The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-02
room AND SHELTER pxPor.


Report OF the Wark for the Week
Donations ana Distributions.
To The Public: During the last week
1850 meals were served at the barracks. of
which number Gal were paid for. while
l. SIS were tree. An average of nine,y-one
have slept each night IN the reading room.
All have been served alike without regard
to race. nationality or religion.
IL was thought best ~ first not to make
any reply through the press 70 the
criticisms upon our management, bat
perhaps 1t may be worth while 20 mention
few OF the complaints IL has been re-
ported, and evidently believed, that des-
titute man could not eat here unless he
had money. During the month of Decem-
Der 5,572 free meals were given, which is
an average or nearly $50 each day. In re-
gard To the complaints that some men have
made concerning the quality of the
food. will say that q months trial does
not seem to have aha,ed their liking for IL
In addition TO the meals given here quite
number Of poor families are furnished
with food of which no account 10 kept. In
regard 10 the statement that We are feed
Ing lot OF unworthy men will say that
without doubt many such arc eating here,
but We cannot remedy that until the wood
yard Is started. Then every man Who
does not pay viii be required to work for
his meals. If able 10 work. To do this we
have obtained the use of vacant lot op-
posite the food and shelter depot upon
which We shall build sheds to work under
IN wet weather. We have a car load OF
four-toot wood coming today. Our aim Is
to enable men 70 work for their meals by
saving certain amount OF cordwood.
We shall need more financial aid TO get
the woodward IN operation and we wish
to have the use Of one or more good teams
during the winter for their keep. Those
wishing to help along this work can do so
at no extra cost to themselves by buying
wood from US. which viii be sold at market
rates. making = profit to help pay ex-
penses.
The following persons have contributed
food. money and clothing: A friend. can
baking powder. can mustard and can
ginger; Snoquaimie hotel, papers and
clothing; City Mills. sack four; U. 8.
Clothing Company, shoes; a friend. cloth
ing; Mrs. Spencer. reading matter: A. w.
Elliott. 10 cents; Mrs. Kemster, 10 cents;
Mrs. Ward, Is cents; Mrs. WelIman. 10
cents; Bert Colman. clothing; Mrs. John
Redick, six pounds baking powder and
clothing; Boston bank. papers; friend,
clothing; Mrs. NJ. A. Munroe. magazines;
Mrs. Mitchell. clothing; Mrs A. L. Trum-
bull. clothing; Mrs. Button. clothing;
Gordon, Bowen 4 Thuriow. clothing; L.
s. Simpson, shoes and clothing; Tom
Hensel. clothing; Mr.. Perron. clothing;
Bill the Bearkiler, SIS cents; Adolph
Loncke, two sacks rutabagas and box
apples; Fred Rowland, six gallons milk;
Mrs. j. Durgin, two books; Mr.. Deffen-
baugh, clothing; Smith & Young, box APP
pies: julius Lindberg $40; Richard Harris,
50 cents; Charles Lincoln, so cents; Otto
RosIeaf. so cents. Cash. IS cents; CASH.
so cents; +. Hanford, 81: Cash. 50 cents;
Toklas, Singerman 4 Co., 81; Cash, so
cents: Cash, 25 cents; Cash, % cents:
Cash, Is cents; Cash. 90 cents; Cash, Is
cents; DR.. Walsh, 81; Jewish ladies, rem
nants of feast; Frank Jobst, box grapes
and three sacks cabbage; A. C. Fry & Co..
sack turnips: Harris Bros. crate cauli-
flower; White Sewing Machine Co.,
shoes; Myers Canning Co., three cases
salmon; Eureka Bakery, nifty ioavss OF
bread a day.
1t would be well to have it understood
that the food and shelter depot has no
connection whatever financially with the
Salvation Army CORPS. None of our funds
are derived from or are given to the funds
of the corps, and all communications in
regard to charitable work should be sent
to my address. SPECIAL +. II. FowLxR.
sl7 Jackson street.