The morning times., 1895-10-30
ALUMNI TO HELP ALONG
Ex-Tsachsrs Want a Hand in
SWELLING the Permanent Fund.
DISCUSS WHAT CAN BE DONE
Honorary Membershipp With Fee
of Ten Dollars Suggested as the
Best PIan-Easy Enough 10 Raise
Five Thousand Dollars-Some OF
the Addresses Made.

The Teachers Alumni Association met
at Central High School yesterday afternoon
to devise plans for assisting the active
teachers OF the public schools Of the Dis
| trict in the establishment of a perma-
nent fund for the Teachers Annuity and
Aid Association. Mrs. Eliza beth Hoeke,
chairman of the alumni committee, pre-
sided. The attendant was not so great
as was expected, only about twenty five
ex-teachers being present.
Chairman Hoeke explained that at a
| meeting held at her residence ON last
Tuesday evening Supervising Principal
| Freeman informed her that she had been
| selected 10 preside over the alumni COM
mtice. AT that meeting they had dis
| cussed ways and means for lending a
| helping hand to the good work of build
4 ing up n pcrma nept fund for the relief
I or public school teachers disa Died through
| age or other causes. They had discussed
| number OF suggestions, and the plan
which seemed to them most feasible, and
which promised the richest returns, was
| to elect citizens as honorary members
| upon payment of Zee OF $40.
The names of 437 eX-teachers were in
| possession OF the alumni committee, and it
| had been possible 10 reach but SE0 OF these
| by card. Special notices had been in
serted in the daily papers " 18th a view TO
reaching the others. IL was The purpose
| of The meeting OF last evening 10 discuss
the plan adopted at the preliminary meet
! ing one week previous. The secretary
read the minutes of this meeting.
ALUMNI WANT TO HELP.
1t was the earnest desire OF the alumni
that they be represented at the teachers
II
| the two weeks from December I'd 10 18th.
| They wish 10 be Identified with the I'M
| Gertakipg and TO have a treasurer OF tLeir
| ow n so ttat the alumni fund might tc Kept
| separate tin such times as il W ould be APP
| propriate to turn it over to the Bazar
| Committee.
Mrs. Hoeck, said that she felt enthusi-
| astic ia this matter. There came time
| in the life OF every teacher when she had
| to lay down her burden. Some were bear
| ing that burden who ought to be retired.
| The teachers fund WAS deserving of the
! fullest effort of the ex-teachers. The
| work OF the bazar committee had been
perfect, and there was 10 room TO carry
on any canyassing operations. They
could not see their way clear to assuming
the responsibility of table. II 90
per cent. of the ex-teachers in Washington
would take an honorary membership and
also induce a few friends To do So there
would be no difficulty I'm raising a fund
OF $4,000 to apply to the teachers fund.
The citizens of Washington felt tenderly
toward those teachers who had educated
their children, and the children who had
grown up also felt kindly to their late
teachers. Mrs. HoeSe took occasion to
say that there was no better public schools
than those at Washington.
TEACHERS ARE PLAsED.
Mr. Stewart t.iisilnlGn of the Iazar com
mittee. was called on for few remarks.
He told OF the favor with which the Board
of Trade and other Important associations
had regarsie1 the prosperity establishment
of permanent fund. He referred to the
trials ami hardsiips of teachers. 1t was
very pleasing for the teachers in active
life to feel that those who had been teachers
were with them heart and sori. The active
teachers had thoroughly organized and he
did not think that the ex-teachers could
accomplish very much in the way Of se-
curing contributions io tie i'Hz3r. brt the
81 o membership plan appeared to him to he
a good one. When the lights were turned
up and the music was set going the active
teachers hoped that the ex-teachsrs would
be with them in force.
Mrs Chandl.s, an ex-teacher, made few
remarks in the line with thel general
opinion She could look back III the teacher
days of her life and recall how dull and
blank the future had looked to many OF
her co-workers.
