Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-12
Christmas Plans of Salvation Army
Are Being Rapidly Developed Here
POOR Of AMARILLO :
!: ARE TO Be GIVEN
bOUNT|FUL FEED

The salvation Army ~ r-unnning to
make Christmas this year real Christ
mas day for the poor people Of Anna
rilio. A bountiful Christmas dinner
will be- provided for each family that
IL unable 10 have one otherwise, and u
will include every good thing to eat
that Il is possible to supply them. Not
only will they b. supplied with q Christ
mas dinner. but the needy children will
he given clothes and other necessities.
Investigations among the poor people
Of the city are being made by Captain
Louise Holbrook and Cadet Jessie
Brady. In order 10 find out just what
things are needed by the children. and
an effort will be- made Ia supply them
A Christmas tree will b. put In the
building Just vacated by Blackburn
brothers on Polk Street. and the
dresses, shoes. stockings. and other
things Ia be given To the children viii
BE- put on the tree. This Will probably
h. the first Christmas tree many of the
children ever saw. Il IN said.
Money For Clothes
The money to buy the clothes needed
hy the children will be- given by some
At the ORDINATIONS of the city. The
Elks. Shriners, ANA many other clubs
have offered to help In every way pos.
sible. and will make substantial contri.
buttons In addition TO this. Christmas
kettles will bc put on six corners 81 the
city for contributions from the public
These kettles will h. put at the follow
ing corners; Northwest corner ~
Fifth and Polk; northwest corner ~
Firth and Taylor: Amarillo Hotel. post
office; seventh and Polk. northwest
corner: southeast corner Of Fourth and
Polk; and the southwest corner Of |
Fourth and Taylor.
In order To make the day real !
christmas for the poor children. moth.
lug but new clothes win Ia given to
them az this time. The salvation Army |
gives away clothes that have been cast
off by other people all during the year,
hat new things viii be- given Christ.
mas. 80 that the poor people may feel
that this In a real Christmas. and catch
the spirit felt by people who are In
better flnanoial observation-disclosures
The Christmas basket. containing
eserything for the Christmas dinner,
Win be- taken 10 the various homes ~
the poor people on the night before
Christmas by the Salvation Army work.
ers. Many OF the people to whom these
baskets will be given possibly are not 1
starving. but Il is crtain that they win |
no be- able to have a Christmas dinner
otherwise.
Record Of Families
In the Investigations carried ON by
Captain Louise Holbrook and Cadet
Jessie Brady. n record In made out for
each family visited. The name ~ the
head Of the family. his occupation. the
names OF all the other members of the
family. how many Of them ape working.
their ages. and what they are most In
need Of are taken down. and Il is from
these records that information will be
drawn as to what to give them ON
Christmas day. II is planned that
every poor family In the city can BE-
visited by the salvation Army workers
before Christmas. and that none shall
be left out either with the Christmas
dinner basket or with clothes that are
needed.
Many Interesting and indeed pitiablc
instances OF needy families are found
by the salvation Army workers In their
visits 20 the poor people. One story In
told Of family that Ii living In dug.
out. there are several children. and the
husband In out 81 employment. While
he IL trying to get work, he II busy
trying 20 build u small hut near the
dugout for the family To live In. lie
has been given some old lumber for the
purpose, and In doing the work him.