Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-04
building had been sold BY the Commissioners

building had been sold by the Commissioners
OF the District, under authority OF an act OF
congress, ana We were liable to receive notice
to vacate the premises at any moment: and 2d.
The need for the continuance OF the charity a
month longer Gid not exist, as never In our
thew Of such so rev nor
LAD been for the two months preceding. This
was no doubt caused by the greatly improved
the mechanical aud lsboring interests OF the
country, which found work at remuneratiye
wages for all who We're neither lncapacitated
or too lazy to avail themselves OF the privilege
A number of the latter class came to us, and
while we weeded them out as best we could. we
sun FOUND them within our walls In undue pro-
whom we were in duty bound to shelter, so we
concluded to offer no further Inducements To-.
chronic laZlneSS ana save the expense OF con-
tinulng open for another month. The following
THE NUMBER OF LoDaERs
PROVIDED DUNG the period named:-Fr0m
March A. 1876. to July 81, 1876, 4723; from Dec.
1876, to May 81. 1871, $685. from Dec. I, 1877, to
May 81, ISIS III; from Dec. Is. 1873. to May 81
s5s from Dec eel sso to % Apr s
2.094. making in ali 612 lodgings. and over
$1,000 meals supplied during the past five years.
oeneficiaries were coiored people. and 81 per
cent were women and children. bounteous
supply OF soup. which has been served both for
supper and breakfast Tin addition t. the usual
fcod), the past year, has proved very beneficial.
1t has been made very rutritious-almost like
beef tea-and we are Indebted to Mr.. VIM. Rob-
inson, who has given us all the beef We needed
without charge. AS our building is soon to be
RACED to the ground, the important question
presents Itself,
WHERE SHALL THE LODGING HOUSE HEREAFrER
BIB LoCATED?"
1t is probably not assuming too much to
assert that never In the history of all the mum
erOus charities Of the District has any one of
them done more effective and positively good
work with such small expenditure of money
as has fallen to the fortunate lot of the dlrec-
therefore feel that there can be no question as
TO the continuance OF the charity; but how its
field can be enlarged and established on flrm
oasis is an important question. Up to the
present time we have never wanted for a dol
lar In our treasury. At the beginning little
school girls OF the "Rosslyn Institute not only
gave US the idea OF q lodging house, but the
then our liberal citizens and appreciatiye Com
missioners have contributed the supply; but
now we are turned adrift without house or
home to shelter the poor honest wayfarer, who
has right to ask OF those more favOrably Cir
cumStanced In life that need OF assistance
which we In turn would hope for were we ur-
fortunately In his place. In view of the man
ner we have practically demonstrated how
much good can be done With little MONEY there
can be but one answer TO our question. We
must have suitable house In q central local
ity. and that house should belong TO the "Nl1ht
L0dg'ng House dissertation" How and In what
manner this house shall be acquired leave to
the residue OF the board to determine.
The ability and fidelity of the SuperIuten-
dent, Mr.. Norton, and his assistants Msssrs,
daineS and Arthur, were recognized and CON-
ylime nted by the board.