Evening Star Newspaper, November 12, 1897, Page 11

——— NG STAR. THE EVE NI PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY. AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, ‘1101 Pennsylvania Avenns, Cor. llth St, by The Evening Star Newspaper Company, 8. H. KAUFFMANN, Pres't. Few York Office, 49 Potter Building, The Evening Star ts served to subscribers fa the rs, of their own azcount, at i0 cents - 44 certs per monta. Cop Z cents each. By mail—answ tates or Canada—pestage pr ¥ Qcintuple Sheet Star. $1 per year, with pustaze added. $3. red at the Post Office at Washingtm, D. C., Bs secend 3 mail matter.) ail subscriptions must be patd in advance. Rates of advertising made known on 2p YOUNG CHRISTIANS| Discussion of Denominational Move- ment in Endeavcr Circles. ——— VIEWS OF MINISTERS AND OTHERS Question of Loyalty to Church Considered by Leaders. CONSENS US OF OPINION Referring to the report, to which refer- ence was made in The Star of Wednesday, of the impression among many church members that efforts are being made by some of those who exercise a controlling power in the Christian Endeavor move- ment to render that great body of young Christians undenominational rather an than an interdenominational organiza- tion, which the society started out to be, a letter frcm one of the general offi- cers of the society at Boston to a corre- spendent in Washington says: “An effort has of late been made in some Presbyterian circles to prove that young Presbyterians were in danger of losing their denominational loyalty through the Christian Endeavor Society, and the speci- fie charge has been made that the Disci- of Christ desired, under cover of Christian Endeavor, to weaken the ties of denominational fidelity and to bring young r ans into their fold. In other that they desired to make the En- movement an undenominational interdenominational so- or We have always believed that our brethren who made these charges misun- derstood the spirit and purpose of the great denomination called Christians, or Disct- ples of Christ, and that there had been needless alarm at some expression which did not represent the feelings of this peo- ple at large. “So we are very glad to send you the of several leading men among Expression of Views. “‘Nothing in this intercourse of young so far as church Chris:ians with each other has, I have ved, affected their ebse will ever be the case,’ says one. emphasized denominational one of its cardinal € ‘It stands denominational co-operation, but not | the expense of denomin: | autonomy. In a word, it interdenominational, but net under 1, a third. “We peken state- ments a right to sure that they will re- eve the anxiety of our friends, who feared that there was integrating force at work in Christian Endeavor, and said some unkind things about its fellow- sh: Continuing the of opinion fro ers here, vie sented from Re of the deavor Union; Rev. of Cer . _W. Pitzer, pastor al Presbyterian Church, and Presi- dent Grant Leet of the District C. E. Union Always in Opposition. | Rev. C. H. Butler said: “By some deno naticns, and by some people, all union Christian movements are opposed. The Christian Endeavor Scciety, Evangelical ance, Young Men’s Christian Associa- Sunday School Union, Women’s Chris- Temperance Union and similar general j Id, has been not a improper and Varicus divi: Our Lord prayed for the onene: followers, and He once rebuked even the beloved disciple for cheri wrong ing the e their com- miracles in toward a man : but whe was working name. the church is beginning to sec : eye, and the Christian Endeavor Society is a mighty agency d up of God te show the v ™: wh le tr Che i ening Siae. Pages 1 1-1 —=—=— The Evening Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that receives the dispatches of 4 the Associated Press. It is =: therefore the only one in which the reader can find the complete ® news of the world, directly trans- mitted by telegraph, up to the. moment of going to press. WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1897-FOURTEEN PAGES. and rancor and bate, that only too fre- quently have brought odium upon the name we all bear, and which are manifestly for- | elen to the spirit of Christ, the head of the church. All Christians may be truly thank- ful for the fellowship existing to so large ent among Ch: ns, to promo s one of the planks in the Christian Endeavcr platform. Loyalty to Charch. “With regard to denominational and local church loyalty, the alm of the Christian Endeavor movement could not be higher nor its utterances more pronounced. Note two clauses from the ‘model constitution.’ (L.) This society, being a part of the church, owes allegiance only and altogether to the church with which it is connected. The pastors, deacons, elders or stewards, and Sunday school superintendents if not active members, shall be, ex-officiis, hon- orary members. * * * In every way the society snall put itself under the control of » Official board of the church. * * * ) “Consider what the pledge says: ‘I will make it the rule of my life to sup- port my own church, especially by attend- ing all her regular Sunday and midweek ervices, unless prevented by some reason I can conscientiously give to my or. “If under these two head a Christian ‘or Society cannot be made as ly denominational as the pastor and d of the local church desire the fault cannot justly be attributed to the so@iety. “We conclude that the Christian En- deavor movement is not hostile, but on the contrary helpful, to the denomina- tion. It makes Lutheran young people bet- ter Lutherans, and the rule holds every- where. At the same time we recognize the worth and work of Christians in other lines. There are no more loyal supporters of the church I serve than the members of the Christian Endeavor Society.” The Denominational Aspects. Rev. Dr. Pitzer said: “The local society in each particular church is ‘denominational,’ because a part of that church and subject to its au- thority. The state or district union is ‘in- terdenominational,’ because denominations are present in the persons of their dele- gs The national society is rather ‘undenom- inational’ than ‘denominational’ -or ‘inter- denominatienal.’ Denominations, as such, have no voice or vote, nor is*there any ex- change of ‘denominational’ _ fellowship. There is fellowship ‘inter’ Christians, not ‘inter’ denominations. “Shall the C. E. Society ‘continue as it has been and r shall each denomina- tion gather iis own young people under its denominational flag? “The Epise Church answers: ‘We must have ve control of our young feople; their training and service must be inside, ngt outside, of our church.’ Hence this body stands aloof from Christian En- deavor. “The great Methodis south, makes answe gather our young people in Epworth Leagues, subject to the discipline and rules of our own beloved denomination.’ This certainly the dominant and grow- ing sentirzent in the Methodist Church. “The Paptist churches, north and south, are pressing the claims of the Baptist Young People’s Union in preference to the E. societies, and with increasing suc- Church, north and “We deem it best to ‘A large element in the Lutheran Church has demanded the formation of denomina- tional leagues of Lutheran young people, | and this movement toward ‘denomination- m’ is growing stronger each day. The Southern Presbyterian Assembly bas declared in no uncertain tones its de- cided preference for Westminster Leagues, under Presbyterian oversight and control. “A preponderance of Christian sentiment would therefore seem to favor ‘déromi- nationalis: for the young people as the best form for training and service. This dces not imply opposition to the C. B. mevement, but simply proposes to make a better use of the good that is in- the movement. “There is a wide field here for the exer- cise of patience and toleration. That the E. spirit and movement are of God is eanifest, and to guide this movement in right and safe paths is the duty of every Christian.” : “At present my view is this: Let each particular church use its best efforts to bring its ewn society of young people—by whatever name called—to the highest stand- ard of life and vsefulness, and leave all questions of larger affiliations to the un- foldings of Divine Providence.” Doubts the Rumor. Mr. Leet, president of the District Chris- tian Endeavor Union, said: “It it is true that two denominations are working to overthrow denominational- ism, one secretly, the other openly, that fact, when established, would tend to strengthen rather than weaken denomi- national lines, because, naturally, all other denominations would resent and resist such an effort. mething more will be neces- sary, however, than the mere statement, by whomsoever made, before those * who AN OPEN To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD “CASTORIA,” AND “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” AS OUR TRADE MARK. I, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of “PITCHER'S CASTORIA,” the same that has borne and does now bear the fac-simile signature of on every wrapper. pf This is the original “« PITCHER'S CASTORIA” which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought, onthe and has the signature of Ch f/lita wrap- per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. March 8, 1897. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in- gredients of which even he docs not know. “The Kind You Have Always Bought” BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF ¢e Insist on Having : The Kind That Never Failed You - - THE CENTAUR COMPANY. TY BUARAY STREET. NEW YORK crTY. know anything of the Christian Endeavor Movement in those denominations will give it credence. “If, aside from the pledge of definite service in the home church, one thing has been emphasized more than another in the Christian Endeavor movement, from its very inception, it has been denomi- national loyalty. In fact, that, next to the pledge, is the fundamental ‘principle of Christian Endeavor. “The society was founded to utilize the ferces of the youth in the individual church work, and no man can point to a single word or act by any of its leaders—I_ mean by its leaders, the officers and trustees of the United Society—which shows any deviation from that first purpose, which is still the same. “The young people in the Endeavor So- cieties are today more loyal to their churches, more faithful to their church work, and give more money to their own denominations than ever before, and they are every whit as loyal and faithful and liberal as the young people of strictly de- nominational organizatiors. “The argument that the Christian En- deavor movement may become undenomi- national, and eventually displace the de- nominations, is too improbable to be