The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-03-01

annual meeting wednesday afternoon, at the Ne ro-
poiisn Bank, Messrs ISAAC BEL, PrsJIsis J.
HcwtAsn, wn @. GuxAs, uowAnD Porrxs, and
JANE l.. Pnxtrs, n. D., were unanimously reelec-
sed - Trustees for the nsI, three years.
Ats meeting Of the Trsstess hsld 81 the close Of
she sccie,y meeting. WV. A. BOUTu was eiected
rre-idenI aud J. u. WILLIAMS, Treasurer, for the
ensuing year. The reports oi the Treasurer and
secrets'y were presented, from which We sx,rsc,
the following facts,
The h''soce IN hard, Feb. is, 1850, Va, Si9S,
81 cety d tos 81 sources since then 81 SIS.
$50 gii ~: r.id on, l,r all rurp sls, Tor the
year encirg feh. LIST, 1851 80 TG2 o.! Balance
pow ns hard SiTS f5.- S20su Il
The'e bave been rrov,de,, with hNm.s a7i ,r.
lloymeb' during the last year B,ys, j>g g,tla,
lU' men, Is women, 80. T,,a 'H
The Nswsb - Lodging House No. iaS r,lp-
street. is reported ss doing . gre, de, ~ g,oi.
The RIP n Of the superin,cndsnt says'--
The LoJs,ng-hosse Is still epcn u every
friend sss snd hCme,ess boy wko appsals to us fr
shelter and assi,t,uce. luner..n lndS-.uch ~
mstch sellers NJ ple wonders, button pdlsrs bbot.
b!acts, sgsaso carriers, paper folders Nn mtrkst
sn or o ,si a. a. hsSntsy ssasrS ~ "I, rS rS.
way, the majority OF cur regular inmates have been
recA med from yagrsnt kind o' life. Twenty
hye boys were SET, 70 prison in 1889, bu, during
th" year which has jul elapsed oily sevn were
imprisoned fnt petty on. nces, and throe Of these
were acquitted when brou {ht 10 trial.
In 'h. ye'r rast, 1880 lodgings vere furnished
onys 1871 meals were givcn 60 boys have
been rrny dcd with Sunday dianers, and thereby
sNvciNe n'Cssity uf working On the SiuhaIn.
~ Nus,i and tb,ys, 2iI have bSon res,orcd ~
their parents and fricnds. During tie year, $50
boys tay' Il l2hI ia the luuk of Wis int tidpn
this bank 10 open On the first OF every month, and
tht d'rcst"r ttce "a. per conl On ais sNylng'.
About nine thousand attic es ,t u.OIhing uava
beSn d,s'ihu,ed amoofs, tho rorr l~i, wNo we're
IN mod o' them. ASOut threo hundred boys have
t'und god lomCs nom this l. rlging House slons.
!, should I've uuts = trat, ,hr bsvs NemssIyes h,vs
psij tovsr,istho eNrNnse- OF the eatsh lsAr,cn,
on" thousd'.d AMI fhr'J''tr doLidvs and nin4y
cTAH"
Tho reports from the Industrial Schools
STOW that tlcIo WAS never mogc vo.uniss !sbor
lee, w,d tb,m, or a deeper teres, fet In them,
shan uurirg The last year, ani, II In gratifying ~
say, with tie result 81 saving from liyes of cline
LLnli eds of lp,h sexes.
There nov connected with the society eish,
sch, u.s, with total Of O2i ch dren 10 att lance
The Hudson River School, corner of 9th Ayesue
and soh streets, has bctn graduslly increasing the
number OF ia pupils. A. the holidays, IL mum
bertd 30 in regular attendance, Of III whose names
have betn registered during the year. Names ~
present on the book, 100: average daily attendance,
The Fourth Ward Industrial School, the 6rs,
founded 10y the SCctety, Ia now separated from II,
and ineo ated as an indspendsnt association uu-
der the name of"The Association for the Improve
msnt and Protection OF Destitute Children"
",
weHt Sixteenth street, founded for the bsrsht of
children Of the poorast Glass, under ten years Of
age, both boys aud girls, numbers $50 children In
The two departments.
E.s, River Industrial School, E.st For,e,h street.
near Third avenue. Whole number of scholars
2|o average attendance In winter, from 30 10 100
number Of garments distributed 9,OOo, shoes 300
The Social and Industrial German School, No.
s99 Grard strees. During the year there have bsss
In the school, 100 girls of om 10 " 10 years. Az
present there are so names the rpll-bpok, with
an over attendance 81 90 each evening. They all
manifest attachment To the school, coming
In all wea,hsrs, even aSer their hard days work
p .hop or factory The girls are instructed In the
ordinary branches Of tho primary schools, and also
In sewing aud singing. On Saturday evening the
rooms are opened for those whose good behavior or
punctuality during the week entities thsm 70 the
reward Of An evening Of amusemsns, with sim.
pie colAtion Of n uit or cake.
Italian School, Houss Of In iustry, Five r in's.-
Tue lArgst attendance during the yesr reached 10,
averaging about 100; two Gfhs Of which sra girls:
annual expsnses about S6Oe. The room, fuel and
gas are generously given 10 the OF tho school.
Hamsrsley s0et IndustriAl School, No. 204
Blescker street Partially supported by the Society
o'his school, their report says;
"The stAguAtion Of business affects tho people Ia
tbb quarter " very unusual degree. Persons that
have always beon able " make provision for their
families are now unable 70 do SO Several mothers.
who'e children attend the school, aud who have
never allowed them W eat the br,ai that given
ont for dinner saying, that while they could work,
Others poorer than themselves should have IT, have
bread given out at tho school, thsir children
would hsve had nothing " eat. O0e Of those co 4
mornings, the teacher found, thst out of . little
band Of ten, then standing around tho stovo Ave Of
them had not particle ui food In their hou ,ss,
for "a hours" The expenses 4 the school from
It's organization In December, lN59 have only been
about $50, owing to the rent OF the room having
been paid for the use of boys mestpgs, ty friend
N children. Whole nuraber In a'terdt tuce lis
PRESENT average ATTENDANCE, ~; lumber Of CARA cut
made, Bl9 distributed, 2DI; pairs Of IhDrz, 133.
Battery Industrial School, First ward, NJ. II
State sh ee,.-This school, the Importance of which
ihe scce+y has urged for years, has at length bsen
opsned with tho aid of an iu initial committee OF
gentlemen ~ the FIRST Wsr1. IL In hCpsd that "
wi be only the commit ncement of a thorough and
petmanent mission for the ben. fit of the poor oi
that Ward The list Of scholars already numbers
brtwten 10 ard 20.
Boyg' MsssI -, NJ. 2Oi Bleecl;cr stree, This
mosting has pioyed more quiet and apfarontly 70.
lgous sessions than on any rrey,ou4 year. Nam
b'r OfChidren present On tOus orclzlun' over 700.
a. recent M, eiing of the Trstecs uf thiG Clo.
", . gentleman doing business In that vicinity
stat incidentally that few years Rgp Is pos.
lvely dangerous u 90 about ~ some of tie strosts
Of shat quarter late At night, wing ~ the large
boys OF desp, character that batel toe streets
aud lanes, but after tho influence Of this meotug
had been folI TIE Old deprsdatOns u young thieves
ard IIihans had almost ceased"
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