Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14
SERVANT GIRLS UNION
IMPORTANT SECRET DISCOVERED
BY MR.. M. L. CRoxALL.

Morris l.. Croxall, disbursing officer Of
the Navy Department, yesterday discovered
one of the gravest of the secrets of the
servant girls union, and with the idea OF
benefting suffering householders of this
city. to whom the servant problem is a red.
white aud blue nightmare. he decided to
make his find public property.
Only a few days ago the Croxall servant,
a perfect "jewel of girl" received a postal
money order for "fo'teen dollahs and fo'ty
CENTS" with an urgent appeal that she
journey southwark to cheer the last days of
a sick relative. She journeyed, and 1t was
yesterday, when Mr. Croxall was consign-
ing to the ash heap the odds and ends that
the Jewel had left in her room that the
great discovery was made. 1t was just a
letter to be sure, but ii was a letter of
recommendation from the departed servant
to her successor. 1t recommended Mr. and
Mrs Croxall as easy to live with
Means of Communication.
1t is we'll known that the hobo fraternity
has a system OF hieroglyphics by which a
knight Of the road, by merely glancing at
the gatepost, can tell whether the occu-
pants of the premises behind the gate ara
easy" whether they keep a dog and
whether the dog has kindly disposition:
But this Is declared to be the first con-
crete evidence that the servant problem
was Influenced by any similar means.
Mr.. Croxall thinks that his discovery in
a bureau drawer in the servants room Of
the letter of recommendation may explain
to many distressed housekeepers the reason
for the f1y-by might tactics of their help.
A Recommendation" to the effect that
"these people don't pay their girls regular
something Of the sort, wouldn't, Mr.. Crox-
all thinks, tend to make newly hired
servant tickled to death with her job.
Text of the Letter.
But 1t is not regarded as necessary to
explain the situation further The letter,
unaddressed and unenveloped, that Mr..
Croxall found, sets forth:
"A reconciliation. for Mr.. and Mrs Nor
ris. L. Crozall. they are the incest white
people 1 Ever met Just like l found them
is the way I left them. Mr.. Croxall l
never saw him but what he wasn't smile
ing Mrs. CroXall. the same. to prove
that they are nice people. when l left them
my month was not quite UP still Mr.
Croxall paid me for the time 1 had been
there. l thought it was very Gentleman
like in him. If L did any thing that Mrs.
Croxall did not like she would never speak
to me IL she were angry but she would
always talk with a smile on her face.
while 1 would have frown on mine. An
other thing Mr.. Croxall do not mind pay
ing his Debts when my first month was out
he came smiling and handed me the money
as If he were glad to pay me while some
that / have lived with have dashed they
money at my feet A mother thing l must
say don't care what Mr.. and Mrs. Croxall
had to eat they thought l must have some
of 1t to eat wasn't that nice of her the
room that l slept in were as nice or nicer
than hers. I never did any more than ]
felt like never had Mrs. Croxali 10 hurry
me. / cannot praise them all / wish nor
either too highly they Just are the incest
couple in Washington l have got to leave
them now on the count of my sick farther
down South. l hate to leave them very
bad. but still 1 wish them much success
in life and heaven after Death | am their
Obedient Servant Eta G. Johnson"