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The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 7

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 7

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MT BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1931 ISUckminstor 1-3500 Pluvius9 Tears Fail to Dampen vhly hoa, huooklyx 313th Thanksgiving Observance We'll he open an extra half hour tomorrow night so you ran bring the family and pet everything von need! 10 A.M. to 9:30, for vour eonvenienee! in the institution at 10th Ave. and 1 were entertained with a musical 48th St. program by members of the or. Lions Feed 500 Families ganization.

Ny The meals were served to groups Those With Plenty Break Bread With Less FortunateRoosevelt Host to Victims of Paralysis Tf The Hidgewood Lions Club distributed baskets to more than 500 needy families In Ridgewood at 852 Cypress Ave. Local pastors assisted the club. More than 200 baskets, prepared by students and teachers of Manual Training High School were distributed Wednesday at the school, 7th Ave. and 5th under the supervision of the Kings County American Legion. Joseph P.

Pic- Lend an ear to Father: you love Charity and gayety walked hand In hand yesterday as Americans, In all parts of the world, paused for a brief moment to count their blessings and share them with those less fortunate than themselves in the cirillo, county service officer of the true spirit that motivated the Pil-i Legion, was In charge. Between two and three thousand grim Fathers 313 years ago at that of 125 at a time and the first group was waiting in line before noon, more than an hour before their dinners were served. At 2 o'clock, police reported that Michael Horan, known as Mike the Pig, had already eaten two dinners i and Joined the line for a third at the Municipal Lodging House. Horan is about 65 and weighs 250 pounds. Treats on Welfare Island i Thanksgiving Day on Welfare Is-land was a treat in hospitality for the prisoners in the penitentiary, the inmates of the Home for the Aged and the patients in the City and Metropolitan Hospitals.

Thou- sands of pounds of turkey, chicken and the other constituents of a gala feast were consumed by the sizable population on the island. There are 1,150 prisoners In the penitentiary Instead of the usual 1,800 at this time of the year. They were fed yesterday In two groups in the large mess hall of the main prison. The fare was complete. The menu was: Soup, chicken, sweet po me in December.

children and older youths were served turkey dinners or given Thanksgiving baskets by the Children's Aid Society, Newsboys' Home at seven children's centers in Manhattan neighborhoods. The Salvation Army provided 5,600 dinners, the largest number at one place, 2,400, being served at the Gold Dust Lodge, 40 corlears St. In addition 1,000 baskets, each containing sufficient food for a family of five, were distributed by this organization. 7,000 Fed at Lodging House you'll shop at Sears! Thus speaketh the wise Father who expects to foot the tatoes, stuffing, turnips, celery, ap ples, mince pie and coffee. Prisoners in the Bronx County Jail were not forgotten, Warden Mar and wants to keep them 'way down this year! This compact department store is literally filled to the rafters with brand new Christmas merchandise ordered long ago, when most people were thinking of summer vacations so that the prices would be good and low when Christmas got around.

Give as many gifts as first Thanksgiving observance at Plymouth, Mass. It was a day of Thanksgiving for everybody eycept King Turkey. The only one who did not get Into the spirit of the occasion, at least In these parts, was Jupiter Pluvius, but his weeping went unnoticed by a city bent on seeing that Thanksgiving Day was something more than a date on the calendar. For once the needy got a square tneal, Inmates of orphan asylums, Institutions for the young and old and Jails were filled with the Thanksgiving spirit and fare and families were once more united around the festive board. The traditional services were held in churches everywhere.

Roosevelt Carves Tnrkey President Roosevelt observed the day by performing a major operation cn a huge gobbler at Warm Springs, to the delight of a little wide-eyed group of infantile paralysis victims of the foundation established by him there. Virtually every charitable, church and welfare institution in the city played host to homeless and hungry men and women, and the Federal Relief Administration distributed 2,000,000 pounds of food to families tin Dunn and 20 aides serving turkey dinners to 110 inmates lodged in the Bergen Building at 177th St. 1 and Arthur and to 48 prisoners in the old Bronx Supreme Court ever. get them at Sears, so that you can be generous, but not extravagant! With apologiei hi Gluya Williams At the Municipal Lodging House on E. 26th close to 7,000 of the city's derelicts were served Thanksgiving dinners consisting of chicken, potatoes, turnips, inince pie, bread, milk, apples, coffee and cigarettes, the last named donated by manufacturers.

