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Show CHICAGO TO FEED 5,500 FAMILIES Chicago, Nov. 27. Arrangoraonts were made by the county agent to provide Thanksgiving dinners for 5,-500 5,-500 poor families Distribution of tho dinners began tonight when more than 2.000 of them were carried away from the office. No turkeys or chickens chick-ens aro being given away, hut a bountiful boun-tiful supply of beef Is provided. For this annual "spread" tho county coun-ty bought 22.400 pounds of beef. 740 bushels of potatoes, 191.550 pounds of sweet potatoes, 15.024 stalks of celery. 7,350 boxes of crackors and 25.S00 apples and the same number of oranges. |