Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-07
INSTITUTION is THE
SALVATION OF MANY
HUNDREDS FED BY OFFICERS
EACH DAY
Plea Is Sent Out for Work and Re-
quest Is Made That Employment
and Food Be Given Instead
Of Money

Bethlehem Institutional church con-
tinues to be the hope and salvation OF
hundreds of people in Los Angeles out
of work, hungry and cold. The work
that Rev. Dana w. Bartlett and his
helpers are doing is little short of mi
raculous-a twentieth century applica-
ton of feeding the multitudes with the
leaves and the fishes.
Each day supper is given to all the
needy who apply at the Bethlehem in
stitute, and last night 1928 Mexicans
were fed, aside from sixty-five men
with families, representing an aggre
gate of $50 people, who were given -four,
meal, crackers and other food which
was on hand at the institution. This
rather taxed the generous larder and
little was left last night.
Yesterday Rev. Mr.. Bartlett COM
menced serving supper to the Italians
and Slavonians at the branch at 613
New High street. 1t is estimated that
there are 700 Slavonians out of work in
Los Angeles.
ST simply can't see them tramping
the streets hungry said Rev. Mr..
Bartlett last night, land we must feed
them some way. The situation among
those out of work is growing worse
every day.
"While there Is no doubt that the gem
CTdl IIdnCldi SlludllOU Is IupIONlllkt
still with those without work every day
makes the situation harder to face. 1t
doesn't make any difference to them If
the banks are filled with gold IL they
have no bread.
Appeal for Aid
I'VE are appealing to the people of
Los Angeles for all kinds of work.
Clean up the yards, have the carpets
beaten and in fact create work for
these people rather than give them
money for food. We expect donations
of provisions to carry on our work of
feeding these people, but what we want
and what we must have is work for
these people.
There is much work, many odd jobs
that people could have done at little in
dlvidual expense, but that money would
rrove a great boon to the poor fellows
out of work and tramping the streets.
"This situation will have to be con-
sidered seriously by the city council
at it's meeting Monday, and hope that
something will be DONE"
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett, who has rightfully
taken a foremost place in relieving the
sufferings of the hundreds Of people Of
that part of the city, is arranging q
general appeal to the people of
the city to give employment to the I'M
employed.
In the meantime Bethlehem and its
branch institutions are proving boon
to those who would otherwise have to
go without food. Like the Bethlehem of
old, it holds the hope of those people
whom it is to aid. And like the star of
old, it guides the people. many Of them
foreigners and not understanding the
customs of the country, to haven of
hope, and in many cases has started
the men on paths to good positions.
Should the city have been without the
Bethlehem institutions during this
period of depression, there would have
been untold suffering and doubtless
crime through desperation.
Like the command of old, the Bethle-
hem co-workers go unto the people.
treating all alike and many will be the
hearts that will look back to Bethlehem
as a guiding star out of the darkness.
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