Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-25
POOR WILL FEAST
ON TURKEY AT Big
DINNER IN ARMORY
Salvation Army to Supply
Food for 1900 Children
and Distribute Hundreds of
Food Baskets.

| The Salvation Army will serve Thanks
giving dinner tomorrow afternoon to be-
| tween 1900 and 1900 children in the First
Regiment Armory. Broad and Callowhill
streets Colonel r. e. Holz, IN charge Of
the annual affair. has arranged for seven
tables, each 200 feet long, to accommodate
the youngsters The armory has been
decorated with palms. A band of % will
play while the meal is being served
OF the children who will attend the
turkey feast a majority lives in that sec
tion of the city bounded by Poplar and
Arch streets and Broad street and the
Delaware River. In the case Of very
young children mothers will be allowed
to accompany them, but no men will be
entertained. From the branch Office of
the Salvation Army, I'd and Bainbridge
streets, 200 baskets of food will be dis
tributed among the needy of that neigh
borhood.
The Galree Mission Darien and Vine
streets, will also entertain a large num-
ber of guests Superintendent wilkins
announces that $50 tickets for a turkey
dinner have been distributed among the
n m, women and children of the neighbor-
hood.
The guests will he seated so at time,
the first table being set at noon Chapel
services will precede the dinners each
time.
The inmates of Blockley Hospital will
be given an entertainment and turkey
dinner Thanksgiving Day, There are
about 2279 insane and 1000 other patients
in the institution and 1900 persons in the
almshouse who win participate in the
treat. Superintendent ID. w. Seltzer an
nounced today funds for the treat will be
taken from the Mary Shield legacy. On
Friday the nurses and physicians will
give a dance and entertainment.
The German Hospital will hold its an
nual Donation Day tomorrow and invites
contributions of money, food and cloth
ing from the public Visitors are invited
to visit the hospital between 10 a. IN. and
p m. to inspect the institution. All
contributions will be received at the hos
ptal, but cash contributions will also be
received by the treasurer of the institu-
ton, Edmund r. Teubner, at the banking
house of DreXel & Co, 5th and Chestnut
streets.
The Jefferson Hospital will hold It's an
nual Donation Day tomorrow. The day
is being made the occasion of a special
appeal for funds to make up the deficit
tory of the hospital. The deficit is the
result of a decrease in the financial sup
port and an increase in the number OF |
patients. The emergency ward treated !
L, ,569 cases during the year, an average |
OF one every Al minutes day and night. |
A special request is made for money, bed |
linen, blankets, china, nursing supplies |
and articles for the sick room.
Funds to carry on the work of the
Jewish Consumptive Institute, 4O6 Whar- |
ton street, are needed Immediately. ac- |
cordipg TO Miss Katherine Davidowitch, |
chairman of the Entertainment Com |
mittee OF the Doraen Society. To make /
up the 5000 deficit that the society now |
faces. ''The Widows Mite" a musical |
chase in two acts. will be given by the /
Doraen Society in Mercantile Hail to-
morrow night.
Thanksgiving day talks will be made at /
four East Germantown public schools to-
day under the auspices OF the East Ger
mantown Business Mems Association. !
The speakers will be Robert German, Sec
retRry Of the Odd Fellows Orphans
home, DR. Charles s. w Plass, Samuel |
Worthngton, Thomas c. Paris, Thomas
p Clemmons and the Rev. Dr. Harle w.
Hathaway. Schools to be visited are the
Pastorious. Pittville, Summerville and
Roberts. The plan was originated by the
educational committee OF the business
mems association.
All the hospitals In West Philadelphia
will give a Thanksgiving repast TO the
patients. The usual dinner consisting Of
Turkey, sweet potatoes. cranberry sauce
mince pie plum pudding, cakes and candy
will be served.