The New York herald., 1922-12-24
new YORK ALLOWS
none TOGO hungry
Say 1t With Baskets Is
Slogan for Three Day
Holiday.
NEEDY ARE SUPPLIED
Poor Children and Those i'm
Institutions Get Toys
and Turkey.
HYLAN AS BUSY AS SANTA
Prince Christopher and Prin-
cess Anastasia Will Act
as Distributors.
HYLAN AS BUSY AS SANTA

N ItS a tnTee Qdy SHTlStiiidS anu
they're saying it with baskets. 1t is
estimated that in New York city alone
Santa Claus, who gets even less sleep
than Edison, will have to travel 2,179
miles to visit all the persons who are
80 out of luck as to be unable to get
out and rustic little holiday cheer
for themselves.
Take the Salvation Army. 1t had
only one day in which to distribute
the makings of a dinner to $4,000
homes-food for 125,000 stomachs.
Those iron pots were turned upside
down on Friday night, and out of
them came the money for the din
ners. 1t was very late last night when
the last lassie knocked at tenement
door and, dropping her burden,
chirped, "The Salvation Army wishes
you a merry Christmas and leaves
you this little gift to help you enjoy
the spirit of the day."
Reversing their old custom, which re-
quired the assembling Of the hungry at
y
carried the dinners to the poor. This
brought into play military organization
directing a great number Of automobiles
lent by the kind hearted. The city was
divided into three parts. with distrib-
uting base for each.
Each Has Food for Five.
Christmas baskets they called the con-
tainers, but the fact is that they were
manila bags bearing the army shield
and the words, "A merry Christmas"
with the feet of fat chicken protruding
from the top. Each bag held the ma
terials for dinner for five persons.
The carriers were invariably members
Of the army-men or women-except in
the lower East Side. There the narrow
crowded streets made the automobile
programme futile, and the bags were
called for by the recipients at the army
social center, 8 Cherry street. Florence
Dean, staff captain. watching the dis
tribution there, said that the people of
that district had never known a year
Of greater need.
The Red Cross is specializing on dis
abled veterans this year. All gifts have
been provided by volunteers and packed
by workers, with no spending Of Red
Cross funds. Food, clothes and TOYS
will be sent to $50 families in Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn. Red Cross workers
provided entertainers for a concert for
ex-service patients on Wards Island last
night and trimmed two trees.
Veteans in the Red Cross Club. 129
East Thirty-ninth street, started the holi-
day celebration with a dance in the club
house last night: to-day they will have
as dinner guests girls of the Overseas
Service League. At the Brooklyn Navy
Yard 200 children of disabled veterans
for whom the Red Cross has assumed
responsibility will be entertained ON the
battleship Wyoming tomorrow.
Gifts for Hospital Children.
Presents that would enliven any child
were given yesterday to 1875 children in
the Health Department Hospital and
eight cases of gifts were sent to the
tuberculous children at Otisville. Health
Commissioner Copeland said:
we have had an avalanche of TOYS.
and the public has given generous con-
tributiorfs of money" The presents
were prepared and distributed by
the Commissioners secretary, Mildred
Lumm.
Prince Christopher of Greece will give
away in Madison Square Garden at
2:30 p. M. tomorrow the first of 1900
baskets, each containing food for a
family OF from eight to ten persons
provided by the Volunteers of America.
The Princess Anastasia will give away
the second and Mayor Hylan the third
Mayor Hylan will be almost as busy
as Santa Claus. Yesterdays principal
function at which he appeared whs a
party given by the policewomen in the
station house OF the women's precinct in
West Thirty-seventh street.
Mrs. George w. Loft. Deputy Police
Commissioner, and her flock entertained
and enriched more than 500 poor chill
dren. There was Christmas tree and
Police Capt. John G. Anon was n per-
feet Santa Claus. Mr.. Loft gave the
candy and the Polar Ice Cream COM
pany the cream. Tomorrow the Mayor
will be seen by 1900 or 1900 children
who will attend a party given by the
Board of Child Welfare.
The life of a detective was meas
urably frightened when Capt. Thomas
NJ. Fay called the 200 members of
the headquarters division together and
handed each safety razor from a
stock presented by manufacturer
The Protestant Big Sisters made 200
street. Lawrence Payson. son In law
OF Mrs. Willard Parker. honorary PRES
ident Of tho organization, was Santa
Claus. Sadie c. Kelly of the Catholic
Big Sisters was present and received a
doll.
one OF the merriest parties was that
OF the cripples at the Institute for
Disabled Men, 2i5 East Twenty-third
street Miss Florence f. Sullivan,
known as the lady of the institute" :"
told about her trip around the world
with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss
James on the yacht Aloha.
r'he Paramount-Pep Club, composed
OF employees In the executive offices
OF the Famous Players-Lasky Corpora
tlop, distributed i3c dinners In baskets to
needy families
Tonight the Community Councils
travelling Christmas tree will start its
tour OF tho lower East Side. Tt will
be mounted on n truck. with forty chill
-rcn singing carois peneath the
branches The pilgrimage will end In
front OF the former home OF Governor
elect Smith at Is oliver street.
And here's an item TO ponder over:
A thousand West side children attended
the annual Christmas party at the
Campbell Funeral Church yesterday.
Presents including underwear. gloves.
caps. sweaters. chocolates and fruits
were distributed by the Lions Club
West Side Patriotic League and teach
crs OF Public school o. A magician
santa Claus did tricks.