The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-27
FOOD AND SHELTER DEPOT.
Report OF the Work Done in . Week-A
Wood Yard Contem pi ated.

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Since last report of the Salvation Army
food and shelter depot the baths have been
put in working order and, excepting
nights, have been in constant use since.
December Is fifty men were called for
to work on the Great Northern. and as so
many lacked proper clothing or shoes,
only thirty-tive or forty were accepted of
the seventy-fiye who presented them
selves.
A cobbler's bench has been made By one
of the men and a shoemaker's outfit
bought. while an unemployed shoemaker
has volunteered his services in repairing
shoes brought in. Since the departure
of the laborers for the Great North
ern the number of those Sleep
ing here has decreased, averaging
during the last week seventy-four
nightly. Eighteen hundred and nine
meals were served during the past week,
OF which about 1 900 were furnished free.
We are trying to find suitable vacant lot
for a woodward, and are in hopes TO have
the yard in operation by New Years.
Donations of food and clothing have
been received during the week from the
following persons: Mrs. De Wolf, cloth
ing; C. La Rose. shoes; Treen's Shoe
Store. shoes: Royal Grocery Company,
one-haif keg salmon. two boxes cabbage.
ten pounds onions and soup meat; Mrs.
Douglass Young, toys and clothing;
Mrs. Abrams. shoes and clothing; a
friend, suit of clothes, underclothes,
shoes and magazines; 4. ID. Mears. papers;
Mr.. Maydenbauer, sack clothing and sack
-four; S. Bryant, clothing; A. Waldron.
boots and shoes; Mrs. Robinson, clothes
and shoes. chief engineer Willamette,
clothing; friend. two sacks clothing and
shoes; ii. C. Winsiow. quilt, shoes and
clothing; Mr.. Lambson, clothes; Mr..
Twitchel. sack clothing: friend. wash
tub; +. O. Rowland, three gallons milk:
Eureka Baking Company. fifty loaves
bread: Fisher & Mcdonald, clothing:
Mrs. DR.. Bailey. magazines; Mrs. Fields,
women's clothing: Mrs. Knowiton, thirty
pounds potatoes. clothing, and papers;
Sunday school house. magazines: Mrs.
Stansbury. clothing; Mrs. St-yker. cloth
ing; Mr.. Wade. underclothes; c. D. Tay-
Tor, cake: Central telephone station.
shoes; Harris Greenus, paint brush and
two gallons mixed paint.
Mrs. J. +. Clancy, clothing and three
packages buckwhes,; a friend, shoes;
Frank Upton. shoes; Mrs. Philip Neis.
sack clothing and sack potatoes; Mrs. De
Noll, lar preserves: Il. Jeiick. harbor mas
ter. order Tor four sacks potatoes, 100
pounds beef and one ton coal; from Port
land, Or, one cake: LoEman f. Han
ford. magazines; Mrs. J. A. Slower.
FIVE curtains; William III. Lewis.
shoes and clothing; n. b. Ward, cake aud
Jelly; friend, clothing and sack of -four:
Jack Weber. clothing, two gallons milk.
fifteen pounds butter; Mr.. Benson, shoes;
Frank Carpenter, vest: q friend coat.
The following is a list of friends who
have donated cash to defray the expenses
OF this institution and Tor the establish
ment of baths and wood yard:
Many hare contributed sums VARYING
from 10 cents 10 SD. whose names We are
unable TO give. Spencer & Co., 50 cents.
Queen City Trunk Company, 50 cents;
Ludenberger & Co., 81: N. B. Clark, 80
cents; Mrs. ]. u. Cutler. 81: Standard OIL
Company, s.: Rev. ]. +. Damon. 50 cents.
M k.mbali. 50 cents; u. Shaking. so
cents; Mr. Ballard. 81 cents; b. Clark. 80
cents: Mr.. Mslei;.. 81 cents; Seattle Brew
ing and Mating Company. s.: ]. III. Alien.
81; {. L. Emery. s.: president Ballard Bank
Of Commerce. 81: l. ]. 5 Peikey. 80 cents:
Mr.. Anderson. s.; Con Leong & Co. s.:
Mr.. Davies, IS; James Burke. 81 50; II. q.
Bond. So: III. c. Henry. $40: Mosher &
Mcdonald. s.; A. A. Denny. $40; revenue
eatter Woieots, $3.50; Mrs. Chessiy
AMI Mrs. Beseh. 81. Scandina-
vian-Ameriesn bank. $50; Psople's
Savings bank. s.; Mr.. Vest, 50 cents; First
National hank. s.; Cap, f. ]. Barns.
s.: Frazer & Wilson. s3i-25; William II.
Lewis. s.; g. d. Dafflsld. 81; C. u. Liver
more. 50 cents: ". Wood. 50 cents; ]. q.
Blake. Is cents; y. Nelson. 50 cents: c. y.
Taylor. 81 eeats; ]. J. Ssurgi., SIS:
stewart & Holmes. S.. X l. Wade, 20
seats: Georgs Gilmore. 81 censs.
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