Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-17
che As.ociasea Charities,
STEPS TAKEN FOR ACTIVE WORK.

The board Of managers Of the Associated Chart
ties met It the oiice OF MassrS. Il ). Pratt & SON
last eyeniHg-C5mLniSsi0n Dent presiding, ana
Mr.. l. s. Emery secretary. Mr.. Foster said that
GONE members OF the Grand Army of the Republic
had asked II have representative on the board
and On motion OF Nr. Spencer that body was re-
queSted u send delegate. Commissioner Dent
said that the poor fund was so me3ger and the de-
man1S upon IL 40 great that the Commissioners
had been obliged to notify The night lodging house
that they could 40 nothing. The board authorized
the proper cotnmitt5e to rent building suite OF
rooms for Office and Work rooms NcSSrS. Foster
and Pratt and Mrs Spencer assumed the expenses
OF rent, clerk hire ana pay OF manager, with cost
OF material \ DR. ft OF Il certificate OF fncOrOOra-
ton adopted IL states the object OF the assO-
citation 10 be ITO secure discriminating. conpre-
heBsive and systematic distribution OF public and
private charity" The paper was signed by Corr
missioner Dent, l. S. Emery, A :. SolOn ons Sey-
nOur W. Tuiiock, Mrs. sara \. Spencer, Dr. j. Ia
DIR Johnson, A. = Pratt, Mrs iarta r. Waling
Mrs. = 4. NJ Caniiel1 DT. Smith TOwnshend, Chas
T. Foster AMI John f. Cook. Me;SrS. Tullock and
L = Emery were appointed committee on work
for the men, and the lady managers for the work
OF women.
TRIEvEs.-Last night the house OF DIR. Jouy, 22is
pennsylvania avenue, Was robbed OF several
hos h areie This :, Is The fourth time this
sneak chef was disc overed by a servant girl.
while n" WAS get ting into the second story window
or h0uss loi6 Massachusetts avenue northwest.
He WAS pursued by some officers to Blagden's
alley, when he was lost sight OF.
FIGURES OF TIE MUTUAL FIRE INSTANCE CON-
PASY ELECrI0N--The election OF managers OF the
Mutu2l Fire Insurance Company az Odd Fellows
hail yesterday quite an exciting one but ia the
main good humor prevailed The result was an
nOunced al 10 O'Clock last evening as follows {:
John Van Rswick, AXIS; T. kuTtZ Johnson, All !;
George /. bearing, 1876 jesse b. Wilson, Z, 935;
M. G. Enasry, g 905; j. w Barker 1869: Samuel nj
walker, 3,22i, and jaIleo ). E1warS, 2,445; scat
tering, &c.
RELIEF OF THE PooR.-It becoming known tukhe
congregation OF Ryland NJ. +. Church that there
were soine families connected Herewith suffering
Tor the neces,2Ties OF life, donation party for
thelr reiief was called TO meet last night ut MIR.
i. d. HarmOnS, No. 1fO0 Maryland avenue Early
In the afternoon grocers wagons laden with stores.
began 10 arrive. and provisions OF all Kinds, from
pound OF sugar 10 sack CT Hour, cont nGed TO
n0w in until pm. BY this time over one hundred
OF the congregation had assembled, each one con-
uibuting something. Music. recitations, &C., fol-
lowed, and everybody was happy.
The YoUxG MEMS CATHOLIC UNIos-The third
annual convention OF this union OF the arch do
cese OF Baltimore was held at Carroll Institute
yesterday afternoon. ID. j. Murphy, president, and
W. A G0lGtBg. secretary. Delegates were present
from various Catholic associations of this city and
Baltimore. The afternoon meeting was mainly
for preliminary business At the meeting last
night number OF resolutions for the furtherance
and extension OF the field OF operations OF the
union were adopted. The following officers were
elected 10 serve until the next convention: Z. NJ.
j H. Benson, OF Wash:n ton, and james j. O'Con-
nor, OF Baltimore: secretary. William A. Golden.
OF Baltimore, and treasurer, William J. Donnelly,
OF Baltimore ST Johns Institute, Baltimore. was
ton.
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BCRLINGAME IN THE POLICE COURT AGAIN
Franklin Barlingame, OF free-lOve notorety,
was before the Police Court again yesterday; this
TINE for asSaulting young man named Albert
Thornton, who lives at No. 2s3 Pennsylvania ave-
noe, the same house In which Burlingame lives.
when arraigned he pleaded not guilty, and pro-
eeeded TO make an excited harran gue 10 the court
Inc young man te-ufled that about II O'Clock
ffniay night MI. Buriingame caught him in the
hau ana ehoAed hin Tor no cause at all. The
prisoner then took the stand, and a Bible was
nanded nm, and he said in a loud tone that he
mad no use for that book at ALL and BANGED IL
down on the rail- OF the witness stand The cof,rt
Told him he would have To behave himself Bur-
uh9ame then said that he would resist his Impulse
70 apordld The court, although ne had strong
impulse 10 do so. He finished bis statement I'm n
comparatively quiet way. and the court dismissed
the charge against him..
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued tn Isidor
hiete, OF Albany, Gil. and Rachel Weiss of New
YORK ely; Francis SchwelnshasIt OF Bsltimo.e
Nd, ana maria Theresa ByrBe: Joen Murohy ana
Ida l. Iranlmen; Robt A. FennsiI ana IL. Inns
1ord, OF stafford county, Va; James Gordon ami
Emma Hanity Geo. NJ. Can't OF New Yor:s city
and Bertha Jac, OF Baltimore '