Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-19
The Projected Garfield Memorial Or.
ph0n Asylum.


HOW The MAsoss PROPOSE TO RAISE a FUND FOR 1T.
Another met ting OF the committee representing
the Masonic bodies of Washington t. which Presi-
dent Garfield belonged Will be held tomorrow
night, when plan OF work in reference to the es-
Punishment Of CART Id Memorial Orphan Asylum
will probably be adopted Mr. Matthew Trmbe,
Who Was appointed at the last meeting to draw up
stttment OF the objects Ct the enterprise, will
submit Paper re commenting the raising OF u SUI
ficent fund II found orp!I,in hGme and indus
Eori II Inst tut1n, to be lOcat It the national cap
it In addition to a home for the orphans OF
u establish an industrial school. The institution,
as proposed, Will lie governed by Il board OF tr,is-
the bodies of which Garfield was a member and
tie incocpOratGrs. Mr.. Trmble'S report will urge
the committee To solicit contributions of 81 each
from ch lisesEb OF the order. 1t is proposed to
go To work immediately and have the appeal Cir
cul t d as soon as possible There are 7500 C0 Ma
sons in this country end those WHO have taken the
init tive are Slnguine OF meeting with very gen.
eral response, and that the inst tuition, when
erected, Will be most ere iitable memorial.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL PREACHERS
yesterday closed It's session in this city. After our
report closed yesterday the association was ad-
dressed by Nj. Hollis on the subject OF establish
Ing mis sion CHI pos in pODulOuS districts and by
Mrs. 5. NJ. Hartsoca, OF the Woman's Christian
Temperance assoc alton. Of this city. Dr. Wallace
was elect ri al EOlJrary member Of the asS1cia-
ton. A vote OF thanks was rendered the trustees
Oh the metropolitan church, officers OF the cOnven-
tion anl the press on this city. Resolutions were
ul:ilinn0u>ly adopted eXprt SSing sorrow at the
death OF President Garfield. and the association
adjouTne! u meet next yc II at Parkersburg, VIVA
THE GOvERNNENT INSANE ASYLUM REfORT.-Dr
W. VI. GOdding, superintendent OF the Govern
ment Asylum for the Insane, yesterday transmit
ted the twenty-sHth annual report to the Secre-
t:ry OF the Int rior The report states that at the
end Of the fiscal year ended June 30, 1891, there
were rerlaininy In the institution S97 PATIENTS OF
whom t9l were males and 2O6 females 63 males
and IL females died during the year. The farm,
which is w0r%ed principally by the PATIENTS pro-
duce1 s21, 3S9 10 worth OF agricultural products,
available FOR market purposes during the year,
besides So 207.S5 worth OF garden truck consumed
on the farm. The following appropriations are
asked for the next fiscal year: s3 500 Tor the sup
port of the hospital. $1,000 for general repairs,
sS,5lo for special improvements, s250OOO for the
erection OF di ,tnct hOsptl ii for females Mention
IS made OF the death OF DIR. William GuntOn,
Richard Wallach, esq, and ii. ID. Cooke, formerly
members OF the board Of directors
Mr.. JOSEPH B. WILL, chief of the registering d.
yiSion sixth auditors Office, died this morning at
his residence, on l. street, between 10th and nth
streets northwest, after a few days sickness OF
pneumonia. He was prominent member Of the
Masonic fraternity. lie came from Ohio was
about 50 years Old and leaves wife and family.