Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-23

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bureau for organizations wishing to help
in various ways of Christmas giving. One
family, the clearing house discovered, was
on the list Of eleven different Organiza-
tons, and If It had not been for the
clearing house a single home would have
had eleven Christmases In one. Now, ten
other families win get the benefit Of the
over supply. The house does not sup
ply names Of families to be helped; II
merely works with the various charity
Organizations to see that charity is not
indiscriminateIy passed out. Several
hundred Implications have Leen avoided
blythe checking system. Individuals. as
well as organizations, are asked TO send
IA the names OF persons they are going to
help.
ELKS TO GIVE
ORPHANS TREAT.
The Elks have planned a gay Christmas
festivity Monday morning for some three
thousand orphans and needy children,
20 be held at the Circle Theater. The
regular show with Jackie CoOgan in My
Boy" and Buster" Keaton in The
Boat," and a novel speciality, ''TOyland,"
viii make up the bill. Gifts for every
child, candies and fruit are to be dis
will be on hand TO convey children from
their neighborhOOd schools to the the
alter at o'clock and special street cars
have been donated to bring the larger
groups of youngsters. II. G. Spellman is
chairman Of the committee in charge and
Leonard ". Quill is vice chairman.
Christmas afternoon a merry party Is
to be held at Christamore settlement,
1905 Columbia avenue, for the girls
club In that vicinity, the Butler College
girls acting as hostesses. A tree is TO
be featured. bearing gifts and candies
for everyone.
The Wheeler Rescue Mission has issued
a general invitation to all little folk in
the city who will not have a Christmas
at home, TO come to their party Christ
mas night There will be a musical pro-
gram suitable for children, Santa Claus.
a huge tree, gifts and candies for all the
little guests, in the old Empire Theater
building.
SALVATION ARMY
ARRANGEs PARTY.
Perhaps one of the largest affairs will
be the Salvation Army's annual party at
Tomlinson Hall, Christmas eve, when
twin" Santa Clauses with packs full of
gifts and candies will remember every
has arranged a short program Of enter
tainment, including a talk by Governor
Warren T. McCray, a series Of tabIeaux
Of Christmas character and acrobatic
stunts by a former circus acrobat who
viii walk through the hall on fourteen
foot stills. There Is TO be a twenty four
foot tree, which promises to be a blaze
Of glory. More than three hundred pairs
Of new gloves, several hundred pairs Of
stockings, new "tams," rubbers and
clothing will be ready for those VINO need
them. In the morning the Christmas
dinner baskets are to be given out at
the citadel from 10 until IL 80 o'clock.
Approximately five hundred baskets have
been prepared by the army. Each basket
Is to contain a chicken, bread, potatoes,
turnips, apples. celery, cans Of corn and
tomatoes, butter, sugar. coffee, -four,
milk, syrup and beans.
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine will de-
liver more than five hundred Christmas
baskets Of food Sunday morning to
needy families. Last Sunday the Shriners
and Scottish Rite members entertained
children Of the Indianapolis Orphans
Home with a jolly Christmas party.
Candies, toys and clothing Of all descrip-