The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-23
BRINGING SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS IN
 HOMES OF POOR
What Bridgeport Will Do To Make the Holiday Warmth
 Reach Every Home.
5 Churches, Lodges. Organiza- lions and Individuals Take
 Part of Responsibility.
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x1lers it has a far deeper significance than M can ever have to one Who has never felt the want of any material thing @ To them the birth in the cat 4Ieshed means much more than &8caA ever mean to one who has never laSaS-s ed a place where to Lay his Ae@Ms Penetrating through the darkness o1 many a heart the rays Of the star of Bethlehem gtin find some indn1tes- nal point of reflection. which glovvs Sd brig htl lys on this day of days mar all the surrounding 'baser material ls forgotten. There is scarce person salI ff3es realm Of the Baby whose birth we are now connzlaeInorati ting who does not make some special celebra- tfon of flae day if only to the extent Of eating an extra piece of bread
 Poor wen Provided For.
 Tt is good to learn that these who have not the means of providing a nleasazat Christmas for themselves will he pretty generally remembered by more fort7mlaee ones. In all Bridge rort with its thousands oS poor ano dependent men, women ana enltarens sa, F ft is doubtful whether any Ons will be overlooked in the general dtsrrnDs3l- 3 Aion of ChTistnas cheer. True It Is Hsardskip and poverty searns to be DreSaIsrt and the number of faE1al1eA Gepenf76nt in one way or aIrotner 1s The Charity QTga11dEztlon so-s lclS4w4 aas carrying nearly 900 families w4ad xba Department Of Charities A.O4Q UtIaezs besides the 12o patleues m the two city hospitals, the 25o insane n efs inssre asyIusirns Of the state ana kgra 15 odd patients in sanaho11 ia
 individuals, churches, guilds, socie- kies lodges and 1nerrha1ts ere re- spondiz1g to the Christmas insptrar1on n,v seuainx raoney and numerous nec- esssrv articles bo the needy poor.
 Mary Of these gifts are more s1b-s sstantial than q dinner and provtde for 5 ntnher Of tons of coal. for clothing. bedding and such lasfaag ooIialloLs. aa These are much more needed than the! Ehristrnas food as It Is anan enjoy r4lena for q mother bu have q good Christmas dinner when she is wonder ing where all the rest Of taas dinners of the winter are to come from However, things seem to be coming nloIag nicely and tho cnief danger of present charity coudd oIla seeans to be 41fat some will receive more than flsir share through dup Ifca tton. " aich has snot been guarded agaarns Ay any cla&cking up system.
 me saava1aon A11ay.
 Tor some days, now. the passing tI4ongs on Main street have heard the ringing of a bell and looked to see asran or wo1nan standing in the cold he a red pot which is supported by e sari poe7.s Tn Q aFtendan ant is ringing the bell and a sign attached to the tIS-sz>d tells tn at the money Is for the SIvatio oI Army and will be used for
 
 money is co1ning in but very slowly this year, yet those In charge are h15sfuF that the necessary sum will received before the morning of the The salyataon Army expects to give, out between 100 and 120O baskets of Crist7nas dinner on that day All the food is parchased from local mer-. chants. thus the money is used en- kireIy= within the city. Each family $ q worthy. one and has been dnvestI1 gated by one of the several visitors pf the Army.
 The ofncials of the Army will en- deavor to grade the baskets in pro- port1on to the size of the family but nH will receive a. very sufficient ql1an- MiEy Aznumber of families have been reported to them from charitable so-
 Eanh uf the baskets will contain a chiclen, potaxoes. onions. cell el Aberriess nolEee, sug ar, milk hrea4 butter and pie. and various oth- Hr articles Of food.
 Ahess baskets have been given their 3iclEHIs, after being property investi- and have been told to come aatl lrdstInas morning for the food M estimated that 1t will take the entire forenoon for the giving out of khe baskets.
 Clothing For the Ch1dren.
 New Years day win be given over ko the poorest children of the city Then warm underwear, stockings. and all kinds of clothing. together with candies toys. oranges wfH be passed out to some 500 Of these lattke; ragannuf- Ans The Army Is endeavezdng to ob- Rain eaough of the needed eIothislE to s1ipp the IaFsge demand Fhfch II Is to meet On that day IT is having a rather hard time to obtain sufficient warm underwear and stock angs and such articles of apparel so uecessAFy for the small child and will De particularly grateful for any dana- baons to this most worthy cause. The GistTdbution on New Years day will Peg1n at 2 o'clock in the afternoon when 1t is light and safe for the MaHpgsHeEs to be out
 At the department of public char ri @des. the groceries were distributed yesterday and today Instead of Thurs day and Friday. A A pound bag of flour accompanied the usual weekly allotnenf of food and this comprised the only difference which the depart- nent could afford to make for Christ mas
 Lakevfew Home a. delicious din pf chicken with a plentiful supply ofstIle Y aEio1ls veget tabIes and desserts Will be served on Christmas day. The tes children at the home will have a GhrIstmass tree with the different toys and other gifts sent them by private da5adY:duals who are interested in their welfare
 Sick To Be Remembered.
 fssse Charity Organization society has not been able to plan anything in Is srticular for Christmas this year, lns1ch as the officials wished to do so. T hey Id been able to recommend a nairnDef of needy families to guilds. churches, Sunday school class sand private individuals who wished to send Christmas dinners to those plao would be without them.