Evening Star Newspaper, March 30, 1896, Page 11

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A large ameunt of business was trans- acted at yesierday’s meeting of “The Fed- eration of Trade and Labor Unions of Washington,” as the new branch of the American Federation of Labor here will hereafter be called. Delegates from sixteen © zations wer> present. Presid21t Mil- ford Spohn presided. After the adoption of a@ constitution the following preamble and resolutions, which are intended to pave the for estabilshing pleasant rela- tions with all labor bodies in the District, Were alopted by a unanimous vote: “Beleving that a central body composed of orgaaizations based uron the principles of trade untenism is necessary to main- tain thos= trade relations conducive to the best interests of the organized labor of this District and with an earnest desire for the realization of this object, we invite the affiliation of all local bodies organized un- der the trade union system, and pledging ourselves to maintain by every honorable Means a thorough federation of all trades desiring those relations which will harmon- fously and permanently unite all for the good of «ll, and with a further desire to maintain amicable and helpful relations with all labor organizations in this Dis- trict, be it “Resolved, That a committee of five be @elected and are hereby directed to call upon those organizations not represented in this body and secure if possible their co- operation In all matters for the general go0d of organized labor.” Wiiliam Whyte of the steamfitters was elected sergeant-at-arms and Z. T. Jen- kins, secretary. ———.—__ Funeral of Mrs. Bittinger. The funeral of Mrs. Bittinger, wife of Rev. Dr. B. F. Bittinger, took place on last Friday, from the Westminster Presbyterian Church, and was numerously attended by @ large circle of relatives and sympathizing friends. The religious services were con- ducted by the Rev. Joseph T. Kelly, who Portrayed her character as reflected in a life of beautiful Christian consistency, and em- bedying, as he said, rare unselfishness, B'ngular devotion to all the interests of the thurch of which her husband is the pastor, and wonderful endurance of pain protract- ed through a period of more than fifteen years. Dr. Pitzer also added his testimony, epecially to the power and worth of her example of patient suffering and cheerful tesignation to the Divine will. A slight de- parture in the manner of her funeral from custom was noticed in that, while the pall- bearers were the memebers of the session and the diaconate, her body was accom- Fanied to its last earthly resting place in Hill cemetery by the officers, with their wives, of the church. ———.—__. Funeral of Prof. Fava. At the funeral of the late Prof. Francis Fava of the Columbian University, which was held this morning at the Italian lega- tion, the pallbearers were the Marquis di Rudini and the following representing the university: President Whitman, Dr. Mun- roe, Prof. Amateis and Dr. Otis T. Mason. 4 number of the members of the faculty ind the board of trustees of the institution so were in attendance. A meeting of the faculties of the Corcoran Scientific and Graduate Schools was held Saturday after- hoon and resolutions of regret at. the death bf the brilliant young professor were drawn up and adopted. — Defeat of the Matabeles. Capt. Gifford, leading a rescue force, left Buluwayo, Matabeleland, South Africa, Thursday, and succeeded in rescuing thirty- eight whites, who had gone into laager at Inseza. This was not effected until after repelling an attack by a force of well- armed Matabeles, ard inflicting upon them @ heavy loss. The loss suffered by Gif- ford’s force in the engagement was one Killed and six wounded. Capt. Spreckley, who repulsed a strong force of Matabeles ‘Thursday, inflicting a heavy loss upon them, has returned to Buluwayo, bringing ‘With him a large number of prisoners. He brings the disastrous intelligence that all the whites in the Filibust district have been massacred by the natives, including Messrs. Bentley, Edkins, Baragwanath and Car- enter. "The corpses of all those killed were horribly mutilated, and their faces Were burned almost beyond recognition. —————+e+_______ Oklahoma and Reed. The supporters of Speaker Reed were strong enough in the Oklahoma republican territorial convention Saturday to vote down