Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
JUNIOR REPUBuCPOOR
Boy Citizens Nighties Are All
Wearing Out.
COLD PLACE TO SLEEP
Farm Needs Fertilizing to Become
Productive.
WEALTHY, TOO, IN PHoNY CASH
But Aluminium Coin Il Not Current
Elsewhere, and Real Sort Is
Needed Worst Way.
WEALTHY, TOO, IN PHoNY CASH

In spite Of the fact that hundreds Of
men and women in Washington know
what the National Junior Republic at
Annapolis Junction is doing toward
making fine citizens out of boys who,
generally speaking. lack the chance ito
make good" there is not enough inter-
est shown today to do more than keep
the republic barely above water.
It may be news even to some Of those
who take part In the Junior Republics
affairs to know that so closely are
those In charge figuring that some Of
the boys whose nightclothes have worn
threadbare or become tattered beyond
all usefulness cannot get new night
clothes!
1t is a strange situation. for the boys
or citizens" can earn plenty Of the
real United States coin at this small
republic - and yet the republic itself
is so hard pressed for money of the
real. crisp, green. gold or silver or
other subsidiary sort that the citizens
are facing the possibility OF sleeping
in underwear all winter.
Many Items Of Need.
This does not take on the aspect Of
humor to those in charge. This night
shirt famine Is one item of need pro-
voked by a lack Of ready funds. One
Of the dormitories where the young
citizens rent beds and living rooms
is so badly in need of better heating
apparatus that II is hard for the d.
weather will be prevented from causing
the most dangerous sort of illness.
The big farm on which the young
citizens work for their daily bread
should be covered with a long-needed
deluge Of fertilizer. 1t is the state
ment Of an expert in farm matters that
the Junior Republic farm would do
wonders II the proper fertilizer in suf-
flcient quantity could be worked into
the soil. AS II is. the lack Of money
land would probably support the Junior
Republic.
Appeals to the Public.
About one month ago the Washington
end of the board Of directors decided to
stir up the public interest this winter and
put the republic on a footing where 1t
could class itself with the more prosper
GUS junior republics. At a meeting held
at the republic the finance committee of
Washington promised to send $500 to tide
over certain pressing needs.
They were Just barely able to get that
$780, At a meeting Of this finance COM
mittee yesterday afternoon the chairman,
G. Thomas Dunlop, told the members that
Baltimore Is far and away ahead of
Washington in raising funds for this re-
public. 1t was also stated that the Junior
League. composed Of ladies Of the city,
intended to do it's share by arranging
a charity ball in December, tho proceeds
to go toward the republics treasury.
Noble Work In Hand.
There was a story in The Star less than
a month ago outlining the work Of the
National Junior Republic. To recapitu-
late briefly. this institution aims to take
a boy who has failed, or who Is cailed
incorrigible. or who has had any and all
kinds Of handicaps placed In his way and
make him a citizen OF a small state.
where he will learn what responsibility
Is and become an active factor in the
states own existence.
The last financial statement Of the Ma
tional Junior Republic shows that the in
come Of the institution for the year 1908
was $l3.Oi9.S1. OF this amount about
s. 40 came from Washington's charitably
inclined people and $1.54S came from the
board of children's guardians Of the Dis
trfct of Columbia. More than half the
amount came from Baltimore.
This income was exceeded In the ex-
penditures by $3.50.