The record-union., 1896-12-31
CARING FOR HOMELESS MEN.
HoV the Salvation Army'S Shelter is
Working.
A GodSend to the Indigent-Disburse.
ment of the Christmas DIM
ner Fund.

The great Christmas dinner given
by the Salvation Army to the
poor, which took place last
Friday in Smiths Hall, and
which proved SO great success, is
practically the last public work OF Stan
Captain Wood in the Central California
and Nevada District. On Sunday nlght
he will take his formal leave of the Sol
diers of the district and Will leave In a
few days for Oakland, where he and
Mrs Ward will be stationed temporar-
ily, prior to their removal TO the East.
His place will be taken by AdJutant
Reed of Oakland, who is daily expected
here.
The accounts of the Christmas work
have been made up, and they snow that
in all $S25 was collected, few dona-
tions having come in since Sunday
This was expended as follows:
Christmas dinner, including rent
of hall, hire of dishes, prOvis-
ions and all other expenses and
sending out between 200 and
800 meals 1923 q
Presents of clothes, shoes, toys
and other needed articles at the
free Christmas tree to 232 chill
dran . 500 GO
Expense of collecting donations ~ IL
Expense of delivering goods -. III w
Balance transferred to food and
shelter fund 81 &c
Total .......... ...9o-o w
Beside the money expended as above,
the army distributed new and OLD
clothing which had been donated
which they appraised at $245, and pro-
visions worth over 500, to about 12o
families This raises the amount OF
money and goods distributed to total
of about S1,170. The items of expen-
diture have been carefully checked
and the army has vouchers for every
dollar paid out.
The officers of the army thought they
were warranted in placing the pal
ance of the fund to the credit of the
Salvation Army's Shelter on Second
street, inasmuch as about 500 Of the
amount contributed was donated for
any purpose the officers thought best.
This shelter, which was visited yes
terday by a Record Union" reporter,
is doing a great work and affordlng ac-
conmodations to large numbers of un-
employed men. The only prerequisite
for obtaining aid at the shelter is the
need of the same.
If the applicant has no ticket he can
obtain one by work in the woodward
attached to the Shelter This wood
yard is used for cutting firewood for
one of the largest woodyards in the CITY
in place Of the steam saw they had for
merly used and the amount of labor re-
quired is only such as will, at the regu-
lar rate, pay for the meal or bed fur-
nished.
Three tickets a day are all that one
man is allowed to earn, and these are
available either for bed or meals. The
meals are fully equal to those furnished
at any cheap restaurant in the city,
and while there are no "frills" put on,
everything is clean and neat and the
provisions good and we'll cooked. About
115 meals a day are served on the
average.
The sleeping rooms are on the second
floor and there are accommodations foI
about fifty men. The beds consist OF
cots, lined with heavy canvas, strung on
gas pipe frames. AS soon as the funds
will allow these will be replaced by
woven wire mattresses covered with
sheepskin, which will allow of more
comfort and be less difficult to keer
clean Each occupant is furnished with
two blankets, so that he can keep warm
without difficulty.
Every room is we'll ventilated and
cleaned out every day. When an APP
plicant comes in he is required to take
a bath and put his clothes in a sack
furnished by the army for that purpose
and is given a night shirt in which to
sleep. His clothes are then taken into
a fumigating room and kept there un-
til morning, when they are returned in
the sack and exchanged for the blan-
kets and night shirt on the production
OF the check answering to the number
on the sack.
All underclothing must be washed by
the owner in the washtubs provided for
that purpose on the night of arrival or
the next day, and thereafter at fire.
Quent intervals if the owner remains in
the Shelter. BY these means the Off
GERS are able to keep lla place clear OF
Verrnin and maintain thorough cleanli-
ness throughout.
At the present time they have one
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