The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-13
MRS. noDGrs's ENrhRPRIsE.


y ne lnHlOft0us tnd 0i tue mOmcus Free
Training schoOl-Its tlnnLccs.
A pert servant girl. with a blister on her
under lip, stood on the stoop OF 80 East Tenth
street yesterday morning. juggling keys and smil-
inc at the pcrplexity OF City Mcrshal Ehrlich and
other eager seekers Of Mrs. Cathatinc l. Hodges,
Superintendent, Director. Treasurer, and Presi-
dent % the womcn's Free Training school. In
the house there were no ovables besides piano,
two sewing machines, counter. worn carpet,
and some defaced oicloth. marshal Ehrhch.
Tor Miss Margaret Mathews, a ward OF the Work
ing Women's Protective Union, atiac bed the
counter, the carpet, and the ocloth. II was
asccrtaincd that the plano and sewing machines
were not owned by Mrs. Hodges. An officer Of
the Union said, yes erday was one OF tho
nrst 70 help Mrs. Hodges and obtain for her
room Ia Broadway, three years ago. There she
opened her school. / believed that sne was
honest, and that her school was deserving Of
aid. She worked herself into the favor OF many
very respectable ladies. From them she received
subscriptions. and endorsement that enabled
her to obtain more. Aiierward she moved to
East Tenth street, anu transferred the school
TO 50. In the same street. There she held fash
ionatl lie rcceptions and got herself before tho
public. S,nuel Nilletts, Quaker gentlemen,
with old time notions OF bookkeeping, now our
PRESIDENT. was then an honorary director OF Mrs.
Hodges school. Nv perslstcncy heiobtained an
insight into the financial record Of the
Institution, and was thoroughly dissntis-
Ned. lie withdrew at once from tho direc-
money lowed into Mrs. Hodges hands.
Last winter. when the fund resulting from the
combined the itrical entertainments for the re-
lie: OF the distressed distributed, Mrs.
Hodges r, ceNcd $500. Two weeks ago. through
Mr.. BigelOw. vile Of the Secretary 81 State, she
got S5,D, the aggregate Of small donNtions 10 the
school. Mrs. Hodges paid about S20O OF this TO
a colOrcd man servant, formerly In her employ
nd nearly $S) 10 stephen Pell, the nominal
treasurer Of the school. Mrs Hodges has
laid pipes for an appropriation from
the Legislature. Her school clNims to
teach ", men. but do not know what. a few
months ago a poor girl TO whom Mrs. Hodges
owed money came 10 US for aid. We always
avoid q lawsuit wutn we can, and referred her
to r.. Peter Cooper. Mr. Cooper said that the
uHested HIM, 10y letter. to be the President, and
before he could reply had published nm rs the
President. Four weeks ago Miss Margaret
Mathews informed us that Mrs Hodges
owed ner Sl3l for teaching Rirls the use
OF the sewing machine. oar counsel issued a
summons, hut Mrs. Hodges could not be found.
Ca Monday Mrs. Hodges wa. Informed by cOun-
sci for MIR. Laura Monroe, owner II No. 80, that
warrant to dispossess her for nom payment Of
iearly two months rent wa In the hanis OF
cts Marshal Farrell, aud would be used II she
did not move. Wttlnn a few hours the furniture
was iken to 4 house In Twenti- eycuth street.
The sharp servant, howcv r, remained ia the
house. Last evening our agent and Marsh 4
Judge Parker tu Mis- Marga. ct Mathews. passed
through the adjoining h 'use ant entered an
n;eu rear window OF No. 80. Then the Marshal
levied upouall that Mia Hodges had ieit behind
her. besides a piano and two machines, n COuu-
t,I, and some old carpet and Ollclutu."