Show i I HUNDREDS CAll FOR FREE fRH SOUP I Demands Demand on Volunteers Indi Indicate Indicate cate Hunger Clutches Many Workmen M J DIXONS PLACE OPENS HE ALSO FURNISHES FURNISHED FREE BEDS TO UNEMPLOYED Hundreds of idle men flocked to the tho free soup kitchen of the Volunteers of or America In First South near State street yesterday There were about men on hand for the breakfast of bread and coffee and about ab ut par partook p r took lof of soup SOUD and bread In the after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon The eagerness with which the unfortunate men ate the humble fare was ivas conclusive proof that they were actually hungry The men were fed thirty at a time As all comers corners comers had ravenous appetites there was no protracted waiting wailing It took about three minutes for each of the squads of thirty to drain the th bowls of coffee and devour the chunks of bread bre d offered them There was delay in opening the soup kitchen of or M 11 J Dixon the employ employment ment m nt agent In the old electric theatre at East Second South street Mr Dixon succeeded in putting up bunks which will furnish sleeping sl accommodations for about eighty of the idle men Additional bunks will be built as they are required In the even evenIng evening evening Ing food was served to the he men Dixon Gives His Views This morning the first of the break breakfasts breakfasts breakfasts fasts will be served It will be free to all men who are out of work Mr Dixon personally knows klows nearly all of the public works men in the Inter Intermountain Intermountain intermountain mountain region There are hundreds of workmen who are honest and Industrious he said who are always short of money In good times they spend their money freely free I and when It is all gone return to work for another stake When times are good these men are looked upon with considerable favor as they keep money in circulation In dull times of course they have critics My free fee kitchen and lodging place will be beno beno beno no haven for drones The men will get getup getup getup up early every morning and after breakfast is served go out in search of work It will be a rule that every ever man receiving shelter must b be up and away from the place pl ce before 7 in the morning In the past penniless men who came here to look for work have found difficulty in finding boarding houses willing to accommodate them until their first payday My intention is to care for each of the Ute men a It week after he lie finds work or until his first payday After that if he Is te of the right sort he can take care of himself Walker Bros Distribution The distribution of the mone to be given to charity by Walker Brothers big department store was decided upon yesterday The store is 18 to give o 5 per percent percent percent cent of the receipts to the poor Of the sum to be realized from the offer of oc the managers of the depart department department ment meat store will go to the Salvation army to the Vol Volunteers Volunteers Volunteers of America and the remaining to Mrs Freund who is at atthe atthe atthe the head of ot the organized charities of the Salt Lake churches The effort of the Volunteers of Amer America ica lea to care for the Idle h e men until the end of the period of oC dullness is a big undertaking for that organization Captain McCoy has contracted debts which amount to 1500 in fitting up the East First South street building and must depend largely upon providence In supplying provisions lons for the free soup kitchen So far he has met with gratifying encouragement from rom Salt Lake business mono mat Many unsolicited contributions to the supply of pro provisions provisions provisions visions on hand are being received In addition to supplying food to th homeless men the Volunteers have made mad arrangements for medical atten attention attention attention tion for the sick among the unfortunates unfortunates nates A number of physicians have agreed to give their services in this work I |