Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12
WORTHY OF CHARITY
Committee Approves Many
District Institutions.
OTHERS NOT SANCTIONED
Second Annual Report on Investiga-
tons Submitted to Board of
Commissioners.

The second annual report Of the chart.
ties Endorsement committee Of the District
OF Columbia Was submitted to the Dis.
trict Commissioners today. II contains q
list OF institutions which the committee
has Investigated during the past year and
has found to be worthy Of the confidence
Of the public. A list Of institutions which
are deemed by the committee to be un-
worthy OF confidence and support also
is given. Thirty three other organiza-
tons. the names Of which are mentioned
which were Investigated by the commit.
tee. are not given its sanction.
Some of them may be worthy institu-
tons. and doubtless are" states the re-
port, but inasmuch as some of them
have declined and others neglected, after
urgent and repeated requests, to give us
necessary Information regarding their
work, We have felt that this committee
cannot give its sanction to their under
takings, however worthy they may be-"
Institutions Approved.
The Institutions which meet with the
approval Of the committee follow:
Aged Woman's Home, Associated Char
tiles, Association for the Prevention of
tuberculosis, Association for Works Of
Mercy, Boy Scouts OF America, Bruen
Home, Central Union Mission, Children
Country Home, Children's Hospital,
Christian and Eleanora Rupert Home.
Citizens Relief Association, Colored So
cial Settlement, Eastern Dispensary and
Casualty Hospital, Episcopal Ear. Eye
and Throat Hospital, Episcopal Home for
Help MISSION, Friendship House Associa-
ton, Georgetown Industrial Center, George
Washington University Hospital, Good
Samaritan Home, Gospel Mission, He
brew Relief Society, Home for Friend
less Girls. Infants and Children's Dis
Society, Jesus Will Help YOU Mission,
Legion Of Loyal Women, Lucy Webb
Hayes National Training School for
Deaconesses and Missionaries tSibley
HospitaD, Lutheran Ear, Eye and
ern Star Home. National Association for
the Relief of Destitute ,Colored Women
and Children, National Homeopathic
Hospital, National Plant, Flower and
Fruit Guild washington branch), Ma
tional Sewing Council, National Training
School for Women and Girls, Neighbor-
hood House. Noel House. Northern Dis
pensary and Emergency Hospital, Play
ground and Recreation Association Of
America, Salvation Army, Stoddard Bap-
tist Old Folks Home. summer outings
Washington Cooperative Society. Wash
ington diet kitchen, Washington Home
for Foundlings, Washington Home for
Incurables. Washington playground
Association. Women's Christian Assoeia-
ton, Woman's Clinic, Woman's Dispen-
sary, Working Boys Home and Children's
Aid Association. Young Mems Christian
Association, Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation (coloreD, Young Wonen's Chris
tan Association, Young Womens Chris
tian Association (colored, Young Wom-
ans Christian Home.
The charities Endorsement committee,
composed of Henry 8. F. Mcfarland,
chairman; Mrs. George w. White, Myer
Cohen, M. A. Leese and Walter c.. Gle
phane, secretary, stated, in its report,
reasons why 1t refused to sanction those
organizations which failed to meet with
their approval.