The Washington herald., 1910-11-04

! I"enty-four hours ago the $500 mort
gage hanging over the home OF the five
Cray orphans at Tuxedo. Nd. seemed a
rather formidable incubus. II seemed ~.
cro"ning touch 10 the awful tragedy
"Aleh robbed them Of their parents who
were killed last Saturday in a terrible
train accident not FAR from their waiting
little ones.
hut al doubt that the mortgage would
De lifted, that Washington charity would
more than prove equal 70 the task which
confronted u. was dispelled yesterday
9"iItiy mounting upward and acceler-
at'ng IN strength and volume. the suh-
scflptlon inaugrated for the children hy
Ne washington Herald more than
doubled itself yesterday. Money came
pouring in from everywhere-aH sections
OF the city. The total is now $50 eo
leaving only 500 10 be raised before the
mortgage is cast among the forgotten
'HIhgs. OF this sum considerably more
than half Is already promised.
May Pass Mark To-day.
But the fund win not stop there
Charity viii not fuldn itself in the raising
OF the mortgage The children need 10 he
cared for, 10 be fed, clothed. and school
ed. and while friends and relatives viii do
their part II providing these, all MONEYS
contributed by sympathetic public VIII
ne gratefully and joyfully received. The
Washington Herald subscTiptioB win NOT
be closed when 1886 is raised. but II win
be kept open as long as the public cares
q. contribute 20 ii. A. the present rate
OF progress il looks as If the fund viii far
surpass the $500 mark to-day.
Washington has adopted these children
as rs own They are well worthy Of the
eHorts being put forth IN their behalf
me TWO older orphans. Mason ana
Louise, are sturdy and ambitious, and
they will soon be breadwiuners and he
come the protectors of the smaller ores
Robert ~ Wells, a lawyer. with of7ces
~ the Commercial Aafiosal RanK Pu,lz-
ing. living IN Prince George County. Nd
has been practically decided upon as
guardian of the children. He had intend
ed 10 make an application Tor appoint
ment as guardian az the meeting of me
orphan S Court next Tuesday, bur as
this Is election day, the court has ad-
jouFned its meeting, and viii u0t sir
again until November H. At this time
Mr- Wells application Will be submitted
10 the court II ne Is appointed. as now
seems probable, a bond viii be required
OF him, and all disbursements will be
subject TO the scrutiny OF the court.
Guardian TO Get Fund.
Under these circumstances II seems
probable that the fund now IN possession
OF The Washington Herald will be re-
tained until Mr., Wells has been selected
as legal guardian, when il viii be turned
over 10 him. His bond VIII be guf-
nclently large 10 cover all contributions
forwarded through The Washington
Herald. no matter how great this sum
may be-
one OF the remarkable features OF the
subscription yesterday was the fact that
employees OF the construction and repair
department Of the Washington. Navy
Yard. whose numbers do not exceed 100.
raised 81 within an hour for The fund
At this rate ii is difficult 10 predict what
the contributors Of the entire ward
where there are nearly 4.0OO employees. viii
be.
Another gentleman who interested him
self in the matter started a collection
of quarters among his friends yesterday.
Out Of seventy-one whom he asked 10
contribute. siXty-nne did so. and of the
two who refused one pleaded financial
embarrassment and the other said he was
not interested. There was $50 subscribed
in the Pension Bureau yesterday
The many subscriptions opened I'm de-
partment stores. institutions, and govern
ment departments are still going forward,
and the progress reported yesterday
makes it certain that the final subscrip-
tions will be far beyond the dreams OF
those who inaugurated the fund.