The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-14

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= Noble charisy--Fesding tke Poa.,
In this hour of private aud national anxiety, of
present and prospective want while it is grateful
to turn from scene of human hate TO one of love-
of kindness and of charity, our liberal and kind
hearted townsman, Thomas Winans, is actively en-
gagged in daily feeding the poor and hungry of our
city. Recognizing the dreadful consequences of
this unnatural war, so needlessly thrust upon our
country in arresting the usual sources of supply
to the poor and lahnring classes of city, he has
recently enlarged his means of daily giving food
to the hungry poor, by purchasing large build
ing on Baltimore street, west OF Fremont, formerly
occupied as a Presby terrain church. which has
been arranged under his direction on Almost lib
eral scale, a soup-h0use. where all aoho are des-
titate and hungry may 90 daily, between the hours
of and II A. NJ, and enjoy comfortable meal
of nutritious soup and good bread.
The sOup-house has two large dining-rooms the
one in the basement being reserved for coored
persons, who compose about one-:ourth of the
daily applicants
To-day, (June 18th, one hundred and fifth per-
sons 'cerc Jed in these two dining-rooms, and thur
teen hundred and sirty families ,cere supplied Nth
soup and bread at their homes.
Eight hundred gallons of soup, and twelve hun
dred AMI fifty loaves of bread, Zone pound each
were thus distributed to the poor in one dav from
this noble charity, so unostentatOusy established
by modest but truly liberal man, who merits the
wealth he has gained by intelligent industry and
enterprise, and freely extends its blessings through
our community in this hour of widespread want.
The arrangements for preparing the food and
supplying the wants of the applicants are complete
and convenient. The building is large, well-light-
ed. thoroughly ventilated and scrupulousy neat.
Ten large iron boilers, holding eighty gallons
each, are arranged for the daily supply of eight
hundred gallons OF soup, to be increased requir-
ed. The soup is prepared from plentiful supply
OF good beef, BEANS flour, potatoes and other vege-
tables, and the light and wholesome bread is pre-
| pared by baker in oaves of one pound each.
| Two gentlemen are engaged 10 visiting the fami-
lies of applicants, and when satisfied that they re-
| qure such aid, they supply them with tickets
stating the number in the family, which deter.
mines the amount of daily rations supplied to each
family.
Every individual taking his meal at the soup.
| house is supplied with quart of warm, nutritious
| soup, and one-thrd of a loaf of good bread, and
when needed glass Of ice-,oater, which each one
may draw from a large standing in front of the
| door of exit.
| The general average is FIVE persons to ZACH fami
| ly asking for relief Thus more than six thousand
seven hundred and fifty persons have been fed to
day, (June 18th ito be daily repeatedly one
who is an honor to our city, and whose very namt
will become dear to the hearts of all who can appre
| cate deeds of charity.
Let other individuals of our city, who are bless
! ed with wealth, establish soup-houses let the pub
lie authorities at follow the example of Thos
| Winans, and prepare food for the hungry, as vel
| as work for the destitute. r.