resolutions indorsing Maj. McKinley. The delegates to St. Louis were not in- structed, but they are said to be favorable to Mr. Reed. The platform has a financial plank de- Mmanding “the use of both gold and silver standard money, under such restric- dons, to be determined by legislation, as ‘Will secure the maintenance of the parities @f the values of the two metals.” OPE AND HELP The Florence Crittenton Mission, and Its Work. A REFUGE POR FALLEN" WOMEN Gan Commodious Quarters Secured on Third Street for the Work. A LARGE FAMILY The recent agitation of sentiment in favor of the wiping out of the locality popularly known as the “Division” has called atten- tion in a marked manner to a most nota- ble institution, the objects of which are in- separably linked with these efforts to purl- fy the city and elevate its morals. This is the “Florence Crittenton Hope and Help Mission,” now located at 218 3d street, in a commodious house that is most admira- bly adapted to thé purpose to which it has been recently deveted. This institution isa combination of a long-established Washing- ton enterprise and the benevolen¢e 6f one of the foremost mission founders in this country, Mr. Charles N. Crittenton, a mil- licnaire druggist 6f New York, who has caused the institution of homes for, friend- less and fallen women in twenty-three American cities. The local mission was the result of the formation in 1886 of “The Social Purity Alliance,” formed among some _public- spirited and earnest women in this city. It was composed of delegations’ of three ladies from ench of the several churches, “THE EVENING. STAR, MONDAY, MAROH 80, the often complicated affairs of this great and heterogeneous famfly. For her aid a set of rules have been adopted. Some of them may appear harsh until it is consid- ered that many of the women go into the home from practically a life of absolute | freedom from all restraint and the Joosest of personal habits. These rules follow: | “I. Destitute, dissipated or fallen women or girls desirous of leading a better life, also women or girls temporarily out of em- ployment, are cordially invited to this home, and may remain for such period of time as the board of managers shall deem kest. “2. All inmates shall be required to con- form strictly to the rules; to rise and retire at the time specified; keep their rooms in order; be neat and tidy in dress and per- _1896-TWELVE PAGES. son; industrious during working hours, and listen attentively to such advice as may be given them by the ladies in charge. “3. Girls or women on entering must sub- mit to be thoroughly searched, as no Nquors, optates, firearams, or objectionable literature will be allowed on the premises. BOAT. Profane language, slang phrases and all coarse jesting are strictly prohibited. Parental Discipline. “4. The discipline of the home shall be strictly parental in its character. The or- der and decorum of a well-regulated Chris- tian family shall be carefully carried out. Family worship shall be observed morning and evening. “5. The hour for retiring shall be not later than 9:30 p.m. The matron shall pass through the dormitories to see that lights are extinguished at this hour, unless in case of sickness. The hour for rising shall be fixed by the matron, according to the season and circumstances, and all written regulations pertaining thereto shall be un- derstood as indorsed by the board of man- agers. “6. The inmates will not be allowed to re- ceive visits from men unless consent is cbtained from the matron, and said visits shall always be under the surveillance of the matron. The inmates shall be carefully pro- tected Mm their desire for privacy, and shall courtcously await an invitation to any of the public apartments of the homte. “8. All letters received may be read by the matron, and all letters sent out may be read by her before they are mailed. All inmates shall be taught plain OUR POLICE NAVY Consists of Only One Vessel, the Joe Blackburn, A LARGER, BEMTER BOAT IS WANTED Something About the Work of the River Front Police. ALL KINDS OF MARAUDERS ‘The recent failure of Senator “Joe” Black- burn to secure a re-election will not cause the District authorities to change the name of the only boat in the police navy, which appointed by the pastors. The origin of The Crittenton Mission, the work should be credited to the W. C. T. U., which had sent out an appeal