New-York tribune., 1903-03-01
SALVATION ARMY HOTEL AND ITS I0DGERs
EVERY ONE REQUIRED TO BA7HE BEFORE SLEEP
NG-GOOD ACCOM1f0DA TTONSsAT LOW COST

since by attempting to smoke his old clay pipe In
bed.
''I never go to sleep" he explained. "until I've
taken puff or two
But it is against the rules for any one to smoke
except in the reading room"
"weu. I'll just pass on, then," said the old man.
''No pipe sleep, and tomorrow is going tc be q
hard day. - +.E<-.E
Major Smith. wha Is in charge Of the hotel used
70 have direct control Of all Of the social work Of
the army in this State. On 3 recent night no less
than twenty Smiths registered. and even John Doe
came limping along.
ct believe we are doing a good work." sssE Major
Smith to Tribune reporter as he showed him over
the model hotel. I'VE trying to give the work
Nngmen who has wife or home ties great oeaI
of comfort for very little money Some Of the other
cheap hotels seem to think that we are trying 70
put them out of business. We are doins notping OF
the kind though am afraid that some OF them
will be forced by our good example TO improve
their accommodations.
.1CIutside OF the bathing and smoking rules are
absolutely without restriction. Even drunken
man can get bed here II he is not noisy. ne gets
no lecture in the morning, either We recognise ho
creed and will not draw the color line. On IhurS-
day we have musical and social evening IN 1le
reading room. which the men can attend II tliey
choose. On Sunday we hold a praise service Ihese
are the only religious features of the oisseS' IT,
ngious lodging house in the city .,
Although it is only four weeks since sne ny .
mas oDened the managers have already oeg9h 20
talk of enlargement. With every one Oh 'he 90
heds for sale at present occupied every hsii''
snace IT had not been thought necessary TO use az
first is now being Atted with additional DeuS' any
next week the hotel will accommodate louF huhu'0
men nightly. -. ~gtor
And bless you. they enjoy it. too" said MAJOR
Smith .o,,
the men certainly act as if they not only en1oy
rrt sDpreciate the comforts of the hoteI' put'>
whether they do or not the majority OF its patrons
entertain a high regard for Major SfnsIi' II" -
he walks through the sleeping rooms or the ie@ue
room of the hotel he is greeted with rnarAeo e"'U
siasm on every hand
Human nature can be studied in many pnaee"
a+ the Salvation Army Hotel HumoT ana patn"s
90 hand in hand down the line OF applicants at
the clerks desk. A man who has eV1oenfiy SEN
better days a man plainly honest and haro '"orH-
ing with gray hair and deep lines about MS mouth
stands shoulder TO shoulder with a man ~nose
breath is a violation Of the liquor law. young
man with unnlstakabIe signs o. the country aoouI
him registers Just ahead of a Bowery product Who
makes a bad shot at the cuspdor ana calls the
clerk 'pardner."
But mixed as the throng is that applies nlghti!
for Iodpinp at the Salvation Army Hotel, It Is an
orderly throng-
The reading is large, clAan well hghteo
and supplied with all the leading daily and weekly
nsners There is no game room as yet but that
Is tn come later. Patrons ride to and from their
floors in elevators and act much as II they pre-
terred the Salvation Army Hotel 10 any other