Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

the difficulty; and he sought it. After
| hearing the story and securing the release
| of the prisoner, Mr.. Massie went first to
| the irate mother-in-aw. At first she re-
| fused to allow her son-in-law into her
| house. but finally beginning to understand
| the agents story, she allowed her son-in-
law to enter, and within fifteen minutes
mother-in-iaw and son-in-aw We're weep
ing on each others shoulders. while a tear
full wife tugged at one arm of the man
and child chung to the hand of the other.
You ought to come out and see the
happy family we have around ia ble
every day for dinner the rescued told
Mr. Massie a few days ago.
AS probation officer. Agent Massie has
accomplished much. 1t is interesting to
know just now, when adult probation is ad-
vocated for the District of Columbia that
Agent Massie has practiced it and has.
by his voluntary work shown its success
In some cases he requires men whom he
has released to report to his house a GER
tain number of times each week. OF course,
the man must be sober and appear in
dustrious when he reports. Mr.. Massie has
few evenings when at least one such
to go, they say. for the words of en-
enlargement they get from their bene-
factor.
Each case that comes to the Police Court
receives the attention of the Prisoners
Aid Society and many of the prisoners are
helped in a material way. According to
the last report. during the month of jan
uary Mr.. Masse gave material aid to 40
prisoners, or an average of nearly twenty
each court day. Out of that number ia
were saved from yawning prisons and
sent to their homes out of the city. For
five homes were secured in the District,
and for four others work was secured. I
During this same month of January, when
4I9 were assisted, Agent Massie expended
in fines and railroad fares S716.3s. OF that
amount. paid out to the prisoners without
the slightest security, except a promise,
S679.5 or about 90 per cent, was paid back
That increases my faith in human ma
ture," remarked Bishop Satterlee, when he
read the figures a few days ago. Besides
the amount still unreturned, SS6.S3, the
expenses for kilograms, lunches and agents
outlay amounted / sIO.62, making a total
cost for the month of sl07.45 That did the
work of over 800 and in single month as
sisted nearly 500 people.
The Prisoners Aid Department of the
diocese of Washington of which Mr.. Massie
is the agent, was formed in April, 1900.
Bishop Henry Yates Satterlee is the presi-
dent of the society, Rev r. P Williams,
archdeacon of Washington, is the vice
president: Rev. W. J. d. Thomas. chap
lain: Mrs. Mary F. Case, treasurer; Miss
Rachel c. Levy, secretary; DR.. Ida ]. Hell
berger. physician; John Sherman, financial
secretary. The object of the society, as
stated in its printed circular, is:
To save young men and women from
lives of crime. Its motto is Prevention
one rarely used in the present penal sys-
tenn 1t seeks to become acquainted
through its agent, with the circumstances
of each case where an arrest has been
made or party detained because of offense
against the laws regulations of the
District, and, when it seems to cah for
the good offices of the association, to throw
protection around those who through igno-