The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-27
SISTERS ON BEGGING TOURS.
Routine and Results of work Per
formed by Catholic Women

Into all business offices IL cities there
come, every few DAYS Roman Catholic
women. dressed ia the habit of some re-
llgiOuS society and seeking money for
the support Of their work Sometimes
TWO women VIII come in together, but
oIIcEer the t8O are q sister and girl
IN her early teens. Appeals are made IN
Discriminatory. and generally in the form
OF 4 simple request for aims without ar
Eument or explanation. The Church
Economist had a talk recently with a
Roman Catholic sister. who has spent her
life begging IL Offices OF business men
For obvious reasons the identity Of ne
sister cannot be- made known. buI we be-
liable
Givers Of large amounts are looked
after carefully by the clergy There is
also system OF cauVaSSing that IS done
by the assistant priests. usually once d
year, and from house to house This is
in addition 10 money given in the
churches. and is often for special work
such as the building Of a parOchiaI school
or Of an addition to the church. To the
women - relegated the support of the
asyiuInS. the orphauages- and the hos
pitfalls They are forbidden BY the rules
OF their societies to go about alone. and
hence, 70 comply with this regulation
without an unnecessary draft on mem
hers. they secure the company OF young
girl OF course, they are not allowed 10
be6 IN a diocese without the approval Of
for certain seasons Of the year and for
certain parts Of the diocese Superiors
of the societies allot routes TO different
canEaSSerS- and a careful system is fol-
lowed. As the sisters receive no salary
the expenses are nominal Even when d
trolley or other fare is TO be paid some
felloW-Ias SeugeT often volunteers 70 pay
It-and IS always permitted 10 DO SO
1t rarely, II ever happens that any insult
IS offered to these sisters The one with
whom the talk was had said she had
never been iusulted. nor did she know of
case IN the experience OF others There
Is no place where they do no. 20 saloons
are among the most responsive Of all
places Restaurants are good. and certain
of them, II kept by Roman Catholics.
give lunches To the solicitors without paw
their charity taking that form
The Sister expressed the belief that
more than half the money she obtained
came from noH-CathOIiCs- She said she
would explain il the question was raised
that the charity for which she asked aims
treated ON the same terms Catholics and
non-Catholics. adding however that, of
course, the administration was IN Catho-
lie hands " here pledges are obtained
they are handed over 10 a collecting
The amount received in a day varies
greatly Ten dollars is thought small
Twenty dollars Is, perhaps. an 8Nera Se
record Sometimes. by singular good
luck. as much ds So is obtained in one
day Most Of the money obtained = given
in dimes and quarters Soliciting for a
given charity does not go Oh the year
round because there are often societies
which claim part OF the time - local
uy. Enough sisters are assigned To the
work to cover tie field within the time
allowed. The money is turned in each
night. and the word Of the sister has Of
course. to be taken concerning her re-
ceiytS and expenditures The sister ex-
pressed the belief that Protestant women.
If they took mp the WORK Of personal Wis
itaLiou. could obtain far larger sums than
Catholics DO. and was surprised that this
method was not followed by ProteStants.
In the New York diOceSeS there are more
in