Broadway, IN
vacant store lent for the purpose. An
other will be accommodated at Stuy-
vesant Square and Second AZ. A third
place will be in Brooklyn.
Each basket will contain pounds OF
baken beans, 1 pound Of macsroni,
can Of condensed milk, I pound OF
eranulated sugar, . loaves of bread,
one-half pound Of coffee, pounds OF
potatoes, oranges, / pound box OF
candy, ] dry picked chicken, weighing
4 pounds. and one Testament.
At noon one thousand packages OF
TOYS will be distributed 10 children at
the Standard Theatre, Broadway and
seth ST.
At the new Volunteer Hospital,
Water and Beekman SITS, members Of
the staff, patients and associates Will
be remembered in the way Of gifts by
the Volunteers.
During the day eight hundred boxes
Of clothing will be distributed by Mrs.
Ballington Booth TO the wives and
children OF prisoners in Sing Sing.
Wagons containing the boxes viii
leave the Volunteer headquarters, "a
West 28th St., and the ground COW
cred will embrace the five boroughs.
The Santa Claus Association, founded
by John D. Gluck, which has its head
quarters in the caves Of the Hotel
Aston. has handled 10000 letters writ
ten in childish hope and belief in the
existence of an omnipresent but cor
porea, Santa. These letters are
turned over to wealthy and some
times not-so-wealthy-persons TO pro-
vide food and gifts.
Work Made Them Happy.
Automobiles under the direction Of
the association shot about town yester-
day bringing food to needy children.
Two financially Independent women
personally participated in the auto
mobile delivery, and when the day was
over they said they had experienced
more happiness than fatigue.
This work was enthusiastically taken
up by eight teachers of Public School
/ 10. at 1llth ST. and Lenox av. They
/ took care Of 100 children, defraying
| the expense themselves.
One Of the most interesting events
Will be staged in the New York Found
/ ling Hospital, at Third av. and 6Sth ST.
/ In its forty-fve years $4,000 babies
have passed through the institution.
There are now in the hospital 600
babies less than five years old; 1000
are out "in nursing" and 200 are in
the country. To he children in the
ho-pital chicken will be given. Tur-
key is a bit too strong for such young
stomachs. Oranges and cakes will also
be handed around. The big day for
these babies is "Holy Innocents' Day
The Charity Organization Society
with its thirteen district officers in
Manhattan and The Bronx, sent out
many automobile loads Of groceries
and candy. From families wherein
death had taken parents or children
came presents in memory Of the lost
ores. Scores of children were taker
in automobiles and carriages TO the
homes OF women who had set up tree.
for them.
Sailors Not Neglected.
) Sailors in port without ship. an,
there are many Of them now, hav,
; Mrs. George A. Hearn TO thank 70,
} the Christmas dinner 500 of them 60
, away with last night at the Seaman
Christian Association. The prospec
was dark for a time as many who ha,
: subscribed generously in former year
replied 70 appeals for money, "Thi
year is Red C~oss year"
, Mrs. Hearn however. whose husban,
, furnished Christmas dinner for sailor
at the association for years before hi
t death, on Dec. I. 1913. saw to +
. that the sailors were we'll fed. Afte
Z the dinner there was concert, tn
! music being furnished by a ships or
, chestra.
There will be a Christmas tree. gift
and carols tc-night at the America,
Seaman's Friend Society's home at 30
West St. Preparations have been mad
20 entertain about 400. DR.. Georg
Sidney Webster, secretary. said ina
while an unusual number of Germa
and Austrian sailors were stranded II
/ New York now. such ships as wer
still running were sborthanded be