An estimated 7,000 homeless men and women received their Thanksgiving meal at the lodging house. Apart from this, about 2,000,000 pounds of foods provided by the Federal Relief Administration were distributed to home relief families during the preceding week. The Federation for the Support of Jewish Philanthropic Institu house at 161st St. and 3d Ave. Service started at 11:45 and was completed at about one in the 9 9 99 9 9 9 The prisoners' fare consisted of celery, turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, mashed turnips, stewed onions, cake, apples, nuts and coffee.

The favorite classics for the entire II IP IP IE HE Eighty-five wards of the Chil dren's Society in the Bronx, 52 boys tions served the customary turkey dinner in all of the 91 institutions and 33 girls, were given turkey din it supports. ners at tne Home, Grand Concourse and McClellan St, by Philip The New York Protestant Epis copal City Mission was host to 5,000 J. Schneider, managing director. Frederick A. Wurzbach.

the presi 7m- gey? mMlJ omen OA children and young people at as linie as oijc dent, in a speech preceding the din parties in three chapels and ner, told the children about the 1 no first Thanksgiving of the Pilgrim Up 10 1.90 Felt Slinperi, with Irather toe csp. soft padded leath neighborhood houses maintained by the society. The Mission also held services in public hospitals and institutions where it has chaplains. fathers. The dinner consisted of turkev Men's Leather Romeos, stitched down leather er Holes.

Size! giblet soup, turkey and cranberry soles, black and brown, hirh front -m fJJJ v4 39c At the Hebrew Orphan Asylum to 8 sauce, mashed potatoes and turnips, turkey dinners were served to 1,000 aim i.e. iui it.ioiiu. mince pie, raisins, fruit and nuts, children. About 2,000 seamen of all on home relief. Governor Lehman acted as host In absentia to 350 men and women at the Home for Aged and Infirm Hebrews in this city.

The dinner is given each year by the Governor in memory of his mother, Babette Lehman. Brooklyn Children Guests About 250 children gathered outside of Brooklyn police headquarters yesterday and were taken to Manhattan where they were served with a turkey dinner as guests of the Crime Prevention Division of the Police Department. The dinner was served at Childs Restaurant, 6th Ave. and W. 17th Manhattan.

The children were transported to Manhattan in three army trucks and about 30 cabs. At Raymond St. Jail races, ratings ana creeds were given a full course turkey dinner in the Seamen's Church Institute, 25 South and Urbain Ledoux, who prefers to be known as "Mr. ladled "Mulligan" to several nun Ntn'li Women's Children's Sheepskin Slip-pars, sheepskin stitched soles Men's 98c. Women's, 79c.

dred "old bucks and lame ducks" at Men's Hand-turned Sole Leather Slippers, with soft Ticl-kld uppers. Rubber heels. Brown or black. Sites A to 11. 1.98 ice cream, milk or hot chocolate.

Thankfulness for the virtues characteristic of American life was the keynote of the sermon of Dean Milo H. Gates at Thanksgiving services at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. "How anybody today who Is an American can be ungrateful because he is an American is beyond me," said the Dean. Dean Gates announced a special service in the interests of Christian unity to be held at the Cathedral next Sunday at 4 p.m.

The Rev. W. D. F. Hughes of 3 Pell St.

Store Gives 10,000 Bags of Food The Hearn Department Stores, Sears slippers went into thousands of homes last Christmas. for this year we've increased our stocks we've never had a better selection. better prices! Here are just a few. on we'll show you more. FIRST FLOOR Women's distributed 10,000 bags coiv taining turkey and other ingredl Felt Padded Leath Chll Turkey dinners were served to the 30 civil inmates of the Ray er Sole Slippers, ents for Thanksgiving dinner to dren's.

with ribbon needy families. Earlier in the week In's Hand-turned Sole Leather Slippers of Boft, fine kid. fancy tongue. -m Ott ber heels. brown or black.

8 to 11. 1 woven top. mond St. Jail. Chicken dinners went to its 464 criminal prisoners.

Christian Scientist services were 4 to the concern sent 10,000 bags to var ious charitable organizations. Two fered a prayer for President Roose held in the morning. Frederick L. hundred employes worked overtime Morehead, warden of the criminal velt and the well being and pros perity of the country. High Mass at St.

