The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-18
No Excuse Now, Bachelors; Here
Is aHoneymoon and Furnished
Three Room Flat for 500

"HERE is nothing in the cry of
timid bachelors that the cost Of
IL marriage Is too great to under
take II. At least Staf Captain
McGcc. superintendent Of the Salvation
Army Industrial Home on Forty-eighth
street, says so and he Is prepared to
back this statement up with concrete
facts. He says he can furnish three
room apartment, perform the marriage
ceremony and send the happy couple
for few days honeymoon trip to Nj
agara Falls, Boston or some other
agreeable place all for the sum of 800.
These figures are given on the AS
sumption that the apartment will be al
ready furnished with n cooking stove or
range and refrigerator. 1t Is also
stipulated that the couple will not ride
on observation cars. live at fashionable
hotels, give dollar tips to bootblacks.
BARRIERS. walters and others who min
lister to their comforts or drink cham
payne with their dinner. In other
words. they will be expected to live
economically but not stingily.
An enterprise Of this kind could be
more effectually carried out in summer
time. the staff captain says. because
then the carrying companies cooperate
by giving low rates. But even with no
concessions he says the 800 would "see
the couple through"
AS the superintendent enjoys the rank
Of stan captain he is qualified to per-
form the marital ceremony. He is quite
prepared to make certain concessions
as to fees, and in that way help the en-
terprise along
I'VE will not be able to give the can
"a
said the stan captain. but we can
give them furniture such as they will
not be ashamed Of. Some Of this stun
when II reaches our place Is literally
on its last legs. Second hand dealers
we are often asked why we take the
discarded rubbish
But We have a number Of mechanics
who can work wonders will. this ma
terial. They take dresser that Is
twisted and almost hammered into frag-
| ments, put 1t together and remodel it
generally. BY the time they get
through with it you will find a piece Of
| furniture that is entitled to the respect
of its owner. This Is sold at a nominal
figure and it performs the same service
as would a fifty dollar article.
| WV dit iiot t'inU'N.uE WI u any Douy
or attempting to destroy the trade Of
other establishments for what we sell
is usually sold TO persons who could not
buy under normal conditions.
you see that pile of stuff before
YOU" STAFF Captain MCGEE remarked
Il suppose You are telling yourself that
you would not pick it up and would re-
fuse to pay carriage on it," He pointed
to a huge pile Of carpets. aged for
lorn and decrepit; disintegrated chairs
limbless tables. touches apparently
without joints and the "stuffing" taken
out Of them, old clothes that no bum
would accept as gift and a miscel'
laneous assortment that could only b,
described as debris. This pile consti'
tuted one days collections and a sorriel
lot Of stun II would be impossible Il
gather together in one heap.
why. you can't do anything with
this stock Of rceking debris" the re-
porter told the superintendent HI
smiled and said:
| Wait until our cleaners. our cabinet
makers. painters. grainers and en-