Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1896-05-06
DOLE OF BREAD"
A Century Old Charity In New
York Still Exists.
Distributing Loaves Of Bread to
Hungry Wanderers.

plying to them the staff of life, the
bread that is to keep them alive.
None but those deserving, or in sad
need of aid, would apply for this sort
of assistance.
Two million loaves of bread have
been given to hungry unfortunates in
this city since this most commendable
charity, verify, sal -om star
vation, was established. Few New
Workers know-of the "Leake Dole OF
Bread" which has gone steadily on in
its estimable work since 1892.
John Leake millionaire of the late
century was o devont churchman, and
throughout his life an active philan.
thropist. Living. as he did, in aris-
tocratic New York, he was of course, a
constant attendant upon the services
of Trinity church and a patron OF
what was then and is now, one OF the
best conducted chapels in the city, old
St. Johns chapel, on Varick street.
When the benevolent old man died,
be left el, 900 sterling "to the rector
and inhabitants of the Protestant Epis-
col church of the state of New York, "
to be put away safely, where the inter-
est from it would be sufficient to pur-
chase six-penny wheaton loaves to a
goodly number, to be distributed "to
such poor as are most deserving, "after
every Sabbath morning service.
OF this interest, $174.20 has been
expended yearly for the purchase OF
the bread. This enables the chapel
to distribute sixty-seven loaves every
week. The day of delivery, however,
hus recently been changed from Sur
day to Saturday. The most effective
division of the loayes has been
adopted. Eighteen women of the
parish, who have large families call
at the gray stone house of the old sex
ton, John Watson, every Saturday
i, I, ,e;J. X eDa talk sNas
enough big white loayes to Keep the
wolf from the doors of the little
homes they love. They are no men
among the pensioners. In the lO4
years Of its existence, this single bene-
faction has been the cause of making
happy thousands of families.
Although not SO old as the Leake
Dole of Bread, the benevolence of the
Fleischmann Vienna Bakery, at Tenth
street and Broadway, is quite us well
conducted and quite as meritorious.
Nearly million and half loaves OF
Srsad have been given out from their
bountc0rs Iake; hsSss to twice that
number of hungry ~ belt sIi
loaves, in the last twelve y
Tn 1876 Louis Fleischmann orde<
that all the leftover bread of the day
should be distributed every morning
at two o'clock to whom should first
apply for it, half-loef to each man..
In cold weather each beneficiary was
to receive tin cup of hot coffee with
his bread.
AS if to make things equal, the wan
derers who are fed ut this haven are
all men, just as they are all women who
benefit by the Leake Dole of bread.
Between four and five hundreu men
of all ages, some fairly we'll dressed,
others in rags, but all hungry. line up
at the side door on Tenth street in the
middle of every night. AS early as 10
o'clock the hungry line commences to
form, although the wandering waif-
who make it up know that they can
not expect bite before two o'clock.
There are usually enough men to ex-
tend all the way to Twelfth street.
The old watchman, William Grevel,
and pair of trusty tramps, old PEN
sioners, give out the bread. On holi-
days they give large piece of cake
with each half loaf of bread, and the
battalion of beggars is happy.