Noon Lunch Hour and Those Who Enjoy It
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Hi: neon lunch! How llllli' it Im
plies, Iitit how much 11 includes; so
miirlt, in fail, that in all the rush
anil hurry of tilt- busy commercial
then' is mi 1 1 tn u liuii tin- tollci i.
being so diioctly Impretsed by his sur
roundings iu during this Intel val uhirh
illvlik's his clay's wmk. Out of tlio lv.illa
tioil of the possibilities of this period 1 1 : i .-.
developed a material betterment in the
condition of tin1 toller anil opportuiiltlci
for still grentci iinpi ovemeiit.
Tiiui' was when the unoii lunch Unhide!
little mine than It Implied, a imrr lum h
of whauver might be most cniivcniontlv
earrieil 111 a small basket or box, or oflen
a plec- of paper, for the communis under
which it hail lo be eaten were not conducive
of any Inclination to prolong the period
necessary for Its consumption, but rather
to abbreviate il. A stool behlinl 1 h" ciuiiitt r
or machine or a box back In the store
room or some other room behind the scenes
of trie law coniim rclal establishments uf
fonlcil the only place where the employe
might enjoy this nnomlay refreshnu lit as
lie sat In silence or spoke In subdued ton s
Iniluceil by the pluianl which servtd as
the exclusive wall ile. (.latum ami aiitiMin . d
III lurgo-lcttt n '1 i mph.iMs thai iin I most
be maintained m that part of the bulbliiii;
or that louil talking was absolutely for
bbbleii during the noon hour When the
lunch was llnlsheil the crumbs were brushu'l
oil. ami, il then was no errand to m i upj
the remaltnlir of the time, work was re
suiued for want of something better to ilo
I'luiimt- Has ( nine l,lllel.
The UiM few j ears has seen a general
I evolution in these coiiilltlons, lloweer, ami
the noon lunch has come to mean not only
material looil, but mental, moral ami
physical refreshment as well. To thousands
of men and women It nlfonU the only occa
sion of the day for boclal Intercourse with
Ih-ir felb;ws and to thousands more It
makis possible (he etforts of the afternoon,
while to a great majority It is a rest and
change that relieve the day's work of
that element which otherwise might make
it drudgery.
In the various branches of the ure.it
commercial system, embracing as It does
all liaises of work ami workers, the noon
hour means more or less, ncioidlng to the
capacity of the individual to enjoy or Im
ptovo It, but so far as opportunity is con
cerned they are divided Into two classes,
those who go out to tlielr lunch and those
who carry It.
"Where do thi y all no? one invi lull
talily a.-kh as nm watclns tbo butty. ng
Huong of men and women that make up
the multitude which lllls the stroiU b t ween
II !!U and 1 ::o of every week day hi o
all multi-stand the ocaslon for tins
activity few ri allo the full, real nig
liillcance of It Were it possible to follow
In m a!l i. in would llinl that tile majoiit.v
spi ml the time in about the same pl.'ue
and the Kline manner every day. The
third mid fourth-etui's resorts attiact th Ir
own and the Mu p windows ami (sights of
the stieets alfoid ample Interest for many,
but the large pripoillon of the workingmcn
and women pi i fi r the clean, ipiict places
of whl.h every city affords a few ami It
is fiom these places that the spirit of self
improvement and organizations for mutual
beuelH have sprung,
(in- Miiilei-u I iinI 1 1 ill iim.
In nearly every city of the land of nny
-I.' the lunch and rest looms provided
by the various Christian ami benevolent or
gunl.atiniM for the lieiu lit of tin ho people
are the tmn-l popular loans ami are fre
ipienteil by thousands every week, separate
Institutions being maliilalui d fer the men
and women. Here, !y iltlt'crclit tystfliH,
good meals ar, si rvi d at a rate at which
they could be gotlin lio place i lso and fir
those who prefer bringing a lunch tables
are provided where they can i at It. fice
of charge. This tiatuie is an attra'tlon
in Itself and tl.e luniiw fairly bit., with the
i imversat Ion of the groups which Mirnund
the small table- lien the Incident-, of 111
morning are t.uki.l over ami enju.ved mid
the cm d 'he r sti plb s the "ilbh if meal"
to main a it-past while the congtnlal nun
paulom-hip c ntributes that other eb mi nt
so essential lo the completeness if tie'
meal The ,u ninpanying rest rooms nr.
