Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-19
Systematic Charity.

The ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CHARITY OR0ANEA.
TON SOCIETY.
At the annual meeting Of the Charity Organize
ton society, held at the Spencerian Business COL
lege, last evening, Mr.. B. Pickmann Mann pres.d-
ing, the secretary, MI. Robert B. Kinsell, made a
report showing that during the past year there
were s47 applications for hep-243 colorei and l04
white representing in all ,sl4 persons.
Medical attendance and medicines were furnished
10 persons and were placed in the hospital Seven
were furnished transportation to their homes out
side Of the city, and 10 sent to the police Homes
were obtained for 2 white and colored girls.
receipts during the year were sssa 80, anu the dis
bursements ssas e4, leaving balance IN the treas
Thirty-fve new members were elected and the
following board Of managers: A. s. Pratt, Rev. JIG.
Butler, F. c. Pratt, B. P. Mann, George Ryneal,
saa sa Snn eoSS ngTS
samuel W Curriden. Robert B. Kinsell, j. colcaitt
F. Timms, simon VOL, rudolph Goldschmidt, &C. e
Pursell, NJ. d. Helm, Job Barnard and James B.
Philip. The board OF managers elected the follow.
B. Pickman Mann and Rev. j. g. Butler; secretary,
r B. Klnsell; treasurer, George Ryneal; auditors,
Simon Wolf, JOB e.l Barnard; and .S;. Pratt.
sang a number OF selections. Mrs. Sara A.
Spencer presented report OF the proceedings
and had IN Yous
october 1917, and said she had succeeded better
than the republican party in the late campatgn
washington, and brought it here 1t viii assemble
in this city May 30, 1885. vote OF thanks
was rendered Mrs Spencer for her interest
lima" and being encored sang, 80, love is like a
tender flower" Later she sang, "Nhen the heart
is young" and "The Cows are In the Corn"
The Secretary's report stated the Office to be a
clearing house OF Information for citizens interested
in charitable work and for churcnes and benevolent
societies over 1000 cases are filed In registration
ht,ro vsfr q
the work has progressed OF the dependent and vag-
rant classes or the District
CATCHING A Coon IN THE CIrY.-Police Onicer
Lewis, OF the South Washington station. resides
at No. 1887 ~ street, not far from the arsenal
CHICKENS from his coop Monday evening he iooRes
into the coop and saw what he supposed to be q
dead chicken: A pun OF wind came and blew out
the match, which he had lighted. Onlcer Lewis
then put his hand in the coop 10 get out the dead
chicken Something sharp closed in on his hand,
and drawing it out 1--we coon came out with
loss Of the chickens was accounted for. The coon,
which was a very fat one, was cooked and served
for dinner the next day.
COLLISION ON THE B. AND Q. RAnKoAD.-A
passenger and q freight train colltded about 9:lb
last evening on the B and @ railroad, on the main
the track was DISTRACTED. The engineer and IRE
man OF one OF the trains were injured. The ll:l5
until the tracks were cleared the passenger train
was the western express, which LETT Baltimore at
O'Clock The accident Is supposed 70 have been due
to q misplaced switch.
Sullivan and Greenfield Arrested.
THEIR HNcouNTER BRoK1N Up ~ fHs PoEIcR.
The set-to between John L Sullivan and
Greenfield. the English bruiser. at Madison
Square garden, New YORK, last evening,
was interrupted by the police but nor before some
sideA Greenfield showed himself to be good
man, bus IN the second round Sullivan punish a
which prousSt blood osne az ns esass 3
the police Interference. The referee decided n
favor Of sullivan. Both men were ar1ooted