Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-15
THE GIRLS REFORM SCHOOL.
Provisions of the New Bill Introduced by
Representative DE LanO.

Provisions of the New Bill Introduced by
Representative DE Lano.
The movement in favor of a girls reform
school for the District, where young girls can
be separated from the influences of hardened
criminals and taught useful occupations,
does not seem to be dead by any
means As related in The STAR.
an institution Of this character was chartered
by the last Congress- but no appropriation for
the purpose was made. Last session a bill APP
prOpriating S75,OOOfor site and buildings was
trict of Columbia. There seems to
be some doubt however, whether
through the provisions Of the act the old cor
poration has not lapsed, and to avoid all diff
Guilty Mr.. De LanO, who all along has taken the
greatest interet in the proposed institution.
has introduced new bill incorporating and
providing for such an institution.
THE NEW BILL.
The new bill contains many of the provisions
Of the old act. 1t provides that Bernard T.
Janney, Robert Reyburn, Adoniram S. Hunt
ington. Z. Southland Parker, Owen G. Staples
Thomas p. Morgan and Alexander Graham
Bell be created body corporate. to be known
the board of trustees Of the Girls Reform
School of the District of Columbia.
The corporation is authorized to establish
and maintain reform school for girls at any
place within the District and for that purpose
may receive by gift, grant or devise such real
estate and personal property rs may be neces-
sary.
ii the company ceases for six months to
maintain the school the property lapses to the
United States.
TRUSTEES AND LADY MANAGERS.
The board of trustees. together with board
of lady managers, is to have the same power in
relation to girls as the board Of trustees of the
reform school possess in relation to boys.
The board Of trustees and lady managers are
to appoint teachers. &c, and fix their cOmpen-
sation subject to the approval Of the Secretary
OF the Interior. giving preference in such APP
polntments to females. Provisions OF the act of
May 3, 1876. not inconsistent with the present
act are made applicable to the institution, the
word girls being understood where ''bOys"
occurs III the act and eighteen years" being
instituted for sixteen years"
For the purpose Of carrying into effect the
provisions OF the bill forty acres OF the Airing
ton estate are set apart for the buildings and
grounds and $4,000 is appropriated for the
purpose of building one wing of the building.
Elections Of Officers.
st. Johns Lodge, No. IL, F.A.A.M., has
elected the following officers for the ensuing
Masonic year: Alexander Mckenzie, W.M.
Frank ]. Foster. S.W.; Edwin A. Heilig, J.W.;
john c.. Fill fourteenth term, secretary;
Chas. ]. Watson fourteenth term, treasurer;
Robert A.. Delete Sd; Jas. A. Larcombe. J.
d.: Thos. II. Armstrong, S.; H. H. Darneille,
J.J.; William Thomas Hutchinson, NJ. of c.,
and Chas J. Wright tiler. Proxies to Grand
Lodge, Donald q. Stuart Neil DumOnt and ID.
f. Pine; representatives to Masonic board Of
relief, E. d. Tracy 1.-TWO years., S. Fred Hahn
zone year.
At q largely attended meeting of Columbia
Council, No. 443, National Union, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year: w.
W. Msloney, president; W. Q. Lowd, vice presi-
dent: ]. NJ. Craig (re-elected). speaker; Chas.
W. Otis (re-elected), recording secretary: John
Z. Hammond, financial secretary; George
Foriham (re-elected). treasurer; C. W. Moore,
usher; William Chedal (re-elected), chaplain;
John Walsh (re-electeD, sergeant-at-arms;
George X. White. doOrkeeper; =. ]. Byrne, H.
X. Collins and c. d. Parsons, trustees; A. L.
Wood, John F. Kelly and George w. McEl-
fresh, delegates to cabinet.
The annual meeting of the Theatrical Me-
chanics' Association. held ut Elks Hall, elected
the following officers for the ensuing year: M.
Sherwood. president; William E. Evans, vice
president: Matthew Brady, recording secretary;
Joseph Behrend, financial secretary; Zef
Schlosberg, treasurer: Louis Crpmbaugh. SER
geant-at-arms; Hamilton Leach, physician;
delegate to the Grand Lodge at Chicago, NJ.
Sherwood: alternate, William e. Beagle; trus-
tees, Charles Miller, ]. b. Riordan and T. ].
Cassidy.