The Washington times., 1915-12-21
FINE XMAS DINNERS
WILL Be PROVIDED
FOR CAPITAL s POOR
Many Organizations to Send
Baskets Filled With DeIiCa-
cies to Hundreds.

than ordinary rations for Christmas
dinner Is the question of the hour with
organizations and individuals in many
sections of the District today.
The receipts of one excursion given
10 a lower river resort last summer
have been invested by the members of
Almas Temple, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine, in providing delicacies for the
families, while from the Golfers OF other
organizations the proceeds of concerts
and other affairs given so many weeks
ago that they have almost been for
gotten by those who attended are be-
ing used to provide aplenty for others
destitute.
Many To Be Made Happy.
Churches and missions are busily pre-
pairing to provide dinners for their an
nual quota. Feasts and entertainments,
toys, candies. and other dainties are
Included in the provisions made by the
Gospel Mission, the Central Union
Mission. the Salvation Army and other
organizations
Scores of individual Christmas din
ners arc sent out through the Assocl-
ated Charities, the donors sending bas-
kets to the organization In the ma
Jority of instances with the request that
the contents be dispensed to deserving
poor families,
According to a custom followed each
year by Almas Temple, each of its 1900
members received today a Christmas
Offering card. This card does not call
for a contribution from the member,
but for the name of some person In need
whom the member knows to be deserv-
ing of charity. The card bearing a name
is returned to w. c. Long. the Santa
Claus of the temple for Christmas Of
1915.
These cards are filed in alphabetical
order by Mr.. Long. and on Christmas
morning those whose names appear in
the file receive well-illed baskets of
Christmas dainties. including turkeys.
chickens. and other things that go to
make a fine holiday dinner.
Assisted by other members of the tenn
pie, Mr.. Long and Potentate William s..
Quinter will assemble the 500 or more
baskets for distribution among the Door
at Thirteenth and G streets northwest
early Christmas morning.
Mission To Feed 400.
A Christmas tree for tho children
and a roast pork dinner is scheduled
at the Central Union Mission. Pro-
vision has been made to feed more
than 400 persons. The dinner will be
Eerved from noon to y. m. No one
will be turned away hungry, Superin-
tendent John $. Bennett of the mis-
sion, declared today.
The Christmas tree will be espe-
cially for the children of widows
found to be deserving Of charity. 1t
VIII De lBhteG at 1:45 p. m, when
toys, candy. nuts and other Christmas
goodies will be distributed
Six hundred baskets, containing
Christmas dinners for as many famil-
ies. will be distributed by the Saliva
ton Army on Christmas eve. Each
basket will contain potatoes, ap.
pies, turntps, cabage, can of
tomatoes, coffee, sugar, can of
condensed milk, bread and butter, a
chicken md dessert. If the family is
large, a big piece Of pork and a guam
tity of hominy will be added.
Entertainments and the distribution
of candies. toys and more than 100
pairs of shoes are also included in the
Salvation Army's pogram. The enter
tainments will be given at Cosmos
and Howard Theaters, that at the
latter playhouse being for coloreG
children.
Accommodations for 600 white children
will be made at the Cosmos Theater
while provision for 400 little ones has
been made at the Howard Theater. The
entertainments will begin at both places
at o'clock.
There will be enough to give more
than 200 Christmas dinners at the Cos
pei Mission. while a Christmas tree for
the children, which will be lighted at
. o'clock. will add to the cheer of the
mission throughout the day. Each of
the little ones will be given candies,
toys, and other presents.