Show POOR SAt I LAKE HA RAVE VEA VE- VE 1 A AMPLE CHRISTMAS CHEER Salvation Army Supplied d With Abundance Ab for forthe forthe forthe the N Needs eds of the thc Des Destitute Who Come Com Under U Under Un Un- der Its Care 1 Tonight will be long lone remembered by b of j two hundred of ot the poorest of ot the povertY pov pay ertY stricken erty-stricken children of ot this city a aone ap apone one of ot the happiest events event In their Un live The Salvation Army has hns labored wl with h unabated zeal in Ita its efforts to make the Ithe lot of oC the poor a n little easier to bear beer and those labors have met with unbounded un un- bounded success Liberal Response to Appeal Every need of ot the army has bas been flied filled and every ery request that the army a my has made has been granted The generosity of ot the more snore tort fortunate n fe members of oC the community has made maae it possible for Cor the poor to enjoy a Christmas that otherwise would have hav been ch cheerless indeed The Tho upper hall hail of ot the old St St. Marks Mark schoolhouse opposite apposite the central fire rire- station presents present a busy spectacle today y yas as the seemingly Indefatigable workers work work- ers era of oC the army swarm In and out ot of the building straightening up up the final Onal details of the Immense undertaking which will be so successfully com com- Ii to tonight All Kinds of Gifts Great heaps of ot clothing warm and neat are being assorted and labeled provisions and supplies are being apportioned apportioned toys confectionery and picture books arc are being a assorted and t tagged ed for the distribution tonight A stenographer is preparing preparing- a typewritten typewritten typewritten type type- written list of ot the names of oC the little beneficiaries of ot the bounty of the g gen generous nerous nerous n- n erous citizens as ns well as listing and tabulating the supplies to be apportioned apportioned honed to each one Ho Thanks the Public Adit Wood who has had hod scarcely nn any sleep and who has hns not taken time timeto to eat ent a hearty meal for two week said to The Telegram thie morning t. t th u h. h rr Telegram my th thanks which v are too klo deep for tor words to ei in general for Cor the hearty aid we have had In this work As soon as ns we ve have completed our work I wish to give special recognition to those whoso hose donations have been of the gr greatest test aid to usI us UE I 1 am too busy now v to begin ben to ex express express ex- ex press m my gratitude but will say that If It these people could see the joy and happiness happiness hap hap- their gifts brought to the darkened darkened darkened dark dark- ened homes of ot the poor they would be amply repaid 1 The distribution of ot gifts be begin begina gt at 7 o'clock tonight At St. St Marys Mary's Cathedral Solemn pontifical high mass maps was was' celebrated at nt St. St Marts Mary's cathedral this morning morning- at 11 o'clock by the RL Rev Lawrence Scanlan A full ull choir rendered rendered rendered ren ren- dered the following following- musical pro pro- gramme Vol Voluntary un ta Chopin Violins Roy ROT Wil WU- Williams Hams liams Frank Williams Organ Miss Gleason I IF F Festival ival Il Mass In D. D Ga Ganas Veni Creator Glorza Mrs Mu G G. E. E Cur Cur- Us Violin Roy Williams Offertory Adeste Fidelis Novello Mrs G. G E. E Curtis Miss Ow Owen n Mrs alra emU emily Hampson Al T. T C C. C Crawford Mrs rs Whiteman Whiteman White- White man Whiteman and Dunbar Agnus Del Dei Miss Misa II Shannon Miss MI Owen Isn McPherson and Mrs IN Whiteman Crawford Exult Zion Hammerel Soloist MIs Miss Owen C C. A. A Locke Sopranos Sopranos- Sopranos MiSSes Misses lIsses Owen B Berge rge Shannon Shannon Shannon Shan- Shan non Whalen Weber Mrs Mr Al AI Whiteman White White- Whiteman man Mrs A. A McCullough Mrs J J. J Lent Lont Altos AItO Altos Misses Shannon Crismon QUinn Dunham Mrs Nr Emily Hampson lampson Mrs O. O Q E. E F Curtis Tenors Tenors Al AI Whiteman A A. Mc- Mc Phe on O. O C. C A A. Locke Locko D Bassos Bassos I T. T C C. Crawford R. R 0 O. Dunbar T T. T Leyland Loyland O. O SotIe Soffe I Violinists Roy Violinists Roy Williams Frank WH- WH llama Organist and nd Director MIss Director Miss Nora Nora a. a I Irne rne Gleason o I With tho the Pixies At the Methodist church th the i children gave a a. pretty cantata In two acts entitled Christmas With the Pixies and a a. miscellaneous pro pro- gramme The tree was then Illuminated and the gifts girts distributed among I Ithe the children The children of tho the First Methodist church gave a n series of tableaux and a ai ai followed by the tion of or gifts A collection of ot gifta was taken n up for forthe the poor which wa va afterward gi n i ito to the Salvation Army for tor dl The Bamberger Coal Cod company pre pre- pre pre-J rented n a ton of ot coal to the Bible Dible class classi 1 Other Church At the First Presbyterian church I pro was wons rendered In the church I parlor and th the thc usual distribution of i made gifts was A JA Mother Goose play was as glyen given bythe byi by the children of ot the First Congregational church and a box of candy was presented presented pre pre- to every member of ot the Sunday Sunday- I school The East Side Baptist church g gave v t Its Christmas entertainment last even- even log InS t I IThe IThe I The Episcopal Services This morning special services cervices wage held at St St. Pauls Paul's Episcopal church at 11 The Th service Included morning morn morn- morn morn-j I Ing lag prayer hol holy communion and a n. sermon sermon ser ser- mon b by the rector the Rev Charles Charla B. B I Perkins Mrs Helen Sherman Gus Gue lI n Thou j t That Good Tidings from Han Ban Messiah at St. St Marks Mark's cathedral cathedral cathe cathe- dral drat this morning In addition to the thel t The other soloists were were- Miss Emily Grimsdell and MIss Mias bell Mt Clark Organist Peabody rendered th the Hallelujah Chorus for Cor the postlude |