to the various churches for aid in establishing scme place where the women rescued from lives of shame could go for refuge while finding their way into better times and sur- roundings. Mrs. S. D. La Fetra, at present the president of the mission, was then the president of the local W. C. T. U., and has ever since taken the deepesi interest in this work. - <A Tragedy the Inspiration. The inspiration of the call for the estab- lshment of such a home was the enact- ment of a terrible double tragedy in the “Division” early in the winter of 1886. A man, crazed by jealousy, shot his mistress, and then shot himself. Both died. The whole city was shocked by the occurrence, and the members of the W. C. T. U. felt the great need of some place where they might work with these unfortunate women and try to tempt them away from their sinful lives. The house where the tragedy eceurred was for a time deserted, and a committee went to inspect it, to see if it could not be secured for such a purpose.But it was found that there were already sev- eral applicants for the property, and an enormous rental had been offered by one woman, who had been given the refusal. This failing, the ladies went around the corner to number 45 1lith street, and there the “Hope and Help Mission” was opened, January 1, 1887. The first year over one hundred women and girls sought refuge, rest and hope from their dreadful burdens in this comfortable home, and many of them were converted to Christian lives. Since that initial year the mission has had many abodes, always increasing in size. but often in searching for houses to rent the projectors and managers have been refused when the nature of their enterprise was Made known. Many hundreds of women have aviled themselves of the privilege offered, and the docrs have never been ciozed. . ‘The Recent Consolidation. Until recently the home of the mission has been at 604 H street, but when it was plan- ned to enlarge the work and to accept the offer of Mr. Crittenton to aid, if the name of his mission establishments were adopted, rew quarters had to be sought. The house on 3d street is probably as well adapted to the work as any in the city, and was ob- tained for a comparatively small rental—$75 menthly, of which Mr. Crittenton pays $25. The mission has seen many dark days, at times being on the verge of closing for the lack of funds, and at others being amply supplied with money and goods with which to run the house. One year Congress ap- propriated $1,000, and now an arrangement is made with the District Commissioners whereby the mission receives annually $500 frem the contingent fund provided for charitable purposes. Last year the expens2s were about $1,400, and for this sum an average of eighteen persons were supported. This year there will prebably be an average of thirty women and children under the rcof of the mission, and consequently the expenses will be greater and the need of private contributions will be more pressing. Roors are furnished by private enterprise, and this is a great aid. Mrs. J. S. Garrison bas already furnished one room on the fourth floor of the 3d street house, in me- moriam. There is another room that is fur- nished by the ladies of the First Congrega- ticnal Church, under the direction of Mrs. S. M. Newman. is A House Well Filled. There are now about twenty-six women in the house, some'of them remaining there all day, and others working out in some kind of service. As far as possible, the wo- men are encouraged to be self-supporting, and to this end all who have employment are charged a small sum for board and lodg- ing, amounting to about one-third of their wages. This gives the mission a slight rev- enue, and instills a wholesome principle in- to the minds of those who take refuge here. Women with babies find this place a great blessing. They are encouraged to bring their little ones with them when they seek refuge at the mission, for it is feared that if these women can rid themselves of the re- sponsibility of their children they will the more readily drift back to their old lives, and that the tender ties that bind the mother to the babe are often sufficient to hold the women to upright lives. So the nursery is an important feature of the mission on 8d street. It is a large, sunny room, rather bare of furniture just now, and, most pitiful to relate, almost destitute of toys. There