iipnpptil Willi t ntiifnl table u'ii. In and
chairs, and for those who do nut cute to
sleep the Inst of cuiient hlainlard lit. r
ature Is supplied Untiles and a piano are
not lufieiiueiitly provided for tenatbn
and the mii i nuiiillngH ale maile as attract
ive as piwllili-. ( ligiinl.atluiis are tbu
natiital nutgiowth of daily meeting under
Hid II cln nmsl.inees and a wide ar.oty if
clubs has ii suited. Many of these are
of a icliglous character, the liflcen-miniite
bible i lass or song service b. Iiik ho d
dally. The icadim; each noon of a chap
ter from some popular book Is enjoyed by
llitl, clubs and Is one of the must popular
illveislons of which the liiulti.l time ad
mits. Tin se i.pporluuilii h are till improved to
the utmost and all who embraie them re
turn to their afternoon duties refreshed mil
prepaid to do them justice. ItccoKiil.liii;
th - nine of Hiich diversion and icM, many
of I he lal'Ko commercial I'Stabll-bmeiits have
provided similar conveniences fur their etn
plnves, i specially the faetotbs where thn
wmk and the time do not admli f the help
leaving the hulldlm; at the noon hour, and
If all of Ihc advantages of Ibe uptown rest
and lunch rooms are not provntid most of
the eld-lime restrictions li.iv, been re
tuevi I .ml to tliOHe who rlilh 'lull' lunch
the pi rn d admits of as line h tt-d and
ri . 1 1 at .on, if not as many al .nt.iui s, as
to those who net their dinners ..nt
Willi tin arrival of the tio. n le.ur tho
lunches ale all IuciiikIm nul and usualU
Kieat hellers piovlde colfee fi.r all. Con
Kclilal spllllH In groups of l rum two lo cl
to a doen seek some comfortable cornel
iiml hoiiu ibe n oius rliiK with lniiKhti r or
the bum ot ci nversatUiu. I lire lite recn-.i
lion Is usually of a more hilarious eharai
tor, for the HiirrnuniliiiKs will admit of H
but the tendency of tin hi- little itatheilui;
is none tin' less elevalliiK and they hiv
been the foundation of loi'Kcr oi K.inl.at ion
whlili will foiever prevent the return of
fi rmer oppressive conditions and do mm h
to stimulate their mi inborn to the blub. I
poH-llillllli h thai are dally beltiK pbu i .1
within their reach. I'eiliaps no liillueme I
lielliK exerted ill behalf of these men and
woiuiii like that of the Voiiiik Meu'M and
YotniK Women's Chrlsllaii ussoclat Uni
Coinp.iHi d ns I hey ate of members froin
every blanch of indiislry. they realize vv lul
ls to be dune and to a la IK'' exli lit have
chosen the in inn hour as the lime for in
complishiiiK it. Thri.uuh the -Nt.-n--ti.ii
brain lies of both Ihisi- otminl.il Ions m on
hour clubs lire ulforiliiii; .muiiik men and
women inlvatiliiKeH of which lln- necessiiy
of their earultlKS would olherwlse deprive
thrill Tlii'inmh the-e i lubs t housauils an
prepailiiH Iheinselvis evi ry .viar for mi in
ben-hip In oih'i- orKaiil.ailon.M that are an
iilhilntitiK the disiiiii lion bitweeii the work
ilii; eliis and those who have bad time ami
opporliinli.v for s. If 1 nil ore and silf-eleva
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NOUN UL'NCII KOIl THK OIKLS IJ.MI'I.OYIII) IlY ONU OK OMAII 'S 111(1 KACTOItlHS l-holographed for The lice by n Staff Artist.
