Evening star., 1932-02-01
Warmer Weather in Pros
peCt After Temperature
Drops to 22 Degrees.
THOUSAND HOMELESS
SHELTERED AND FED
Unwary Motorists Call for Relief.
Pool Fails to Harden Sufi.
ciently for Skating.

Somewhat warmer weather was in
prospect today after the coolest night
Of the Winter drove large thrOngs of
translentS to seek shelter in free lodg-
ing places and worked considerable
hardship on unWary motorists.
AT o'clock this morning, the mer-
curry went to % degrees, points under
the previous low mark of "a on Janu-
airy 8. The cold, weather men said,
will have a beneficial effect by retard-
ing budding of trees, plants and shrubs
following the long mild spell
Virtually all of the downtown mis-
sionS were filled to capacity last night,
and some men had to be turned away
at several places. Five of the larger
missions fed and lodged l ,099 homeless
men last night and were making prepa-
ration to care for additional numbers
tonight.
All Beds Filled.
The average of the colder nights last
Winter was about a third under last
nights total, although last Winter saw
a fiVefold increase in the demand for
this form Of charity over the previous
year
At the Central Union Mission, 6l3
G street, and annex 2l8 Third street
all COmerS were cared for, although the
total Of 373 men lodged filed all avail
able beds
The Salvation Army Emergency
Home. at 479 c street, cared for 275
tranSientS, a new high mark for the
year, with the exception Of the nights
on which the hunger marChers" from
Pittsburgh were in town.
A number Of applicants had to be
turned away from the Gospel Mission
at PA John Marshal Place, although
300 men were accommodated Approx
mately 100 tranSientS could not be given
beds and slept on the chapel benches
and in the corridors of the mission
This number has been accommodated
nightly so far this Winter.
Supper and Breakfast.
The Salvation Army Home for
colored tranSientS at POLL George ave
nue.. accommodated a near-capacity
throng of 81 men and the Districts
Municipal Lodging Home. at 3lO Third
street gave shelter TO 60 additional
transientS. The entire number received
supper last night and breakfast today
John S. Bennett of the Central Union
Mission chairman Of the Presidents
Committee for the Relief of Homeless
Transients. said today the missions are
cooperating by appOrtiOning the home
less men to the various lodging houses
in proportion to the facilities available
Mr.. Bennett said no deserving man
need go hungry and that the Central
Union Mission has facilities for feeding
even larger numbers of men than are
applying there.
Garage employees and automobile
club attendants were busy this morn
ing answering emergency calls from
motorists whose automobiles had frozen
last night or proved balky at starting
this morning.
Temperature Range.
The temperature range. beginning at
8 o'clock last night, was 81 degrees, %
degrees at 10 o'clock, 25 at midnight
"a at 2 am, % at 4 a m, % at am,
% at am. and 26 at 10 am.
The forecast is for partly cloudy
and not so cold tonight. with mini
mum of about 26 degrees. Tomorrow
increasingly cloudy accompanied by
gradually rising temperatures.
Although the cold weather gave rise
to hopes for skating on the Lincoln
Memorial rejecting pool and in Rock
Creek Park. the Office of Public Build
ingS and Public Parks reported there
wasn't a sign Of ice on the rejecting
pool or in the park.
The wind is keeping the waters OF the
pool from freezing, the officials said.
They added it would be necessary to
have about two inches of ice on the
pool before the public would be per-
mitted to skate.