Patrick's division, was assisted in the ar to aid in the distribution and 40 policemen were on hand to keep order at the eight entrances of the rangements by Head Keeper Jones At the annual memorial high Gibbons. installed free with in our delivery zone even though you save almost S20 on it! mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral for store on 14th near 6th where the bags were given out There was no disorder. The Salvation Army served 800 turkey dinners at its 378 Court St. branch, where Ma.

Henry Newby addressed the diners. About 300 the deceased members of the Catholic Benevolent Legion, the Rev. George J. Zentgraf, chaplain What a Grand and Glorious Selection of Exciting CHRISTMAS CARDS Capt. Thomas Leahy of the Mer cer St.

station, In charge of police oi ratner Nicot Council of the Le dinners were served at 28 Ashland gion, urged that staunch Catholic arrangements, said many of those holding tickets entitling them to bags gathered outside the store at Place, where the food is cooked. At the Brooklyn Naval Hospital youth be recruited into the organl zation to fill the gaps in the thin 11 clock Wednesday night and a Gas Range worth $70 225 patients ate turkey dinners. The arrangements were handled by the ning ranks of the membership. remained until distribution began 10c for 10 19c for 12 29c for 25 Red Cross branch there. at 7 a.m.

Thursday. During the $5 down, $6 month, plus carrying charge 4 More than 100 attended a special VARSITY DEFEATS ALUMNI St. Michael's Varsity defeated St, nrst hour bags were handed Thanksgiving breakfast at the Cen Are just three of the low prices. out. tral Branch of Y.

M. C. 55 Han- Michael's High School Alumni, trices inciuae matcrung envelopes. Maurice Levin, president of 2319, in the annual basketball Hearn's, said tickets for the bags on Place. At Children's Aid Society 1 1 Hey, Kids! Layaway Plan on Ilicyi'les NOW Hint.

Put this ad where Dad and Mother can see it! A small deposit now ill hold a fine Sears hike for Christinas delivery and small time payments thereafter make it an easy matter 1o buy! Why not work it out with your own allowance, if you really want to own a great hike? Power Tool A complete line of power tools featuring game held last night at St. Teresa's Auditorium, St. John's Place. Dancing followed the game, with music were sent to 350 religious and philanthropic institutions through lie sure you have enough SEALS The Children's Aid Society served turkey dinners to 30 boys and girls, ranging in age from 2 to 16, at the out the city and distributed by by Warren Jones and his Club El them to needy families. mond Orchestra.

Andrew T. Bogard Chilarens sneiter, scnermer Mr. Levin said kosher food was was cnairman of the affair. horn St. The society also sponsored dinners for 60 crippled children at given to orthodox Jewish families.

Each bag contained 11 Items and 35 pounds of foodstuffs, calculated to feed five persons. In addition to the Wave Crest Convalescents Home in Far Rockaway. Miss Lil lian Radcliff was in charge at the ahelter, More than 2,700 patients enjoyed Approved by Good Housekeeping and by the A. G. A.

another excellent value from the world's largest retailers of fine stoves. Note these superior features! Multiflome oluminum burner Robertshaw heat control Extra large, fully insulated, porcelain-lined oven Automatic lighter Pull-out broiler drawer a turkey or chicken, every bag held a loaf of bread, a pound of sugar, a pound of coffee, cans of syrup, diced carrots and condensed milk, packages of cereal and pudding and five pounds of potatoes. turkey dinners at the Kings County Hospital, which had about 5.000 visitors during the day. The staff, too, had the regular Thanksgiving meal. Chapel services were held six hundred and fifty-five prisoners in the Tombs were served a earlier in the day.

Week's Supply of Food The Gates of Mercy Center dis Tackaces of 100 seals, cards and varied assortment of colors, designs, shapes. Also boxes of 175 each for only 19c. cards, seals, tags. Gift Wrapping PAPER Beautiful holiday designs. Six sheets to package priced such striking patterns, 10c White, red, green tissue, roll 10c I insel Cord, red and green, ball 10c Tinsel Itilibon, silver, gold, green.

and -15 ft. 10c FIRST FLOOR dinner consisting of roast chicken, celery, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, mince pie, bread, coffee and tributed 600 baskets, filled with a week's supply of food, at 113 Moore an apple. An Episcopalian service was held there at 9 a.m. 200 at Newsboys' Home The Brace Memorial Newsboys' Two-llurner Kerosene Oil Heater where Judge Jacob S. Straw honorary president of the center, aided in the work.

