The sun., 1916-12-26
'BOWERY DERELICTS
RICH FOR one DAY
Lord and Lady Bountifuls Dis
tribute $1,000 in Cash as
Christmas Gifts.
JOY ALONG e LINES
Homeless and Hungry Men
Fed at Missions Befriended
by Motor Party.

Just as the dersiiots Of the Bowery
began to assemble at the various dread
lines" . little before midnight Christ
mas eve q big limousine NJ turned
out Of fashionable t~horoughfare
and sped to the Bowery Mission
at oct Bowery. inside were som $50
hungry. shabby men singing in quaver-
ing tones Nearer. My God. to Thee led
by tho Rev. DR.. J. q. Hallimond. In
charge Of the mission.
Az the big automobile stopped In front
Of the mission three young women and
I've men. attired In evening clothes with
diamonds flashing from tho fingers and
garments Of tho women, alighted. They
entered the mission n waited until the
men filed into tho basement. where hot
coffee and bread was distributed to each
derelict. Then taking DR.. Hallimond
aside. one Of tho girls pressed a large
roll of bills. $3.50 II totalled, In his hands
and asked him to distribute II among the
down and cutters"
Changed Int so Cent Pieces.
Or. Hallimond, after expressing graft
tude 70 his strange visitors. led them to
tftO aiNu ohtNI tiO " chhN
and bread had been consumed with a
relish born OF keen hunger. quicted the
men and told them Of the gift he had In
store for them. The bills we're changed
into 80 cent pieces and distributed to
each man. DR.. Hallimond retaining half Of
the sum for the Christmas night dread
line" Tears. shouts OF Joy and mumbled
words Of thanks greeted the announce
ment OF DR.. Hallimond as the Boweryites
formed into line to receive tho money.
Leaving tho mission the automobile
party embarked IN one Of the most un-
usual and welcome tours ever witnessed
on the Bowery. With rolls OF bills n
sacks of silver the little party drove
slowly up the Bowery. stopping every
few minutes TO pass out money to tho
unfortunatcs as they passed by.
Everybody Got y Hnndout.
Shivering forms In Railways were sin
gled out and called to the car and pre-
scented with a real Christmas present.
Finally the party took up It's stand on
the Bowery a little above Chatham
Square. and until . o'clock yesterday
morning distributed Christmas cheer TO
all those who passed by who looked as
though they needed help.
In the party were Mrs. Il. W. King
dom of the Plaza Hotel, Miss Bettina
LaFell of the Plaza. George Graham
Rice, the meteoric broker Of Emma
Leasing fame. n Mrs. Oscar Daubc.
The women wore Jewels valued at
many thousands Of dollars. and yet dur
ing the entire night while hundreds
OF men of all kinds crowded around the
car eagerly reaching out for the money.
not once did anything occur to Brighten
the women or cause the men TO look
around for a bluecoat.
Gave Away $500 I'm Currency.
All told. the party distributed s3.sn0
In bills and silver, including the $3.50
left with Rev. Dr. Hallimond at the
Bowery Mission. Last night the same
party visited the Fleischmann bread
line" at Eighth street. the Jerry McAu-
ley Mission in Water street and other
institutions along tho Bowery where the
homeless and hungry are taken care Of.
and gave away $500 more.
Members Of the party when asked for
the details of their trip yesterday were
not inclined tn discuss II. Mrs. King
dom. at the Plaza, admitted she had
helped TO distribute the gifts, but added
1t was a usual custom"
"fes, We did visit the Bowery las,
night she said yesterday. "and We had
a real Christmas. Those are tho kind of
people who really need help. and the
pleasure II gave US and the gratitude
they showed was worth ever so much
more than the money we gave away"
But there are hundreds OF men and
women on h Bowery to-day who will
remember that visit for a long while TO
come.