Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-03
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
How West Washington's Poor Have Been
e.
81 Attended to.


Inc board of managers and directors Of
the hrst subdivision OF the Associated
CHARITIES met last evening at the home Of
MI. H. r. Blount on 1.-THE heights" and
discussed the condition of Georsetown's
poor. the prospects of a betterment of the
associations treasury, and the late dona-
tons of the town in general to the good
cause.
Ex-Pay Director Thomas LOCKER pre-
| sided at the meeting. 1t was shown that
In ADDITION to the money and goods that
the first subdivision had directly caused
to be distributed and paid for from the
local treasury. during the month Of January
the Washington relief fund had been used
to pay bills. etc, to the amount of :lT5.
For distributions during the month of Feb
ruary the same fund will be drawn from
to the extent Of S2Is, one Of the objecus II
last evenings meeting being to indorse and
| recommend the honoring OF bills to this
amount.
Calls for assistance from the whites, IL
is shown by the books of the association,
are much more frequent than those from
| the colored
Georgetowns colored population. too is
very large, much larger in proportion to the
number of her Inhabitants than tina; Of
Washington. AT the Office Of the secretary
Of the first subdivision OF charities IL was
reported this morning that most of The calls
this year are being received from men who
have never before asked for charity: men
| with trades and energy, who have been
| driven to the last resort by the dullness Of
the times. There are some. of course. who
live upon charity always. Not because they
! are worthless particularly. hut because
| they have been born and reared with such
| assistance and have never been able 10 get
along without 1t. Last month, though. the
| town contributed between $50 and 81 go
10 the extra relief fund; the first subdivis-
ION was not entirely forgotten. and an APP
preclative sum was added to the amount
/ hos IL II 81.
| book. ..-.....-
Honored by the Emperor
Capt Otto Louis Helm, Georgetown boy,
ana son of the late Louis Helm, for many
years the discussing Cficer IF the coast
| survey, upon being relieved Of his Office as
military attache of the United States at
! Buda-Pesth, Austria, on January ~ last,
was honored by Emperor Francis Joseph
! With a souvenir, consisting nf his ma Jesty's
photograph, with autograph, in a nand-
| some frame. mounted at the top with the
| imperial arms II was the intention n is
said. of the emperor 10 confer upon the
Georgetown boy, when relieved from duty,
a handsome decoration. but on account Of
| the objection this country has to such
| honors his majesty bestowed what is con-
| sdered a higher compliment as but few
! receive such a direct evidence Of the loyal
J favor. Capt Helm was en- JOINED to express
| to President Cleveland the emparar's ples s.
ure at the kind reception accorded the AUS
TRAN naval officers by the United States
government upon their recent visit to the
United States.
! Tie Was Puepacfsus.
David Reed a. colored man. got on a
Tenleytown car last evening full Of bev-
erages and pugnaciousnes He soon bulb
bled over ani-boss;ed OF his ability to whfp
the world in general and motormen and
conductors in particular. To prove that ms
( ~ L.
tempted 10 make animalculae of the rail-
road men tirsi. They didn't care about hay-
ing their neckties. disturbed. and called
4 Officers Maher and Bradley They were
not worth "scrappins" With. Reed thought
and preferred 10 have them honor the law
With bis custody. he made a special
g,',st Of the police department and pro-
v1ded with exclusive apartments At tie
station the attaches of the place in remov-
ing Some superf.uous articles from their
guests pockets discovered a metropolitan
police badge. David said ne had gotten
/ il at police headquarters. where he was
en,lIoyed His position, he said. entitled
him to the badge.
His statements were investigated through
the telephone. and the information ELECTED
that Reed had formerly worked ianitor
AT headoaarters hut was no longer draw
] ing nay. III he had badge ne had without
authority Appropriated il. He DIDN'T sleep
last night where the other policemen slept.
small Receipts.
work on the tariff bill has had very no.
ticeahle effect on the receipts Of ~.
Georgetown custom house. Last week
| but S,3j6 Were received while the re-
ceipts OF the previous six days didn't pay
! The janitor's hire.
Real Estate.
Joseph r. Kengla yesterday sold to
/ Henry Kengla fer 5000 original lot - IN
Beatty & Hawkins addition 10 Georgia
town. and John Nullin sold to George
Mullin a tract on the Broad Branch road
near Tenleytown. containing 2l.3s' feet.
Notes.
Boat raisers yesterday completed the
work of getting above the surface OF the
water another of those scows that the storm
of some months ago played such havoc
with. Ii was laden with stone when IL wsat
down. The cargo removed itrst
There was slight fire yesterday in
Keadys alley in the rear OF II street be-
tween I'D and Bath streets. The trouble
started in an old trunk. where match ac-
cidentally became ignted. No. arrived
on the scene quickly and KEEP; the damage