New-York tribune., 1902-03-02
EVERYBODY'S FRIEND.
INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF THE "TOMBS
ANGEL"-WORK OF HER COM
MTTTEE AT AN END.

With the death of Mrs Rebecca Saome Foster.
the ''Tombs Angel" the work of the committee
known as the Friends at Court is at an end' ana
the organization will disband. The balance III the
treasury. which amounts to about $lSD. VIII De
returned to the subscribers, if they agree Will
be used to continue some project dear TO Mrs tos-
ter's heart at the time of her death and so serve
as a memorial of her useful life. Whether it Will
be employed to help one life or to eXtend some
more general work is not yet decided.
The Friends Court organized about SIX
years ago. It resulted from admonition OF the
Rev. Dr. Henry Y. Satterlee. former rector or Cal
vary Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Fosters pastor
Upon being called to Washington. D. c., as bishop,
he said to a few of his parishioners that he
wished Mrs Fosters work might be lightened. and
asked them to aid her in her labors in the courts.
Until then Mrs. Foster had been obliged to spend
a part of her time in soliciting money with which
to carry her work. The balance from her mod
crate income left after paying her own expenses
was always devoted the work. She never received
remuneration or salary.
The Friends Court started with six members
Alexander NJ. Hadden. the present chairman; Mrs.
S. A. Blatchford. Mrs. c. ]. Nourse. Miss Seward.
Mrs. George Bowdoin and Miss S. R. Martin. secre-
ary and treasurer. There are at present about two
hundred regular subscribers Three thousand dol
lars raised by the society annually. The last
annual report OF the committee stated that Mrs.
Foster had made. during the year. In visits, had
helped H9 prisoners and 81 prisoners families sent
to their homes various parts of this country, So
persons; paid travelling expenses to Germany of
two girls: to Italy OF a woman and child, and to
France and Bermuda of each, and gave 23o
pairs Of new shoes. For ice in prisons she had
spent S1sl 9O for lodgings. $l52 IS: for coal and
wood 500 49, for food $736 81 and for travelling
penses. 1858 9S.
a TYPICAL DAYS WORK.
Mrs Foster was once asked to describe typical
day in her work. and she gave the following re-
port:
l began at a. m. in the vestibule OF Calvary
Church where seven persons were awaiting
To two gave money for food. rent money
and TO two orders for shoes. The others l took
to superintendents OF two department stores Tor
Then to the Court Of Special Sessions, for the
case OF B. H previously investigated). accused
OF petty larceny, whose sentence was shortened 10
only thirty days. Met in the corrldor YOUNG
woman. homeless and penniess, with month-oid
baby in her arms. whose husband had Just been
sentenced for three months. and paid $ rent until
In Court of General Sessions. four cases; NJ. c.
aged nineteen. had stolen s., her first crime In
was let off with ten days a. B.. seventeen sus-
pected OF stealing ring was discharged In my Gus
tody I took her 70 her mother who Will report
to me regularly NJ. ". when drunk. had broken
a window AS IL her first offence she was
allowed go suspended sentence. and her
mother took her home. NJ. B.. twenty, servant
for her three years in this country willing 10 take
her back, but the court considers household
get her sentence shortened TO three months,
the ground OF previous good record
Next, in District Attorneys office, was promised
speedy trials for three cases in prison. Ihen TO
Seventeenth-st. and Tenth-ave. and TO Eighty
seventh-st. and Columbus-ave.. inquiring charac-
OF two girls whose cases are TO come up to-
I then returned to the District Attorneys office
by hts request. 10 consult about young girl a