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Show IDE HAPPY ' BY MESSAGE New York Jew Celebrates Cele-brates by Feeding 12 Hungry Men Detroit, Dec. 25. A man with a strong foreign accent inquired several sev-eral times yesterday at the telegraph office In a local hotel if a message hal come for him. "J. S. Groeniug is my name," he told the operator. As he sat In a chair In the hotel office a messenger called Mr. Groeulng. The man jumped to his feet and seized a telegram from the boy's hand. An Instant's glance acquainted him with its contents. He buried his face In his hands. "My children, my little ones are safe," he muttered in German. Suddenly straightening himself, he walked to the clerk, and said- "I want to make as many people happy as possible today. I have just had a great happiness and want to share It. I am an orthodox Jew and Christmas Christ-mas means nothing to bo, but It does to many and I am glad my happiness camo at this time. I shall walk out into the Btrcets, find a dozen men who look hungry and send them In here to be fed. Later he returned and with him were a dozen men who looked as it they were out of luck. A nrivato dining din-ing room was provided for the party and thc meal tho men got was the best the hotel could afford. Groenlng explained that his fear or the Russians being aggrieved with tho United States would take toward Jewish Jew-ish passports, would Infuriate them and cause thorn to massacre tho Jews. "j sent money to my wife and children," chil-dren," he said, "and this telegram told me they had crossed the German frorjtlor and were safe." Groening's home is in New York. |