The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-18
From the Baltimore American Of Dec, 16.]
FEEDING THE POOR.


sustenance of the Starving and Home
Iess-How the Charity Is Administered
What is BEING Done anu Wnat IS
Needed-The character Oh 'ne hene"-
Charles.
Baltimore has never been accused OF
lack Of benevolence, and more than two
months ago q number of ladies who had
been associated with the noblest of the
charitable works of the city foresaw that
some extraordinary effort towards pro-
viding for the poor must be made. Out of
this impulse grew the Ladies' Rellef Asso-
ciauon' wnSr was oisan,Ia NJ % Ja., ~
nluole n vi Nus.a'ei. ,a a;aa,'. No To-
Drowl was eleo'eu est NE W;,,;. -, TorInr
oanusu ~ .ieH1u' ~ aaIota nnI sha nrrar,;1si;on
seoie,a:y. s :Ssn.I - ,1 ua Nv olesar A.,
lye xoeiesu:e :.. co1auo, VIZ ~ IaS;o. ,noa me
e1ec9'ive coiiilhi..ee n :. 1a1- e,Isn ,ho o,t;ra
auueu, upon meoiu 'esS,as 80 I .ho asso.
nia.aseihenS M VI .nG anan' aa .ss;stoa y. s b,,
clation. inese iaoies aio hss;s ass;s.su py
tnIee gehtielhei' as pui'hA''s oo
mittee.
THE CENTRAL SOUP HOUSE.
As soon as this organization was effect
ed. its purposes were put into immediate
effect by the establishment of the principal
SOM house at number q North Calvert
street. The idea of feeding the poor in
This manner is not new in Baltimore, but
it has not been practiced since, in 1867,
Mrs. Thomas Winans established, as q
private charity, the soup house on West
Baltimore street. which during the winter
afforded sustenance to thousands of pow
erty stricken men and women. Inc pres
ent lns.'lu.lol was opeheu on ~ ans .o..ut 20. ~
Deceinoer, anu l's .eooIu W -, ~ .no ,l,,nss
Time IS ample tes'i[ioly 70 It's use'u'hesS'
THE ORGANIZATION.
When the association was instituted,
solicitations for aid towards the objects of
the association were Immediately made,
and contributions at once poured in to such
an extent that the soup house was opened
under the most favorable auspices. There
are about one hundred and fifty ladies be-
longing to the association. Of these there
are one hundred and eight who constitute
the board of managers. The affairs of the
house are administered each day by mem
ber of the executive committee, assisted by
delegation from the board of managers,
consisting of from eight to ten ladies'. By
this division of labor the operous duties of
the ladies are made as light as possible, and
they alternate in their mlnistratlons OF
charity. The superintendent OF the house
and the cook, assisted BY his wife as ma
tron, are the only paid employees. Ihe
entire expense of the house, including rent
and wages, is $3.50 per month, and tor this
small expenditure it has already fed thou
sands OF people.
.a PLAN OF OPERATIONS.
Breakfast, consisting of pint OF coffee
and half a loaf OF bread, is served d. between
z and s O'Clock IN the morning. Inc an
ner hours are from Ill TO O'CLOCK, ana the
dinner consists OF q pint OF soup ana
half loaf OF bread; from TO O'Clock
in the evening is the supper hour; ana
either soup and bread or coffee and pread,
IS served according to the taste OF the
recipient. The soup is OF most excelient
quality, with plenty OF meat ana vegeta,
bles, strong and thick, ana altogelner equai
to what may be obtained IN a restaurant:
A hundred pounds OF meat, the most part
Of which is mutton and beef, IS used daily.
The soup is cooked in two large cauldrons,
Gallons.
THE SOURCE OF SUPPLIES.
No.u.h,to,d;na tho largo amopnt of
No'W,'.is:ahag ang o,;aad .ne h aso .ha so,n. y.
meat ina! s uay reqai.u ~ Inom NY ,bat . d"r;pg S
l,ouse, !" - ifa.nys t u " tho s osSoc;as
nv .no wv wa Lad ~ " aSnand laSs ,han $40 in
h;n .lon ias sanh ,,sa f " % S~pni;as T Tha butchers
tnis plan0a I y, t"ppaIlv ;p,va oonarous @ ~ tha,
.iase n:n ~ oeIn ~ ~ In5;a. Ths Sonot;ons nf Voc.
gnts gs, " S tno ,a .iNo hoo, ,oru laroa
e'aoieo nav a.eo
DISTRIBUTING THE cHAhirl.
1t is between II and 2 O'Clock in the day
that the largest charity OF the ASSOCIATION
is exercised. Between those hours all
poor persons are served with their bowl OF
soup. But there must be some system,
and to this end all those who apply Tor re,
lief are required to Tile their names and
residences. None are sent away empty,
put tney iMuae eee'S 1n1.o snoJ ~ ,iN ahe'
gate of the association. Any one who is
found worthy receives season ticket,
| which is good for supplies of soup and
bread until the beneficiary is able to make
| living by work.
ANIaHT SCENE.
.,a a., ,,,
NOW INA. w. nave ueSniioeu ine woin,
ngs ol ele SOUP aIuse iet us taho Tho a,n ,ouh
atit ~ ~ appealed iass mlsna. ny supply,
ing OF soup y conli,ieu e ei'.Je,y 70 'i,e houls
between elevsn al soIoo, WI i1, 4ho ouo n.,
tween SIX ana eight cioch III the evenihe