, 1880-11-28
THE WANDERERS HOME.

AID. JONAS REOPEHINQ HIS LODGING
Two years ago, at the corner TT Wells and In.
diana streets, In the North Division, ex-Ald
Julius jonas opened lodging and soup house
tor the accommodation Of destitute men. That
year WAS unusually hard one financially and
the wInter very severe. In the brief season that
this Institution was kept open over 1000 men
found food and shelter under its hospitable roof.
AID. Jonas bore the whole outlay, except that
some food and blankets we're furnished him By
friends, among them Mrs. u. c. Mcdonald. Last
year the lodging house was not opened, because
the winter was mlder and the ictux Of strap
gers not so great However, the necessity Of
such shelter was very apparent Superintendent
Seayey, in the last report he ever made to the
Council. congratulated Mr. Jonas and compli-
meuted him upon his generosity, and said that
crime. Th.s winter Mr.. Jonas will once more
open free lodging room and soup-house for
unfortunate msn Il Will be known as the
"Wanderer's Home" and will be opened On the
evening of Dec. !.
The room is spacious loft On the second floor
Of No. lu9 North La Sale street, few doors
south Of Onio. 1t ls All apartment 10 by LOO
feet One corner will contain II large cooking
rnnEe aud provision room. and there ut first will
be lu0 comfortable cots placed in tho hall. Two
immense heating stoves will keep The room warm.
Outside large red lamp will guide the
homeless wayfarer to u place Of rest- Mr. Jonas
who furnishes the lumber and carpenters to 1T
up the place. Mr. George Watson. the landlord,
with truly cnaritapie heart, gives the room
rent, except that 3tr jonas pays the extra insur-
anoe. puts the place In Kuod repair. ana outs in
the gas. Mr.. Jonas thus tar has purchased
everything needed, including cots, mattresses,
sheets, pillows, pllOw-slips. ETC., but be Is In
need Of blankets He thinks that II this need
was known large number Of persons would be
willing to contribute them. ArC.L- Woodm nun, the
baker. will donate two barrels Of bread for the
opening night The lodgtuK~house IL intended
help to poor men, mauy of whom ure re-
spectabie, who to this city expecting to
hnd work at once and, fAs!lng.-belng ouI OF
money,-have no place to Iay their heads. In
summer these people Ind shelter easily. but in
winter their lot Is hard. This place does not
encourage idlenesa, but it Is q preventive OF
crime. Every man whu comes in At night and
who Is hungry will be fed, and each nun In ad-
diton to nights lodging Will be given xuod
breakfast Of rice barley SOUP and
plenty OF good bread and u,eut in
the morning Dir. Jonas great desire ts to fn-
corporate The Wanderers Home," and make
It Il permanent institution. Mr.. Retrz will give
e 100 towards putting up building "a soon as q
lot IL secured. and there are certa,uly enough
philanthrupic gentlemen and lAsl!es in this city
to make the thing a succesa This winter Mr..
Jonas will ho content to carry the burden ulone,
with such assistance ~ tho charitably Opposed
mas deem lit to give him IN the ahupo OF fuod
for the hungry. Ho hupes to be- able to furnish
II Christmas dinner to many Il poor and homeless
stranger who seeks In ChicaKn home And
livelihood. providing that some material assist
ance IL rendered him by contributions Ut food