con- sidered.” ae PICTURE OF CUBAN HORRORS. Superior of Havana Convent Appenis for Sick and Dying. A special dispatch to the Baltimore Sun from New York says: A letter addressed to Mrs. Clara B. McGinnis of this city by the Mother Superior of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, in Havana, expresses thanks for contributions of clothing and food and says: “Captain General Weyler kas succeeded in killing hundreds of thousands by the compulsory law of concentration. “Lately some of our older pupils dis- covered a place called ‘Los Fosos,’ which means ‘The Ditches,’ because it is a low and marshy place. There over a thousand women and children of both sexes are living abandoned, unknown and starving. Many are perfectly raked. All are heaped up pell-mell. They have been there near- ly two months. Of their number fifteen to twenty or thirty die daily. At night there is no light, and in the morning the corpses and the living are found together. “Our children of Mary are perfect hero- ines, but only the older ones can enter this den where the government has concen- trated the country people for the purpose of making them die from inanition. The iniquitous plan is a great success. After having passed weeks without food, the sufferers are brought salt codfish or rice, and in eating ravenously they die. “We could fill books with the horrors of this place. Its history will yet be written. Our ‘Children of Mary,’ their husbands and friends and our good bishop, with many of the clergy, are hard at work try- ing to alleviate this unheard-of misery. But it is almost impossible to aid so many. The Cubans are very charitable and gen- erous, notwithstar ding the poverty of every one. “There are in this place over a hundred little children without fathers or mothers. Nobody takes care of them and some die daily. A woman who had eleven children has lost seven in three months and she is now dying of inanition. “Our Children of Mary have begged and are begging from door to door (those who cannot be permitted to visit Los Fosos.) Hundreds of garments have already been distributed. Two hundred beds have been sent for the sick and dying. Some of our ladies go to wash the rooms, which are perfect dunghills. “I promised these good ladies to appeal to my friends and cld pupils in New York for old clothing for men, women and chil- dren, and especially for babies, for alas, they continue to arrive unexpectedly, and perhaps we might save some. The winter is severe for these persons, accustomed to a tropical climate, and, as I have said, they are positively naked. With what eter- nal gratitude they would receive anything given them! “Phe captain general is now changed, but I think the state of affairs will be long in changing.” The mother superior who wrote this let- ter formerly taught in the Convent of the Sacred Heart here. Her story has aroused the sympathies of her former pupils and associates, and they are making unusual efforts to respond to her appeal. a eee LINCOLN IS DISPLEASED. MR. Doex Not Approve of His Daughter's Marriage to Mr. Beckwith. Former Secretary of War Rcbert T. Lin- coln, whose daugkter contracted a clan- destine marriage a few days ago, said yes- terday regarding the affai “I have not seen Mr. Beckwith at all and have no desire to see him. I do not feel in a frauic of mind to forgive him for what he has done, and do not want him here. My daughter, however, will remain at home.” Mrs. Beckwith remained all day at her father’s home in ,Chicago and no attempt was made by Mr. Beckwith to see his wife. Mrs. Lincoln, who is an invalid, was much affected by her daughter’s marriage, owing more particularly to the fact that the cere- mony was performed away from home. A rumor was started in Chicago yester- day that Mr. Lincoln would take steps to have his daughter’s marriage annulled. Warren Beckwith, Mr. Robert T. Lin- coln’s new son-in-law, is thirty-six years old, owns $200,000 worth of property in his cwn right and is the son of a wealthy busi- ness man in Mount Pieasant, Ia. PROPOSED STATE OF MANHATTAN. Plan to Make Two States Out of New York. A dispatch from Albany, N. Y., to the Herald says: Assemblyman Patrick Train- or of the thirteenth district of New xork city says that one of the first bills intro- duced in the legislature would be one pro- viding for creating a new state by permit- ting a constitutional amendment to be passed and approved by the United States government divorcing sixteen counties of the state and including them in what shall be known as the state or Manhattan. The plan proposed in Mr. Trainor’s bill is for the counties of New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk, Westchester, Orange, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Ul- ster, Greene, Rockland, Albany, Rensselaer and part of Schoharie to be formed into one state, with a population of 3,902,220, as compared with 2,631,124 for the forty-four remaining counties. Thts would make the new state of Manhattan the second largest state in the Union in regard to population, Pennsylvania alone exceeding it. The re- maining counties left to comprise the state of New York would make a state the sixth largest in the Union, exceeded only in pepulation by Pennsylvania, Manhattan, Mlinois, Ohio and Missouri. This state would contain a territory in its counties of 8,960 square miles, as compared with a territory containing forty-four