Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-22
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ditor of THE EVENING STAR:

To the Editor of THE EVENING STAB:
We see by The STAR that tie commissioners OF
charity are about TO call on the clerks OF the de-
Iartments specially to contribute to the fund for
the relief OF the poor. ana that IL is to he done
through the chief clerks. And the reason given is
that In the Pension Office a sum has been coutrf-
euted II the Pension clerks choose TO contribute
IA body that is their affair. There Is difference
between the Pension bureau ard Others. In the
former several hundred clerks have recently been
employed No doubt they are called on for charity
neaTly every where they co. in office hours and out.
But in the other departments. tie most OF the
clerks have been here several years. and are dentl-
Ted with the churches and other religious, social
snd moral Institutions. and contribute regularly
and freely 10 all the benevolent enterprises OF The
city number or the churches I'm the city are
stained mainly By the presence and contributions
CT the government clerks. BESIDES this there Is mol
= week passes without solicitors Of charity going
through the departments We ara considered law
proved by the fact that they vino come once come
Ggail- Many CLERK has borrowed money 10 rive
"A cnarly rather thih appear mean And then
Wheh grocery pay Gay COMES lie Is short. And the
papers in>nUite eXtrdv4g .nce and whisky anC. al
such ISLANDERS. The commissioners propose 10
make TINS call through the chief clerks thus intni-
Hating When political contributions are desired
the outside world and few siingy clerks raise a
howl over II. Occst II is supposed 10 be an Invest
IaeEt by US TO retain our own bread ana butter
Collectors dare not enter the Office nor even send
IN circular unless IL is seaief ana postpaid Why
90 not the commissioners call on all Other classes
of people. by classes, Congress- courts merchants.
agents. Dc; "ny single out department clerks
Va.
that any body Is bound 10 resEecte
MANY CLERKs
foRD's OPERA HOCsE-A large audience greeted
MI 1Ntton Sothern's nrSt appeara nee last evening
and very hearty welcome was acCOr led lin.
Those who attended the performance ,.t,h me ex
ItctaOOn or seeing young man -. little dramatic
ability travelling upon the reputation OF las father
were agree. piy disappointed ar. SOtrrn Is eyi-
IDENTITY hard worker AID his performance Idst eve
hing showed lin 10 II, q god actor IS Brofhyl.
sam he appeared TO gOoI advantage. and was IRE
gaentIy and loudly app!aGdeL in "A Nervous
port Is very satisfactory Tonight and tomorrow
night the same blll VIII he given. During the rest
VI the week 'Dundreary" VIII De produced
An INVASION OF RAEBrrS-About dwight This
morning al unusual number OF rabbits at,r,ared In
The Monument. Agricultural and Smithsonian
grounds AID about The river shore. one nam a
Waterman, who crossed tie c0Inuons ou VIr-iula
avenue from the monument 20 2pth street stated
That he counted sixteen in one drove. and they ,iid
not appear % te frightened. bu- Inclined 10 follow
LIN at distance OI about ten or Affeeu yards.
Many were seen after day light E1lug TIE d.re,-
I,on OF the rlver On tAeIr return 10 the Virginia
shore on The ice.
REAL ESTATE TR.SSFERS.-DeglS I'm fee have hper}
recorded a. follows: II. J.. Garter 20 B. LEONARD
=, 81. So: so9u. Elizabeth l. Dunn TO SIraI De,
Lana, lot u IstnieT Heights, lit Pleasant 1850.
1885. ID. L Morrison 10 " b SLACK. lot 81. sub
and rs, SO. 1873; go W. T. Sweesy 10 f. X
windsor, lots - To -. sub ST. IC1 S50GO f. X
"indSor 10 ". l. sweesy lot h, 50. ISL; 5000.
DINE MUsECN.-Little folks cannot fan 10 be
0elgnted WITH Cinderella ~ produced 10y the
ilouywoodS this week. In addition u .Cinderella1
there are an entertaining variety performance
wonderful curioslIleS, and frsC class Inen4gerie.
THANKS TO THE FEE DEPlRTNENT.-Mr Samuel
f,oruleht expresses thdnEiIinesS 10 the re DEPART
Laent Tor Their prOf1pteSS and efficiency Ia extin-
gushing the IRE in one oi his stores under tie
Grand ATTy han. OF 7th and streets north
west, Gu Sunday morning
The JOSADAB GRAND COUNCIL The Grand
council OF the sons or JOnadaD last evening elected
the ioNoWing officers: T. r. Miller, of Pioneer No.
], grand chief; James r. tu. OF spartan No. 3,
grand Deputy chief H. G. I5rr3.,h, OF Eureka, No.
e. grand patriarch, W. H. Young, OF Centennial,
NO 4, grand treasurer; Guy IL. Wines OF Pioneer
NO l, grand secretary (reeIecteCr; D. 4 Cox OF In
SnciDle. No. z, grand marshal; X. r Bruner OF
centennial. No 4. grand outside watchrnan The
reports showed the order u be In 1OurishIug con-
otiOn-
The COLUMBIA HosPITAL-A meeting OF the adj
Sifs BOARD OK ply slclanS and surgeons OF the Co
lulnoia Hospital Tor Women coI,ststfnp M mrs
James E. Morgan. l. ". Richie W N Iohnsfon
All " 3 Lincoln. was held at the hospital last
evening Dr. Morgan was elected president and
III. tSltcale secretary. A resolution WAS INFANT
mOisiy adopted that the dlSIensary service oT Jhe
hospital De held daily. sundays excepted from 10
Sociock p IN; and that DIS Richie Johnston and
LINCOLN Snau attend two days In each week with
the privilege OF appointing an assistant VINO will
assume the dulles OF the service In their ABSENCE
DR. Johnston viii attend on Mondays and Thurs
days Or. Lincoln On Tuesdays and FRIDAYS and Dr
Richie on Wednesdays and Saturdays