The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-25
UNIVERSITY WOMEN
Will FEED NEEDY
SCHOOL CHILDREN
Organization Hopes to Provide
Adequate Nutrition For
Hungry Pupils
PROGRAM is UNDER WAY
Nourishing Dishes Will Be Pre-
pared in Community Kitch-
en- This Winter

Maintenance of an adequate stand
ard of nutrition for school children
will be the major interest OF the Bis
marck branch of the American AS
ISOLATION of University Women dur
ing the next few months, according
to plans revealed by Mrs. A. c. Young
chapter president. With this in mind
she, with other members of her chap
ter, is working out plans for serving
hot lunches to under-nourished chill
dren in the city schools throughout
the winter.
To secure funds for this welfare
project, and also for the community
kitchen which the chapter supervises
the branch is sponsoring public
card party Thursday evening in the
World War Memorial building. Men,
bers are asking the support and CO.
operation of every public-spirited
citizen in making the affair a sue
cess financially.
The nutrition project calls for
serving one hot nourishing dish, with
all the bread and butter the child
can eat, daily at the city schools, Mrs.
Young said, to those children from
homes where food is not plentiful
and who frequently come to school
without breakfast. In addition they
will be supplied with milk, provided
through fund administered by the
Women's Community Council.
Food will be prepared in the COM
munity kitchen operated by the Uni
versity Women in conjunction with
the Red Cross, the Salvation Army
and the city poor relief organization
1t will be transported to the schools
by members of the association and
the teachers will supervise its serv-
ing.
If the weather becomes unseason-
ably cold. serving of this hot lunch
will begin some time next month, the
date to be determined by the de-
mand for it after careful check-up
of conditions by the teachers and
the various schools and Miss Esther
Teichmann, school nurse.
Last year approximately IS chill
dren We're served hot lunches pre-
pared by the teachers. 1t is not vet
known whether the demand this
winter will be greater than last year,
though If the weather is severe, it
undoubtedly will be.
The community kitchen Is the We
hicle for welfare operations being
carried on by the University Women
and other agencies. It is located in
the basement of the Salvation Army
hall. and during the last five weeks
6l3 meals have been served to needy
persons. These are prepared and
cooked three times daily, the largest
meal being served about S o'clock in
the afternoon.
Food is obtained from wholesale
houses, grocery stores, hotels and
restaurants, who contribute perish
able foodstuffs remaining at the end
Of each days business. It is collect
ed by the Salvation Army.
In addition to feeding these unfor-
tunates, the plan carries still further
the work of rehabilitation. Those
having no means to pay for lodgings
are given a place to sleep at the Sal
vation Army hall, about 1872 having
been accommodated to date. Work
has been secured for a number of the
men.
AS payment for food and shelter
these men volunteer their services in
washing dishes and in cleaning the
rooms.