Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31
FOR THE DESERVING POOR
Fair Opens Under Favorable Auspices at
Carroll Hall.
Large Attendance and Liberal Pat
rOnage-Ladies' of Charity
in Charge.

A fair for the benefit of the deserving
poor of Washington, regardless of religious
belief. race or color, was opened last even
ing at Carroll Hall, G. street between 9th
and 1Oth streets northwest, under the aus
pices of the Ladies' of Charity of st. Pat
rick's parish. The attendance was i'm
mense-
After an overture by the Marine Band,
Professor Santelmann, leader, Rev. DR..
Stafford. spiritual director of the society.
made an address. a part of which was
Amongst all the charitable organizations
in the city. the Ladies of Charity deserve
a prominent place. Their work is eminent
ly practical Most charitable organizations
contine themselves to one special line of
work. but the work of the Ladies of Char
ity is intenSed to meet the demand. what
ever it may be, to supply the want, how
ever ii may arise. They supply groceries;
they buy medicines; they buy sewing ma
chimes; titilOrs' outfit, or a kit of tools, to
enable Il man TO go to work. They visit
the various institutions, such as hospitals
and the poor house. and supply the sick in
these places with flowers and other lux
uries. They teach the women in the work
house how to sew.
I'm addition to this they visit the poor
at their homes and supply them with medi-
cines and necessary nourishment. They
also buy shoes, clothing and books, to en-
able children TO attend school.
Limited to No One Field.
In word their work is not limited to
any special field or to the supplying of any
special want, but whatever can be done for
the poor they are ready to do it. Their
work IS not confined to any denomination
or class. but they are ready to help the
poor whoever they are and wherever they
may be found who without regard to class,
condition, color or creed.
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lies numbering at least 100 persons. They
made some 1000 visits, distributed 500 ar
tiC'es of clothing, and several thousand
yards of raw material. They visited all
the various public Institutions in the city,
and as many non-CathOlicS as Catholics
We're their beneficiaries.
They meet every Wednesday morning
at 1870 O'Clock, when cases are reported
and discussed and visitors appointed"
Remarks by Others.
Brief remarks prasing the work of the
ladies who organized the fair and Father
Stafford for the part taken by him were
made by Revs. Fathers Gloyd and Doian.
Music was discoursed by the Marine Band
at frequent intervals during the evening.
All the booths We're so handsomely deco
rated that il determined by those in
authority to ask the visitors to the fair dur
ing the two weeks it is to be held to decide
by vote which is entitled to a prize as being
the prettiest.
Lunch will be served each day during the
continuance of the fair from II to 2, and
supper from { to 10 pm.
The program for this evening is a series
of tableauX. as follows:
l, A Good Game for Two; 2, In the Car
den of Youth; 3, Nothing but Fame; 4. The
Triumph of Genius; s, This Can Happen;
e. A Little Story. by A Sleeve !, Presence
Of Mind; S. Poor jim; 8, His Only Child.
BY Misses Viola Latham. Jeanette King,
Grace Thyson and Ella Corbett; Messrs. j.
j. Fitzpatrick, Charles Muherrn, Joseph
eastman, D. F. O'Brien, Michael Ryan
and James Higgins.
a list of committees in charge, together
with those who made donations, appeared
in Saturdays Star.