Hotel de Gink

[3] The Hotels provided a range of services, including food, barbering, tailoring, and rudimentary medical care.

[3] All services were provided by residents, who were expected to volunteer at the Hotel for at least two days per week in exchange for lodging.

Local restaurants donated kitchen supplies and other businesses provided other large pieces of equipment necessary for daily operations.

[6] Productions and real income declined during this period and were not offset until the start of World War I increased demand.

Davis, dubbed "King Jeff" for the night, was seated in a throne adorned with cabbage, carrot, onion and potato, an homage to mulligan stew.

[19] In a larger sense, the Hotels proved the concept of self-service homeless services operated and maintained by residents.