is one little red chair, a cripple in the service, which is a constant bone of contention among the children who are old enough to care for such playthings. If the managers of .the mission, and especially the cheerful young woman who has been assigned to the care of the nursery, cowkd:have the use of a very small fraction of the thousands of toys that are yearly throwaraway as useless by the children of wealthier parents, the lit- tle ones at the mission would, indeed, be happy. Vital Probrehts. - But there are more important things at the mission to consider than toys and play- things. The problems solved there are real and important. They sometimes involve carries a streamer bearing the name “Joe Blackburn.” This boat has been in the | service several years, and has been repaired @ number of times. Cheapness was the principal motive which actuated the authorities in the se- lection of this particular boaz, and although the little craft is not an ice breaker, and would not, perhaps, cut a great figure in a naval battle, still much good has been ac- complished along-the river front since she has been in the service, The season for ac- tive work on.part of the Jittle police navy is just beginning, and as soon as the weath- er settles it will require double service on the part of these naval, officers to frotect the Potomac fisheries, in addition to pre- serving order and protecting property. There is a law on the statute books which makes it an offense to take fish from the river with seines, nets or traps, and the en- forcement of this law !s left to the police navy, or more properly, the harbor police. sewing, and the simpler and general fea- tures of cooking, to set the table neatly and to keep dining room and kitchen in good order. “40, All who are able must attend the Bible readings at the home, unless satis- factorily excused. “11, All inmates shall assist in the general work of the home as the matron may re- quire.” © Everybody 1s Busy. It will be scen from these rules that it is the plan to have all of the necessary work done by the inmates, and this, of caurse, reduces the expenses and keeps those who seek shelter busy. The house is well pro- vided with facilities for cooking and laun- dering, and it is earnestly desired by the directors that those interested in such en- terprises should know that the home is now in a position to take in laundry work, which will be neatly done. The income that may be derived from this source will be a great help. ‘The house contains twenty-six rooms, all well lighted, with east, south and west frontage. It is a cheerful, airy place, and there is not a dark corner in it. All the women who have children are given sep- arate rooms, and the larger apartments are furnished with several beds each. As a rule, the women take pride in keeping their roums tidy and attractive, and the house looks cheerful and comfort There is an effcrt made at all times to prevent the mission from having the air of a public institution, for it is felt that the women are more strongly attracted to it under such circumstan The pres- ent officers are: Sarah D. LaFetra, vrest- dert; Belie 8. Luckett, corresponding sec- retary; Mary E. Catlin, recording secre- tary. With them, on the managing com- mittee, are Letitia L. Knowles and Mary Rector. ‘The finances of the mission are in charge of the following-named men of affairs: Tho:nas Jarvis, treasurer; James T. Petty, auditor; Alfred Wood, secretary; Dr. Geo. W. N. Custis, Dr. George N. Perry and Mr. Wm. H. McKnew. ———— THE BAR ASSOCIATION. Opposition to a Bill and International Arbitration. At a-speclal meeting of the Bar Associa ticn held Saturday afternoon, a committee consisting of Messts. Henry E. Davis, Nar thanicl Wilson, R. Ross Perry, A. S. Worthy ington, Calderon Carlisle, Melville ‘Church, C. E. Foster, W. F. Mattingly and A. B. Brown was appointed to express the oppo- sition of the association to the passage of Senate bill 2546, which has been favorably reported from the committee on judiciary. ‘The bill provides “that the decision of the Court of Appeals of the District of Colum bia shall be final in all cases where the de- cision of a circuit court of the United States would have been final if the question involved in such decision had arisen in any state.” Speeches were made in opposition to the bill, it being claimed that its passage would practically