Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-28
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, All repaired to the bath room the frs
! thing, and every first nighter'' was re-
CURED to take thorough bath. AS there
were three tubs in the room and only about
one-thfrd of the men were newcomers thi.
part of the program did not occupy much
| time.
AS each man stripped, his clothes were
| tagged and check corresponding to the
one placed on his suit was attached to a
cord. and this was placed about his neck
HIS hat and shoes were placed in a recepta-
Gle on the wall, which also bore a number
corresponding with that ON the tag at
tached to his clothes. This insured his
getting ms own wearing apparel in the
morning: He was then handed clean,
white night dress and shown to his bed
After he had retired, if' he was a new
conner, every stitch of clothing that he had
worn was thoroughly fumigated
When Doyle was shown his bed he was
| very much surprised 1t was a neat iron
cot, with wire spring good mattress
clean pillow and sheets and three double
blankets He had anticipated nothing of
| this kind. Then, too. there was no vermin,
the room was comfortably warm and well
| ventilated. and consequently he slept like a
| log.
There are six sleeping rooms in the house.
and every one of them is as clean as any
| one could desire it to be. There are fifty
| beds in these rooms.
Breakfast at Seven
| Doyle was awakened in the morning by
| hearing somebody calling, six O'Clock! All
| up, please" His roommates were tumbling
| out of bed and making for the dressing
| room, so he lost no time in following suit.
| He had had ten hours of good, sound sleep
| and never felt better in his life than at this
| very moment.
| Breakfast over. those who had work to do
| repaired to the wood yard, and the others
| started out in search of work, Doyle, of
| course, among the latter. AS they passed
| out through the corridor each man was re-
/ l.; .1I.zx
dow If the punched holes on this denoted
| that he had performed his task and thereby
| paid for his meals and lodging, he was per-
| mitted to pass out.
A Hunt for a Job
Some of the men steered in bee line for
| the municipal Offices hoping to get a job
| in the street cleaning department. Others
made for the railroads and wharves, livery
stables, blacksmith shops and printing Of
fees. But there were few who simply
lounged about the street and made no effort
to find work. They had no idea of looking
for job when they struck the town. All
they cared for was what they termed
graft"
A Secret Just Out.
One cold night during the civil war
seven eight little girls were returning
home from school, and as they trooped
down one of the business streets of the
city some of them perceived man sit
ting on the steps of a building, appar-
emily in n most detected condition of
mind He was In rags, and it was quite
evident he had undergone all sorts of
hardships.
The mans appearance touched the heart
of one of the little girls and going up to
him, she asked
please, sir. is there anything we could
do for you?'
The man looked up in surprise. He did
not expect sympathy from such a source.
When he saw all those little folks about
him the tears came into his eyes
Perhaps" said the little girl" you are
hungry. and we could get you something
to eat?"
No" was the reply, there is nothing
that you can do. 1t is not hunger that
worries me just now, but the fact that L
don't know where l am going to stay to-
night | have no money and people will
not take me in because of my rags and
general appearance"
And then the man broke down and wept
bitterly. The little girl wept with him.
But neither she nor her little companions
could do anything to relieve his distress |
They were children of wealthy people |
and they knew too we'll that what the |
man had said was true-robody would
take him in for the night
Then the little girl who had manifested |
SO much sympathy for this man fastened |
home. and found her GRANDPA Their. and to |
MIN she told all that she had seen, and |
what the poor Wanderer had said when she |
had offered to try and get him food
Inc SAD story and the pathetic appeal |
touched the heart of this grandfather and |
taking the little one upon his knee and |
wfping away her tears he said:
Dear child, don't cry any more for |
grandpa will see that home is provided |
day" "
And the grandfather kept his word. and |
as result the city of Washington has had |
Tor years one of the best ''municipaI Iodp-
ing houses in the country-one that has not |
ohiy sheltered thousands of homeless men, |
but has enabled hundreds of them to get
upon their feet and begin life anew
AND the beautiful little girl who was in
strumental in starting this great move
lheHt was JeWess, and her grandfat her
one or Washingtons best-known Hebrews
a. 3. Solomons, philanthropist who has
ny no means limited his good work to the
city OF Washington nor to people of his
own race VI iii'
Meriting Encouragement
Inc Night House Lodging Association"
was organized to carry on this good work.
ana Mr. solomons placed this property at
NO. "lz l2th street. which he owned at it's
oisposai. The association was incorporated
and later reorganized by the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia, who. to-
gether with the board of charities. now d.
lie funds. receiving an annual appropria-
ton of $4,000
Mr.. l.. B. Cutler was the efficient superin-
tendent of the house for many years but
upon the death of this gentleman in July
last the superintendent of the Central |
Union Mission. Mr. A. H. Tyson, was ap-
pointed to succeed him.
Mr.. Tyson has made many important
changes in the place since he took charge
New systems of heating and ventiating
have been installed. rooms enlarged and in |
fact the whole place practically remodeled
One of the rawbacks with which the new
superintendent has had to contend was
lack of sufficient storage room for wood.
The yard was too small to permit of dealers
bringing large quantities of the wood to
the place and piling 1t until such a time as
it could be cut and split. The lack of such
space no doubt led many dealers to employ
others to do their saving when they pre-
ferred that the institution should have the
work.
The board of charity took the matter up
this week, and after some negotiating sue
ceeded in securing an annex in the rear of
the yard. shed sufficiently large to store
a great many cords of wood. This will be
a great accommoda ton to patrons of the
yard and relieves the superintendent of no