The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-09
our KITCHEN
FEEDS 2,653
THE FIRST DAY
Hungry Quick To Take Advan-
tase Of Bounty Of knights Of
Round Table IN
JEFFRIES PREDICTS
LESSENING OF CRIME
Justice Believes Moral Stamina
Of Men - Increased by
Full Stomach -

At noon, Tuesday, the Weifare
lunch" OF the knights OF the Round
Table OF the Detroit club. located In
the former Dresden cafe. had fed
2,663 hungry persons since Its open
ing, about "a hours before. Service
had not been continuous. for about
1880 Monday night, sewer obstruc-
ton caused flood which drove the
cooks from the kitchen. A plumber
was summoned and the sewer was re-
paired In time for an early opening.
Tuesday morning. Coffee and bread
were served TO Q constant stream IN
I'll 10 O'Clock, when Head Cook Wal
lace Williams announced that soup
was ready. This was welcome news
to about 100 men who had loitered
about the entrance. waiting for the
larger menu. '..,f ',.t
Robert Nederlander sent large
supply OF pipes and tobacco to the
\ Welfare lunch. Tuesday morning. and
Inspector O'Grady put In busy hour
giving them out as after-breakfast
solaces.
Police Commissioner Gillespie an
nounced. Tuesday, that the lunch
room will be closed hereafter at mid
night, and win reopen at o'clock In
the morning. This Will give the
help" m opportunity to clean the
rooms and prepare for the next day.
Many OF the hotels came through,
Tuesday morning. with supplies Of
meat and bread. Fred Postal, pro-
prietor of the Griswold. inspected the
lunch room, after carting over two
big sacks OF rolls fresh from the
bakery.
"This il great idea, and I'm glad
to help out In any way l can" said
Mr.. Postal
Commissioner Gillespie believes
that the presence Of officers Of the
police department will discourage pro-
fessional panhandlers from appearing
ct the Welfare lunch.
The men IN charge are central
precinct men who are well acquainted
with the professionals" he said.
They will know II any appear. The
men being fed now are the genuine
needy, men who would be glad to get
work II they could find It"
The commissioner also believes that
Z a. the opening of the Welfare lunch
win AFFORD the pestered citizen q place
to which TO refer applicants for "a
little money to buy q meal" the prac-
4 tice of panhandling will be largely
stopped In Detroit.
Police Justice Jeffries and Police
Supt. John b. Downey .'hobnobbed, =
Monday afternoon, In a visit OF in
: spection OF the Welfare soup kitchen,
and large quantities Of good feeling
4 between the Judge and the police
head resulted therefrom.
Justice Jeflries was very much
pleased with the soup kitchen idea.
and he expressed the opinion that
the plan OF having policemen prepar-
Ing food for the unemployed and
other unfortunates, was great idea.
1T win serve to heal long-exist-
in8 condition, In which the unem-
ployed viewed the policeman with
suspicion and more or less enmity,
and the policeman occasionally looked
on the unemployed hundreds as dis
turbing element" said Justice Jeffries.
Putting soup In the stomachs Of
the hungry men who are out OF work
and drifting. is good deal better oc-
cupatior for policemen, than driving
the unf0rtunates out of town, or
keeping them moving The men
helped at the soup Kitchen. by po-
licemen, will grow to regard the ON
GERS as their friends, and not their
enemies. The soup kitchen will prob
ably make marked impression on
the lists OF petty larcenies. street
holdups, begging. and the other petty
crimes that are sure to come when
men are wandering through the
streets, hungry.
when hungry men realize that In.
4 stead Of trying to dodge policemen.
In order to pull or some petty theft,
they can now hunt up the policemen
4 and be served with hot stew, a differ.
emit feeling will pervade the ranks OF
the unemployed.
Serving these unfortunate fellows
\ hearing their stories. and minglins
with them In the Welfare kitchen
viii give the policemen a different
viewpoint toward the hungry men
r too" continued Justice Jeffries.
II believe that the soup kitchen
operated by policemen. Is about as
good thing as could have been con
coived a. q city work"