The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-02
THE CLOAK OF CHARITY.
Worn bv a woman Soliciting for q
False Object.

SAvsr,t yrerk-owr Charitable ladies Of
the city were very u1uen astonlsneo 70
learn yesterday that their names were De-
ing used as references for an object when
has been found 10 be entirely ehirnericai
In the mind Of the woman representing II.
Mrs. f.. ". Sackman is one whose MANS
has been frar.6ulerltly used by woman
giving the name Of Mrs Dr. Fleming, who
Is soliciting subscriptions for 4 Servant
Girls Industrial Home The names or
others who are engaged in charitable pur-
suits have also been used as references.
bat all say that the woman and her object
are fraud.
Mrs. John Schram one Of the ladies
whose name was used. said: Last Tues
day a lady called al my home and said she
was going around IN the interest OF the
servant girls Industrial home and wanted
to know II would subscribe anything from
to g cents. She said the object OF the
home was 20 teach the girls painting and
music lessons, and named Mrs. Sackman
and Mrs. A. W. Langdon as references.
thought that the sum asked was very
small but concluded TO give her something,
50 gave her 10 cents, which she put in a
pocketbook. / noticed from the sound or
the ring that there Was quite sum of
small change in her purse. She was
small, ordinarily dressed woman. with
small white face, about 2 years old,
should judge"
Mrs. A w Langdon was also seen by a
Post-Intelligencer reporter. and her state
ments were about the same as those OF
Mrs Schram: Thursday a lady came 20
the door and said she gathering SUBJ
scriptions for a servants home and want
ed me TO help. She told me her object and
used the names OF Mrs. Saekman and Mrs.
Frank Clayton. I told her that / did not
think the plan practical. as | would think
teaching sewing and cooking more essen
tial than painting and music. Oh. said
the lady. we intend TO do that later. but
now we want to teach few the
more elevating arts. so they can go out
and earn money which viii in turn be
placed in the home.
''She answered all OF my questions in
such an off-hand way. regardless of prac-
teal views. that / thought something was
wrong and grew a little suspicious. but /
gave her 10 cents and she departed. She
was a blonde, plainly but well dressed, and
wore a red cape trimmed with fur. As
soon as she was gone telephoned TO Mrs
Sackmsn, and she said than she knew OF
no such woman. nor OF any such cause. and
that she had given no one the right TO use
her name.
Friday afternoon the aid society OF
Plymouth church met al my home. and
during the conversation / asked If any
ladies present had been taken in by a
WoIhhH ASKING ioT daifis loF servants
home. Several said they had given money
10 a lady. and come TO find out. none of
the ladies whose names had been used knew
anything about II. So IL Is nothing more
than fraud perpetrated on a charitable
and unsuspeeting public. Doubtless tho
scheme has been worked for week or ten
days. and / am glad that the Post-Intelli-
gencer Is going to warn the public. There
are many things worthy OF our help, and
IN Is a shame n haya this wort HESS matter
receive any more attention"
Mrs. Sackman warns the public not to
accept her name as a reference.