Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-03

| Wise that the puOilc support should be given on
the principle of specific payment for specific
work He thinks it likewise inadvisable to
make specific appropriation for tho National
| Temperance Home. speaking of the action of
the management Of the Washington Night Lodg-
| ing House in turning over the building and
| appliances to the Commissioners for the use
| OF the new municipal lodging house Mr.. Warner
says: This act of generosity on their part at
once freed the new enterprise from the neces-
| sity of paying rent during its experimental
year. and also placed at the disposal of the
| commissioners for other use the S400 designed
for the night lodging house. 1t ia certainly
refreshing experience. after dealing with
many organizations which are unwilling or un-
able to Cooperate satisfactorily with others for
| the best good Of the work in which all are in
| terested, to find here an association which is
| willing to yield up its property without COM
| pensation TO suspend its operations for a year
Ill order that new public institution may have
a fair trial.
MUNICIPAL LODGING HOUSE AND WOOD YARD
The opening of this new institution, for
which $1,000 was asked and a LOCO obtained at
the last session of Congress, has been postponed
until late in the autumn in order that the
amount available might be adequate to the
work in hand for tie time during which it Is
operated. At thistime superintendent has
been appointed, but inquiries have been made
in Washington and in other cities for some one
OF intelligence and experience who can 20 for
ward with the work vigorously and develop it
along right lines. 1t Is not doubted that such
a person can be found. There il coming to be
a large class Of men of vigor and intelligence
and education who take up philanthropic work
from higher motives than the mere drawing of
a salary, and it is hoped that some one Of this
class can be secured
As already indicated, it is hoped that the new
institution will result in emptying the station
houses of dodgers; that, by providing a work
test, it will help to rid the city of trnmps, and
that 1t will give clearly and honorable relief to
all strangers really destitute and honestly out Of
work In the city. As there NAV be some classes
OF cases for which such institution cannot
properly provide, and which it may seem best
to send to some Of the private institutions
already existing. it is recommended that fund
be placed at the disposal Of the superintendent
OF the municipal lodging house which shall
enable him to send any cases Of this kind to
these private institutions. I recommend for
the municipal lodging house and wood yard for
the year ending June &c. 1894, S6, 900; for the
temporary support Of INDECENT persons who
may be sent to private institutions BY the super
intendent Of the municipal lodging house,
$4,000.
| OUTDOOR RxLIux
The problem Of allotting or not allottfng the
sum Of d 900 to the associated charitise from
the fund at the disposal Of tho Commissioners
for the relief Of the poor was much disoussed
during the last Aseal year. Such an allowance
had bsen made during The preceding yUay snd
my recommendation that u be not renewed vas