Timely Gossip Concerning People Now Before the Public
H i:ltY CIIISIIHl.M of Cleveland. .1
uraduaie if Yale, is wnrkiiu in tin
rivit wirks owmd by his mlllli ii
alre fa tin i- in tin- Ohio city and
earns $1.7.'. a da. Yoiiuk Chls
licilm does no 111 ike-belleve wolk. but
Is always on duty at 7 o'clock In the mniu
Ihk, his Hi-it rinlnat lun helm; to b arn rivet
malilllK IhnroUKllly, lie does not liKiee
with Schwab, the Stool trust imin, that
eilucntlon is a bar to proj;robs in maiiu
facturliiK. ,
.lames II. HnKKln has Increased his great
estuto (if lllinemb i f. In Kentucky, by rilj
nercH. liavltiK boiiKht nnother farm for
152,000. Mr. HiiKKin has Kradually In
creased his In Minus until he now owns
I.SflO acres in a sIiikIi- tract, lie Is ac
iiililiiK an 1-t.tnie InrKe enough to accotn
inoilate hurdnds of thurouKhbred mares
and youtiKsiers, as well as kIv-Iuk land for
the product Ion of foul for them. In the
Inst live years ho has Invested $."iO(i,00o In
land In l-'ayetto comity. The frontage of
IUinondorf Is now nearly live mllos.
When the Kleat cheinlsl. f'hevreul. whose
statue w.i-. rmiMl) utiveili .1 m I'r.in. .
attained his luuih birthday In- was enter
tained at a pub Ii.- dlnii.i. .it wbi. ii hi smi
a IiIkIi olliilal In Hn- I pariim-ut if Jus
tier, 117 yeais of iiKe, was also pn-sint
The old man made a -p- .- h and In tilluiK
an niii-ciloie uiadi- a slight slip, wliii h his
son cirrectiil. Old Chcvreul tut in d around
quickly and said in a slurp true- "Mush,
youtiKsti r. when I inn talking." and lln
"yoilllKSti l " held Ills tc.llKUe.
John Morlcy, talkltiK wllh a trletnt about
his literary wuk at I l.i warden, said that
his liilu.r had been greatly lesf.eiud by
Mr. (ilmlfstnnr's personal habits of order
nnd regularity. Throuiih the lust sixty
years of his uireer he not only proHervul
every liupnrtant letter or document tint
i cached h im. but neatly Imli.iHed It with
his own hand nnd stowed it nway in ( rder
of dale. Amour, the papers ilockeled mid
Btori'il at llnwnnleii In order of date Mr.
Morley found notes of n speech dcllven d
by Mr. (iladstono nt the Oxford union Just
eeventy years a(i.
Prof. Itudnlph Vlrchow's (-Ik)h let h birth
day will bo celebiated In llerlln nn Satur
day. October 12, when he will personally
ret live ib-U-Kati-s with conprai ubiiory ml
droisis from various S'lcntifle IkhIus, fcr
i-Ikii its will a-, IP i in. hi I'n f Vinlinw ib
not wlihoiit a i i-1 . 1 1 1 1 wnilitul viur.
pei tally In lln.urlH Winn iskt.l l In- othir
day what In- tin iixhi of Km li s laicsl pro
mini lameiiiii in i on iiinption In- saul
"Kin Ii is not a pipe One taiiiiol hay be
citusi. if his views the thltiK Is seltb-tl,
Itoma Im ula i hi 1 1 i 1 1 tin- has spoki in."
Mrs. Poller Paltner. whose wit Is equal
In lu-r diplomat y. was recenlly nsked by a
sporty old prince, who meant lo he williiiil
wheth.-r she would not cubic him to Up
loiintin i.f perpetual youlh. win re un
doubtiilly bhe tiiust have drunk deeply
"Yuir IiIkIiik fm," leHpnmbil the Anii-rl -an
woman promidly, "they who have iilrcmly
attained their Kt-coud chllilhooil neeil in I
lo be KUbU'il to the fountain of youlh "
It Is not generally known Hun a statue
if I,i nl Salisbury as a chrlsilan warrior
appears In one of the nlilus of Hie Inier
esiiiK,' mid beautiful ren-d. s in the i Impel
of All Snulii' coIIcko, Oxford. About forty
enrs n kii the premier was elected a fel
low of this t'ollcKo ami u limit lint hump
time an i laborate stone n r. i n was i-ieeteii
in Hn- i hapi-1 iitt.it In . to Hie ft Hows'
limine The st ulptor evid-nlly preferred
to m, ilie his own saints in -..id of a . . .