cut off about all appeals to the United States Supreme Court. And the ccmmittee was instructed to secure, if pos- ible, the defeat of the bill. The question of international arbitration | wes also discussed, and Messrs. Henry . Davis, Calderon Carlisle, F. W. Hackett, J. H.' Ashton and A. P. Morse were ap- pointed as a committee to confer with & committee from the New York Bar Asso- ciation, in an endeavor to secure concert- ed action by the two associations and others, if possible, toward a perpetual sys- tem of arbitration with England, and then with the rest of the world. J. R. Sutton. }inthe spring time, when there is-an early run of fish—shad and herring principally— the-temptationi to-cest-2 net.in; the river is! “$0 great, that seme af thost: whe live on the Virginia. share; and own .nets.yieid to the temptation and takes from the*river thous- ands of fish. Se But some .of these offenders have been caught, tried and punished, but this fact does not prevent others from doing the very same thing in violation of law, and the officers of the boat expect this season again to apprehend some of those who vio- Jate the law. eRe, wiplations are generally committed r cover of darkness, when the polide Doat Js, supposed, tobe at ancher..ani. iis officers off duty. Many a morning have the passengers on the Alexandria trains seen large seipes hanging in the sun to ny after having’ been” unlawfully used over’ night, and the large catches of fish are either brought to this market or sold in Virginia to the residents of lawless Jackson City. But these violators of law will not have such an easy thing of it this spring if the Gfficers on the “Joe Blackbura” can pre- yent it. The boat nas already gone out at wight with her lights hidden from view, and it is not likely that the violators of the law will continue in thelr course unpun- hed. A Better Boat Needed. While the present boat has done good ser- vico, and muy continue to do so for some time to come, Harbormaster Sutton has asked Congress for an appropriation for the purchase of a boat better suited to the services required. He wants what is gen- erally known as a fire-police boat, which will be built of material strong enough to keep open the channel when the ice forms on the river. Then, too, such a boat will be able to do the heavy work as well as the light work about the wnarves. The “Joe Blackburn” is @ craft con- structed of wood, and in an ice gorge she would practically be uselegs...In 1884 the boat was built in New York, and was pur- chased by the Commissioners two years later. Since then the boat has been entire- ly overhauled. She is eighty-seven feet long and has a speed of nearly twelve miles an hour. When the “Blackburn” was purchased by the District Commis- sioners she was all that was required at that time, so the officials thought, but it was‘ soon seen that she was not heavy enough, and besides this the work has so largely increased that a new boat is now believed to be an absolute necessity. The inerchants along thé river front are ex- tremely anxious that Congress shall pass the bill providing funds for the purchase of & new,hoat. * J. R. Sutton is the present harbormaster, and he ia vested with police powers the same as are the policemén who do street duty under command of the Heutenants of Police. The present. service is well man- aged, and in the matter-of protecting prop- erty and preserving order it is a valuable auxiliary to the shore police. Service has been rendered in the rescue of persons overboard and the recovery of the bodies of drowned persons. During a single year the members of the crew were instrumental in saving thirty persons from watery graves. ——— Transfers of Real Estate. Deeds in fee have been filed as fpllows: D. Carroll Digges and Pliny M. Hough, trustces, to Ella Robertson, lot 28 and part lot 29, sq. 986; $1,800. Geo. R. Herbert et ux. to Sarah Simms, lot 46, sq. 174; $10.1} Wm. C. Norris et al. to Warren W. Biggs, lot 153, sq. 1050; $10. Wm. H. Manogue et ux. to Henry C. Burch, part lots 46, 47, 59, 90, sq. 1222; $5. Edith G. Graham to Anna H. Mallett, lot 26, sq. 206; $5,000. ‘Thos. F. Barry to Joseph Auerbach, lots 205 to 207, sq. 672; $10. Mary J. Bartley to Wm. D. Campbell, lots 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 43 to 46 and part lot 37, Anacostia; $10. irkwood Flora to John Sherman, trustee, lots 12 