Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-22
kENSINGTON.

Mrs Alphnnso Hart left Thursday for Il months
visit AZ Hillsboro. Olio Mr.. Hart and his dau.h
ter. Miss Margie, will spend the time of her al
scnce in Washington.
Miss Mary Louise Harr has been spcndin. several
days Washington.
Mrs Linthecum Of Baltimore Is the guest of Mrs
F. VI Fawcott.
Rev Il. +. Bit'ingcr. d. n. pastor of westmin-
ster Presbyterian Church and stated clerk of the
Ir'sl.yfory Of Washington. will occupy the Warner
Memorial pulpit tomorrow morning at II o'clock.
Ms. Frank Thomas Of Los Angeles. Cal. Is Wis
filing her sister. Mrs +. G. Fowler.
Miss Margaret Smith of Washington is visiting
Mrs. ~. Bruce Thomis
Miss Linda Jones. who has been spending some
time at The HON Of Mr.. W. II. Mannakee, left for
ler home in Dickerson Wednesday.
Mrs Arthur Harrison and daughters of Washing
ton were rrc' nj guests Of Mrs W. f. Russell
scholarly and practical lecture given before
kensinston audience Monday evening by Mr. Her
bert W. Lwis for the benefit of the Moves Lii
hrary- Mr. Lewis who Is agent of the board OF
lecture children Of the Poor 10y the use Of a
larg" number Of photographs Of orphan asylums
AMI snap shots of the SUM districts in and about
Washington He briefly skctcl,ed the influence that
hereby has n making criminals, and dweIt more
N liking good or bad citizsn-. He took the ground
that while the individual the family and the
rhdr'h might engage properly in charitable work
fF''n hilanhr"pic motIy'. tie alone had t...
risht u enter int" warfare against crime 4
tion.
Tn lecturer drew a sharp contrast between the
charitable institutions and thr plan segregation
In ,%1ur vhery the stlte has control. Views were
and the Minnesota and Wis. onsin asyIums for ,hii
drrn. showing what is known as The cottage plan
thilciTes. GROUPED accordin. to ages and srx,s
IN cottages Throughout Extensive grounds adjacent
10 Il main admiE.s' alton building Here they were
cared Tor by matrUnS. attended for instruction MT a
school cottage. were fed in borneiike manner in
separate dining and In every way as near
al approach a. pesslole was nIde TO the conti Ions
OF home Hfe outside
Views Of the congrega:el asylum plan adopted
EG-l HT4fl lions. sI.
York ci1y asylum: model Of Its kind. everything
wa reversed While cleanliness and discipline
were tHc rule. everything crowded Long tiers
81 cots In the do5mtories. intended for girls from
sixteen 70 twenfy-one. showed opportunity for
Tfifacy IN DR." s>lis o. toilet. In the worksiiu
''asele>s Industry seemed the chief merit Knitting
si"' kihcs and hottoning Chairs kept the inmates
fr'n mischief and proSig, cd for the in
Sifuion. but failed. the lecturer Thought in turn
~ "ai inea and women fit to cope with the duties
The work Of charity In the District Of Columbia
VITA which the lecturer had famllia-ized himself
Tor several yearr. touched uIon. He b ought
out statistics 10 show that the rarions sums paid
expended for government buildings and grounds.
have brought into being Of the aranitst inst
,a'iI 9i in the wo,hi The giving OF aims the
fa' than good cailiren Of parents too lazy or vi
sieas 10 SUPP them wee now cared for. Their
humber WAS constantly increasing. Onc-rlird OF
washington w'E. blacks who foeked thi,herl from
surrounding states. Daring the summer many Of
these worked only enough 10 live: in win-rr, b U
tahsiSitd Ga charity and petty thefs. The allie, s
pirtcd- "
The work % the boa-d 81 children's guardians
lag in picking from these breeding places OF in
unity tue unHared for orsprings Of evil. dssouie
and unworthy parents. and Of transplanting them
INTO IoraltleS lar removed from conta mi ma ion
"neT" they might grow into useful citizens and
.eas' To he Monaco 10 society. Industrial train.
lnx was cool the discipline of workshop might
be wholesome. hat neither Of these after The test
Of many GENERATIONS had succeeded in build.ng M
ih'' hilia character Ike the wholesome training OF
a home -
Al over Maryland and Virginia were chiidIess
f'li'e> willing TO take and for these outcasts
in;-, Of rural beauty where the alley children OF
Washington had been transplaHted. The wisdom OF
'",-rtsS IN Withdrawing gradually its municent
all y private end sectarian institutions and OF @
pending its moneys under eye OF the law seemed
beyond question.
On nGiion OF MI B. II Warner rising veto ..
entertainment $3.50 ''N
MIR August Burgdorf. who sustained serjous in.
1drirs by being thrown from buggy about four
weeks ago. has sufficiently recovered 10 be out
The Hone anil Foreign Missionary Societies az tho
Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church were Do
IshtfIiy entertained Wednesday by Mrs H. X
by the president, Mrs W. F. Russell. and when
the usual busn disposed OF an in,crestino
Program on siam and Laos the subject of M
day. was given. Reading. '-Faml, Life in Laos :,
Nan Inta Hero. Ms. j. Wilson Toxns sas,
he,.s on Laos Mrs b. H. Warner; notes Ar
After daintily served luncheon the home so
ciety was opened by Its president, Mrs. A. e. Hart
A committee Of three, consisting Of Mesdames A.
been In conference with members of the NJ e
Missionary Society In regard TO missionary worl
among the colored people here, reported In fay o,
OF plan for the erection Of a school house nortt
Of the village limits on a plot OF ground which Mr.
b. H. Warner has agreed TO donate for that Dur
pose, and In which church services may be held