coun- ties and 40,493 square miles. ————ee. John S. Cohen Married. Mr. John S. Cohen, formerly private sec-° retary to Secretary Hoke Smith of the In- terior Department, and Washington cor- réspondent of the Atlanta Journal, now as- sociate editor of that paper, was married in Atlanta yesterday morning to Miss Julia Geen @ well-known society lady of that city. 4 Bubonic Plague Spreading. A dispatch from Bombay says: The bu- bonic plague is raging in the districts of Poona, Sholapur end Surat. It has also Kot?i, near in peared et Karachi, in Sinde | aa at Jand-Kawal, in the Julundun dis- | have been attacked by the disorder keys have poo r, The local,authorities lating the diseased DISTRICT CHARITIES Annual Report'of Herbert'A. Lewis, U, 8, Superinfendént, THE SUBJECT OF SUBSIDIES DISCUSSED Complete Separation ‘of Public and Private Charities: Urged. SUGGESTIONS OF REFORM ————— Herbert A. Lewis, United St#tes superin- tendent of charities, today submitted to the Commissioners the annval report of the operations of his office for the last fiscal year. In opening his report, Superintend- ent Lewis refers to the disadvantage under which he labored in preparing the report. The sudden death of his predecessor left rim unacquainted with the methods pur- sued, and the system of making reports in vogue at several charitable institutions was su crude as to render compilation diffi- cult. In this connection he says: The quarterly reports, heretofore made to this office, do not furnish information of such uniform character as to make its tabulation possible or to justify any exten- sive comment upon it. The annual reports, which are for the most part reproduced in full, are such as the reporting officers have seen fit to make without extensive sugges- tions from me as to what they should con- tain, and are therefore without uniformity of intention or. construction, and are by so much less valuable and instructive than it is hoped they may heréafter be. It was seen at once that to bring the accounts into such condition that the expc_.itures which they represent could be classified and intel- ligently compared would involve the crea- tion of new records and the adoption of wholly new methods at many of the insti- tutions. A similar difficulty was no less apparent in the matter relating to the re- ception and discharge of inmates and treat- ment of patients. Difficulties Encountered. For some institutions two treasurers were receiving and disbursing money at the same time, as, for instance, where “lady visitors” organized as boards secured funds toward the support of the institu- tion, expended part of it on their own re- sponsibility, had their own ‘treasurer, kept their own accounts, paid to the bonded treasurer as much as they thought best and made thair report for the calendar year instead of for the fiscal year, for which all public accounts must be ren- dered. In another instance the accounting officer made an estimate of ‘the value, to the public, of the services rendered by the institution and reported the amount so es- timated as expenses, showing a large de- ficit each quarter. Reports made in this way have been accepted, apparently with- out question, year after year. Still others were found to have assumed that reports regarding the use of the appropriation enly were required; that what they had in the way of accumulated endowments and what they reeelved from ‘their friends were not proper subjects of inquiry en-the part of the superintendent of charities. These difficulties have been’ offset by evi- dences of real -desire on fhe part of most of the accounting officers to do all that could be reasonably expected ‘of them in bringing together at the close ‘of the year the information herein’ regarding the finances of the various institutions, and I believe that the next annual’ report will bear evidence of approaching Harmony and uniformity. Conditions in Wa'shidgion. There is considerable truth ‘in the con- tention that because of conditfons peculiar to Washington the problém of the proper administration of both public ‘and private charities dere is different’ ftom what it is in other cities. This is neither a commercial nor a manu- facturing center, and it fs therefore much more difficult to secure employment of cer- tain sorts than in other ¢ities of a differ- ent character. The unemployed to be pravided for here are also largely from a ¢lass of persons unused to manual labor and incapable of earning a living at anything except su¢h light employment as may be found in offi- ces and stores. There is a lar. colored population de- pendent both by instinct and training, and the moment it becomes known that food, clothing or money for rent is being “given out” the giving agency .is likely to be swamped by them. Character of Population. The shifting c:aracter “of the popu- lation makes it difficult-to secure a steady and sufficient income*for local char- ities or to know when sufficient provision has been made for the poor and distressed who belong to the District. dt also consid- erably increases the demands made upon Washington charities, for no provision has been made for the compulsory return of transient paupers to the Jecalities from which they come and’in which they should be supported. It has been asserted, and probably with some truth, that public dependents, such as insane persons, dangerous cranks, imbe- ciles, epileptics, deserted