and 13, block 3, Cleveland Park; $10. Same to same, lots 15, 16, 17, block 6; and lots 17 and 18, block 4, Cleveland Park; $10. Peter T. Guigon et ux. to Wm. D. Camp- bell, lots 47 to 52, and part lots 53, 54, 5a, Anacostia; $10. Jane M. McCrabb to Dan- jel Murray, Victor Anderson and White- field McKinlay, trustees, lots 18 and 19, Chichester; $10. The National Mutual B. and L. A. to Elizabeth F. Wood, lots 20 and 21,- block 5, addition to Anacostia; $3,300. Cornelia Hamilton to Chas. H. Mar- shall, part of square 1281; $5. Elizabeth Storey to Geo. A. Martin, part lot 7, sq. 656; $10. Augustus Burgdorf et al., trus- tees, to Alvaro F. Gibbens, lot 19, sq. 832; $5. Mahlon Ashford et al., trustees, to Emma V. Schneider, part original lot 9, sq. 513; $6,000. Jos. B. Bryan to Jos. H. Bryan, lot 65, sq. 98; $10. Jno. R. Neely et ux. to Martha M. and Lucy F. McKen- na, lot 19, sq. 600; $3,500. Brooks Cason to Maynard J. Simmons, lot 128, sq. 736; $10. ‘Wm. Betz et ux. to Jas. C. Barker, lot 120, sq. 856; $10. W. Irving Boswell to James C. Barker, lot 13, sq. 997; $10. Francis. W. Baker et al. to Henry H. Talimadge, lot Gore eer pee eee 88, block 82, Columbia Heights; $10.” D. | Gver the rival"and undemeoced horoae oe Carroll Digges et al., trustees, to Hla | lives by sppetume Sots Robertson, lot 28, and part lot 29, sq. 936; aay gti = $1,800. Samuel T. Howard et ux. to Al- The Admi@pi of the Navy. bert Peacock, part lot 13, Holmead’s ad-| \ Harbormidtter ton {#°orle of the best dition to Georgetown; $1,650. Jno. G. | known District. cials, having been con- Holden et ux. to Wm. W. McDonald, lot 34, block 5, Kalorama Heights; $10. Robert H. T. Leipold, trustee, to Martha J. D. Saunders, part lot 29, sq. 195; $10. Louls A. Ratcliffe to Jennie E. fackson nected with the District government since 1873, when ‘he ‘was appointed to a position on the police, force. He is not yet fifty years old. At the time he was appointed lot 8, sq. 562; $10. J H. Ralston et | on the police: the office of harbormas- al. trustee, to David M. Lea, original lot | ter was not in tence. Affairs about the 12, sa. 85; $2,705.75. Thos. E. Waggaman | r.versfront'soom ddmonstrated the necessity et ux. to Margaret McDonald, part lot 9, sa. 775; $10. for such an office, and in 1881 Officer Sut- ton Wit d to act in this capacity. aaa Two years later act of Congress estab- Lectures om Art. lished G0 harbormaster, and Offi- The many friends of the well known | cer Sutton, mh strict attention to duty sculptor, William Ordway Partridge, will peas fitted ‘Zor the position, resigned learn with regtet that owing fo sickness, which detains him in New York, he has been forced to abandon his purpose of de- lvercing a special course of lecttres on. art In the Columbian University: At the request of the university authorities Col, i. Edwards Clarke of the bureau of edu- cation kindly consented at short notice to supply his place for the single lecture which . Partri had Deets Police forpe and was appointed to the new Office. Pe ., Associated with him on the boat are three members of the police force detailed for this work, and the quartet makes a crew of excellent $fficers. One of them is Policeman Silas. Lewis, who is better known as “Si Lewis, and when he did street duty im feuth Washington he was feared as much by the rougher element as “he was liked by-the law-abiding. citizens. : itt ears was born in No the most désperate circumstances,the most | hriiant Friday afternoon covrse of pub- Sambeciand secant oe rene when but a pitiful tales and experiences. Tticy Féquire | lic lectures at the tuniversity. Bree | young boy he oxime to the most delicate handling, the very, tenderest ageyie The matron in for | boy, selling He then found employ- Sment about the river front until the bes fe ing of the war, when he answered the call for volunteers, and served until the war. Following this. he eg ee served a three years’ enlistment in the regular army, and then, in 1870, he became renee of the police force of the Dis- rict. Russell Dean is another stanch member of the police force, and he is serving as pilot of the Blackburn. He came here from Charles county, Md., where he attend- ed school at Charlotte Hall. When he ar- rived at the age of eighteen he left Port Tobacco and went on the river as a pilot, and now he is one of the most experienced pilots on the Potomac. In 1885 he was made a member of the police force, and threo years later he was detailed on the “Joe Blackburn.” The third member of the police depart- ment detailed on the boat is John Perry, who was one of the model officers of the first precinct. He had been on duty in this precinct for three years when, in 1892, he Was detailed on the boat at the request of Harbormaster Sutton. The headquarters of the harbormaster is on the river front at the foot of 7th street, where some one is always on duty, ready to summon. the members of the crew in cases of emer- gency. P —_-.