Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-05
MAUI Shy no. 9E AFFAIRS
Operations Under Direction of Newsboy's
and Chillren's Aid Society.
Report of the Superintendent for the
Past Fiscal Year-Separa-
ton of Races.

Mr.. Herbert w. Lewis, the District super
intendent of charities, is in receipt OF state
ments of the operations OF the Ne"spoys
and Children's Aid Society for the nscai
year ended June 80, 1899. These statements
show that the appropriation by congress
of 81 600 for the institution was wholly ex-
pended $40 of the amount being used in
the payment of salaries. OF the Maulsby
account. there remained on hand July l.
1898 sos AZ, and the disbursements dur
ing the past year out of this fund were
s262, leaving a balance Of $3.42 In the gen.
eral account the receipts were $4,2222o,
while the expenditures were, including
payment of 5000 on the debt on the prop
erty 927 E street, s., 76S.O6, leaving bal
ance June 80, 1899, in the general account
of s45419 The estimated value OF the
property of the society is $4,000, on Whlcn
rests an Indebtedness of $3.50.
Miss B. Mordaunt Wilson, the superin-
tendent of the society, speaks in her re-
mort of the great change which has taken
place in the home during the year. ana
which makes every otner detail VI m
work pale into insignif1cance, brought
about by the conclusion to which the ladies'
of our board at last arrived, that IL was
undesirable to mix the colored ana Wnlte
children 1t has taken time, she states
ito come to this opinion. II seems me- o
raise the colored children by means OF
associattng them with the white, out we
found alas! that the white children VINO
we're here also for training, were learning l
quite readily the lessons the eGi9ren uare
Gaining nothing from their associd.iol
with the unframed white cnlioreli, anu =. -
crow at last to seem grleVouS WRONG "
the little white children to sacrince theill
an the altar of the others good, IL pelns
tho duty of the home, the city. tne state,
Tho country. to give every child the best
surroundings for its development;
1--WE would give the colored chlidren
nothing less than we would give those OF
our own race. For 1ustice sahe VIC "ooi"
not give them more.
The Work Continues.
s,The home, which had been started for
white and colored newsboys, still fulhiis us
work. All through the winter and summer
we have had an excellent attendance. Col
ored and white newsboys come every even
ing hut are under different teachers and in
separate parts of the building. In the
house which is used specially for the IN
mates who remain for length or time
with us we have now only white children.
.'The home" continues Miss Wilson in
her report, was first started for dependent
white children, and as there seemed need
that our work for them should continue
we regretfully parted with our black
brothers Education, suitable homes In
properly lighted streets, industries started
and conducted by the colored race, Will
some day, not in the far distance, place
them on plane with the civilized races OF
the world; will make Of them a great,
noble, an honorable people, but not by sac
rff1cine our own That has been done In
the mast. We owed 1t to them We have
paid the debt. Their future rests now Win
themselves, and they will surely become all
that their best wishers. their truest friends.
have desired for them. All that the adult