“DOWN AND OUTERS"
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER BY 341/VATION ARMY. (Received March 14, 5 5 p.m.) LONDON, March 13. A dinner party, perhaps' unique throughout the world, took place at the People’s Palace, in Mile End road, when General Booth dined with one thousand “down and outs” from the homes throughout London. Waitresses as trim and as dainty as any in the West End served roast beef, potatoes, vegetables, and plum pudding, such as the majority of the guests had not tasted for years. The party was not without its pathetic side. Almost every human emotion was exhibited on the faces of the iuoklesr, thousand. There were old men, older still because of despair, and young men who had forgotten how to smile. The majority realised for the firet tim i in years the pleasantness of a meal served with seemliness and decency. Many fumbled awkwardly with the paper serviettes, and more than one tear was wiped from an eye. After the first course there were merry murmurs of conversation, and towards the end many pond occasion for smiles and laughter.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12395, 15 March 1926, Page 6
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