The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-25
C|TY'S NEEDY
ARE AIDED BY
MANY GROUPS
Baskets, Gifts Are Sent to
Poor; CarolerS Are
Kept Busy.

With its first white" Christmas
in years, indianapolis today cele-
brated the holiday with church
services and home entertainments
and distribution of clothes, food and
toys to the needy.
Scores of charitable organizations
and other groups, and hundreds of
individuals aided the city's poor
families. Last night carolers
heralded the yule period with song
in all parts of the city.
Every public Office in the state,
county and city buildings held
Christmas parties yesterday with
presentation of gifts to officials and
workers.
Santa Claus in the person Of
Charles Ford, special deputy sher-
if, distributed candy, apples,
oranges and cigarets to the 220 in
mates of the Marion County Jail. A
Christmas program was given by the
Cadle Tabernacle Choir in the Jail
dining room where prisoners were
assembled.
Legion Gives Baskets
Fifty-eight chickens have been
provided by Sheriff Ray for Christ
mas dinner today.
American Legion and its auxiliary
distributed baskets for the needy
families of World War veterans.
The Lions Club remembered the
children in the indianapolis Day
Nursery with gifts.
Indianapolis orphans homes were
visited by Santa Claus with hun
dreds of children receiving gifts
from luncheon and women's clubs.
Christmas services were held at
the Suemma Coleman home by the
Church Federation of Indianapolis.
Gifts were distributed by the execu-
tive board.
Gifts were distributed by the
Women's Missionary Council of In
dianapolis Lutheran Churches at
the Marion County Infirmary, In
diana Women's Prison, Juvenile De-
tention Home, Central State Hos
pital and the Marion County Hos
pital for the Incurable Insane at
Julietta. Patients at the Marion
County tuberculosis Hospital at
Sunnyside were provided with 200
candles and candleholderS.
Pageant Held at Church
A candlelight service and pageant
was held last night at IL in the
Meridian Heights Presbyterian
Church. Carols were sung by the
choir.
Members of the First Baptist
Church sang carols in various parts
of the city and later met at the
home of DR.. Carleton w. Atwater,
pastor, for a Christmas celebra-
ton.
Soldiers at Fort Benjamin Har-
riSon were entertained in the post
theatcr and gifts were presented
to children of the officers. A party
for patients in the post hospital
was held today.
And the postman is sitting home
today relaxing from one of the
most strenuous periods in the his
tory of the indianapolis post
office, according to John H.
Rothert, superintendent of mails.
$4,000 kilograms Sent
indianapolis residents are to re-
ceive $4,000 kilograms bearing holi-
day greetings today from staff of
240 Western Union messengers, ac-
cording to Andrew A. Brown, Indi-
annapolis superintendent of the
company.
Christmas cheer entered the wom-
ems quarters of the Marion County
Jail today through the efforts of
Misses Mary Roberts and Miss
Leona Showers, matronS.
In a room which contained a
large tree and other Christmas
decorations, gifts of handkerchiefs,
fruit and candy were presented to
10 women prisoners. Breakfast of
scrambled eggs, potatoes, bread, but
ter and coffee followed.