New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Faced With Foodless SUNDAY
Unemployed Decide to
Visit Trinity and Grace
Churches; Pastors Pleased
Jobless Army Growing
1,1OO Fed at One Meal
Yesterday; Employers
Drop In and Hire More
Than IS for Positions

The clty's fast-lengthening breadline
there were seven hundred more men
in it yesterday than on Tuesday-is go
ing to attend the morning services of
Trinity and Grace churches on Sunday
morning, the members of the line de-
cided last night
Both DR.. William T. Manning, rector
OF Trinity, and DR.. Charles l.. Slatterv.
rector OF Grace Church, when informed
of the plans of the breadliners an
nounced that they would gladly receive
them.
Anyone is welcome at my church
who wants to worship" said DR.. Slat-
terry, while Mr.. Manning remarked that
Trinity is open 365 days in the wear
TO every one who wishes to come
300 in One Line
About 300 we're present. At tho
evening repast of bread and coffee
which is served at 2o3 East Ninth
Street, one of the jobless men ey-
pressed dread over the prospect of a
Sunday of hunger and of roaming the
streets. Similar expressions we're rip-
ping along the line, when a discharged
soldier climbed on one of the tables
and suggested that those present at
tend some church on Sunday.
The suggestion was heartily received
and over their coffee and bread the
breadliners completed their arrange
ments. Before the evening closed 500
had pledged themselves to attend the
services of Trinity and Grace churches,
900 at each.
500 in Bowery Line
The breadliners decided that they
will not march in a body to the church.
They will take their places in any
vacant pews or benches as fast as they
arrive.
Many of them declared that they
have not attended church in twenty
years, and a number of these promised
that they "would come every Sunday
if they thought it was regular and
that they were welcome"
At noontime yesterday, at the "soup'
at "A Bowcry, 800 men lined up. The
volunteer workers are preparing for
900 at the midday meal to-day. Only
few faces were missing from the
lines yesterday, while the recruits
were many. Mr.. Ledoux declared that
using the growing length of the line
as a barometer, he is convinced that
the unemployment crisis is growing
more serious daily.
To the story in The Tribune of yes
terday, Mr.. LedouX attributed tn,
visits of several employers, voluntee
workers and proffers of money. A,
employer from Brooklyn entered tn,
store shortly after the meal and an
nounced that he wanted twcnty-fiv,
men to work in his brass and irol
foundry in Brooklyn. He explained t,
Mr.. LedouX that the work is arduous
the hours for the beginner quite lon,
and the salary small at the start. Mr.
Ledoux repeated this to the men crowd
ed in the room.
200 Volunteer for Jobs
How many want to start in to-mor
row morning?" he cried. Then h,
turned to the employer and indicated
200 raised hands, remarkng, "Tak
your choice Two other requests TO
services were made during the dav an,
the bread line will be reduced b.
thirty-fve, at least, in week. AS tn,
men will not be paid for one week
they will continue as members of tn,
bread line, paying with / US for al
they eat. They will sleep beside tn,
hundreds of their more unfortunat,
companions in the store at East Nint|
Street and the premises at Al Bowery