Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-22
THE NIGHT LODGING HOUSE.
How Applicants for lodgings Are
Cared FORA Meeting Of the Dfrec.
tors.

A meeting of the directors of the Night Lodg-
ing House was held at four o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the lodging house. Since the dis
covery of the robbery ut this house Mr.. John L.
Mitchell has had charge of the mechanics who
have been at work making repairs. The rub
bish and dirt has been removed, and the whole
place been thoroughly renovated-the shat
tered doors replaced, door jambs, locks and
hinges repaired or new ones substituted, stoves
purchased, cooking range mended, and new
doors, lids and furniture refurnished; bath tub
purchased, bedsteads bought, with all tie neces-
sary bedding for supplying twenty-five COM
plete beds, new night shirts have been made
for use Of the dodgers, and necessary towels pur-
chased. Now the place has an appearance of
comfort about It, It looks cieanly and has q
wholesome atmosphere throughout Messrs.
Langley & Gettinger, carpenters, next door,
volunteered to set the bath tub in panels and
made a very neat job; Mr.. Clark, the wood and
and literally set the pot boiling. The lodging
house was opened on the Sth inst, and up to
the present time 2O4 dodgers have been accom-
good meat soup, co4ieep and bread, good baths
and perfectly clean beds. II their circum-
stances require it, these accommodations are
which time the dodgers have opportunity to get
employment After that they are required to
look out for themselves and give way to others.
Strict regulations are adopted for the exclusion
of the unworthy, and the police have over
looked the visitors every evening to see that no
hard cases get accommodation. Last week
sixteen well-known thieves, Migrants and other
bad characters were taken out of there before
they got their suppers. They were transferred
to the cells Of the fifth precinct station house
and the next day sent TO the workhoase, where
they were put into the chain gang and set to
work cleaning the streets and alleys. Several
have been excluded for drunkenness. AS yet
but one woman has asked for lodgings It was
worthy case of q stranger In the city. Only
one colored man has as yet been aecOmmo-
dated. The tickets of admission have been
sna to the d Tire the Of lodging ss
house, who furnish them to all
the deserving without regard to seq, color or
religion. TO such accommodations will be
terprise. Each person entertained Is required,
a. hitherto, TO take q bath, hot and cold water
being supplied. with soap and towels In plenty.
ness as well as comfort ensured. All the bills
have been paid. or nearly all, from the voiun-
teer fund. contributed mostly through THE
TSer and to t Urine under
purchase; more beds are wanted; an exclusive
and private room has to be fitted up for
females with beds, and also for colored persons.
kept separate. About $10O will be required
Tor really necessary articles.
MI Mitchell was authorized to procure the
public, as hitherto, to provide the fands.
MeasRk Fisher, Emery Mitchell, McGaire and
others, who have visited the lodging house Ire
was better class Of persons asking charity
this year than they had ever be66re seen. The
board took . look Throughout the premises aud
other articles were ss direcses 70 Sc procured
lamp with the sign HNiehf Lodging house,
painted on u is TO Be displayed In front Mr.: 81.
ysr TSs board sna
expressed their Acknowledgements TO the pubic
tor laelr generous contributions.