Mr.. Freeman thought the plan was
good one: SO, too. did Mr.. Richards. A
rising vote was called for and the plan
OF the alumni committee was unanimously
carried. After a few words of encourage
ment from Mr.. Wilson, the meeting adj
journed to convene on Thursday morning
next at the home of Mrs. Hocke, No. 1856
S street northwest
LIST OF PATRONS.
Dr. Love, chairman of the subcommittee
on the patrons of the bazaar, yesterday
furnished to the press the following list of
patrons:
His excellency the President of the United
States, Hon. Grover Cleveland.
The honorable Commissioners of the Dis
trict OF Columbia, Hon. j. w. Ross, Col.
George Truesdell Major c. F. Powell.
Hon. Richard 0lney, Secretary OF State;
Hon. j. Sterling Morton, Secretary OF
Agriculture; Hon. W. L. Wilson, Postmaster
General; Hon. Thomas b. Reed.
The trustees of the public cschools-Messrs.
j. j. Darlington, j. W. Whelpiey, d. IL.
Hazen, NJ. D.; W. II. Wilmer, NJ D.; Major
G. n. Harries, Mrs. r. II. Terrell, Jesse
II. Wilson, Mrs. C. H. Stowell. b. h. Bruce.
F. j. Shadd, n. D.; L. A. Cornish
Honorary press committee. s. Noyes,
" u. toLli, oCOtt oohcs ~. 4 SONN ms
Beriah wilkins, j. G. Slater, Emory Foster,
Jay Durham.
TIE Superintendent of Public Schools
Mr.. w. b. Pow ell.
The Board of Trade-J. B. Wight, secre-
tary.
Advisory Finance Committee. Z. Fitch,
j. ". Whelpley. John joy Edison.
Citizens Committee-A. I. Briiton, n. III.
Parker, John Joy Edson, W. B. 3urley, 8.
W. Woodw ard. E.tFrancis Riggs. John f.
BeaIl r. Ross Perry, W. Riley Deebie, VIII
liam Ballaniyne, Theo. W. Noyes, p. V.
De Graw, Allison Nailor, A. F. Fox, Z. 8.
Parker. Arthur Burt. r. II. Thaycr. Charles
Baum. DR.. f. Oliver Belt, A. T. Britton, 1r-;
C. b. Rheem, W. n. Moses. o. 6. Staples,
j. B. Winner, Col o. L. Pruden, DIR. J. W.
Bayne DIR. G.. L. Nagrsder. Evan H Tucker,
Jas. w. someryiIe Rev Bishop Hurst, DR..
Mackay-S Smith, DIR. A. r. Rogers, b. H.
Warner, Gardner e. Hubbard, W. C. Dodge,
8. Wolf, James f. Fitch, Seaton Perry,
Jesse b. Wilson, Crosby s. Noyes, W. II.
Rapley. W. H. Hoeke, J. W. Babson, Gustave
Lansburgh, H. X. willard. Harry Reed, 8.
H. Kaufman, j. Stanley Brown, W. B.
Hibbs, A. NJ. Ia;krop. Rudolph Kauffmdnn
DR.. A. P. Fardon.-J.CW. Bischoff. Edward
Droop. T. A. Lambert, j. F. Waggaman,
DIR. Gregg Curtis. Ross Thompson, G..
Dewitt, DR.. Richard Kingsman, NJ. w.
BcveriCge, Sidney Perham. Thomas Somer-
vile. Lewis Clephane, ]. ormond Wilson,
DR.. S. NJ. Green. NJ. /. Weller, Dr. Il. r.
Shippen, Rev. Bishop Keane, of Tie Catholic
University; Rev. w. E. Parson.
President r. L. Whitman. the Columbian
University, the School of Graduate Studies
and the Corcoran Scientific School, Prof.
4. p. Montague, Prof. Munroe.
Lady Patrons-Mrs. Adlai Stevenson,
Mrs. 0lney, Mrs. Carlisle. Mrs. Lamont,
Mrs. Harmon, Miss Herbert. Miss Morton,
Mrs. W. 1. Wilson. Mrs. Hoke Smith.