New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-20

= bit Of cloth and in the pocket Of her
coat was huge Bermuda onion.
Cant you eat your sandwich? =
asked her.
mo. dearie, my stomach's bad" she
rear. clinging TO the railing. | took a
cup of coffee. so the good natured boy
at the urn wouldn't be distressed, and
made my way to the sick woman.
pressed my coffee on her, but she shook
Ter head.
"Have you any place to go?"l asked
81 amt goin' back where | vas she
said. They make you pay 81 down
an II you amt got it they put you
out. I'm waitin for a lady up there.
nodding toward the group in front
She's goin' to take me along with
her."
It was half an hour before the lady
M there" finished her fourth cup OF
coffee and took the old creature away.
Meantime she stood clinging TO the
railing with a blank, hopeless gaze
Where did the other take her" | won
dered One looked as fOrlOrn as the
other.
Bad Manners Not Tolerated.
Bad manners in those Of the bread
line are not tolerated for moment by
the line. woman who sworc when
some one joggled her elbow accidental
" and made her spill her coffee vas
frowned upon severely.
Listen to her swearing, and her a
good Catholic," said one in dlsapprov-
ing tones.
The few who dropped pieces OF bread
on the pavement were much criticised.
"Why wouldn't they put II in the can
said the others. Thrown good bread
away like that! Sure, it's pigs the
hotelrl be thinkin' US"
was the subject of much sympathy
because, hurrylng back to the SICK
woman, spilled my coffee on my skirt.
"Darlin', you're spillin' your coffee,
you're spoilin' your clo'es," they cho-
rused.
found the women in the bread line
by no means indifferent TO clothes. as
their conversation showed. Several or
them made rather scornful comments
on the sort of garments richer women
gave away.
They'll not be givin' US their new
stvle dresses" said keen eyed Irish
woman of Il more alert type than the
rest. It's their old last years things
they give us Funny sights we'll look
in them tight skirts. No mas I'm
rot goin' 10 no bundle day.
Grateful Mostly for the Bundle.
But the majority showed a grateful
spirit toward bundle day. 81 got some
cioes there" said one. And it's glad
| am of the things | got. needed EN-,
hard as il is 70 get work now. amt
had but one DAYS cleanin' in two weeks.
The Irish is pushed TO the wall now.
Them Eyc-taliors get all the work
| wondered 10 myself if that eX-
planned why the greater part of the
women i'm line were Irish.
At / o'clock most of the $50, with
Shivers and mutters OF THE cold is
the worst part Of standin' here drift
ed away. | heard them praising the
treatment they received. The cofee's
grand" they said The coffee's love-
"" YES. the man up there told me
TO stop hlockin' the way, but he did II
real kind" g.,
some OF the women told me, with
much concern, that they heard Mrs
Belmont was going 10 close her soup
kitchen. ! decided that ! would so
straight there and inquire if the story
WAS true. hES. "ao ~ ~
Office and received me herself. with
glance of pity at my buttonless coat.
Come and stand in our line next
Saturday, snd we'll give you a new
coat" she said. I'VE got in 5000 new
garments Yesterday TO give away. That
doesn't look as if we were going 20
close. We shall give soup and rolls
every day from 10 TO - o'clock, and on
Saturdays food for the Sunday dinner
and clothes 70 those who need them
until April /. We said we'd keep open
three months. and We shall
maybe some professional beggars
get things, but what of it? Profes,,
sional beggars must have food and
clothes. If the city doesn't want pro-
fessional beggars the city can put.
stop to them. Every one who apple;
here will get something to eat and
wear-and new clothes, remember. |
don't believe in giving old garments TO
the poor. II anybody needs new, strong
garment it's the working woman"