The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-09
LAZARUS MAINTAINS
 NEED IS APPARENT City Should Have Free Lodg-
 ing House HOW TT SHOULD BE RUN Thisls s35 or $40 . mopfh in Cask Would Provide for Not Less Than Ten Men n Day in
 Birmingbam
HOW IT SHOULD BE RUN

If l could only get as many dona tions
 to the free lodging house as I have opin-
 ions. criticisms and plans, the place
 would now be open." said Sidney F. Laz-
 arus yesterday. Many seem 10 doubt
 that Birmingham really needs one re-
 fer doubters to Mir. R. J. Greedy, our eff
 hcisnt humane officer. Mir. Greedy stat
 ed to me that there would be an average
 of st least 10 men each and every night.
 From what ] have learned from men
 who are in g. position to know, MT. Greely's statement is correct
 Many seem to think that the place will be started without any rules, regulations or system To these I want to say that the matter of plans for running the place and all information necessary along that line have already been gathered. store room or cottage large enough to accom- modate 12 beds must be secured. For
 this rental of S15 or s20 per month will
 have to be paid We will need a shower
 bath and I think that out of the 15
 plumbing concerns here three or four of
 them would jointly donate this. I do not
 doubt but that call on the Plumbers union would bring forth enough men to. do the work of installation gratis ''The man in charge will be an old off,
 ficer who is willing to work there for
 his lodging, meals and 8 or s4 week. There are several competent ones who want the job. MT. Greedy states that he l knows of several old women who would | gladly make up the beds for loaf of
 bread. 8 pound of coffee and a quarter occasionally. Thus we see that the actual
 running expenses of the place would not I be over sso or $40 per month
 'sThe place would open at or 6 o'clock | every afternoon and each applicant for l lodging would be required to give his name, last address and also the name of | his last employer It Is planned 10 give ! each man bowl of soup, a cup of cof- | fee and several slices of bread for sup per and q cup of coffee and bread for
 breakfast. If other things are donated
 they will he served. The coffee and bread are already assured. The men must sweep out the place, carry the coal. chopl
 the wood and carry out the ashes. Al q o'clock each morning every person must be out and the place closed for the day
 No man get lodging more than three nights. This Is the working plan of the
 most successful free lodging houses in the country
 "If after thinking the matter over the citizens of Birmingham are willing to do something for these 10 homeless. sup-l
 perless men let them pledge themselves
 to give $40 per month. This money must
 be placed in the hands of MT. Crawford. MT. Harding, MT Gray. Mir. Elliott. Mr., | Levy, MT. Frye or some other banker rs | will have nothing to do with it. Little actual supervision by us will | be necessary. These are the facts and plans. and it is now lip to the 1s2.oo0 peo-l pie of Birmingham to say whether they
 do or do not want free lodging house. Eight or 10 only have agreed to help. n have not the time 10 make a personal | canvass for subscriptions. They must come voluntarily