New-York tribune., 1911-12-23

shops and rescue missions, the three former
feeding the latter class OF enterprise. Fol
every wandering stranger to get hand
out" from the kitchen hearth in the old
DAYS thousand stand I'm line to-day wait
ing their turn to devour the missions free
feed"
Cooperate with the Saloons.
Sometimes The Co-operation between Bow
sL- saloonke6sex and missionary is as Oh
r.tt as It was in the case of Casper
Schwanck, who celebrated his first ami
yersary' at the Jerry McAuley Mission on
Thursday night The McAuley Mission is
the southernmost of the more important
Bowery oases. Soon II will occupy !ts
elaborate and modern new home, at No.
SIC Water street, but in the mean time il
will serve Christmas dinner to eight hun
dred victims Of the alcoholic habit, past
and present. in Mariners Temple, at Oliver
and Henry streets.
But to return TO Casper, who was born in
Germany and whose love Of beer under
mined his moral constitution. Casper a
ear ago this Yuletide entered a Park Row
saloon TO satisfy a gnawinG stomach with
some free lunch. The saloonkeeper and ne
met az the free lunch counter. and Casper.
homeless, suffering from lack of food and
sleep, permitted the saloonkeeper to kick
him bodily into the street.
I'D vas de first kick | effer got from a
saloOukeepcr." he explained. "Dere vas a
hc crowd dcre at dc time. and effrybody
Ioogine at me. I'd vas a shame.'
The humiliation bit deep into the mans
soul. and to calm his spirit he stood on
BROOKLYN Bridge until o'clock the next
morning. which proved 10 he SUNDAY,
gazing down into the East River And as
Is -szed those dark waters so far below
developed a morbid fascination for him
until his reverie was rudely interrupted by
The tramp OF a crowd Of men. Casper tore
himself from his contemplation Of the river
and followed these men. They led him to
"A. PauTs Chapel There he met a mission
arv. who later bought him some food and
coffee and directed him 20 the McAuley
Mission.
"v.u de saIoonkeeper gif me dot kick"
raid casper. God loaded me down TO de
.cAu'er Mission"
To Celebrate Conversion.
fU. refo. nation proved complete, and
every Christmas now he puts one more year
between him and his degradation. So it
does with Andy Hutchinson, who will
celebrate the tenth anniversary of his con-
.-rsou ON Christmas Eve. These men and
many other similar converts will mingle
vlh the uuregenerate hundreds at the
missions big dinner ON Monday. persuade
as many as possible 10 come back in The
evening TO the religious service and Eek
H-r-uce meeting" and there prevail upon
them to get religion" and assume the
.r.au-c.t. prosperous and happy air Of the
converted.
just north of the McAuley Mission, in
Chatham Square. another long line waiting
.,r free feed will stretch for block a.
luo,. from the door Of the Timothy d..
sullivan Association There's no religion
m .B.- Tins" hospitality. and for this
reason I'll large representation of the down
ana ouf Will seek his board i'm preference 10
AMY OTHER along the Bowcry.
Not fsr above him the Bowery Young
Mems Christian Association Will feed seven
hundred Of the aristocracy Of the under
world charging each q nickel for his tur-
key dinner. This means still another Ions
Ine of chilled. spiritess men, patiently
moving a step nearer every five minutes 10
aI the 1000 they can surround. On Tues
day this institution will celebrate its for
ueth anniversary with dinner and enter
tainmeut 20 which only the dodgers IN It's
building. its officers and committeeman and
their wives are b.dden.
one Of the guests at this most exclusive
feast viii bc a young man Of twenty-five
whose ruisfortunes sent him TO the Bowery
}oaur Mems Christian Association only II
month or so ago. He was out Of employ
ueut and came from New England TO New
York looking for "a job having left his
YOUNG wife i'm hospital ut home. He
wandered about tho city looking for work
in vain until ne brought up peuniless be-
fore thc Young Mems Christian Association
door And there Doc walked into the arms
OF opportunity. Secretary Hoot found hlm
employment in the business house OF a
committee member ana he IS no" on 'he
''sd to prosperity, rejoned by his "lIe
and children and living mOdestly in lodg-
"s- OF iis own.
Ohner Tor Ohe '"ousa"' Nes"I"' D.
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