The Lake Charles echo., 1894-03-09

HOTELS FOR THE u d
HOW THE lsoMELEss ARE CARED CON
TN GLASGOW.


Municipal lodging 4 pgaHs ~ iaas tAa ssiag
of charity ~ chaaea Kar reitAies In ~
The saturday Ntsbt IsaseetainineasA ana
YFo,v Fbsy Ara ssaptsnetg.i.
5no ssa1hRftass5 IL et.'lf y n IL s4AssAsM
about me poorer portioas s'A sne s3ss9
till midnlBhps hrst ~ COMPANY sssAesa W.
head of q munlelpal aspa.lalaa-sae assa
afterward with "a estimaple galtss VIZ
is renowned n the town for hls epRSais
uoll " ~ silAiisa ~ N,
gan soon attef stsAs Wisleil sssasss a7sosss
ishingly carry hl 1hesa AsEsleln ~
tudes, giving one nssfal3 tasal9 " ss1Nss
the sun between etN'ss aiau " 5alsR. $50
points o. cail " me eeftlef NsssA n ess1 W
petition Were gne AlSaisasl3lsAt los95sAs
houses, those places 81 tss sEest1 pia tsAsssa
which the clVy estapllsiiea ~ felsts 1s0
Tor the purpose oE seliAllg ascens shslsos
to the lower elenelts @ lls ileatanB pop-
ulation.
on saturday hight lh Wlhbsf 1919
some form "a endertalnlaehs " 0sY1ss0
for the 9,ooo manle1pal lo4Bers, Ane
entertaining talehg Voluhesets tet ~
performance ~ y pAle N tne ugly ~
the city eoinhaVIee haYihs hl shase0
these hotels tor me poof " secure III
saturdays the assistance M ailiaee0ts
who can sing on aance or tell 4 stoty "
| give an athletic sheW' 1here are seven
municipal lodging houses, ana III eLo
| recreation rooms Ok eaeh these saturday
night pleasantries are eohaueteo' hyefy
eoneert,or magic lantern snow, of Milasa
ever 10 may be, ls pfeslaed over ~
chairman, who volunteers doF the ptlf-
| pose from the members ot the clty gov
ernment
The gentlemen 20 presalh8 ate neh
municipal politicians, because aa haVe
previously explained, ehey nave iil Sflas-
gov no munleipal pohtica, pat mercy
an administration, MT Chairman. theIe-
fore, is not Ia quest et votes, ana II he
were his services ID Q Logging house
would I'll requite nm, NOE y there any
appearance Of charity, condescenslon,
nor any other untoWard thlng ~ shs
business, The entertainment Y eaIfiea
on very mueh as concert y ApoaAp ~
Atlantic liner-Wlth TINS exception thaa
no collection is made, The municipality
Is put to no expense IA the matter, ana
1t may be assumed that the cnaifmen
are put to no inconvenience, Ihey arc
usually men who devote large pafa of
their lives % phltanthfoIlo WorA.
A Saturday night's audienee aV enc q
these municipal lodging houses COMPRISE
wide assortment @ charaetefs ana Z
considerable dlstrlputioh or race 1hels
are sailors who nave gov marc aP "a pofps
soldiers recently aischaf9ed. lhere are
poor devils VINO are spenalnk thel1 lasa
| pennies for shelter and lood' WINCH wlli
take them over W the MONDAY mfSntns'
when they may be aple 70 PICK up soliles
where somehow pennies enough to laas
them over another night anu there ere
laborers IN regular employment arts7
! sans, too, who are not hard up but WAC
are lodging here while they are ae WofA
! IN the IOWA Ihere ale oI COURSE hlsh
VINO nave seen peteef uays ahse laell WAlo
by no possibility can ever see any Worse
ones. some are mere from necessity,
t some from motives OF economy, ana AZ
: of them are fairly comfortable WINE tney
are here
The Saturday hlght entertainments arc
voluntary altogether' Ihe eateftalAers
give their services, ana the audiences are
n not asked for q penny !here were from
4 200 to 800 men IN eaeh q the recfeatloh
rooms which we visited, and hearty ap.
q plause gave evidence of the delight or
q the men, who appeared 70 ENJOY thein'
= selves thoroughly.
A municipal lodging house y 9 large,
well lighted and well ventilated build
J. ing. At the entrance there is an ONCE
where the applicant for lodging pays his
atd. or 4Ad' ana receives ticksb eh-