Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-15
PRACTICAL CHART
Good Work Being Done at the Free Soup
House.
Crowds Are Present at the Opening OF
Engaged I'm the Movement.

Charity and good win toward men have
taken practical form at the free soup
house No. 1923 It'll street northwest. This
philanthropic work IL being conducted by
the ladies of the First Reformed German
Trinity Church. corner of 9Th and streets
northwest. 1t has entered upon it's second
week of usefulness and its beneficiaries are
legion. 1t is one Of the most beneficent OF
the many charitable undertakings which
have recently proved that the Christians of
the District of Columbia are worthy of the
name. On the opening day. just one week
ago. the ladies dispensed soup. bread and
meat to lO4 applicants. Tuesday 1874: Wed
resday. 2O4: Thursday. 236: Friday, 274;
and Saturday, 2s7. This shows an increase
daily. On the seventh day the work
ers rested and today at noon the doors
were once more opened and the hungry
throng pressed in.
The ThronE Today.
All during the forenoon stragglers were
coming in with requests for food. These
were told to return at noon and they did 1t
in force. The throng grew by what 1t fed
on. At o'clock, the hour set for closing.
1t was almost az large as ut any other time.
In consequence Of this the place remained
open over time. Men. women and children
paraded through with pals and buckets
and pitchers in one long procession. Those
who came without vessels were supplied
with bowls and allowed to range themselves
on the benches along the walls. Scores OF
them stood up and smacked their lips. II
anybody doubts that there are hungry peo-
pie in the District OF Columbia. let that
skeptic HE himself to the free soup house
and watch the people eat. Half a loaf of
bread and goodly chunk Of fresh meat
are served with each order OF soup, snd
square meal can be made on the whole.
When The Star man reached the place saw
DRY smells were rising from great ket-
ties, and hustlipg and energetic bare-armed
ladies were dealing out the lunches. and It
TOOK over 200 loaves of bread to go round.
pretty close to 80 gallons Of soup and near
ly 100 pounds Of meat The number Of pa
trons Appropriated $50.
The prime mover In the work Ii Mrs.
Loefiter. She has given the use Of the large
for two months. rent free. and has donated
meat In generous quantities. On the day
or opening she gave one hundred and dfty
pounds, and has maintained this record all
along the line. The president, Mrs. Muehl-
eisen; the vice president, Mrs. Sauter, and
the secretary. Mrs. Facius have been untir-
ing In their efforts to make the charity a
success. They have made 1t so. About
sixty ladies are assisting in the movement.
Contributions Acknowledged.
Today, the committee acknowledged con-
tributions as follows: Mrs. Andrew Loef-
fer, three boxes macaroni, ox-tails and
liver puddings. beans and canned tomatoes;
Mrs. Oscar Berger. one dozen cans toma-
toes; s. s. Oppenheimer. New York. soup
boiler; Kennedy. cover for same; Eberly
& Sons. volunteer labor; Morsell, tinware:
Schafer. buckets. &C.; j. Schaffert, tables
Ergood. rice: Engel. vegetables; Mrs. Beck.
vegetables; Mrs. William Holmead, sack Of
carrots; Heitmuller, vegetables; Price, DO
tatoes; Charles Brown. barrel carrots: H.
+: Holster. barley; A. Dinekas, 200 loves
OF bread; Canon and Chandler, vegetables;
Agnew & Co.. one ton of coal: Andrew
Loeftier. 225 pounds Of meat; Unknown,
bread, Price & Brown, potatoes; Roth.
vegetables; Kaufman, split peas: CIssel,
salt; Crane, vegetables; Miss Milligan, 50
cents; ]. X. Pfeil. 40 pounds meat ? BUSH
els carrots and bushels turnips: Mrs. H
Schroth, vegetables, meat and bread; Ebel,
meat; Mr.. Prag. Baltimore, box barley; II.
klenk. bread; Infidel, 100 loaves bread;
Brown. bread: j. ]. Appich, II pounds meat
A good many contributions came In today
too late for publication.