New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-20
SOUP DISTRIBUTION
BEGUN BY M ANENY
Eight Hotels Make Start in
Plan Which Is to Feed
10000 Poor.
MAYORS COMMITTEE
WILL TAKE CHARGE
Electric Truck Rushes Stean1ing
Hot Cans to Bundle and
Relief Work Shops.

Eight forty-quart cans OF stesmlng
hot soup. with all the nourlshment o.
an Irish stew, were distributed among
New York's deserving poor yester-
day afternoon. President George Nc
Aneny Of the Board OF Aldermen was
"ble 10 launch this new system OF re-
lief through cooperation with repre-
sentatives Of several hotels and restau-
rants. As soon as a scheme OF as
trioution Of the food is arranged MI
McAneny will turn this phase OF the
unemployment problem over TO Mayor
Mitchel's committee.
Two hundred hotels and restaurants
have signifed their interest IN the
plan, which. II worked out with ade-
quate distribution facilities, ought 10
provide food for from 10000 10 25,OOO
every day.
Through the loan OF an electric
truck. the sponsors OF the new rellef
scheme were able 10 put il into lmme-
diate operation. Two cans OF soup
we're delivered at the Bundle Day
Headquarters. 2lO Fifth Avenue, two
A. the municipal workshop at Is East
Fourteenth Street and four cans at
the workshop at 3l4 West Thrty-sixth
Street.
Many OF those who applied brought
cans for carrying soup 10 their homes.
A report from Mr.. McAneny's office
said:
The system will be extended within
few days, but at present IT will be
confined to persons attending work
shops maintained by the Mayors COM
mittee and other agencies.
"If those who apply for food Will
bring cans for taking soup TO their
homes we viii be able TO reach the
real victims Of this situation. The
plan will discourage the formation OF
bread lines. Persons who are in dis
tress are not able 10 stand in line 10
wait for food. 1t is the persons who
are left behind, who never get even a
sandwich, that we desire TO reach.
They need relief.
Eight huge cans Of soup were fur
nished by a few hotels yesterday. 1t
was real soup, with plenty of meat TO
make il nourishing. From the mansg-
ers Of al! three centres from where the
soup was sent we had reports TESTIFY
ing 10 the excellent quality OF the food.
4 large share Of the soup was con-
sumed on the premises by men who had
lust been paid for their work in the
municipal workshops.
From the diocesan house al 4l6 La
fayette Street We have a request Tor
soup TO be delivered there on Tuesday.
This relief station will not be open on
Washingtons Birthday. An effort Will
be made before Tuesday TO find out how
many OF the 500 workers who attend
this centre will bring cans for taking
food TO their homes.
I'VE have only made a start with the
service this afternoon. If the els
tlibution problem can be solved and all
the hotels and restaurants. maintain
their interest, we ought 10 be able TO
furnish hot, nourishing food TO 2O,OOO
PEOPLE at least once a day.
The committee of hotel men with
whom President McAneny conferred
consisted Of Thomas d. Green. presi-
dent of the Hotel Managers Associa-
ton; Frank Case, of the Hotel Algon-
ouin. and Albert Keller, Of the Ritz
Carlton. Representing the Society OF
Restaurateurs were President John :.
Cayanagh. Thomas Healy and Charles
l.. Gehring.
Soup Tor distribution yesterday after
noon was furnished by the Waldorf
Astoria. Vanderbilt, Woodward. Cum
berland, Algonquin, Somerset, Marie
Antoinette and Park Avenue hotels.
At Mr. McAneny's Office it was said
that these hotels represented only
eight Of two hundred which would be
available when all plans for distribut-
ing the food had been arranged.