I Ilk- those i am lll.t i bv lln tlllir.il. ami
l.onl .Salisbury was, i In n in nil up tin
vacair. nap, and is linn hi. iininin tali, d
as a Chrlsi mii wan im-.
John W. Howler. i!i-n. i.il ii " iiitomlciii
i. ml director if phy-lml iiuiiiIiik in Hn
public KytuuaslutiiH of IIo-h.ii Ii is i.cc pted
a flvi-juii apiioliilmi.il us dlnetor nf
plijslcal tralnlnit at Oiiiimnuih colli u... l-i
ihu a u i ii inn or isvj Mr Howler vvun ti
lliirvnrd lo m-slsi Dr. U . SaiKent. in
Hie fall uf lsim ho tralnnl the llnrvurd font
ba'l leuin. In ).S!i.- In. bet ami' superintend,
enl i.f lln- Chin lesbanli viniaslum nnd ie
vb.iu theie mil only atl.lettxi, but n sjs
iim if class wmk for i-mall boys and men
win did not euti r lulo athletle spnrtn.
Two yeus aiti) he was nppolnied ip n ral
siipi i lnti iiib-iit nml dltector if plnsl-jil
iralnliiK' In Iho puhlie Intloor Kymiiasliui s
of llostnn. s
The llimnclal career of Itimsull Sai-o. savs
the Now York Herald, la not malehel in
history and H not appreai lu d In stnulnrd
nctlin. Moid in a wildci-iu ss of nhsoluto
poverty, denied in uirlv vouib the i-il.an
tai? i of a ii. mini ii i In.. I I'liuallnn e
Vl beciimi. wuiiihv at '.-' a m st-rfu'
p ii n i .i ..I 'In, nam .1 I r n Mil III i I
lie- Iniinl Si. ids at :::', Wils a Umler in
n.iun-s ai ii, , ullir a c ueer (f uxtv-livi-
I - as tnelilialil, htalf-inilll, Dl ii I)
i ler. lailiiad m iMiiate and eapltall-t, s to
da al Hn- am- nf sr. urn- of iho nr.-t pow- i
fill and in live Humes In ln st htu
pi'inloiis iiuauelal nml cnmmi-ri b. 1 em lln
wolbl has ever wit In ssed. Il!s wmll'i"
ci-rinlnly ?i:.o,(iiK),(i(ifi, ami i may be $2'i'.
t.lill.iKiU i.r MM e. Wll-n ItUSRcll Sane was
ii buy I here were no null! tulics 'n tins
ciuiilry. There were no mill onil .. m,
Ht aiuslilp nml nothlMt which win I
i !,i t-hci) as nini-liliii l y loil.iy. Our nn d m
cIvillienHoii liad nol yet bei n oni, --,,
child uf today who lides In si p ol on ai
idieiilc car, vvhiiH. H-hoi I bookM nio fui -lllhheil
by the illy, who has nt Paid
llblillics ei.liluliiinu I hi iihuihIm of v.ili.ab
b iiks, iniiKiilnea, pel b tilt als ami papi-iK
ealinol leadlly couipreheiiil the piup.-.t
before the boy ltiiKse KuKi', ns ho Ilvi d on
thn farm In Oneida coiinly, New York, more
than four score yeurs ami. Tlu-nt wen
no iiuiHiiziiies nnd few papers. He In can
at l per im nth and binird In u more In
Tiov l-'ioiii i; n't lo. Ii in Hn. mmiiliiK until
an I i im in n't b i k nl nlijlii he
" i-i I ' I in Hn I oil line h, 1, v I stands