—__ UNIVERSITY NOTES. Columbian University. The new catalogue is out; besides con- taining a schedule of the studies taught at tfie university it gives a great deal of valu- able information about the institution. Saturday night, discussed the question: “Resolved, That more stringent Immigra- tion laws should be enacted.” Messrs. G. W. Baker, Granby Hillyer, G. W. Evans spoke for the affirmative, while Messrs. C. E. Burroughs, C. 8. Jones and C. B. Harding supported the negative. The senior class in law will hold a busi- ness meeting Wednesday evening. It has been decided to hold the law school commencement June 9th. In line with all the prominent law schools of the country Columbian, by decision of the committee on invitations, has adopted the new and per- fectly plain invitation for the . occasion. This committee is composed of Messrs. Thomas F. Epes, Harry L. Clapp, George W. Baher, G. H. Calvert, jr., and Bennett Peck of the post graduates, G. M. Thomp- son and S. W. Gambrill. The university closes for the Easter re- cess Thursday evening and will resume studies April 7. - Howard University. . The Theological Lyceum Society met on Wednesday. The program was opened with the usual devotional exercises, which were followed by a reading by G. A. Jones, after which the debate took place; the question discussed was: “Resolved, That emigration to this country should be stopped for the next ten years.” The speakers were J. M. Jefferies for the affirmative and J. W. Neill for the negative. The Agassiz Association .held a well-at- tended meeting on Thursday, and several interesting papers were read. Among them were “The Habits of Spiders,” by Miss Holmes; “The Tobacco Moth,’ by Mr. Lee, and“‘The Honey Bee,” by Miss Lewis. Be- fore the meeting adjourned arrangements were made for out-of-door work, which will begin after Easter. At a recent meeting of Alpha Fhi Lit- erary Society the usual literary program was suspended in order to elect new officers. The ballots cast resulted as fol- lows: President, G. S. Murray; vice presi- dent, W. J. K. Whitsett; secretary, Miss S. A. Hooe; editor, Edward Beckham; treasurer, Miss N. F. Brown, and chaplain, ‘C._Alexander. .. The Christian Endeavor Society held its Tegular business meeting recently, and term reports of the officers and com- mittees were made, and new officers were elected as follows: President, G. S. Murray; vice president, W. J. R. Whitsett; secretary, Miss Missouri Dozier; treasurer, T. M. Nixon, and librarian, G. R. Eubanks. Catholic University. At the last meeting of the senate of deans it was decided to establish in the uni- versity an institute of technology. There “was, at the beginning of the year, a de- partment uf technology established in Mc- Mahon Hall, but as the demand for this study is constantly increasing, it was deem- ed advisable to change this department into an institute. Later it will assume the form of a school, having a faculty and building assigned to it. This change is regarded as an important one, because it broadens the scope of the university’s teachings. All necessary arrangements are being matured in order that work in the new institute will be begun with the open- ing of the fall term. The board of in- structorg has been already appointed, and consists of Dr. Daniel Shea of the depart- ment of physics, director; Drs. George Searle and Renl de Saussure of the depart- ment of mathematics, Drs. John Griffin and Frank Cameron of the department of chem- istry, and Profs. Pierce and Zahm of the department of physics. Mr. W. L. Clarke, jr., of this city, has been appointed instructor in the law de- partment. He will begin his work after Easter. Thursday and Friday of last week an examination, which was both written and oral, was conducted for the candidates for the baccalaureate in theology. About twelve