Arizona republican., 1921-02-19
35O HUNGRY ARE FED VEST FRIDAY AT LABOR TEMPLE
Service To The Unemployed
 Proves So Popular Plans
 Being Made To Care For 1000 At One Meal Daily

Free meals for the hungry or unem- pioyed workman and members of his family will be served daily for an in- definite period by the Phoenix Trades Council at the Phoenix Labor Temple East Washington street. The service i, being extended to the needy in general reg gardless of creed, color or denomina- tiOn. Local labor leaders hope to con tinue the work until the period of de- pression is brought to an end.
 Established three days ago the scheme has been so popular that yes terday, the third day. the number served was four times greater than on the first day. Popularity of the scheme has been so great that plans are being carried forward to feed 1000 daily. l Plans perfected by the labor leaders provide that each person will be pro vided with one meal day, without charge. Each member of his family also will be served with one meal daily, as long as it is possible for them to continue this service, it was announced. Established primarily for the benefit of unemployed workmen, the scheme | developed such a wide need for this service that it was at once extended to all classes, whether or not in any way
 affiliated with labor unions.
 Began Three Days Ago
 Wednesday, the first day of the ser vice, 75 persons were fed. Thursday.
 the second day, 210 persons were fed ! and yesterday the line reached a total
 of $40. Plans were perfected yesterday for feeding 500 today. Meals also will be served Sunday. By the middle Of
 next week, it is hoped that plans can { be perfected to such an extent that it will be possible to provide meals for
 1000 daily.
 We had no idea of the stupendous task before us when We initiated this move" declared one of the labor lead iar TQf1f
 women and little boys and girls. sickly and under-fed, came to us when they learned what we were doing, we could
 not refuse them. We were obliged to lextend to them the same courtesies that
 we were extending to others. The av-
 craze Phoenix person does not really
 realize the suffering among the poor families. Hundreds are actually suf-
 fering each day because of the lack of
 enough food to sustain life"
 Meals served at the labor hall are the
 very plainest, but so planned that each person fed will get the greatest Quan- : tity of ife-sustaining food possible. } Yesterday. for example, the bill of fare was beef stem, beans, salad. bread and 3 coffee. Such meal as this, when l served to a large number can be pre- !. pared at a cost of from to 10 cents < per individual. it was stated.
 e All Work Donated
 | The committee in charge of thi. t work includes J. P. Carpenter secre s tary of the Cooks and Walters union t Dan Hall, president of the Carpenter f union; R. P. Brubaker, of the PhoeniS rI Cooperative store and treasurer of the : committee; Clyde Sutherland of ths
 Carpenters union and NTessrs. Baker
 and Rogers, both members of the Car
 penters' union.
 All work in connection with the pre- paration and serving of these meals is A being donated. Volunteers from the mem mbership, many of whom had army !. : experience, are assisting in carrying or the work.