The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-10
B. Rich's Sons,
High-grade Footwear.
Ten-one F, cor. 10th.
THE JUNIOR REPUBLIC.
ohcers of the Annapolis Institution
Appeal for Help.

| An appeal for aid has been made to the
| public of Baltimore and Washington Inv
| the Women's League of the National
junior Republic at Annapolis Junction
| Md The republic has grown so rapidly
that there exists at the present time a
| pressing need for more buildings and an
increase to the general fund.
This republic. established for the bene-
| fit OF children who can have no suitable
| nome life, is situated near ANNAPOLIS
Junction, Nd, on a farm of 144 acres. the
| gilt of Major Charles Newbold as a me
| mortal of his son. The first citizens
were received in September, 1899. and in
January, 1901, the number had increased
to forty, being more than the present
buildings can properly accommodate SO
that many children greatly in need of care
ana training are still waiting for sdrlis-
| sion. .
The young citizens of this republic make
| and enforce their own laws. under proper
guidance. elect their own officers, and paw
their own living expenses in the aluminium
coin made for their use and earned by
their own labor. They learn by expert
ence the dignity and necessity of labor
and the practical value of thrift
They are taught the rudiments Of a COM
ing, carpentry. homework, etc, and are
trained to become useful. self respecting
citizens of the Greater Republic
The officers Of the league are as follows:
President. Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks:
Vice President, Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood;
Recording Secretary Mrs. Stanton J.
Peelle; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs
Hannah B. Sperry; Treasurer Mrs John
L. Mcneil. Contributions will be received
by any of these officers.
In the appeal for aid the management
of the Women's League points out that il
is far better that money should be spent
in educating the children for honest and
useful lives than 1t is to spend money for
the erection of jails and warehouses; in
which they may be confined when they
have become criminals and paupers.
The following subscriptions have been
received by the Women's League:
Members OF Miss Janet Richards Current Event,
Class, Baltimore, so. The following have given
so each: Mrs. ". j. BOardnan George r.
Lyman. Miss Mary r. McCency. and Mr.. J. F.
Newbold: IS each has been given by Mrs. Charles
Green. Miss Mary f. McSeney, Mrs +. q. Cook,
Mrs. Charles J. johnson. Mrs. James Lake, SIR.
John l.. Mcneil. Miss Meeker, Miss Mary F..
Pierce, Mrs William 5. Powell. and Mr.. Stan
ton J. Peeile.
The following members OF the league
have each paid 81;
Mrs Randolph Barton. Mrs. Lucia T. Blount
Mrs Marcus NJ Benjamin. Mrs Vernon Bailey
Mrs. Herbert Blair, Mrs Herbert Brown. Mis- H.
J. Buckley. Miss Mabel Baker, Miss NJ Ida
Curry. Mrs. Edward Cohen, Miss " Cofeen
Mrs. F. Cairns. Ars. }. Elliott, Mrs. Walter
Evans Mrs. Charles ". Fairbanks. Mrs. +. o. /.
Finley, Mrs. Charles P. Foster, Mrs Henry Can
nett, Mrs John ". Gregory. Miss Alice Gannett
Mrs Grover, Mrs. George Z. Gilliland Miss S.
l.. Gannett. Mrs Bernard Green, Mr.. Z. d. Gar
wood. Ethlyn Emery Hutton Gen II. Haupt,
Miss NJ. C. Haupt Mrs. C. J. Hagan, Mrs. W.
II. Hoeke, Mrs. Mary E. Ingereoll. Mrs. Sarah
Hall Johnston, Miss Laura W Jackson Mrs j.
+. Jackson. Miss Kelly. Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood
Mr.. Marshall l. Ludington Mrs. John L. Nc
Neil. Mrs. Henry Moore Ella Esther Mccall,
Mrs z. r. Middleton, Mrs Charlotte F. Main.
Mrs. NJ. G. Merchant Miss Ellen VI. Mills Mrs
Henry L. Mann, Mrs. 81. d. O'COnnell Mrs s.
J. Peelle Miss Elizabeth Pierce, Mrs. Lee Porter,
Miss Anna Porter, Miss Jennie Rathburn, Miss
Janet z. Richards Miss Elizabeth Ross. Miss J.
It. Ripley, Mrs. }. n. Rose, Mr. Welles 7. Ross
Mrs II. b. SperTy, Mrs. J. J. Stephens, Mrs
Arthur stabler, Mrs 7. W. Sidwell Mr. H. L.
Salisbury Mrs Arternisia II. Thomas. Miss Filling
hast, Mrs. f. NJ. Tingley. Mrs. George W. Wey-
mouth, Mrs. II. p. Ward Miss Hattie P Wood,
Mrs. Charles 4. White Mrs Robert Wartrop,
Miss Isabel Wardrop, and Mrs. J. d. Young