The evening times., 1898-12-14
CURRENT EVENTS
In GE0RGET0W \
HOUSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Hoard of ChiIdren'S Guardians Owes
MOney-No Appropriation IL
Pay for Services.

In Yesterdays discussion of the District
appropriation bill in the House Mr.. Hem
derson called attention To the fact that
in the matter of appropriations Catholic
institutions had been Disseminated
against. In reply Mr.. Grout said this had
been done to keep faith with the policy
Of Congress to dispense with appropria-
tions for sectarian institutions While this
may be wise as far as direct appropria-
tions CO. Georgetown people say II unjust
ly prevents local institution from col
lectine its due for services performed. In
the report of the agents of the board of
childrenS 5 guardians. Messrs John n Dou-
glass and S. S. Parkman just issued, it
is stated. that the House of the Good
Shepherd Catholic for a consideration
named agreed to take two of the wards
of the Guardians, the Sisters in charge to
be paid out of the next appropriation
made for the board. The wards were ac-
cordingly taken and are now being cared
for. Immediately after the passage of
the last appropriation bill the Commits
siOnerS were requested to ask the Comp
troler of the Treasury if the clause in the
appropriation Dill felauNe 10 the Secla-
rian institutions prohibited the board
from contracting with sectarian institu-
Jions for the care of the wards of the
board. That part of the clause referred
10 is follows:
And il is hereby enacted that after the
30th of June 1898. no money appropriated
for charita bic purposes in the District of
Columbia shall be paid to any church, in
stitution or society which is under sec
tartan or ecclesiastical control"
The Comptroller replied that in his
opinion the appropriation for the Board
of Children's Guardians was an appro-
priation for a charitable purpose and
should be spent in conformity with the
law. This opinion has placed the Board
in predicament. 1t had eight wards
boarding in secular institutions and de-
sired to send five more. The House of
the Good Shepherd in Georgetown. with
another of its class, near Baltimore, in
consequence cannot be paid for services
already rendered. A specific public serv-
ice has been rendered and all fair-mnded
persons say that payment should be
made.
The annual election of officers of Royal
Arch Chapter No. g. was held last evening
in Masonic Hall, with the following result:
j. T. Greaves, excellent high priest; w. F.
Hunt. king; B. F. Harper, scribe; f. w
Storch. secretary; Charles Becker, treas
urer; J. Barton Miller, first sOjourner
Harry Becker, first guard; S. NJ Cheney
second guard; Rev. Stanley Bilheimer
third guard.
The parlors at the home of A. M. Baer
1i05 Thirty-first Street, were last evening
the scene of a very enjoyable progressive
euchre party. Mrs. /. B. Nordlinger won
the first ladies' prize, having the remark
able luck to win seventeen out of eighteen
games. /. W. Nordlinger won the first
gentleman's prize. Among those present
were Mr. and Mrs. Louis Eiseman, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Franc, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Goldsmith, Mr.. and Mrs. I. B.
Nordlinger and Mr.. and Mrs. I. W. Nord- |
linger.
William H. White, for many years
resident of Georgetown. died yesterday |
at the home of his daughter Mrs Mar
garet Payne who lives at Bailey's Cross !
Roads, Fauquier County, Va, after |
long illness. Mr.. White was well known |
in the West End and leaves many old |
friends to mourn his loss. The remains |
will be brought to Georgetown for bu ial |
and inferment will be made in Oak II Il |
Cemetery. Brief services will be held in |
Oak Hill Chapel tomorrow at 10 o'c ock
Private Knott. of Company F, First |
District Volunteers, is reported to be re-
covering from the effects of the Santiago |
campaign.
Private Thomas Schafer, of Company |
A. First District Volunteers. whose home |
is at Tenleytown, is rapidly recovering |
from the effects of Cuban fever and is i
able to leave the house
Miss Rita Baer is visiting friends in |
New York.
The pupils of the Addison. School, as |
sisted by Messrs. Peyton Fletcher and !
Guy Collins, of the celebrated Linthicum |
Dramatic Club; Master George Hunt the |
well-known violinist of West Washing |
ton, and other talent will give an enter |
tainment on Thursday evening at Curtis |
Hail. closing with a pleasing little oper- |
eta entitled "a Trip to Europe" The |
proceeds of this entertainment will be de- |