Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-28

Europe. NOW, II winter residents are under
obligations to the national capital, they
should repay it by giving of their time and
wealth to the literary societies and institu-
tons, to the charitable and industrial assoc
Citations OF the city. There are no other
people who give so literally and cheerfully
as Americans there are no people who
have so rapidly acquired wealth. These
winter residents readily give in the places
where they formerly lived and do not for
get them While living here Unfortunately,
they retain their allegiance 20 their old
home instead of transferring it To Wash
ington and give little to our city, neither
10 the Episcopal Cathedral, nor to the
Methodist and Columbian Universities. The
latter has made several attempts within the
past twenty years to raise money for its
endowment. Mr.. Corcoran alone responded
If like efforts had been made in any other
city they would have been successful. 1t
is difficult to raise money for hospitals and
charitable institutions, save through the
atrical entertainments, fairs and similar
means.
Our winter residents owe something
more in return for what they receive than
the mere payment OF their taxes. These they
pay for the protection of life and property,
for the schools and libraries, etc, which
Washington gives equally with other cities
In other places the city officials, chosen by
the inhabitants of the city from the Citi-
zens, raise and disburse the funds collected
from its own community. The government
of Washington is administered by Congress,
In which Its citizens have no representa-
ton, and though the committees of the
District Of Columbia study with care our
wants and needs, their arguments are rot
appreciated and their reports are not al
ways adopted. Congress does not give the
time to hear these committees, and vet
often refuses to make necessary apDcopria-
tons, and also, as to the division of taxes
between the government and the citizens.
AS our expenses are largely caused by the
presence of the government, of its officers
and employees, and a large part Of the
property in the city belongs to the govern
hINr Oh. oh,
penses with the citizens in proportion to
the value of property owned by me govern
ment and the citizen.
Practical Suggestion.
Liberal appropriations made for
many Of the charities of our city, and often
without due discrimination. These are
obtained through the personal application
of individuals to members of Congress, who
thus become interested in the object. If
each Of our winter residents would make IT
his business TO see one or two members of
Congress, and show them our needs and
instruct them in their obligations to us, we
should neither have our appropriations
largely reduced nor .unjustly assessed. Our
great ciidculty is to reach and inform the
members of Congress of our wants-where
that Is done that have always been
ready to aid us. The winter residents,
coming from all sections of the country
can reach their own representatives much
more easily than the permanent resident
ana so pay in part their just debt to the
national capital
There is no city in the world ca favor
ably situated, so Well laid out for a beauti-
ful city, as Washington the capital of the
unlted states. If our winter residents will
only feel their obligation, they, with our
diplomats and statesmen, government
oihcials and scientific societies literary
men and artists, will form a combination
that will soon make WASHINGTON a most
desirable place both for winter residence
and summer home"
birthplace of school Children.
Some novel statistics were presented by
Mr.. w Il. Powell. the superint2nden of
the white schools in this District He had
collected data in reference to the birtb
places of the children attending the nrhIio
/ schools of the District, and said thar in
this report he found that the schools were
70 large extent shared in by the Deaple
or the country. From the fact of their 10
cation here at the national capital thav
had become he would not say the models
put the sample for othe- schools He re-
aJIrtu 10 me large number of visitors from
an parts OF the country who visited the
schools, and said that on that dav ne bad
received representative educators FROM fo,,r
oi the leallhg states Of the country He
DID not claim that these visitors came bers
to see the excellence of our schonjs ~
as they We're here to inspect the institn(
IONS OF the city. they included the schools
among them.
The figures he had collected ar. nc Col
lows: "o loi-
Number Of pupils born in the Distr,c,
It,o's' number OF pupils born in the varioIIs
states and territories: Alabama 20. Arl,oS
sas' %; Arizona, .: California 40: Colorado
-; Connecticut. IS: Delaware, 81: F'Inrid''
"A; Georgia, g. Idaho. 10: Illinois ia: In'
G H lol Indian territory, 3; Iowa, 9e:
Kansas, -; Kentucky. 6S Louisiana o.,
Maine. 40; Maryland. 2,032: Massa chusetts
IA; Michigan. %; Minnesota 80: AIisslsslnni
-; Missouri: 1OI Montana, .: Nebraska, -:
Nevada, /; New Hampshire. A.: New Jersey
lbs; New Mexico, s.: New York Ge4. Eor+t
Carolina, 10; North Dakota, %; Ohio "s9.
Oklahoma, ,; Oregon, 6: Pennsylvania 663:
Rhode Island. 10I: South Carolina "a. Son+b
Dakota, II; Tennessee, 90; Texas 80: Utah
!; Vermont 80; Virginia. 1.5lO: WASHINGTON.
s; West Virginia, 100; Wisconsin, CT: wy
oming. 9.
Number of pupils born in foreign conn
tries: England, 1l7 Ireland. II; Scotland.
%; France, 81; Germany. 1871; Austria. ,;
Italy, Il; Greece, l; Russia, 81; Canada, "a
other countries, ~
Summaries-Pupis born in District of Co
lumbia. iI,oIo, or G3.7 per cent: parents
1894, or 2S.3 per cent. Born in states. sc.
1.34o, or 34.1 per cent: parents 23,294. or
S5.4 per cent Born in foreign lands 49, or
% per cent; parents 6.S25, or 1G3 per cent
Mr.. Powell read the following lallen from
the New York School Journal. January IL.
1891: ut is probable that every state and
territory of the Union is represented by
the children of families of unusual intelli-
gence and social position. This feature
alone gives TO the schools an important
position in their relation to all portions of
the country. Especially to the south they
stand in the relation of model schools and
are probably visited from these states more
than the schools of all other northern
Cities
Views of Commissioners Ross.
Commissioner Ross, who expected to have
been present and speak on the need of
municipal building for this city. was de-
tanned by sickness He however. sent a
communication to the board. which sum-
married in a graphic manner the needs and
necessities for a municipal building in this
city. In conclusion, he said:
The departments of the local govern
ment required by law to be under one con
troll are scattered and separated from each
other and from the main office. Records
and archives invaluable to the interests
of the District and Of the UniteC. States
are exposed to destruction by fire. faithful
employees, whose duties require them to
labor all day and often late at night. are
exposed to a noXioUS atmosphere There
is not room in the present quarters to
properly accommodate the clerks employed
the people who have a right to come
there to he heard on matters affecting
their interests. Now, we. the people Of the
District of Columbia, are not wholly blame
less In this matter. With all the vast in
terests committed to its care the Congress
of the United States cannot be expected
to act unless we present a united demand
for action.
we slept on our rights and on the rights
of the United States as to the city post
office. until the voice Of the people, express
ed through the board of trade and Citizens
Association and prFsS OF civ