Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-07
The Reform school,,

The following communication was re-
ceived yesterday by the District Commits
siOners:
WASHINGTON, April 5, 1876.
Hon Commissioners Of the District Of CO,un5id:
GeatleTaen,-I notice in the EVENING STAR
of the Sd instant q communication addressed
tn you from the officers of the Industrial
Home School, of Georgetown, which does
great injustice 10 the Reform School and to
the boys who are admitted there, either for
instruction, correction or maintenance. /
quote the clause: eve have a reform school
Tor boys who have been guilty of misdemean-
ors and crimes, and where they are trained
10 usefulness and industry. To enter there
implies some violation OF laws. To leave
there carries with it the stigma of some mis-
deeds"
In refutation OF the above, ! cite the act
approved July %, 1868, 10 amend Gan act 10
establish in the District of Columbia house
OF correction for boys" which provides that
'any boy under sixteen years OF age, who is
destitute OF a home and adequate means OF
obtaining an honest living; or who is ia
Danger of being brought up TO lead an idle or
vicious life; iDcorrigible, or habitually dis
regards his parents or guardians, or who re-
fuses TO perform labor suitable TO his years
and condition. or to attend school. may be
sent TO said reform school"
Ii will thus he seen that to be admitted TO
The Reform School boy docs not have TO
commit some crime or misdeed, hut the uu-
fortunate and the oUtcast can find a home
where they are trained to usefulness and in.
dustry. Very respectfully, yours, &C,
JOHN BAILEY,
PRESIDENT pro tenn. reform School, ID. c.
THIS Is Not THE WAY ST. ArGrsTISr
Would HAVE DONE. Yesterday MeSSrs
IL. i. Tsggert and f. L. Browning filed bill
IN equity Tor Logan Williams and iorty-one
others against w. II. Barker ahd twenty
three others. The compliments in the bin
set forth that with the defendants they were
members ofan association called the knights
OF st. Augustine, Of Georg etown, and charge
that on the 9th of December, at meeting
convened Tor the election of officers, the de-
PENDANTS behaved in disorderly manner
and prevented the election OF officers. and
aver that Barker and DOcson were candidates
Tor commander, and had the election been
allowed to proceed DOdson would have been
elected, but defendants being In favor of
Barker disregarded their obligations and
coDsplred TO break up the meeting, and car
red of the books and papers. They state
that they were unable to elect officers on
that evening, but held a meeting on the fol-
lowing evening and elected the officers, and
charge defendants with various wrong
doings, amcng them the Institution of suit
at law (replevin) for sixteen swords, belts
&c, which belong TO the association The
plaintiffs ask that this srit be epjOined, that
defendants disclose what property they
have, &c.
BISHOP JOHNS, whose death. near Alex
andria, Va, was announced in the tele-
graphic columns of yesterdays STAR, was
one of the Oldest in the Protestant Il episcopal
church He was born in Delaware about The
year 1896, and after his ordination spent his
ministerial life in his native state until
made bishop. He was ordained deacon in
1873, by Bishop White, and in 1912 WAS conse
Grated bishop OF the diocese OF Virginia.
serving the church in that connection up 10
the time of his death. He leaves q wife and
five children. The funeral took place to-day
AT IL o'clock, from the Seminary chapel, and
bis remains were inferred in Ivy Hill ceme-
terry. Bishop Johns was thrice married His
nrst wife was Miss Juliana johnson, OF
Frederick, Maryland, an an II of Gen. Brad
ley i. Johp eOn. His second wife was Miss
Jane Schaff. OF Georgetown, ID. c. His third
Vile. who survives him was Mrs. Sonthgate,
1s51.