Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-11
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.

fHE COLOR LINE n CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The STAR has heretofore referred to the
commissioners reply to the Senate resolution
calling on them for information a. to the ex-
ciusion Of persons from the charitable institu-
tons in the District on account Of race, color
or previous condition of servitude. The re-
plies state in a great majority Of cases that no
discrimination has been made, but several are
not very clear on that point.
Some Of the replies are - follows: The secre-
tary Of the German orphan asylum writes to
the Commissioners that there Is nothing in the
constitution or regulations Of the institution
concerning exclusion on account Of race, color
or previous condition Of servitude.
Sister Clara, of st. Rose industrial school,
says they never had a colored applicant; s'there-
fore none have been refused; but should they
apply we would not feel bound to receive them,
not being regular public institution and not
having the apartments to receive them. 1t
would not be supposed we could mix them with
our young girls, who are mostly orphans from
good families"
Mrs. ]. Curtiss Smith, secretary Of the board
Of the Washington Hospital for Foundlings in
her letter says: Il have to say that this insti-
tuition has never refused the admission of any
founding on account of race or color. Seve-
raj applications for the admission of alleged
colored foundlings have been made, but upon
investigation of the cases by the executive
committee they we're rejected as ineligible un-
der our rule applicable to all admissions,
whether white or black.
1--WE have to employ number of wet-nurses
for the nursing children, and while we may re-
greet the fact that any race prejudice should ex-
list, yet we are compelled to recognize il as o
could not be had if it should be attempted to
keep white and colored children in the same
wards.'
Sister Mary Vincent, of st. vincent's orphan
asylum, writes: 'This institution is for the
white children"
81 App,a infant asvlur, ssvs c;sxox A~ro.
Relihan, receives infants and children from the
public authorities without distinction, "but to
receive all who present themselves at our door,
particularly colored, would be an utter impos-
sibility."
Sisters Of the Good Shepherd write that mo
one has ever been refused admittance into our
institution. Colored children have not been
received, though in some Of our larger houses
they have building for them"
This is signed Sisters Of the Holy Cross Of St.
Joseph's asylum: 'Our asylum Is for male
orphans None are excluded but colored. I
find from experience that white boys cannot
be mixed with colored."
THE NAMES OF SUBURBAN STREETS.
Mr.. Lafayette c. Loomis. who wrote to the
Commissioners in reference to a subdivision of
to say that he had not complained of the action
of the Commissioners. He says: I'm the mat
ter of a resubdivision and the location of the
new streets the Commissioners have done all
that had asked and with a promptness quite
unanticipated, and when I afterward called
their attention to the desirability of having the
new names affixed at an early day, ComIuis-
sioner Webb said that it was already under
consideration. The next day wrote the Com
missioners that it might be placed before them
in due form, inviting their early attention to
the matter" ''As for the names of the X,
and q" Mr.. LOOMS says, ''THE STAR failed to
fully state my objections. / suggested that
and were particularly Objectionable. since
and l, and q and c, had practically the same
sounds. and would lead to endless confusion
and vexatiOn. And as W was the last city
street, suggested the omission of X. and z.
and commencing the new suburban streets with
the new alphabetical list. If any one will at
tempt discrimination between &C z and 66 C
sent through the telephone, or between 22 Y
aud % I, he will the better appreciate such a
designation when used amid the noise of the
street. No, if we must have and z, let it be
egreck and lizard"