Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-30
Specials From the Art Department.

| fororn his empty home seemed-as if his
| family were all dead. He fell in with some
companions who induced him to take a
drink. The next thing he knew he was in
| the station house. with a thirty or siXty-day
| sentence to the WOrkhouSC staring him in
| the face. At his request our agent looked
up gentleman who had employed him.
and who gladly came to court and testified
| that he was a sober and good workman.
! He was released, and was 1t not better
| that he have a chance to work for his poor
| wife and children. as he had done for years
| than to leave them to cold charity, while
| he nursed his anger in idleness in Jail? The
wife has since died.
"A young man. over-persuaded by COM
panions to take just one drink was found
| in deep despair in the station house fear
full of the disgrace of exposure. Our agent
paid his fine, which, when he was among
his friends, was promptly returned. You
have saved me-, he said, L have no way to
express to you my gratitude. Is it worth
while to try to save such men"
Another case was of girl of fifteen
years who was temporarily placed in the
Crittenden Home, to be afterward restored
to her home and family, with the forgive
ness of father and mother. A young Wo-
man dressmaker arrested for being south of
the avenue, whittier she went on a legiti-
mate errand, was saved from the work
house and sent home to Pennsylvania, and
letters Of gratitude have been received from
her. A very sad case was of a young mar
ried woman, deserted by her husband, her
three cflllQretl taken away. One was ABOUT
to give up in despair, but was encouraged
to hold on, and under the care of friends
found employment and self-support.
Letters and kilograms have come to the
society from friends and parents asking
its help to hunt up lost children, and to
send home those who are wounded-as the
Jockey from Nashville was, whose leg was
amputated from the kick of a horse, and
left to care for himself by those who hired
tim-or who have been discovered by the
agent through the courts.
DO not these facts show the necessity
for such a society to promote the ends of
justice, truly as policemen and courts
are needed? We must do much of our work
in this world through Others. and the APP
peal of this society is for help from those
who desire to have some hand in saving
the youth from criminal life, and who
want to share the reward, Well done, good
and faithful servant Some of US have
seen the need of this organization for
nearly twenty years, as We have known
that 3 800 persons We're yearly turned loose
upon the city from the jail and workhouse
with hardly q hand stretched forth to save
them, and We rejoice most heartily In the
work undertaken
Aid Acknowledged.
The society wishes to testify with all
emphasis to the aid and sympathy received
from the judges of the Police Court and
from the chief of police. But for their
kindly cooperation little could be ac-
cOrlpilSnEu. Iney are men OF klnQ hearts
and large sympathies. But when no one is
interested in case sufficiently to look up
all the facts the judge must decide the
cases in accordance with the testimony pre-
scented: and persons friendless, unknown, or
weak through sickness, or young children
terroriZed at the prospect of jail, and even
men who have been tempted by compan-
ions to take just one drink, are liable TO be
very unjustly used.
Mr.. Massie, the agent of the society,
works night aid day, leaving no stone I'M
turned that he may get bottom facts. And
when he has them the judges are most
willing to act upon them in the interests of
Justice as they have done in scores of
cases in the few months past. We desire
the cooperation of all good citizens in this
effort. Membership in the society, which
entities one TO attend any of its meetings is
put at 81 per aunum. We would like to
add 5000 members at once. But We hope
there are large-hearted men and women in
Washington who will contribute largely to