The History of the Kensington Soup Society

Download or read book The History of the Kensington Soup Society written by Kenneth W. Milano and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the frigid winter months of 1876-77, more than twenty-seven thousand people called on the Kensington Soup Society. The society had come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1844. By World War I, however, the need for charitable soup organizations had begun its rapid decline. Facing financial crunches and internal turmoil, the society struggled to keep the doors of its soup house open. Other soup kitchens in the area closed; the Kensington Soup Society became the last of its kind. From the society's birth to its place in today's world, Kenneth W. Milano dives deep into the soul of the Kensington Soup Society.