Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23
NEW BOARD OF CHARITIES
EARLY APPOINTMENT OF THE MEM
BEERS LOOKED FOR.
1t IL Believed That the President Will
Announce Them Next Week-Selec-
tion of the Secretary.

1t is believed that early next week the
President will name the board Of charities
provided for In the act Of Congress APPROX
ed the 9th instant. The board. as hereto
fore stated in The Star. will consist of five
members. residents Of the District, to be
appointed by the President by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate Tor a
term of three years, but in such manner
that the terms of not more than two OF
them shall expire in the same year. NO
compensation is to be received by the mem
bers of the board, no member of which shall
serve as trustee or administrative officer OF
any institution subject to the visitation OF
the board.
The act creating the, board makes IT the
duty of said board to visit, inspect and
maintain a general supervision over all In
situations of a ecinarit ab1e, eleemosynary'
correctional or reformatory character. sup
ported in whole pr In part by approprla-
lions by Congress- made for the care OF
treatment Of residents IF the District. and
Is the result of years Of thought ana en-
deavor on the part Of those interested IN
charitable matters and who have mace sucn
affairs study. The creation or the poaro
was officially approved by Mr. A. u. VAR
ner, the first District superintendent OF
charities. who afterward occupied TIL ms
death the chair of social economics IN the
Stanford University It's estaonshifema ar ms
tendent of charities, Mr.: Herbert w: Lewis,
despite the fact that It's creation aboilshes
his position. 'z-''
Rumor. Regarding Selections.
It is stated that the President has given
the subject much careful thought. ana ne
is said to feel that the members OF the
board should be such citizens OF the Dis
trict as may be depended upon to carry Out
its purposes Just who these members Will
be Is, of course. a matter about which ifttie
is known. 1t is believed. however that the
President has been advised to appoint
Hebrew a Catholic, a Protestant, woman
and a co1ored man Whether he will adopt
this alleged advice is not known, but 1t was
stated today that this may be expected.
and in this connection 1t Is rumored that
either Rabbi Stern or Mr.. Simon Wolf will
represent the Hebrews: Mr.. Dominick l.
Murphy Prof Nell of the Catholic Unlver-
sfty. Mr.. NJ. I. Weller or Mr.. George E.
Hamilton, the Catholics: Mr. s. W. Wood
ward the Protestants. and that Mrs. Ellen
s. Mussey will the woman member and
Prof. George w. Cook of Howard Univer-
sfty the coIored member OF the board
The secretaryshIp.
Some friends of Mr.. Murphy expect, it is
said. that If he Is appointed a member Of
the board he will serve but a short time.
and will then resign for the purpose of be-
coming the secretary Of the organization. a
position winch pays, $I,op per dliu1u. ooI
those who know Mr.. Murphy best are
stated to express disbelief In this rumor.
while those who have. not the pleasure of
his acquaintance express themselves as be-
ing confident that whoever is selected as
secretary of the board will be one who has
made the matters of which the board will
have supervision a study. a man learned In
such affairs and one who has made 1t a
profession No one not possessed Of such
qualifications should be appointed secre-
tary of the board 1t Is contended by those
most interested in 1t. and Furthermore it
is not believed by them that Mr. Murphy
would accept the position especially in the
manner stated.
The expectation among most of the citi-
zens of the District who ars interested in
charitable matters Is that the board Of
charities will select as its secretary the
present District superintendent of charities.
Mr. Herbert w. Lewis. as the man best
qualified for this important and responsible
position His friends urge that he Is one Of
the best informed men in the country on
charitable and reformatory affairs; that he
has made them the study of his life. and as
agent of the board of chldrens guardians
and as superintendent of charities has OBJ
tanned a knowledge of municipal charities
and like institutions such as no other man
here Possesses