The Cairo bulletin., 1908-05-17
A Thousand Men Are Fed
Every Night.
THE BOWERY MISSION
At this Place and at Fleischmann' 8
May Be Found the Men in Actual
Need-It is the Aim of TIL, so
Places to Send Away No Hungry
Person.

The two policemen who were
standing at the corner of Canal
street and the Bowery as | approach.
ed them looked me over when tley
saw | was about to interrupt their
conversation. II was anything but =
pleasant night; the coat | had Dor
rowei for the evening was none toe
thick, and the old shoes | wore were
lot waterproof. If my abject pow
erty was assumed, felt sembla1ce
OF the real thing, for | was cold and
tired after trampi1g up and down tho
muddy streets for an hour.
Where kin Teller git a cup o
coffee r handout?" l asked,
One of the officers smiled affably.
Two doors up" he said, indicating
one OF the numerous five and ten
cent feeding places. of which there
are one or two In every block in this
neigh borhood.
Il didn't mean that kind" | re-
piled. I've got to find a place
where there Amt a price on the
grub.
Il guess the bread line at Fleisch.
mann's or the Bowery Mission'a
the only place, then. Jack" said tds
officer as he turned his back on me.
So | slouched along to SO Bowery,
where sign In the window, reading,
"Bowery Mission-Services Every
Evening" indicated that had found
the right place. looked in the do1r.
The big room, filled with chairs, was
dimly lighted, and on the platform
at the far end, a man was moving
some chairs around.
'Nothin' dom yet. bo. said
rough-looking fellow. They don't
give We no grub until / o'clock"
This was disheartening, or would
have been, had | really needed the
food, for II was only little after
eleven. I'm goin up ter the bak.
cry" the tramp continued. "Ye sit
yours at IL sharp up there"
S we anibled. up the Bowery to
Eighth street, and from there to
Tenth street and Fourth avenue. Al
ready the waiting line extended from
tn, rear door of the bakery around
the corner to the entrance OF Grace
church. dropped into the process.
siar ,-rhioh IN a few moments reached
midnight. The line began to nova
along and the waiting men on either
side or me cheered up bit. There
was very little conversation. however.
NOW and then some OF them mutterpd
curses, and once when a siehtseaIns
automobile stopped at the corner ths
curses became quite audible.
After the line of waiting men /
over 500 In number. as ascertalped
had had their bread and coffaa
most OF them dispersed. though few
repeated In order to get a second
neiping. A number of them hung
around until they could get a chance
% ask the manager of the restaurant
or work. But there was no cha,ce
or any one though the refusal was
lot made unpleasantly.
From the bakery | went back "a
he Bowery Mission.
A thousand men are fell avo,r
ight at the Bowery Mission-some. ,
mes more, II is the aim AZ hott !
ais place and at Fleischmann's n /,
enc no one away hungry. but Iusr
oW the demand is much In excess of 4
lat usual at this time of year.
one sees at these two places tba h
en- who are In actual need of food n
ID drink. The street beggars are n
nine cases out of ten unworthy "a
'tice' But the man or woman who ,r
'uDts tho distress real need NJ
Cd among the unemployed-should A,
END a couple OF hours at the five h,
aces ! have described, and he ar
e VIII be convinced that there I, o.
JACK OF opportunity for the of1cn, 4.
the Good Samaritan. and no OK. II,
'sive crowding In the ranks u
Ipers OF unfortunate humanity -,
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