Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-17


were being addressed. agreed that the
items were expensive.
Excerpts From Record.
Excerpts from the record of the hear
ing follow:
Mr. Smmons-Fifty pounds of
oranges; the rest OF that is eauliflower.
/ parsley. spinach, etc; IS pounds of
grapefruit, 25 pounds of Niagara grapes,
table variety punches to be compactly
/ filled.
Mr. Holaday-If you have the date on
/ that it would show whether or not that
food was out of season at that time.
| Mr.. Simmons-That is dated January,
Maj. Pratt-The director prides her.
self on giving them a diversified menu.
/ Mr.. Simmons-Here is one dated De-
cember 30-2S pounds of grapes. 40
pounds of bananas. pounds of cram
berries, 25 pounds OF lettuce.
/ Mr.. Luckeet (chief clerk Of the Police
/ Department)-That is in season, Is it
not?
Mr. Simmons do not think it
necessary to buy that stun for prison.
ers in any event
Mai. Pratt-Of course, her desire has
been to give the prisoners a better meal
!
getting at home.
! Mr.. SimmonS-Here is a lineup OF
food that the average person has some
difnculty buying for his family when
he is paying his own bills: Fifteen
pounds fresh ham. 20 pounds veal cut
let's. a gallon OF fresh oysters.
Maj. Pratt--Of course, all OF that is
on contract. They get it at a lower
rate than the average purchaser would
get it.
Mr.. Simmons do not care where
they get 1t. Here is an item; Thirty
pounds strictly fresh chickens for roast
ing.
Maj Pratt-The other side of that
story Is that the male prisoner who is
unfortunate enough to fall into the
/ hands of the police get a cup of coffee
and a sandwich. police prisoners held
at the precincts are fed by contract.
/ The rate averages about rs cents a
meal)
/ Mr.. Simmons-They are not only buy
ing chickens but buying them dressed.
and doing that with bunch OF women
down there; and the item is underlined
in the typewriting on the specifications:
/ old ROSTERS will not be accepted"
Mai. Pratt-Well, that is a womens
bureau.
Mr.. Simmons-Here is a list for the
.
of grapes, 40 pounds bananas, 25 pounds
grapefruit. 25 pounds celery That
seems TO be just permanent order for
supplies.
! Mr.. Holsday-I Still hold to my as
sertion that we can put them up at
/ less expense at the Willard.
Items In October.
/ Mr.. Simmons-This is your proof that
you can do it. Here is another in Octo-
! Der: Seventy-five pounds OF green corn
on the ear, standard sweet varieties.
/ That is out of season In October. If
/ there were some attempt down there to
curtail expenses in the operation of that
place. there might not be this feeling of
! the committee toward the situation
down there Here. again in October, We
I have the following Twenty-Five pounds
of eggplant, IS pounds OF Niagara
grapes so pounds of watermelon, Is
/ pounds of lemons, so pounds of bananas,
IS pounds of grapefruit and so pounds
of pears.
! Mai. Pratt think you will find that
| they get some fruit every morning for
breakfast They try to give them fruit
every morning for breakfast. That is
| the reason for the fruit. They usually
! have chicken on Sundays. They are fed
WE'LL
MF. SlHlHlOilS-ln september we nave
| this list: Ten pounds of fish, croakers:
10 pounds of sea trout, 10 pounds of
butterfish. 10 pounds of haddock. a GAL
lon of Shucked oysters, q gallon of
shucked clans.
Mr.. Holaday-Every first-claSs hotel
when offering fish offers a variety of
fish. Perhaps some of the prisoners do
not like paddock, SO they give them
croakers
Mr.. Simmons-Here again in August
getting toward the Summer. they are
still using eggplant, watermelon, green
peas in the pod.
Mai. Pratt-ThoSe things are all in
season at that time, and cheaper than
the canned stuff would be-
Mr.. SimmonS-Also so pounds of
pears. What obligation is there on the
part of the people to feed prisoners a
menu ike this? think know. and
would just as soon state 1t for the rec.
ord. They are buying this stun be-
cause they are eating there.
Maj. Pratt--NoiI think you are doing
them IN injusticeffpere