Trucks also de livered baskets to the homes in the East New York, Williamsburg and Splendid for the small home or apartment. really efficient heater. Crackled black enamel chrome burners. levelers. to keep the air healthful and moist.

LOWER FLOOR Bushwick sections. Beth El Hospital served turkey dinners to Its 183 patients, including ft the children's ward, where a party was held. Beth Moses Hospital also served turkey dinners to about Home, conducted by the Children's Aid Society at 244 William was host to 200 boys at the annual Thanksgiving dinner. The Newsboys' Home, co-operating with the Temporary Emergency Relief Administration, also provided Thanksgiving Day dinners to about 20 youths sent from the Federal Transient Bureau at South Ferry. The directing personnel, including Mr.

Blum and H. I. Spring, assistant director, had its turkey dinner In the dining room apart from the boys. Five hundred men were given CO 165 patients. Sheepskin Lined! Leatherette Va II.

I. I lectric (I It For operating power tools and shop equipment. great eift for the home craftsman. The doctors at the Cumberland Hospital did the turkey carving there for the patients who were able to sit up. About 300 dinners were served.

(IDMr At the Brooklyn Hebrew Home that means every man'. for the Aged. 813 Howard ape Thanksgiving dinners at The Light 1750 R. P.M.: 110-volt A. 9.95 fill FTSMQM house, 42 Bond St, by the Volunteers of America under the direction of Maj.

H. C. Eva. The dinners comprised ham, beef or veal and onions, mashed potatoes, peas and Boys love its generous proportions. deep womba- tine collar; they can die into this coat and keen well No! We cannot advertise the price of this complete pair of glasses due to the ruling of the Board of Regents.

But it is such a good buy that we heartily urge that you investigate it at once. It's just one of the many striking values in Sears Optical Section. Irwin Bart, Opto-metrist-in-Chargc. FIRST FLOOR protected. matter how cold the winter snow flies! Double breasted mince pie and coffee.

The diners to IS Hovs" l'ront-(iiarler llorsehitle cNprmaly LIVrilEQt COATS cial chicken dinners were served to 458 Inmates. Children See Football Game More than 400 children at the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum, 373 Ralph witnessed a football game at Lewishon Stadium in Manhattan, after the Thanksgiving dinner. The Baptist Home for the Aged, 665 Greene served turkey dinners to 78 men and women. More than 200 children had turkey dinners at the Brooklyn Home for Children, 141 S. 3d St.

The Industrial Home for the Blind at 66 Boerum Place held Its usual Thanksgiving dinner for 25 inmates. Federation Places Baskets The Brooklyn Church and Mission Federation distributed 250 baskets Thanksgiving Eve through three centers in Brooklyn. The Delicious Foods SIRYID THE SUN -DIET WATI In addition to regular menus UN DIET MEALS include the finest Warmly lined in quality wool. Double breasted, four roomy pockets, 6 to 18. A great SS.95 great kid's Christmas coat for a present meats, fruit and vegetable, bat tfy art specially prepared in harmonious combinations under tb diractioa of aa expert dietitian.

WHtl and Ctfrdiiroy KMC EiE iSS 7-Inch Flectric saw Full 2'i-inch cut. table to 45 decrees complete with rippincr fence and -ss, mitre coupe. H. P. ELECTRIC GRINDER, 3450 R.

P. 110 Volt A. C. 11 LOWER FLOOR Capcskiu Gloves Whet health aod hapotneu ara depeodeot upon tba right foods, let Son-Diet meal point the path to right living. Mens varied; costs moderate.

Rev. W. B. M. Scott was in charge Fancy corduroys.

all wools. Fully knit cuffs for comfort. Value Warmly fleece lined, and sizes 5 of distribution at the Brownsville Community Church, 187 Osborne Xjmtkwm fmm 6 5 i Dtfur frrm I 1 All Wool Sweaters Heavy Shaker crew necks. The boys think life's incomplete without thorn. Maroon and lH 'V'o, easily Made of quality imported capeskin St.

Mrs. Ella Curtln supervised distribution through the Protestant Big Sisters at 285 Schermerhorn St. The Rev. W. G.

Roberts was I.J) FIRST FLOOR Ill 1 in charge at the Social Service De Strvtd tvry meal at the partment of the Federation at 84 State St. Officers and directors of the Is Hotel ST. GEORGE CLARK STREET BROOKLYN Tael-Zion Hospital arranged a Thanksgiving party for patients tnd relatlvM of patlenU confined.

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