Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-26
haven FOR HOBOES
BRIGHT WITH PROMISE
FOR MIGRATORY GUESTS
Hotel De Gink Offers It's Hos
pitaIity TO Members Of
Guild Without
Guile
FAKERs sTERNLY BARRED


rraffora stove warmers. spittoon philoso-
phcfs- -there u no room here for YOU
A hot ray OF sun specieed with dust
picked out the printed, greeting Of the
combined Migratory Workers OF the
World International Brotherhood We'll
fare Association and Comfort League Tor
6 INDECENT Boboes. IN the headquarters OF
this many -monickered ORGANIZATION on
81 North 9th street-339 North.
- FIVE hoboes sat within They basked
m the comfortable glow OF the afternoon
eun blazing foot above the rumpled
coping OF the house across the street.
Charter members OF Local No. OF the
Migratory Workers, their demeanor DIT
fered only slightly from the air OF char
ter members Of any other club. com
fortabie assurance that they had char
tered well enough to attract n write-up
beamed placidly from the face OF each
hobo They were, for the time being, H.
Tonight the five charter members and
as many others as happen into SSs North
9Th street and like it better than an un-
sheltered bench in the park. will sleep on
cots IN the headquarters OF the Migratory
Workers Nothing could tempt the
charter members out OF their headquar-
ters Most of them have gTumbled along
Y without even SO much place TO hang
their hats II they owned any.
BACKED BY MILLIONAIRE HOBO.
Migratory workers will be entertained
free for three days and thereafter for 30
X cents month at the Philadelphia branch
from this time forward. Until the branch
gets well on its dusty feet j. Eads How,
i OF ST Louis, tlle millionaire Hobo" will
maintain IL. J. Eads How Is worth about
y2,500 600. In New York the site Of one
Of his first Hotel .DeGinks, Weary willies
from all over theN United States and New
!. Jersey spent last winter more comfort
:, ably than they had for years. Philadel-
phlans will fare well from now on, he
predicts.
z Mr. How paid the first months rent.
y Then he passed then buck 10 the Ave
!. charter members Of the Philadelphia
branch 1t is their business to prove
10 J. Eads How that uhe S23 he paid the
owner OF 339 North 9Th street was well
y invested by segregating1 enough furniture
10 accommodate 150 hobps on cold nights
and serving them food in, sufficient guam
titles 20 sustain life.
CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS.
No appearance Of doubt that they could
maintain the Philadelphia Hotel DeGink
showed itself on the faoes OF the five
charter members as they sat about the
- Office of Local No. 8, Mgragory Workers.
They were shielded from pry5ng eyes by
a windowful of literature describing
the aims of the Migratory Workers
pieced out with announcements that able
bodied men just pining for job are
idling within.
The i've able-bodfed who were idIfng
on the opening day disposed themselves
upon a bfoken-bdc lounge its elder
brother, three migratory chairs and the
floor A partition, the kind that divides
space throughout the three-story house,
cut on the rear of the room. -
William J. Quirke. the secretary sat
Behind a three-legged table and toyed
with 'the books"
we should worry to get beds for $50
hoboes." said Quirke. Already I got
nine cots and a lounge. Want more cots?
Not us. Most hoboes is nutty on sleepin
on dc floor" lie got n NODDED confirma-
tion from the four other charter mem
bcrs.
Would youse believe ,it," Quirke went
on, II had swell room up at nth and
CaBowhil streets last winter, wild a bed
DAT bed? Not sos you could hear it,
Me, slept on de floor. and de bed goes
empty" Similar preferences were ex-
pressed by the other four.
We'H have to clean outA a lot more"
Qutrke explained, after a tour of the
house. Jimmy Larson. me- side kick
starts out wild old broom tdis mornink
but de broom wears out in3 two sweeps
and de dust is still waitin'.
J. Eads How and his Hotel DeGink man
ayers have solved the problem OF assem-
bling working force.
FRIENDLY CONTRIBUTIONS.
See desc chairs" said Qtnrke proudly
"dem was got by our horse and wagon.
Already We rents a horse andNwagon and
sends out Jimmy Larson for contribu-
tons. He made good, didn't he? But
what did he go out fer? Why,t cause he
needs new pair o. shoes IL Ssome kin
lady kicks in wild pair. Jimmy\gets first
claw At 'em.
f'Mebbe a bo wants a coat" Quirlte con-
unaed. expanding, what does he do?
Why, he takes out de ~ ole horse and
wagon and de best coat what comes his
way he COPS. It's hlsn.
.'fep, it's pretty soft" said Jimmy Lar
son. yawning. "Nuttin' 10 do till tJmor-
rer." Jimmy Larson wears gold eve
glasses, with a black cord draped over his
right ear.
.In de winter time" said Qnlrke. "out
goes de little wagon iookin fer scoffin!
Wen we had 'er goin' last year de big
bakeries comes tru wild 20 Ioaves 'er bread
each. An kin ladies-why. dey don't stop
at Duttin' 10 help us poor boes"
"Dere's our rules" said Quirks. point
ing them out.
First Membership dues 10 cents n
month; 81 a year
Second. Members sleeping IN headquar-
ters assessed 5 cents extra weekly.
Third, Members are expected 10 make
voluntary contributions according to
their means when working.
Fourth. All Hobo News sold In head
quarters cents each Is TO be turned into
the branch fund. Members selling Hobo
News outside keep cents each copy.
Firm. All members three months IN
arrears for dues are considered expelled
unless they give satisfactory reasons
sixth. All members arise at a. M. No
sleeping before $50 D. M
Seventh. Out-Of-town strangers allowed
use OF hall and privileges three nights.
Atef that they must take out mem-
bership card. 10 cents.
Eighth. branch has the right 10 try
tts members by kangaroo court (commit-
ZEE OF memDers) 10 try charges against
members accused OF disturbing peacs of
the organization.
Ninth. Any members making false
e4afees deliberately will be expelled.
Tenth. No person allowed IN this nall
under the least influence Of lntoxieants-
Absolutely no drinking allowed on fhs
ffsmises This rule WIN be strictly an