Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-01
A BROKEN ENGAGEMENT.
A Young Washingtonian Charged With
Dipping His AfYianced In Chicago.

About two years ago q young man named
Bayard Norval is said to have left this city.
| where he Is well connected. and star ted out to
try his fortune in the city of worlds fairs. In
Chicago he secured employment and was
thought to be doing well. At % Ogden avenue,
where Norval boarded, was also q young lady
from Boston, Miss Eva B. Socket who was
studying at the Conservatory Of Music Norval
had given out that he was in the employ OF
James IL. Walker and his story was believed
According to the Chicago papers the young
man and Miss Socket became intimate and
finally engaged The day was set for the we'd
ding and San Francisco settled upon for the
wedding trip. A few weeks before the we'd
ding day NOryal it is charged, succeeded in
getting $50 twice from his aflianced by a state
ment that there was delay in receiving his
salary. just before the wedding day. it is as
serted. he obtained another loan for the pur-
pose of buying the tickets TO San Francisco
the paymastcr again having failed to turn up.
From this time Norval disappeared for week.
The police were asked to drag the river for his
body. The police, however, thought they
would drag the city first, and about o'clock
discovered young Norval at pool room and
took him before justice. Miss Eva sent
for and Norval calmly informed her that he
was very sorry, but he had put her money on
the wrong horse and that also he had been dis
first refused to forgive the young man, but
finally relented. and the prosecution was
stopped. The engagement. however, is said to
have been shattered beyond mending.
An Insult to the President aud People
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
desire to call attention TO n very remark
able provision in tho present District bill APP
proved August 6. Under the head of charities
provision is made for the appointment by the
President Of commissioner Of charities at a
salary of $1,000 year, but who, the act says,
shall not be resident of the District Inas-
much as most Of the charitable institutions Of
the District have been established by the vol
untary efforts of the citizens of the District.
and as by far the larger portion of their sup
port Is furnished by the voluntary contrlbu-
tions of citizens, and one-half Of what Con-
gress does appropriate for these institutions
comes out OF the taxes of the citizens of the
District. 1t would seem that the appointee
should be resident Of tho District. What
outsider can be supposed TO have the knowl-
edge Of these various institutions. their rela-
tive importance to the community, their con-
dition and needs, or which OF them can best be
consolidated that a resident would have? Sup
pose such thing should be attempted in ref
erence to New York, Philadelphia, Boston or
Chicago by their respective state gov
ernments what would be thought of
it? Then, too. WIZ should not the
President be at liberty to appoint resident
of the District in case he could find one whom
he thought best qualified for the position? Is
il 10 be supposed that among the $50, 900 nhab-
itdnts no one can be found qualified for the
position? Or, was it presumed that the Presi-
dent would improperly use the authority if
left free to select a person from the whole
country, the District included! IL would seem
SO. else why this provision limiting him to
selection from outside Of the District 1t may
have been to provide place for some political
or needy friend of some Senator. as the Dis
trict seems to be the final resort for SUCH II
so, l sincerely hope the President will appoint
some one of the able and experienced women
of national reputation, whose names / know
have been suggested to HIM.
Whatever may have been the reason cannot
view 1t otherwise than as an insult to the Presi-
dent and the people Of the District
August 80, 1890. A TAxPAYER,