The New York herald., 1921-11-25
Municipal Lodging House
Men Called In to Share
Turkey and Pie.
DINNER IN THE PRISONS
Salvation Army Distributes
Baskets; Music and Vaude-
vile Given Freely.

Thanksgiving Day ran true to form
in the homes, in the churches. the
hospitals, the jails and the slums.
1t was dank, sodden day, meteor
ologically speaking. But the brighten
ing rays of good will and the warming
calories of good provender penetrated
like radium into the gloomiest corners
until they were all aglow with the
kindliness of charity and fraternity.
In the city's hospitals the conven-
tional aroma of iodoform was smoth-
cred in that of steaming turkey and
puddings. Bellevue, with it's $500
| patients and attaches, was the scene
of one of the most impressive celebra-
tions. 1t required 10000 pounds of
New England dark and white meat to
slake those hospital appetites, to say
nothing of $50 quarts of cranberries
and forests of barrels of sweet pota-
| toes and other "fxins." These are
| just few Of the apertifs, hors
! d'ouvres, condiments, rotis and other
Bellevue menu: Grape-cherry cock
/ tail (non- -alcoholic), turkey with trim
mings, creamed onions, candied sweet
| potatoes, coeoanut cake, pumpkin and
all kinds, ice cream, cider, coffee, tea,
milk and-yes, even cigars.
Feeding the Patients.
Through all the wards DR.. George
Hanlon. medical superintendent, and
his assistants. Drs. Mark Fleming and
j. j. Hill. fitted like the good xii of
the dream. seeing to it that none of
the sick and suffering folk lacked
whatever of bounty the good fairies
could bring. Then, while the feast was
in full swing. through the dining rooms
of the doctors. the nurses and the en-
ployees. through the endless wards
went the Bellevue Special Police"
with their jazz band and their enter
tanning specialties, including wonderful
solos by Prof" William Linkletter.
harmonica king. and Eddie Burke, 1.-The
John Mccormack of Bellevue"
AS though the great hospital did not
have beneficiaries enough of its own.
fifty homeless men from the Municipal
Lodging House. a block away in Twen-
ty-fifth street, were shanghaied and
fed copiously. In return for the
courtesy the hoboes turned In on the
X. p job and did It in way that
would have passed inspection even by
Pershing or Foch.
Over at Blackwelrs Island they had
bigger time than usually attends a
/ Jail delivery The Department of Cor
recton was the host. The special fea-
ture of the entertainment was vaude-
vile show put on by a company of
comedians from the Keith circuit un-
der the mastering of L. +. Albee. The
Island seems to be a popular resort
Just nof There was such q fun house
that two balls had to be utilized, in
which two shows were kept running
simultaneously.
For the Alimony Club.
In Ludlow Street Jail, Sheriff Knott.
as is his custom. had made ample pro-
vision for the gustatory happiness of
his fifteen guests-the Alimony Club
Toasts were drunk in hard cider to
"Our Wives" Good Old Ludlow and
Ills Honor. the Sheriff." In Difference
to the day the club quartet sang a
special programme. THE Battle Cry of
Freedom" its greatest hit, was twice
encored.
A turkey dinner was served in the
/ Raymond Street jail in Brooklyn to
forty-five TRUSTEES. The rest of the 34l
/ prisoners. including seventeen women,
! had TO content themselves with chicken
! The prisoners. however, were permitted
TO receive and to ravish no fewer than
ninety toothsome packages received
| from friends on the outside.
In the Ellis Island immigration
station 1870 immigrants, including
twenty-five prospective deportees, alb
sorbed the customary nutriment and
| holiday delcacies. Then they enjoyed
az least those who have music in their
souls did--the first recital on the hand
some pipe instrument installed In the
grand auditorium as the gift of Robert
Il Tod, Commissioner of immigration.
Marines Are Entertained.
Those lucky devil dogs" OF the L. S.
M. G., who are here guarding Uncle
Sans mail sacks were 80 overwhelmed
with hospitality that long before taps
last night they all had to let out a
notch or two in their belts. There were
26s of the marines and New York did
all she could to keep them from missing
too keenly the comforts OF their own
| fresdes. They were fed and feted and
amused at both the Red Cross Club and
/ tue anu NdliOTS tluD. All INC
! traditional good things sacred TO the day
| we're thrust upon them until for the first
time in their lusty young lives some OF
them few the white flag. Then all this
| JOY ride was topped off with unlimited
\ cigarettes and with the smiles OF the
women and girls Of the Lest We Forget
Committee" and other patriotic coteries.
'Hark. from the tombs doleful
| sound " They didn't give the prisoners
| down there any turkey. This is all the
poor fellows behind the bars had to eat
! Soup chicken. fried or fricassee: baked
sweet potatoes mashed turnips. apple
! Jelly. celery, hot mince pie and coffee
| The keepers turnkeys and the rest Of
the bourgeose had just the same as
they gave the proletariat except that
they fed on turkey instead OF chicken.
The st. Andrews Society gave It's
thirty-fifth annual dinner at 81 East
Eighth street, where II fed 1000 of tho
more or less hungry. Baskets of food
for poor families also were sent out In
large numbers by the society to private
homes, and food and drink were sup
piled at its street coffee stands.
The Salvation Army distributed more
tran 10000 baskets, each containing
| sufficient food TO appease the appetites