South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-23

Today is the day of days for 600
children, wards of the City Rescue
mission.
I Today comes the appointed hour
when those 500 will be honored
guests as a result of the fund Great
ed by the readers of the Tower of
Babel cooperating with the directors
of the mission.
A turkey dinner, with all the fix
ms" is in prospect for those young
sters whose fond expectations have
developed daily as the Christmas
fund grew steadily. the generous out
1 pourings of warm-hearted citizens
I for this eleemosynar purpose.
All To Get Gifts.
The scene of the gorging is the
| oliver hotel. Mission directors and
other men prominent in the business
and professional life will lay aside
their busy tasks at 1890 o'clock 10
serve those whose drab cherries eX-
/ istence will be changed into an epoch
of eating and receiving presents.
For the occasion is not alone to be
one of a dinner. Santa himself is to
be present and each boy or girl will
I leave with some pleasure creating
/ device. a sled, or a pair of skates, a
| doll or something equally pleasing.
/ The oliver hotel has spared no
pains to make the Rescue Missions S
annual Christmas party a joyous
merry making affair. A huge Christ
mas tree, with enough Trimming TO
I decorate seven or eight trees of or
dinary size, extending in heighth to
the mezzanine floor above, will be the
awesome spectacle as the youngsters
enter the portals of the hotel.
Plenty OF Food.
| If the children do not eat their
| fill, il will only be because they fall
ed TO bring a wholesome appetite
with them, for an abundance of food,
to satisfy every hungry little guest
! has been provided. The corps of
business men in trim walters outfit.
under the skillful direction of L. J.
| Ollier, are expected to fit among the
boys and girls with amazing dexter
! ity personally seeing that each one
has not been overlooked in the
gigantic spread.
It's going TO be some party, is
the advance notice handed down by
| those in charge. There will be no
end to the "doings." When the ra-
pacious appeutes Of the turkey
seeking children has been appeased
the gift distribution will take place.
The dinner this noon is in no way
closed affair. In fact, the gener-
Gus readers of the Tower who made
possible the annual entertainment
are invited to be present, with one
single provisO, that the numbers are
not so great as to interfere with the
serving of the Rescue Missions
wards. For nothing that will ham
per the service is 20 be tolerated.
1t is strictly a children's party, and
as such. the little folk will be first,
last and all the time in the mind OF
those actively engaged in the stu
pendous task of arranging the many
details.
Another Party Tonight.
The money advanced by the Mis-
sion directorate will be used in de-
| fraying the cost Of the food. The
! balance Of the Tower fund will go
for presents for those at the Mission
Oliver hotel party. and also for a
/ second party to be given at the
Mission headquarters tonight for the
adult wards of the Mission.
Necessities of all kinds have been
n
chants of the city responded 70 the
spirit OF this Yuletide giving by sup
plying merchandise at cost. In this
manner the purchasing power Of the
Tower fund gained additional slim
illus. and the gifts OF clothing, food
TOYS for the children Will be suffi-
cient. il is hoped. TO amply take
care OF all those who hope for
( happy Yuleti6e lies in the generos-
! ity Of the Tower readers.
Following is a list Of the Mission
directors: c. c. Shafer, L. ]. Ollier,
A. L. Hubbard, L. p. Hardy, W. w.
Austin, George a. Robertson, F. A.
Stephenson. J. c. Bowsher, John r
I Haughton, W. o. Davies. Fred A.
Bryan. c. F. Cunningham. {. w.
Hyde. Charles Speth, G. NJ. Stude-
baker. Jr.. Ira w. Cidalsky. J. l.
Shafer, Ray A. Bird, Harry s. Badet
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