candidates passed the examination, and these first-year divinity students, with twelve candidates for the licentiate in theology, will receive their degrees next graduation day, in June. The Bulletin for April is now in press, and will be out the early part of next week, ‘The junior class in law has just complet- ed-its examiration in real property, plead- ing and contracts. The Easter recess will begin tomorrow evening and close the evening of April 13. During vacation Bishop Keane will re- main at the university. Dr. Garrigan will leave on Thursday for New England, and will spend Ebe ereates part of the holidays in Boston and thereabouts. Judge Will- iam C. Robinson will also go to New Eng- land for the holidays. Georgetown University. Mr. Outerbridge Horsey, ’96, will deliver this week in Gaston Hall a lecture, under the auspices of the Toner Scientific Circle, on “Radiant Matter,” which will treat as exhaustively as possible of photography by the Roentgen process. The lecture will be illestrated by protographs by X rays, made by Profs. Fox and Donlon of the School of Sciences. The Debating Society of the Law School recently elected the following officers: Presi- dent, A. B. Fogle, West Virginia; vice presi- dent, C. Ongley, Ohio; secretary, J. A. Stagg, Leuislana; sergeant-at-arms, Charles B. Gwyn, South Carolina. Miss Redfern of Washington, Rev. H. J. Heuser, New York; Miss Clara Crompton, Worcester, Mass., and Rev. Sylvester Ma- lone of Brooklyn have recently presented books to the Riggs Library. The Dramatic Society 1s preparing to give “Henry IV” shortly after Easter. The Philodemic Society at its meeting Thursday night discussed the question that educational qualifications should be neces- sary for enjoying the right of suffrage. National University. The Senior Debating Society of the Law School will meet Friday evening. The ques- tion for debate will be “Resolved, That the United States should grant belligerent right to the insurgents of Cuba.” The speakers for the affirmative will be Alan N. Johnson, Joseph H. Jochum, jr., and Wil- lard H. Voyles, and for the negative will be Arnold V. Graves, D. A. Usina and Francis S. K. Smith. ———— i Sale and Partition. Kate E. Lybrand and Ida G. Boggs today filed a bill in equity against Mary J. Pollard and others for the sale and partition of sub lot 40, square 892, of the estate of the late John W. Work. Attorney E. 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The April fool custom, says the London Public Advertiser of March 13, 1769, arose from “the mistake of Noah sending the dove out of the ark before the water had abated, on the first day of the month smong the Hebrews which answers to our Ist of April, and to perpetuate the mem- ory of this deliverarce it was thought prop- er, whoever forgot so remarkable a cir- cumstance, to punish them by sending them upon some sleeveless errand similar to that ineffectual message upon which the bird was sent by the patriarch.” Another refers it to the time of Christ, arguing that as the passfon of our Savior took place about this time of the year, and as the Jews sent Christ backward and for- ward to mock and torment Him—i. e., from Annas to Caiaphas, from Caiaphas to Pilate, from Pilate to Herod, and from Herod back again to Pilate, this ridiculous or rather impious custom took its rise from thence, by which we send about from one place to another such persons as we think proper objecta of our, ridicule. The most plausible conjecture is that which ascribes the origin of the custom to France. This nation took the lead over ali Christendom in commencing the new year on January 1, instead of March 25. Before the change was made the merrymaking culminated on the octave of the feast, April 1, when visits were paid and gifts bestowed. With the adoption of the Re- formed Calendar in 1564, New Year's day was carried buck to January 1, and only pretended gifts and mock ceremonial visits were made on April 1, with a view of mak- ing fools of those who had forgotten the change of date. The custom once started was kept up after its origin had been for- gotten. Its continuance was helped on by the fact that it appeals to an integral part of human nature which has asserted itself at all times and in all countries. —__ ee ' Eighteen Babies at a Ball. rom the Paris Poste. M. and Mme. 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