ehildren and un- married mothers, are systematically “un- loaded”’ upon Washington, Many persons come here seeking govern- ment employment or the adjustment of claims against the government on pensions, oF simply with the vague’ notion that they will somehow be cared for. They are dis- appointed, and drift into the care of our hospitals and charitable institutions. There is no law in force.in the District, which can be readily apptied, cdmpelling parents to support their children, and in- stances are known and on record in which fathers who own property and have con- siderable income have pushed off upon charitable institutions children whom they might and should have sugported, or they have simply neglected them until for their protection they have been taken in cl The Rendy- Response. On the other hand, let an'appeal be made for assistance in the relief of distress dur- ing a hard winter. or for the support of a charity which has merit and is properly presented, and a response {s forthcoming which emphasizes .the appreciation of the people of Washington of just these condi- tions and is evidence of tneir willingness to meet them. In the number, variety and resources of its charities Washington is not, to my knowledge, surpassed by any American city of equal size. * ~ One. thing, which . made it less easy to secure, from private source, support of useful charities has been the ease with which public appropriations have been se- cured. Like most other enterprises, chari- ties tend to follow lines of least resistance, and as-long as it is easi¢r to secure sup- port from public than from private funds that ts the support which is diligently sought. Success in’this ix un- favorably upon the-co: 7 80 that ap- peals to individuats for help the support of this or tha ity are not in- frequently met by such an ‘why don’t you go to Congres: a policy y in sup- etl to an sant n.”” This is lic work of like nature is done through pub- lic agencies: Cost of Systems. There were last year in the several hos- pitals reporting to the Commissioners a daily average of 401.02 patients. sue dis- pensaries gave 58,867 treatments, amount- ing to a daily average of 161.28. The physi- cians to the poor -eld office consultations and made calls to the number of 28, average of 76.8 per day. The a number of persons treated was, therefore, 539.15. This work was done at ati expense, public and private: For hospitals and dis- Pensaries, $155,..(.30; for physicians to the poor and medicines, and printing for same, $9,707.42—a toial expense of $165,084.42 The total income of tnese charities, for the year, was $169,788.46, of which the sum of 9131,s-4.37 was appropriated by Congress and the remainder, $38,389.09, was made up of balances from previous years, pay for hospital treatment, earnings of nurses sent out on hospital account, proceeds from fairs, entertainments, etc., and private con- tributions. From the total fund expenditures were made: Yor rent, $4,700; for salaries, $53,- 879.60; for all other items of current ex- ‘otal, $169,713.46. The Child-Caring Charities. The total amount received from group was $85,219.07, of which $30,463. 35.74 per cent, was made up of balances, earnings, contributions and all receipts from private sources, and $54,755. or 62.42 per cent, was appropriated by Con- gress. From the appropriation of the board of children’s ~ guardians is deducted the amount expended for the care of the fee- ble-minded and for the administrative ex- penses of the board, which items do not af- fect the maintenance of children by the board, but are apportioned to those resid- ing in family homes, and not an expense for maintenance, aad to the feeble-minded, which constitute a class apart. The nine institutions included expended durmg the year 1807 for salaries $17,446.06, and for other items of current expense the sum of $58,141.43. The amount expended di- rectly in the care of children was, there- fore, 587.49. The total average number of children maintained was 772.86, and the average per capita cost for the year was $97.80. The cost per child, at the different insti- tutions varies from $50.61 to $223.31. Part of this difference is to be accounted for by the fact that some institutions receive many contributions of food, clothing and supplies, upon which no cash value is ever Placed, and of which no account is taken in making reports, but which very materially reduce the necessity for cash outlay. . It is to be feared also that some of the in- stitutions are devoting their available re- sources to too large a number of children, purchasing supplies which are very cheap, and therefore of a very poor quality. In- stitutional accounts, recentiy examined, in- dicate as much. On the whole, the average cash expenditure per, child would not be considered excessive if they were higher by $20 to $25. Washington Humane Society. A statement of the work by the cfficer detailed by the Commissioners to assist the Humane Society in the enforcement of the act of 1885, for the protection of children in the District of Columbia, shows work to have consisted principally of investigation of cases in which admission of children to some institution was desired or in which complaints of abuse or improper surround- irgs of children had beer made. From the report it appears that 231 cases were invesiigated. Of these twelve were taken into court. and