Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-20
EDITORIAL
GOOD FOR THE HEART.

SSOL ISN AtLfSNls
IF you want TO experience some
thing good for the heart, drop i'll
at the Furlow grammar school any
day at IL O'Clock and ask the way
to the basement if you are such
stranger there as not to know al
ready how to reach it. If you don't
emerge delighted, and with a strong
err belief in folks, we'll refund the
price of admission.
This by way Of making a few com
ments upon. the soup kitchen estab.
lished there cople of weeks ago by
a group of wilful women, who had
vision enough to understand the need
of it and the determination to put it
over The soup kitchen now is a go
ing and growing concern. 1t feeds
more than 100 children hot lunches
at each noon hour, and is making
preparations to handle $50 at once
Realizing that light hot lunch of
wholesome soup and crackers or
sandwich is much better for the child
than a long, hungry wait until dis
missal time or the eating of cheap
candies PURCHASED from convenient
vendor at recess time, the earnest
women behind the soup kitchen have
inaugurated movement that is al
ready Showing splendid results in
Sumter county and from which the
benefits will grow and accumulate
until there. will be no measuring of
them. They have organized nutri-
ton classes in the grammar school,
where weights of pupils are careful
ly watched and tabulated and the dc
ficient ones drilled in rules of health
by Miss Ruth Clark, who recently
gave up her work as Red Cross home
agent to undertake this vocation.
And all the pupils are persistently
taught how to remain we'll aud keep
their bodies strong and fit.
Promptly at IL o'clock, when the
recess bell rings, the children file out
of their class rooms. Those who de-
sire lunches procure tickets and are
admitted to the basement. There they
lind the steaming hot savory soup
in cups and with crackers all ready
for them, or tempting sandwiches
stacked high on clean, white plates.
The youngsters eagerly dive into the
lunches, which cost them only five
cents for either soup or sandwiches.
And it is a thrilling sight to see
them.
The lunches are prepared in one
end of the basement room by Mrs.
Virginia Legg and a helper. Mrs.
Legg's department is well equipped
with gas and oil stoves, refrigerator,
Kitchen table, sink and other con-
veniences, and long white counter
from which the children serve them
selves Temporarily tin cups are be-
ing used, but white enameled cups
End silver spoons have been ordered
for ESQ.
And where did it all come from?
Wen, the credit goes to several.
First is Mrs, C. o. Niles, regent
of the local chapter, D. A. RS, who
is the driving force behind it. Next
are number of women who are
intellectually interested in the
movement and giving it their aid and
support. And there is DR.. Fl. B.
Allen, local chairman of the Red
Cross chapter, who furnished the
$3.50 with which all the equipment
for the soup kitchen was bought and
installed, and who still stands by with
deep and friendly interest to see that
the movement grows and succeeds as
is intended. But all unite in ac-
claiming Mrs. DIN Williams. recent
county demonstration, as the beginner
of the work in Sumter county and
the Inspiration of the success of this
effort 1t was she who planted the
seeds Of the idea here and made
them grow; others now are joining
in the culture.
After the first month of operation
of the soup kitchen check-up of
the records will be made so that there
will be basis for computing costs of
operations and what may be done in