Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-05
LOCAL NEWS.


TITUTE q. W. d C.-Pettcoats in the Alder
msn's Chamber-An Adjourned Quarrel-C Cru
Ely to tie Des.ttuts C: y a C."Aann's IN
the Destitute C. ". ss C.-Bad for their Bowels
Mrs Sactsshelna and other Retierers of the d.
G. ". Dc c., Come to the RescGe-lHush and
Bo1cets of the Destitute C. W. f G. under con.
troll noao- Treasurer's Repor-Report of Inces.
tigdttng Cemmitee-.Some more RepoTts-.Seuer-
al otter Reports-A School House Missing What
has become Of that School House P-Mr. Leighton
Proposes to Smoke the Pipe Of Peace-Ars.
iS.cisshelna Don't .Sn.ohs-Sensibte Advice by DR..
Claiming, DR.. Bliss, Br Breed and other Doc
tors to stop Qudrreling and 90 to Work.
The Association for the Relief of Destitute
Colored Women and Children met in the AL
dermen's Room Wednesday night. The Asso-
citation is made mp largely Of ladies, many of
them young and pretty, and so 1t was pleas
ant sight to see them there occupying the
places Of the venerable and majestic grey
boards Of the Board of Aldermen. Charley
widow, almost as good tactician In debate as
Charley himself. A stout, handsome lady of
sixty revelled in the ample proportions Of Col.
Peppers chair. Decidedly the prettiest young
lady Assocationist in the room shed halo
about Noyes' desk. Parson Charming gave an
added air OF sanctimony to Tom Lloyd's place.
A lady in spectacles, thin in figure and sedate
Of aspect, sat primly in the centre Of Dick
Mergan's chair. McCathran's seat was lost to
view in flowing crinOline, so was Canffeld's,
so was Gulick's. Judge Day held sway in
helm tried in succession the chairs OF Rapley,
Plant, Barr, and Lewis, disapproved OF them
all, and sought position On an outside settee,
where she sat erect and vigilant, emerging at
short intervals to do battle over the bar rail-
ings in behalf of destitute q. w. and Co.
victims Of mush and nlolasses diet and badly
regulated bowels.
DIR. Breed and various other prominent Re-
heyers OF Destitute q. w. and c., occupied po-
sitions outside or inside the bar.
The history OF the associations intestine diff
ficulties-of the charges against the late man
agement and against Miss Mann, the teacher,
OF ill.treatment OF the inmates OF the Home-of
the warfare between MISS Mann and various
matrons of the institution, and the Grim
ination and recrimination between the ad.
herents of the two sides are pretty well
known to the public. To those NOT familiar
with the controversy, it may be proper to say
that the charges were originally made and
vigorously pushed by Mrs. Swisshelm and
others, and that the cause OF Miss Mann was
advocated by Rev. DR.. Charming and others.
adjourned one, Mr.. A. M. Gangewer presiding
and Miss Eliza Heacock acting as secretary,
(Capt. Grelish, the secretary, declining to
serve:) The object Of the meeting was to
hear fuller reports as to the condition Of the
"Home'' than were made al the last meeting,
and also the report Of the committee TO examine
the last annual report, which 1t was claimed
After some preliminary business, Mrs. Gran.
dell presented the partial report of the COM
mittee to examine the financial condition Of the
Mr. Kelsey, of the same committee, said that
the report was correct as far as it related to
Mrs. Crandells accounts. The committee were
appointed TO- examine the accounts from the
commencement OF the association, and had de.
voted several hours to that duty. finding sew
eraI discrepancies up to the 9th of January,
but not concluding the examination they asked
further time.
DR., Charming stated that in his opinion the
committee was not quite fairly made up, and
| he proposed that the name Of Mr. Geo. E. Ba-
ker be added to the committee.
Mr.. r. w. Leighton objected to the accept
ance OF the report OF the committee. The gen.
| tleman (Mr. Kelsey had said the committee
| had discovered discrepancies, and he thought
| the remark was out Of place-no insinuations
shopld be thrown out until they were ready to
nreye that such was the fact.
Mrs Crandells name, at her own request,
| was stricken from the committee, and Mr.. Ba-
| ker was substituted.
The amended report OF the Board Of Man.
| ayers was presented. which shows, In, ad-
| fiition to the facts in the previous report that
| the present matron, Mrs. Nichols, (who was
| the first matron at the Honey entered on heI
| dnties on the Ist o. February, and former
| heneficiary Of the Home was appointed assist
| ant in the nursery. The expenses Of the Home
| Tor January were 1898 "a; February, Si6970
the inmates averaging GO; and March 1885 ~
| the average being ~. The school, which Is
i under the charge OF Miss Robinson, young
/ lady sent by the Ereedmens Aid Society Of
| worcester, Mass, which pays her salary
| numbers 46 scholars, and is in very flourish