Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-12-24
CHRISTMAS AID
IS GIVEN HERE
Salvation Army to Feed Those
in Need With Big Dinner
Basket Here Tomorrow.
CITY OBSERVES 0
Local Red Cross Women Visit
Wounded Soldiers in the
Hospitals Today.

As much as is possible is being
done for the less fortunate and un-
happy people in whom this commu-
nifty is interested, organizations and
individuals responding literally with
their efforts ard their money in try
ing to spread Christmas cheer
Parties. dances and benefits, public
donations and personal visits will all
be responsible for the better spirit
that will prevail tomorrow because
of these activities. Everyone seems
to be remembering everyone else at
this time.
The Perth Amboy Post As, Amer
lean Legion. has seEt out Christmas
packages to all the boys from Perth
Amboy who are still confined to
hospitals as the result of their serv-
ice. These packages besides contain
ing just the things that these boys
will want the most. will convey to
them the feeling that their old bud
dies are stifl with them" which. in
itself. will probably do much toward
making their Christmas more cheer
full.
The question of a Christmas din
ner with the unemployed will be
eliminated in the cases of seventy
five families here tonight when the
Salvation Army will give out elab-
crate baskets. each of which will
insure large family a chicken din
ner and all that goes with 1t. Cap
tain Kliphouse aided greatly by Staff
Captain Brooks and his workers
have investigated the many cases.
and. finding them all worthy. have
done their best to bring them the
cheer of the season. In each basket
there are tomatoes. peas. pork and
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turnips, beans. apples. onions, cell
cry. bread. cakes and a large chick
en-. Added to this is copy of WAR
Cry" the official Salvation Army
publication which Captain Kliphouse
wishes all his guests to read after
they have eaten their Christmas
Captain Kliphouse is very CRATE
full for the cooperation he has re-
ceived from the merchants and citi-
zens here. whose generosity makes
possible these Christmas baskets
which will be given out between 5
and 8 o'clock tonight.
Time has been extended until next
Wednesday during which the poor
kiddies of the city may obtain tic
kets for the Christmas tree to be
held In the Army auditorium next
Friday night, December 81. Pres
ents and goodies will be given out
TO the children of whom nothing is
required but their admission ticket.
Mrs. George Armstrong and Mrs.
william II. Hoffner will represent
the local chapter of the Red Cross
at the festivities to be held in the
Fox Hills hospital this afternoon for
the wounded soldiers, and Mrs. Isa-
bel Gould and Mrs. George Meade
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at Stapleton tonight at o'clock to
do their share toward bringing a
little Christmas cheer to the boys
there. 1t was reported at the exec
utive meeting last night that 500
had been donated by this chapter
toward the Christmas plans In these
two hospitals In addition to which
six pounds of nut fudge have been
donated by Mrs. Ira Bacon and Mrs.
Robert p. MeinZer.
The Red Cross representatives of
the local European Relief Council
reported on their plans at the meet
ing last night. explaining that they
hoped to do intensive work imme-
diately after the holidays when they
will cooperate with the three other
local societies in doing their share
toward feeding the needy children
In eastern and central Europe. Ef-
fort will be made to solicit subscrip-
tions through the invisible guests"
for whom it Is asked that places be
set at the prosperous dinner tables
during the holidays. Ten dollars
donated for an invisible guest" will
insure foreign child a place at an
American feeding station in Europe
until next September.
The dental clinic will soon be
functioning here according to the
clinic committee report. The equip
ment has already been.received from
the State Department of Health and
will be installed as soon as is posi-
BILE.