The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-24
SPIRIT OF GOOD
WILL .UPPERMOST
THIS CHRISTMAS
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dividuals they have taken upon them
selves the task OF driving gloom from
some darkened home. IL there is a
needy person in Detroit who will be
overlooked this year, 1t Is because the
unfortunate one has remained sc
much in the background that the army
OF Christmas givers has been unable
to find him, or her, as the case may
be.
Music at the municipal tree will be
furnished by the Mendelssohn club
and an orchestra from the Detroit
Musicians union. The trumpeters
will be from the Spanish-American
War Veterans association. When the
ceremonies are over, 90 automobiles,
provided by members Of the Wolver-
inc Automobile club, will start on
missions of charity to all parts of the
city.
Inmates of institutions Of various
kinds have been looked after. At the
county home, in Eloise, the men and
women will be presented with useful
gifts by Mrs. W. c. Hensler, of No.
456 Field-ave. Sheriff Oakman has
planned special dinner and a gift
for each OF his charges for Christ
mas day. The police stations, and the
Detroit House OF Correction also will
serve feasts for prisoners.
At 8 o'clock Friday morning, the
Salvation Army will serve dinner to
poor persons. It Is expected that the
number will reach into the hundreds.
The army already will distribute 500
baskets OF food among poor people.
The armys Industrial Home for Men,
and Its Women's Rescue missions will
have bounteous feast, and an enter
tainment. On Christmas eve, a party
is to be held at the citadel, for the
poor children of Detroit. Tickets
have been given to more than 1000
children.
Charles Daniel. deputy state game
warden, gruf, corpulent and severe
In performance Of his duty, has de-
voted his efforts during the last few
days TO presenting poor families with
venison. fowl and other game he has
seized. The charity OF Daniel Will
place upon the tables Of poor folk
game that could not be purchased,
even by a millionaire.
At the Detroit Board Of Commerce.
Christmas afternoon, newsboys and
police officers stationed in the cen
trail portion OF the city will be the
guests OF James Couzens. OF the Ford
Motor Car Co. After the feastfng,
members OF the wolverine Automobile
club will stage three vaudeville acts.
There also will be moving pictures
and music.
Dinners costing $4,000 were distrib-
uted among 1000 families. wednes-
day, by members of Michigan Sow
ereign consistory. Under the direc-
ton OF william Van Sickle. $50 mem
bers OF the consistory drove about
the city in their automobiles on their
errands Of charity. The names OF the
needy ones were obtained from III
different pastors. None OF the fam
lilies visited were those OF Masons.
Christmas exercises were held in
all Detroit public schools on Wednes-
day afternoon. the last school session
of 1919. Christmas trees, holly and
other tokens OF the Yuletide decorat
ed the rooms. ~
A good fellowship club. organized
among employees OF the Cadillac Mo
tor Car Co, collected 1892, which was
given to 81 poor families. Wednesday
Charles De vleig and r. A. Kersten
were in charge OF the work.
Money realized on their last moon
hight excursion wiz be devoted to the