The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-18

TIE Seattle branch OF the Salvation
Army fed Lao people in February and 40
In March. but the number thar viii be
taken care OF in April viii be much small
er than that In the preceding month. The
appropriation made by the city and coun-
IS. and used in furnishing the lodging and
boarding house at Nos. 90 and 5ea sixth
avenue south, Was received hy the army
officers for q period of one month only.
but this assistance. together with aid re-
ceived from other sources. enabled the
army to get a good start In the work Of
alternating the suffering and feeding the
hungry. TIE lodging and boarding house
10 now q permanent institution.
II viii be remembered that In April.
1887. the wood house and the wood stacked
Ia the yard was destroyed by fire. and lit
tie work has SINCE been done In that d.
rection owing to the structure never hav-
Ing been rebuilt. The oflicers have re-
Gently obtained . lease on q piece Of
property near the intersection of Yesier
way and Third avenue, and expect 10
have building erected and supply OF
wood on hand in q short time. In addi-
ton to this. II IL proposed to secure pos
session OF some property in or near Seat
tie and use 1t for the purpose OF raising
vegetables to be used liz supplying the
tables at the boarding and lodging house.
An EFFORT Is to be made to have this land
donated by benevolent citizens, but IL the
omcers ind that Ii will be impossible 10
secure property without cost, a small
tract OF land will be purchased outright
or leased.
In this way expenses would be greatly
eurtaiied. and more people would be fed.
Adjt. Clark. in talking to a Post-Intei-
ligencer reporter yesterday said:
inys
well as could be expected. and we are
feeding and furnishing lodging TO scores
or people who are destitute. We used
the appropriation we received from the
city and county to good advantage. and
Ia return We take care or sick peaple who
have no money TO defray their expenses
at hospital. The appropriation received
from the city consisted OF clothing only.
while the money from the county was
Used TO furnish our boarding and lodging
house. We charge 10 cents for a meal
and the same amount for lodging, but
In case man is found TO be deserving
ana willing to work we never fail to
take care Of him. Applications for as
sisfance are becoming fewer every day.
and believe thar Is a s.gn of prosperity.
Work Is more plentiful and complaints
from men not being able TO secure en-
Payment are not near as numerous as
they were short time ago. We are now
taking care of a number OF men who claim
that they have been bunkoed. robbed or
beaten In Seattle. and all OF them have
a piiifui story 10 tell They are here
without friends or money, and as a lest
resort they applied to us for assistance.
These men now. OF course. reaiize that
they made a mistake. as IN mes. eases
they were themselves 10 blame and would
not have been mo.es;ed had they kept out
OF bad company The Salvation Army
cannot turn any person away, no matter
how be happened to fan. and we exhaust
every effort 10 get these people started
right again. The Salvation Army Is IN
der obligations TO the city OF Seattle end
King county, and we shall always remem-
Der the assistance we have received