THE DUNEDIN SOUP KITCHEN.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5283, 14 June 1895, Page 1

THE DUNEDIN SOUP KITCHEN.

, This new departure of *tb.e Franchise; League bids fair (says the Otago Daily Times) to b.pld a first place in the affections of those for whom it. was intended. Up to the end 6f last week Bdfne eleven hnndredto twelve hundred dinners had been 4i»rit^ibnte4 t£d < those who haye/ presented; ■them's.elye&^in j>^*ona>~ pr had appealed wiljh their ""biUifß." to >.'9*#tj I away. " loads " whioh .shbtild' hjtfve gladdened the eyes ■ and hearts- *bf the njany hungry ones at hornet . • Some .-int&« \ eating incident* m one or **& families, .who^^ wgul%rl^ ajpaU t^em^ selyes.^of , the f iaciUt^epi^ered Jby^xhjs sonp Bupply, ' : frave been' v develdped'^Wrtb!^ o Baddenness rattier startlin'g r tb;'the I mat*6nly^ minds administering its affaire. : Whether the.se developments arise from the irresistible quality of the soup or from other. is not explained, but certain it; in that if the abnormal increase in tKe length of the fainllres referred to were to obtain generally the whole; of- the .-soup kxtohenirarrangementß would be proper^ly : dißlooated. l^e learn,.howe^er, from gpod authority that the quality of the' eoopifvery; auperior, B'd^mWch ; si3 f indeed^th'at-btfe' or twogentlemarf who -vrent'to the kitchen to Baniplci-'ihave >beeritsp. stmck thatithiey cppld not re_6iat,t^eimpQlfle to depositina, jbi>x for Bumß,ranjgV ing from ,is to^ 5s tor a"Birigje;biiflin. If this quality fee '' maintained, and we' are asetifred ib will be, : there ia Bo doubt.the capacities of ithe kitchen wiU be tested to their very utmost :,a.9 : .|be winter copes along.''; '-;r.---t>' hvx .v-;^':'— . '