Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-22
FREE BREAKFAST
PLAN IS DROPPED
TOTAL o. 500 sgs FEo At FIRST
BAPTIST c-URcl4 DURING
PAST &C DAYS.
Largest Number served Was fos On
nsres to-Vss; Amount % Coed
rss Beer Accomplished.

4 :. GrssE. chairman % the CON.
mittec "a charge % che vorS. today
taa4s he foilosinE statement relative
90 t III. free breakfasts which
have bssa served 20 unem plcyed nsa
/ b. exc thea % the Firat Baptist church
closed wita yesterday morning .
breakfast
Tais EoTs -as started Dec. q vith
. che infeatoa % continuing 81 days
/ Tfis period eaded yesterday morning.
ard although there has been no ma
trf5at decrease iu thc number % men
served esca morning.. u seems advis-
able 20 discontinue tae uork a. this
tine.
Daring the 81 days 800 men have
been served an average % % per
moTainE The smallest number aerv-
81 ~ any meal uas 2i on Jan -. and
the largest number vas los on March
10
TIE pFsvalilaE idea tha; the break
fast would attract mauy tramrs seems
% bo vroaE. for the average for the
entire period is practically what u
uas during che frst three weeks. For
some reason she week just preceding
the recent primary wns the largest %
tas entire period. the average beius
about 80. The average for the week
immediately following the primary is
-.
Il has been the hope and cXpccia-
zion % the committee that with the
opsninE % spTius. labor conditions
would b. improved and thar there
uF1uid Dc no further need for the free
breakfast Because the number nos
fed remains large. there iE some differ
sucr % op.uiGu o. % the adviEahiiity
o. discoutiuairE. tut there Co an or
portuuity 90 iutse Che merits % the
wuFi bV observing shat che effect %
lfs discCutinlarcr may BE-
Las;irs Coed Aesonpushea.
The committee in charge believes
the work has teea worth v1iIe. and
that much lasting good has been ac-
comp,ishsd.
TT would rcggi-c 600 much time and
space 90 sulmrratc the many iudivid.
uai cases which have slosu ihs good
done. but che men ehp have been do
iaE th~ work have observed enough
such cases 90 convince them that the
sors has breu Justified
While th~ data is noe az hand %
verify the folowins statements. o.
seems quit~ evident thar the feedius
% the idle men during The past sim
tss. tEg hardest from q labor point ut
vl~a ur have had Tor years. has
~u@creaF@d the petty fhefiE and
number % arrests for petty crime.
Decreased the annoyance 90 house
uivea from hogsc-to-houf~ beEE.uE.
Created % hundreds % uuf9rfru-
ates an Increased respect foF them
selves and a reverence f0T elGrehcs
in general
The 5000 done Eiu never De- known. .
bgt % there have been logical ohlec-
tions offered. the benefit has certainly .
Justified thc undertaking.
The entire cost % the work. iu-
cigd.uE food. iauitCr service and over |
head expense. is between s15s and 1
$500. every cent % which has been F..
unsolicited. and the great .
- part from Individuals outside tho .
Baptist church. and It has been the .
loyal support and encouragement OF .
the people generally. regardless Of .
church connection vhich has made .
this splendid work possible
Other Churches Ais.
While the greater part % the ac-
,uai work has been done by men OF
Tho Baptist church. there has been
ready response from mcu Of other
churches 20 help IN the serving.
NO one man and no one church de-
serves all the credit. Tor all have done
heir part.
1t may be % interes; TO the gen
,ral public % know that IN feeding the
5 200 men n has required 1850 loaves
y bread. 200 pounds % butter. $50 1
arre cans Of condensed milk. $50
Tor,h % SUGAR and S. pounds o. COT
'ec.
In serving the men. "a were seated
h a time. the first table being served
,b1ut Gss5. and even during the time
he largest number vere being served
he work vas Always completed By s
,'ciock Each man was given one
iaif loaf % bread. sliced. with n boun-
cous portion OF a GOOD grade % but
crime. and two cups % coffee with
mix and sugar.
The coffee vas served IN china
ups and the bread on paper plates.
\ knife and spoon vas furnished each
nan.
AS 20 the work being repeated this
ear. 81 81 20 be hoped that labor con-
litions will be such that there viii be
% few unemployed men that such a
Ian viii % unnecessary.
However. the men % the First
sRp;is, church. together Vith the men =
2 Other churches. stand ready 20 do
he same work next year IN case the
ICED - apparent
The committee IN charge desires !
o heartily -hank every one who has
Z any way contributed 90 the success
z this Charitable undertakings. aad 20 ,
xpssss its appreciation % the excel ,
a.. srt-,r6r- 81 the ry-eaH~