The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-30
rnr rRrE TRAINING scHooLs.
Mrs. Hodges Explains Her Connection with
tie Institution in Tenth street.


To THE EDITOR or TuE SuN-Sir. In re-
DIV to the letter IN rur SrS of Dec. 2s, headed
" Unworthy of support" I ask space to say
that YOU ore especially invited TO examine the
records u tho training schools. They will be
found emincnty worthy 81 support In the
paragraph, Your correspondent has nothing
to gain or lose in the matter, but knows the
MIR. G. -. Hodges to he fraud" your con-
ttihutor u,tcrs falschood, which will he prop
erly dcalt with L the screen ~ hicognito hc laid
cside. The third paragraph says " Your sun
day article spoke ~ q Mr. Hodges. There Is no
such person living, said Hodges having fortu-
natcly broken his neck about two years since"
II is difficult to reply in adequate terms to the
cruel aliusiOn to the memory of one who never
injured. but served others when he could dur.
ing his mole life. ana who has Ions since pissed
ON the judgment Of men To tie prcstufc OF
Goa. Know 1t viii meet its just rebuke in the
breast of % -CuCfuus people.
70 the closing point, instead ~ nllng the
pocket Of the needy uoor. the gifts VIII 20 to-
ward swelling the Golfers " one ~ the greatest
f'auds IN iemi'inc earh' reulv 4 Is b sc and
unfognded filschood. On the 18th OF July OF
the present. ear. the Treasurer of this ne,itu-
ton, nr. Alexander r. Mott. RESIGNED his Office
ard turned over % the society Sl2l5i remaining
deb tsV ''"7'''' ''"''"'' VIZ" '''''''''-
Alta meeting NJ the managers a unanimous
vOfc elected me Treasurer I'm the place OF nr.
Mott declined accepting the oirc, knowing
lilNt MY private bu-lfHFS, ltilE neElfttfN on dt
unit OF daily attendance NJ the scho ol, re-
CURED NV immediate attention and absence
from the city. hut the earnestncss ct the leading
managers prevailed upon me to ACCEPT the I'M
enviatle ohicc under the proyiso on my part that
II should only he temporary. since that time l
have received fer the institution from concerts,
donations. ana lecture ty the late Nice-lrrsi
dent Wilson twho promo need the work one OF
the most important to the country. and com
meudcd II to every town and hamlet through
out tho land ~. less than Sl3D.
lhls sum has been expended, as receipts " III
show, for the institution, and nearly two hun-
drcd dollars ever this amount has been ad-
vGnced to meet necessary expenses.
During the past three ycqrs the reporters from
the leading newspapers from time To time have
visited and eN ,miued our schools. and have
thut 1t would be natural To- suppose that the
public bad responded by donations sufficient to
maintain the work. hut II has hecn otherwise.
The entire receipt from the public during the
three years OF the workings Of the institution
has been less than $1,000 aud bat Tor the gen
err silly fsumc OF the managers who have loaned
money To- meet Necessary exp, nsDs, the work
could not have gone on.
We can show that We have instructed and
( rund employment for over g.0pl women. and
during the coolest weather last winter We gavp
t,(n meals to the desti ute. and Ia pounds OF
beef WAS made into beef tea for the sick.
In the sowing iuoms the poor girls received
all the m .rcy paid by manufacturers FOR the
work. while wc gave tucm free tiss uf mu"i inr-,
needles, thread. and other appliances. Ihoc-
Sands nt Earutn ts we're made los these women.
In the wanagemeut 81 tits mstitDfion the
greatest econ ouy has been used thtt could re
consistent WI'I rIrr' Ils out the Intentions OF
the charity. Rcspecftlllv.
CNTuNRfNE L. HopGEs.