The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-12-24
CROWD STORES
IN nth HOUR
YULETIDE RUSH
Social Workers in Final
Provisions to Assure
Cheer to Needy.
WEATHER TO BE IDEAL
Still Need for Volunteers to
Help Care for Emergency
Cases.
WEATHER TO BE IDEAL

Indianapolis made final hurried
preparations today to welcome
Santa Claus and enjoy a merry
Christmas.
The last hour rush of shoppers
filled downtown and residence sec
ton stores and social workers made
final provisions to insure Christmas
cheer for each needy family of the
city.
Every needy person whose name
has been reported to charity Or
ganizationS of the Christmas clear
ing house will be taken care of, Miss
Winifred Brown, head of the clear
ing house, said.
Arrangements for nearly 1000
families have been made by her or
ganization, she said. There still is
need for twenty or twenty-five per-
sons to volunteer to help care for
that number of emergency cases
which are expected to be reported
today.
Weather to Be Ideal
Anyone who desires to aid should
report to the Christmas clearing
house, 1876 Monument circle, she
said.
Prospects for ideal winter weather
for Tuesday were reported by J.
H. Arlington, United States wealth
er bureau head.
There is little likelihood of snow.
however, he said. The temperature
will continue about as today and it
will be clear most of the day, he
said.
The Salvation Army will distrib-
ute 300 baskets to needy families
Christmas morning. The organiza-
tion's party for under privileged
children will be held Wednesday
night at Tomlinson's hall.
A free chicken dinner will be
served any homeless men who apply
Tuesday at the Salvation Army
industrial home, 127 West Georgia
street.
Services for Prisoners
Christmas services for prisoners
at the Marion county jail will be
held at 8 Tuesday morning by
the Wheeler City Mission. The Rev.
Orin w Fifer will speak. A special
dinner of roast pork, cranberry
sauce, celebry, mashed potatoes,
coffee and apples will be served.
Patients at the county tubercu-
losis sanatorium at Sunnyside will
be given baskets of candies, nuts
and fruits tonight by The Sunnyside
Guild. Child patients will give a
pageant and the city hospital
nurses glee club will sing Yuletide
songs.
Patients in the chidren's ward
and attached at st. Vincent'S hos
pital will be remembered by Santa
Claus, who will distribute gifts to-
night. At midnight the nurses
choir will sing carols.
Sorority Sings Carols
The Mu Phi Epsilon sorority gave
a program of Christmas carols Sun
day afternoon at the Methodist hos
pital and the Ogden chorale sang.
Hospital employees will be guests at
a party this afternoon. Candy and
fruit will be distributed. Gonzales
cent patients also will attend pro-
gram OF readings and musical num-
berS.
The Rotary Club has sent check
to John v. Carter, superintendent
at the county inf1rmary, for pur-
chase of gifts for inmates of that
institution. Mrs. Henry j. Mccoy,
2036 North Meridian street, is pro-
viding a large sack of candy for
each person. A playlet and holiday
music program was given at the
infirmary Sunday afternoon by the
Governor Oliver P. Morton chapter,
Daughter of the Union, and the Phi
Alpha Sunday school class of the
Central Christian church.
Sixty Negro residents at the in
firmary we're served a Christmas
lunch and given bag of candy by
Mrs. H. H. Patten and a group Of
workers.
Baskets Distributed
Hundreds of Christmas baskets of
food and toys were being distributed
today by fire houses over the city.
Funds were solicited by firemen
from business in their districts.
Children at the Riley hospital
we're guests of the Junior League at
a party Sunday afternoon. A mini
ature circus headed the entertain
ment program. Lighted Christmas
trees will be placed in the wards
early Christmas morning and Santa
! Claus will distribute gifts.
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