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SCENES FROM A CHRISTMAS DAY MARKED BY BITTER COLD BUT MANY BENEFACTIONS
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A CHRISTMAS DAY SCENE AT THE WAR FRONT AND ANOTHER ONE ON HOME GROUND
un the left is a Uerman field kitchen preparing the potatoes and sausage and soup which composed the dinner for the delphia on an ordinary day. The plcturo was taken lookine east from City Hall down Market street. This bier thoroughfare wasl
raisers lorces yesterday, through which there was hghting all day long. On the right is one of the busiest spots In Phila- as deserted as a lane in a country town yesterday. The coldest Christmas day in recent years brought with it a sweeping TrindV
SANTA CLAUS COMMANDEERS EVENING LEDGER WAGONS TO HELP HIM DISTRIBUTE GIFTS
Almost 15,000 presents were sent out from the headquarters of the Public Ledger Santa Claus Club yesterday and went to the children who needed and
craved them most. A large proportion of the presents were given by children, too. Many of the recipients were so overcomo by the unexpected arrival of
the Santa Claus wagon that they broke down and cried; others danced and clapped their hands.
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A FREE DINNER MADE A BITfER DAY LESS BITTER
The American Rescue Mission gave out many substantial baskets, filled with
the best of food, to Christmas applicants who otherwise would have gone without.
Above Is a scene typical of many in front of the mission building.
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