FARTHING DINNERS
« . Mr G. H. Sargent, of Birmingham, has jaat Btartled the publio with the report of farthing dinner movement. It seems incredible, bat it is nevertheless ttue that during the winter and spring a aoci<- g> In Birmingham distributed from five cooking kitchens and seven distributing centres no fewer that 121,853 dioners to poor school children at an average cost which folly justifies the title The principal object of the committee was to provide free dinners to the poorer class of children and four-fifths of the dinners were free. The general expenses were defrayed by subscription, and " tho dinner was oalculated ont af the largest amount of food that could be supplied at a halfpomiy, the halff cuny ti cover the cost of Ingredients only." Bat it was found that the portions which could be supplied for a halfpenny were m many cases more than some of the children oonld eat. This of course led to waata and disorder. Therefore the Bupply waß oat down to one farthiru's worth each which was fouud ample for the great majority; while aorae, with extra large appetites, consumed two farthing dinners
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1644, 24 August 1887, Page 3
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189FARTHING DINNERS Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1644, 24 August 1887, Page 3
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