The evening times., 1896-01-12
THEY RESCUE THE WLlfs
Splendid Work Of the George
MauIsby Memorial Home.
Is A PRACTICAL CHARITY
An Institution That Covers Peculiar
Field Among the New sboys and
Other Children and Cares for Home
less and Hungry Little Ones-1nt er-
estinS Features of This Enterprise.

"The George Araulsby Memorial Hcmc,"
or, as it is mere commonly known. The
News5oys' Home" Oh the southeast cor
ner OF Third ard c streets northwest is
one of the most practical charitable in
stitutions in the city. Its object is most
worthy and is deserving of the moral and
financial support OF the whole community.
Its operations extend over a fled rarely
ever entered, except III special instances
by other workers, and fer this ason il
no other, the result CT lis good WORK has
made il known and felt.
The missionaries OF the Mauisby Home
prosecute their labors among a class gen
orally looked upon Us beyoLd recail-s;reet
arabs, many of whom lever knew the
influence OF kind father or mother, or
the comforts OF bCtne-aH they know
being learned on the streets from -t-otn-
panions as rough as themselves. Their
sole aim is by hook or by crook To exc
out ba!c existence, and il rs generally
the toughest ard toughest that succeed
best.
THEIR SYMPATHY ENLISTED.
The unfortunate condition OF these little
fellows, large majority OF whom were
newsDoys, cancd forth the active SYM
pathy OF many of the kind-ncartod inen
and women OF the city, and steps were
laken for the bettermeat CT their con
dition. The FIRST movement in this dire,-
tion was IA 1856, when the Newsboys' and
Childrcn's Aid Society was organized and
Incorporated. Among the incorporators
were CHIEF Justice Waite and Associate
Justice Miller or the United States Su-
prcme Court, who haresnce died; Senator
Joseph IT, Hawiey, Dr. Ed. NJ. Gall;iL Ldet
president or GalaLdet College; Mrs. Flora
Paine Whitney, wife OF The then Secretary
of the Navy W. c. Whitney, and Others
ken a
In all charitable undertakings in the DIs-
trict. The first headquarters of the Sc
ciety was established at No. S27 street
northwest, W here the coed work was
carried on until the purchase OF the large
and beautiful "hoIne" now occupied.
The first president of the home was
Mrs. Darwin r. Jones. wife of Congress
Nan u. Il. Jones from Brooklyn, n. Y.
Mrs. Jones served the society for one year
ON her retirement Mrs. T. $. Childs the |
present incumbent, was chosen president |
and has served continuously since.
MONEY FOR THE HOME.
The conmodious and attractive bullt.- |
ing, at the corner of Third and c streets |
northwest, now occupied, was purchased |
with money bequCatbed the society by Mrs. |
Anna NJ. Maulsby, i'll 1899. Tie Request,
amounting TO $4,000, was made in a
Codioii to Ter will. The will was twice
contested by relatives; first on tie ground
that tic words District of Colombia" had
Deen omitted, and, second fecausc the
codicil bequeathed the money for the
erection" and rot for Tie purchase Of 4
building. The litigation was Ions-irawn
out and fierce, but failed to break the
will. Finally, in August last, tie society
was given full legal possession of the
property.
When the move 10 the new home became
necessity il was with many regrets on
the part of those deeply interested in the
welfare OF the little fellows, who had
for so long been members of the house
hold on Z street. Ii was feared that the
move would be one of more than a simple
change of place. 1t was moving further
from the hauBts and companions among
which the inmates of the home spent the
day, and it was seriously Goubied whether
they would leave them out OF their lives
at night, if only for short while. HGI-
PLY, however, all Tie arprehcnsions and
were without foundation. for ,
the attractive, new home proved an at
traction, indeed. and more than repaid the
boys fer TIE extra walk.
DO GOOD WORK.
To the surprise and plea sure OF the IL
dies interested. instead of their being a
falling Off there has been Il constant increase
IN the nightly attendance and there is
every reason to believe il will be lasting.
ne regular attendance at the old home |
on L street averaged about thirty or
,orty. while now there are over one hundred | 7
and fifty enrolled as regulars" Nor are
.lie boys who attend the evening socia bles' |
1t the home boys from the street. AL 1
though nearly all OF them are newsboys | (
there are among them many who have been | S
taught by the patrons and assistants OF the |
Iome that ii is the best place for them, and I
every precaution is taken TO make the
place as inviting and interesting and at /
ractivc as possible. c
At the home there is no distinction made a