The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-11-11

daily during the month of January
was 212,197, according to the statis-
tics OF the central bureau OF the Mos
COW co-operatives, which Zsupervises
the work. Many of the kittens are in
former private homes; others in fac
tories or schools. --k-
Adult workers may get a midday
meal free at one of the "stolovayas"
for factory, shop and office employees.
Dinner is served from IL until 2
O'Clock at one of the dining rooms in
the factory district saw the din
ner. 1t consisted of thin soup, with
small pieces Of meat; fish cakes,
mixed with potato and bread. The
portions were generous. according to
my ideas, but the Russians are enor-
nous eaters.
Afternoon Eating PLACED
In addition TO the "stolovayas"
there are "chainaya" tearooms where
|! workingmen may get a good subSti-
tute for real tea and bread during
the afternoon
All meals are served free to work
ers In the two first categories fixed
by the government, and there are in
addition dining rooms where dinner
Is served for 10 rubles TO the general
public
There are in Moscow 7o4 free public
dining rooms, 1874 tearooms. Ill
kitchens where special food is pre-
pared fer the sick. twenty-four Jail
dining rooms and thirteen connected
with social service institutions, feed
ing total of 611,795 persons a day.
The ration for the third category
the non-workers-it totally Inadequate.
They are presumably people who have
some means, and they all receive
cards emitting them to buy food at
moderate prices at the co-operatives.
|, Food by Parcel Post.
Another source of food supply is the
parcel post service, and one of the
sights of Moscow is to watch the
crowd that gathers every morning at
the central postoffice to get food pack
ages from the country. Nearly every
one brings a small! sled which is load
ed with bulky bundles containing meat.
potatoes and bacon, cases of eggs or
sacks of -four
The fortunate people who get their
tood in this manner are mostly those
with relatives in the country, but they
must be fairly numerous. Judging
from the number of individuals wait
ing for parcels.
Then there are the people, COM
foIo'INtis lt" III uunDer, VINO Duy
the food sold in the bazars on the
Sucharewskaya and elsewhere by, the
spectators. They consist of highly
paid workingmen. INSCRIPTIONS Off
Gals, illicit traders and various indi-
viduals who have accumulated for
tunes in devious ways. For there is
| a new bourgeoise, figuratively speak
| ing. that has sprung up in Russia.
! class of parasites with whom the gov
! eminent has not been able to cope
successfully as yet. Many of the
spectators are peasants, and il is
| difficult to control them because of the
/ critical state of the food supply
! There are also restaurants where
meals may be had at fabulous sums,
/ and cafes where more or less pass
able coffee and tea are served with
cake. In the cafe of the Art theater
! | had two cakes and a glass of tea for
400 rubles (normally 5000: for tho
same amount at the Imagists Club--a
most amusing place on the Tverskaia
where there are frequently impromn;u
readings by embryo poets-I had 4
| cup Of coffee and real eclair.
! Here in Moscow nearly everyhod"
| is hungry, but 10 one is actually starry
| ing.