The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-14
TO FEED THE HUNGRY
Salvation Army Preparing for
Winter Campaign.
III BEGINS WITH THANKSGIVING
Dinner TO Poor Children and HalieluS
tsh Weddins-Th Food and
shelter Department.

The salvation Army In this city Is pre-.
pairing for n ThsnkSgivins raliv which "a
TO be NOT only notable occasion within
itself. bat IS designed 20 mark the openinS
OF the winter campaign. The chief feat
nres or the celebration VIII he q dinner in
Eanke's hail at O'Clock on THANKSGIVING
dAy. at which IL Is expected that 80 pos..
children VIII sit down 70 enjoy a COED
square meal. and in the evening "haile-
iuiah wedding Of two Salvation Army
Officers, TIE bride. Capt. Jennie Moore.
was formerly in this city. bur is now sta
toned ar PenGleton. or The groom Can't.
Albert Leisz. Is in charge 81 the work &C
Newherg. or. Roth the dinner and tho
wedding will 10 SiSnalixed by the pres
ence Of number OF officers from dis
tance. and OF many other friends Of thu
Army and its work The city viii be thor
oughly eauvassed for subscriptions 10 the
dinner. and Mai. Percy Morton is conn-
cent that the responses viii be ready and
generous
While the dinner viii In manner nnarls
the inauguration or the winter work OF tho
food and shelter department. that worss
has already begun in modest but prac-
teal and systematic way in the building
at the corner OF South Second and Weller
streets This building the army has been
enabled TO occupy largely through tina
kindness or the Oregon Improvements
Company. which has charged only the
nominal rent OF 81 month for the Lowers
floor.
A walk through the rooms viii conylncs
one OF the earnestness with which the
Army IS entering upon its work. In the
ontce clerk Is kept busy registering calls
and carefully attending 10 the checks and
vouchers which. in their general system.
closely resemble those OF a railroad office.
Next 10 the office is the dining room. with
long counter at which forty men may
sit down at once. Last winter in the sans
quarters there were frequently three Ia
bleS Tuil at each meal. Yesterday seven
teen men had tin platters spread before
them ready for dinner at o'clock At-
t&ched to this room is the kitchen. amply
supplied with everything except proyi-
sions. which are much needed ALREADY
anu Will he sim more needed as the NUNS
Der or applicants increases.
Theh comes the general sitting and
sleeping room. Sox65 feet. In which ae
present the men who are housed have to-
sleep on the bare tables and BENCHES
Bunks Of some kind are much needed in
this room. Maj. Morton hopes TO be able
THIS winter to put I'm at least a few for
which ne proposes TO charge 8 cents a
night. Just now the only indueement To
lodge in the room is that II Is kept clean.
warm and dry. 1t has a large stove. and
hot water reservoir, containing about
eighty gallons. which furnishes water foe
the baths and wash rooms adjoining
Baths are furnished free at all hours, and
there is a room I'm which men are allowed
TO wash their own clothing. The other
rooms, officers quarters and sleeping
rooms upstairs are all we'll arranged.
The necessary force on duty in the build
ing when the work is fully under way
consists Of an office man. cook and as
slstant, who also serve meals: the officer
in charge. the matron. manager OF tbs
wood yard, a night Waterman. a solicitor.
who IS also charged with looking up
needy cases, and a porter, or roustabout.
To maintain this force and carry on the
work on the most meager of incomes Is
the problem with which the army has to
grapple.
''Of course" said Mai. Morton yester-
day, 1--WE try to draw the line between i'm
posture and honest need This is "A hard
thing TO do. Another OF our tasks Is to
make each man. as far as possible. SELF
sustaining. We charge cents for meal.
which must he paid IN cash or labor. Our
wood ward gives us the opportunity OF
nuttiug the men 10 work. and we allow
them cents for each eighth OF cord Of
wood sawed We run the wood yart
lust as any other business man
would. We pay the market pr1cs
for 4he wood, aud our profits are small.
N we had a larger patronage. we could
do better. Supplies Of all kinds are need
ed. our voluntary contributions for last
month were not more than so. and YET
within n short time we shall have 10 care
for eixtv or seventy men. The cents a
meal and the little profit from the wood
she'd are not adequate 10 carry on our
work We should like those who are uis-
,,osed IN do good to look into our work and
helm ue"