The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-24
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 Kansas City--About 25,000 to be fed including those guests of Tom Pendergast, democratic leader, and the relief organizations, and tho mayors Christmas Tree Assocla- tion. Small groups, such as girl stenographers, caring for indivldu- als.
 Chicago--About 75,000 to be fed including 15,000 Christmas baskets Chicago Daily News neediest cases, Chicago Tribune Good Fellows or. ganization, etc.
 Dalias--severai hundred to be fed.
 Lincoln, Neb.--About 5000 bas- lets of food to be distributed. Des Moines, Ia--About 2,200 charity dinners.
 Cleveland, O.-Many organiza- tons giving dinners and about 5000 baskets to be distributed. Newspapers-The Cleveland Press tho News and the Plaindealer- have funds for baskets and toys.
 Raleigh, N. C.-About 400 Christmas dinners.
 St Louls-Approxlmately 5000 dinners by 20 charity groups. Memphis, Tenn-11,000 families | to get basket dinners, 8,000 chill dren get bags fo clothing, shoes, food and candy.
 Little Rock, Ark-About 1000 families to be cared for. | New Orleans-About 200 organ izations will serve several thous- and Christmas dinners, All institu- | tions have special dinners includ- ing the leper colony at Carville, La. Portland Ore.--Several hundred baskets to be distributed and po- lice reserves "sunshino dlvision' furnishing baskets, food and fuel | while fire department supplying toys which have been rebuilt. Fresno, Cal-15,000 individual cans, jars and other food contain CTS, several truckioads of oranges. potatoes, several hundred meals. | About 600 to be fed at Seventh Day Adventists "Penny-a-Dish" | cafe.
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 San Franclseo-Fifty business and social clubs giving dinners with number guests ranging from 100 to 800 at each party.
 Salt Lake City--4.b00 families to be provided for with average cost per family $3.75; other organ izatlons will care for about 2,000.
 Los Angeies-About 25,0Oo to be given dinners while 14,000 chil- dren will get clothing, candy and toys and 1000 families to get clothing.
 | Phlladelphla-Seve hundred meals by various groups. | Detroit-50,000 needy children given toys, and food while organi- zations arranging several thousand meals.
 PIttsburgh-13.ooo dinners and several thousand children will be cared for.
 Columbus, o.-About 1000 din- pers and baskets.
 Indianapolis-10,0 1000 dinners by organized charity with several hun dred others being given by indivi- duals.
 Oklahoma City-Welfare organ izations combining to give 4,000 dinners and 5000 families given presents through radio and press appeals of the Oklahoma City News Fixit column.
 Buffalo, N. Y.-About 30,000 meals and organizations giving clothing and toys. Buffalo News fund for the neediest cases. Milwaukee, Wis-About 10000 meals to be given including a cele- bration at the Auditorium for 5000 Boston-Upwards of 5000 bas- kets. Volunteers of America giving away 5000 pairs of news shoes. Requests for shoes totaled 30.000. ! Sacramento, Cal.--About 2,600 dinners and food baskets. Denver, Colo.-A. A. McVittle. proprietor of a string of restaur- ants will turn over one restaurant to the needy and expects give 5000 meals about the same as last year. 2.OOO others to be cared for.
 At Cincinnati the Rt Rev John T. McNichoias. archbishop of Cin- oInnati recently issued n pastoraily letter urging that gifts be sent to charity this year instead Of being exchanged while at Ormond Beach. Fla, John D. Rockefeller. sr, if having his annual Christmas party for friends and neighbors.
 Tn New York 1000 seamen Of the North German Lloyd liner Bremen will have a Christmas eve party and the Christmas songs Of the chorus will be broadcast t0 friends and relatives in Germany. One dincordant note came from Waterviile. Me. where tho saIva ton Army distribution of Christ