Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-05
Kitchen to Dispense it is to Be
Opened in Salt
Lake.
VOLUNTEERS TAKE THE LEAD.
Capt. Mccoy, Who is in Charge, Says
Conditions Demand the TAX
ing of This Step.

Friday morning at 9 O'Clock the I'M
| employed In Salt Lake may receive
free soup at 115 East First South street,
| 1t is the first time in IA years that
the free soup phase of community eI-
istence has found its way into this
city, and means that laboring men.
suddenly thrown out of employment at
the beginning OF winter, are now at
| the flag ends of their credit and their
coin reserves. There are enough in this
| condition to warrant the opening OF n
free soup kitchen, and the Volunteers or
America have made the initial move
At the First South street barracks
there Is a large "parior" with stove
| in the center, where unemployed nave
asked to gather and at least X ep
themselves warm, while n lunch coun-
ter nearby has furnished meals at
very low figure.
In deciding to open free soup
Kitchen Capt. T.. S. Mccoy. in charge
of the work here, was guided by the
fact that applications for food at this
lunch counter have been increasing
beyond the capacity of the counter to
take care Of It's credit business. Fifteen
and 20 meals per day have been given
away there and there have been indi-
cations that many more could have
been supplied
APPLICANTS WORTHY.
The result was a decision this morn
ing to erect counter across the bis
assembly room, and open Friday morn
ing with a breakfast of coffee and
bread, to be followed by a luncheon
and supper OF soup and bread.
There may be some fear that UNI
worthy loafers will be attracted TO this
free soup counter said Mr. Mccoy this
morning in outlining his plan, but
will pledge my word that the bum
and loafer are the last ones to line W
at a free soup counter. This winter
anyhow, it Is often the most worthy
man that suffers the most. for the
loafer readily finds his way to eat
through petty peculatlon. or getting
himself ''vagged' and put into jail for
week or two during the cold snap.
SOME INCIDENTS.
Several Incidents of yesterday and to-
day indicate the extent of the needs
for soup kitchen. In well known
for q meal.
I've given away about my limit,
said the baker, There's too many Of
you fellows coming in lately"
Well" was the answer, we're
mighty hungry. Can't you help us to
piece of stale bread, even IL it's a week
old we won't kick"
That brought capitulatlon and loaf
out from under the counter.
on Second South street last night
man was asked for the price of meal
and to test out the good intentions of
the applicant he replied that he felt
more like having him run In for a vag-
rant than feeding him.
"Do II, Boss" was the answer. Il
don't think there could be nothing
tougher than goin' hungry on the
streets"
The result was a good square" meal
in nearby restaurant.
THE HOMELESS.
Capt. Woods OF the Salt Lake Char
ity association, STAFF Capt Soderholm
of the Salvation Army, and Capt. Me-
Coy of the Volunteers OF America are
the three centers about which the un-
employed group themselves, and all are
working to the fun capacity Of the in |
sttutions under their charge. Capt.
Woods is dealing chiefly with the men
of family, with homes in Salt Lake, |
while Capt. Mccoy and Capt. soferholm |
come more frequently into contact with |
the homeless class.