the children com- imitted to the board of children’s guardians, as provided by law. Eight others were nded over to the agent of the board for further examination and preper recom- mendation to the court for temporary care pending investigation. One hundred and twenty-four were placed in institutions -willing to receive them upon the authority of the agent of the society. Officer Wilson’s report brings out, in rather a striking manner, additional evi- dence of the lack of facilities for the proper care of colored children. Of the 124 chil- dren for whom he secured admission to the institutiors, without the intervention of the boerd ef children’s guardians and the courts, 18 were colored and 106 whit Of the 29 in whose behalf he sought t assistance of the board and the courts 19 were colered and 1 white. Temporary Homes, The total estimated value of the prop- erty occupied as temporary homes, exclu- sive of the almshouse department of the Washington Asylum, is $135,200. An ag- gregate of $2,193.29 was contributed from private sources toward their support last year. They earned $6,136.73 and received other amounts from miscellaneous sources. Their total income from private sources, including balances from the previous year, was 310,032.19. The public appropriations teward their support amounted to $36,- $71.90, making their total incozne $46,904.09, of which the government contributed 20: per cent. ” 4 Their sevcral expenditures and balances are clearly shown by the tables. The daily average number of inmates was 416 The total cost of conducting the institutions was $45,639.35, amounting to $111.08 for each 365 days of board and care furnished <n inmate. Outdoor Relief. The appropriation for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1897 included an item of $13,000 for “Relief of the Poor.” Of this amount $1,000 was first allotted by the Commissioners for outdoor relief'in “cases investigated through the police department on order of the Commissioners or the rec- ommendation of the superintendent of charities, to be distributed in provisions. fuel or clothing through the police.” To this was subsequently added $500 from the same appropriation, “for emergency relief in cases to be investigated by the police department.” An account of the distribu- tior by the police department from this appropriation is given in the report of the major and superintendent of police. A Comparative Statement. That the relief of distress, both real and apparent, was attended with fess unfavor- able result last winter than in recent years is scarcely open to doubt. Progress was made toward the concentration of control, which is necessary if effective and safe work of this sort is to be done. It must be apparent to every one that as long as there are in any community a number of agen- cles through which relief. can be secured, each proceeding in its own way regardless of what others are doing, there will be the probability of overlapping, duplication, im- posture, waste and the fostering of pauper- ism. The danger attending outdoor relief is precisely this, that it will create a continue the very condition it 1s :=t«<ed to ameliorate, unless it is administered with wisdom and upon business principles. The societies known in various cities as Provident Aid Associations, Charity Or- ganization Societies and Associated Chari- ties undertake to train and keep in serv- ice persons found suitable for receiving such training in the giving of relief the promotion of thrift and self-help through active friendly interest in the poor, and. the application of the special remedy in- dicated as required in every individual case. They also undertake to secure the largest possible measure of co-operation among relief-giving societies and through accu- rate knowledge of all the conditions, needs and resources of xo community to pro- vide that no will chronic pauper shall be housed, clothed and fed, except at the work house, while no unavoidable distress shall remain unattended. In just so far as the control of relief- giving is concentrated in the hands of these associations will the evil effects of unwise charity be avoided and the greatest measure of good be accomplished. 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Mertz «« Mertz, ‘New Era’”’ Tailors, 006 F Street N.W. eee detente eden eeeseense @ sececeocecececes ‘ Dollars Saved On Bed Room Suites! cash O69SO0 908008 0009800090008 000008 coming year—you cannot afford to let this buying chance pass unnoticed. We are offering a choice of our entire stock at LOWER to begin with, than similar qualities are sold for in the of solid Mahogany Bed Room Suites below actual COST! usual, we make, lay and line all Carpets free—no charge for waste in matching figures. GRO BD | If you are going to need a Bed Room Suite during the 25 % Discount This Week Only, And on Credit! This discount is from our regular marked prices—which are stores. In addition to this we are offering our splendid line As G AN 8 S MAMMOTH CREDIT ROUSE, 817-819-821-823 Seventh St., Between H and I sts. 1 | ee@e@eoooens@ene0eces oOo DDSCeOC0 noo-tt chine clock worth about $5 was stolen It matters little what it is that you from the house of Andrew J. Boyd, No. 315 —whether a situation or a servant—a street, yesterday. The police have been | “want” ad. in The Star will reach the 1 of the robbery. person who can fill your need. me é + 4