Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-09
Organized CHARITY.

MEETING OF TWO BOARDS OF MANAGEMENT
APPLICATIONS FOR ALMs-MRS. SPENCER DE-
sCRIBES TWO TYPICAL DEAD BEATS.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the board
of managers of the charity organization society
at central office, Gunton building, last night,
Mr.. A. =. Pratt president, in the chair. the sec
rotary reported ffty-seven families and indi-
viduals referred to the society for inyestiga-
tion by churches, societies. the police and citi-
zens. OF these, wanted light, easy, profitable
work; were professional beggars 3 were DAM
gerous tramps; IL foreign trampS; Were
worthy, unfortunate POOR. and were provided
for by appropriate churches and societies; ?
were sent to hospitals; To homes Or friend,
out of the city; were sent to the police: wolI,
was obtained for women, men, and , boys.
The foreign and dangerous tramps We're re-
ported to The proper authorities to be inlmedi-
ately sent outof the city or 10 the work house.
delegation of five were appointed to repre-
sent the society at the thirteenth national con-
ference OF charities and corrections TO be
held in ST. Paul, Mimi. in July next
Mrs. Spencer described two typical Washing
ton fine lady dead beats, who We're sent to her I'd
be Investigated. The first WAS portly healthy
looking woman, VINO said she merely called be-
cause she observed that the society had been
receiving money recently and she would like
to have ''whatever we might chose TO give her."
She had just returned from Europe where She
had been on a visit TO some relatives. When
Mrs. Spencer suggested that She seemed IN line
health and ought Ia be able 10 live without
aims, she was in q towering rage and said she
would expose the society. Another, who Mrs.
Spencer said had spongea her living out of
this community for nifty years, gave
In answer to questions. Her name was Mrs.
--. She might have given another Name
on former occasions i'm different places Some
times felt delicate about using her own name
Her husband was dead. She did not know
when or where or how he died, OF what dis
ease AS she only wanted a home she could
not see that it made any difference. Perhaps
he was not dead. He had left her or she had
ls him so b hong that she G Sd ,a nc. really
nothing in particular, Had Travelled a good
deal and seen the world and the best people In
were raised to it. Thank Heaven She never
was. She was used to the best society and
raised an but all eSs
was good in all churches and she was not preju-
diceo. Could not remember the church where
they were all dead. She used 10 have scores of
friends. She had out-iived them all, except "A
lew VINO aid not seem 70 be "sympathetic;
very little she wanted. just q home and the
comforts of life, tina; was all.
The following membership fees and subscrip-
lions have been received since the annual meet
ing, october n:
Eiphonso Younge, So; 8. s. shedd, So Mrs. s.
Burgdorf, s5; Jas. b Henderson, SIS; 4. j. Hell
B Isss S. IL Noses S.
R; spesre, sls; w; W; Burdetie. $40; r: Gold
$S; job Barnard, So; y. ": bsrsheii, IS; Miss
=. y. Crosby, $5; NJ III: DoOlittle, So; Mrs. w. 8.
johnson, S5; Mrs. NJ. ]. Stroud, IS; III. A. john |
SON, y5; Gen. Temple Clark, s5; II; x; Fulton,
Miss Marion Chadwick, So; T. A. Gardner, N. |
D, S5; Mrs. 7. A. Gardner, $751; Mrs: r. II. |
Riley, PSI samuel Cross. %; John Joy Edison,
$5; Rev. Jabez Fox, IS; Chas. r. Keefer, IS; ]. |
Bradley Adams. IS; Hon. and Mrs Chas. s. |
Fairchild, $40; Hon. Allan McLane, S25; c. v. |
Riley, $5: DIR. X. b. Donaldson, $40; rent OF |
desk-ro0m, Nov. to Dec. 3, $40; total $500.
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES.
At q meeting OF the board OF managers OF the |
Associated Charities last evening, Judge Smell |
presiding, the report made by the secretary, L. |
s. Emery, showed that Al families were fur-
nished help. and that 206 persons applied: The |
boundary or the third division was extended 70 /
the city limits and To Rock creek.
Contributions were announced nom the fol-
lowing: Charles Baum, -; Mrs. T. Cairn. %; /
3; 7. Janney, q; J. Z. Fitch, go; Y. D. Dunn,
42S; Major Dye, IS; W. A. Bartlett. %; +. /
Champlin. ~; w. ii. Baum. %, ana Miss
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