Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-15
AiGikl- The Poor.
MEETING OF TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LAST


IEEilSu OF TIE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LAST
EVENING.
\ meeting Of the executive committee for the
relief OF the poor was bediast evening, Major Thos
p. Morgan presiding, and Mr.. c. c. Glover secre-
tary. The following appeal to the citizens vas
adopted:
"Women and children are suffering in our midst.
ihlS Is enough Ior Us TO know. heir cry has
never been unheedcl by the people Of WASHINGTON
The committee ask one and ali To come forward
anu respond now. as they have done III the past
ana am we know they wi! do again. We will an wer
Tor the prompt and proper distribution O: the fund
contributed Applications made by OR people
sing.y or IN committees tor the relief OF persons
needing aid should be made to Major DYE of this
committee. or 10 this committee at his head
quarters, No 1924 F street. Prompt attention VIII
be given to such appcltiOns.'
The committee requested MeSSrS. r. Ross Perry
joan A. Baker. and Reginald Fendal to cooperate
with them 1t is designed By the committee 10
send out solicitors to wait upon the citizens gener-
ally who have not subscribed.
CASH RECEIPTS FOR CHARITY FUND:
Already reported. $4,000; cash, 500; Harry NJ. 50
CENTS Lizzie K, % cents: Grace Aquilar Lodge III
]. o. b. B., S10 j. Jay Gould, So Henry Franc SO:
s.. Pau.s English lutheran church. $50; Mt Vernon
James. $50: Henry Polknnorn. $40; Dr. Smith
Townshen'i, SO; Chr. Heurch. s25; Seaton Perry.
;a3; Fred. Bates, $40: Jno A. Baker $50: C. B., IS;
Jenny A. Gerard, so; Charles f. Foster, SIS; X.
Ros3 Perry. 80; Campbell Darlington. SO: o. s. g.
VAN, So; DR. De Witt G: Patterson, %; Allan
McLane, $50 Henry 4. Willard. 50: Yrs Franc}
TAYLOR, :s5; total. ss,sa935. subscriptions unpaid,
$i35. LEONARD WHITNEY, Treasurer.
The following contributions to the poor fund
have been received at THE STAR office: From Dr. A.
T. koslIing. L. S. n, s.; cash, 800; Mrs. a. V.
keyworth s25.
RELIEF MEASURES
The offer OF Mr.. Albaugh OF the use OF the Ma
tonal theater for concert next Sunday night was
accepted. and MeSSrS. VOight and Abner were an
pointed to perfect all arrangements. The COM
mit!ae will meet again tomorrow evening.
. mari hy- T-c I',A~1
the lady guests OF Temple hotel. next door to Ma
sonic Temple, TO morrow "wednesday evening,
January 10th EatabeS OF all kinds and new or
cast-Of clothing are solicited. The rooms will be
open for reception OF goods from q to II p. m The
articles received Will be turned over to the District
relief committee.
The following ladies and gentlemen have volun-
teered to aid in the entertainment to be given this
evening, for the benefit OF the poor, at the National
hotel: Mrs. Bodf1sh, the st. Cecilia club Mrs Hum
ter, Miss Eva Mills, Mrs. Powell, Miss Evan, MISS
Detweller, little Georgette daughter of Prof Ross;
who Will recite Catos soliloquy; Mr.. Chas. R. Dean
Mr. Tweedale, DR.. n. Frank White, Representative
Blounts son and Representative Bagleys son.
Rivers" from Fernandina, Fla. for Washington d.
c., with cargo OF lumber for johnson & Wimsatt
t was abandoned INC, at sea twenty miles off Cape Hat
diton from the yawl boat by the brig "Arcot" and
landed in New York. The cargo and vessel viii
steamer ''Norfolk" arrived from Philadelphia to-
day with merchandise for District merchants
Messrs Johnson Brothers at considerable expense
chartered tug boat to go down and assist her in
getting through the Ice up to their wharf
AN IMPORTANT LEGAL PoINT.-To-day, the Court
In General Term was occupied with the case of
George J. johnson against Arson S. TAYLOR in
which there is quite an Important point involved.
The record shows judgment for plaintiff for
$8972, July 23d, 1877, on which in JANUARY follow
ing writ OF fl ia was issued on which the return
was made: mo personal property found wherein
nf fhA
filed in the Supreme Court, March e6th ISs a and
sci ia issued August 3d. 1881, and defendant filed
a plea that the Judgment sought to be revived In
the writ OF scire faciaS 'is Judgment of tsttce
OF the peace; and that more than three years had
elapsed since said Judgment was rendered and
since said Judgment was docketed in this court be-
fore said writ OF scire facas issued, and that no
execution had been issued thereon for three years
prior TO the said writ and that said Judgment is
demurred to the plea, and the demurrer was over
ruled by Judge Macarthur, In last March, and an
MI Clayton appears for plaintiff, and Mr. stillson
"OUR BOARDING House, audience last NIGHT
at the National was very large and was kent IN
continual continual, roar OF laughter by those very clever
eSm as5,n Messrs Robson and Crane in aour
here FOR some years, and many changes have been
made In it SINCE its last presentation, some Of
hardly the proper thing in comedy OF the class that
MeSSrs. Robson and Crane are capable Of ofvin| "a
lnteIpOiate songs ana CanCeS with attendant f3rna
worn and hackneyed conversations with the leader
Of the orchestra However, the audience seemed "a
thoroughly enjoy the innovation, and "whar's the
ODDS SO as we are 'appy." "Our Boarding House'
will be repeated tonight Ao'AS0
iHE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.-The virginia senate
Yesterday refused to allow W. a. Turner. cnaIitiono
ISL, from Norfolk, to qualify. Turner Claims to
have been elected to the senate at snciai aIact,o
held On the 9TH. The case was referred tn the com
mittee on elections. bil was yesterday intro
duced IN tne senate for the apportionment OF the
tled to ten members. The joint special committee
OF the Virginia legislature to tnyestpate the West