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The St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau was organized in 1926, and in conjunction with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, serves an important role in the community. The Salvage Bureau was largely responsible for raising money for the Society, by collection donations after Sunday Mass and by selling salvaged items. These funds were invaluable especially during the Depression, in paying for food, clothing, furnishings, rent, furniture, heating fuel, hospital costs, and tuition and book expenses for children in Catholic schools. Peter Emt, director of the St. Vincent de Paul Salvage Bureau, was a Seattle fixture for thirty years. In 1964, the Salvage Bureau was an integral part of the effort to clean up Lake Union, which at the time was polluted and filled with trash. |