New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-28
THE CHnDREYS AID SOCIETY
WHAT IT HAs DONE AND Is DoEG-AN INTERESTING
EXHIBIT.


WHAT IT HAs DONE AND IS DOING-AN INTERESTING
EXHIBIT
very extensive and remarkable work has been IN
progress this summer carried BY tie ChdrenS AID Sooie
for the beuen poor Of the city quietly that has not
attracted tie attention Of the public and therefore not
receiving the pecuniay support il deserves We near VII"
regret that great organization feharty among our slree
children viii be crtsisd 10 I've abors and be obged 10
refsn non srppvrc homes in the country many Of these
unfortunate t ones close It's Lodging Houses more
We note the allowing statistics Of the labors of this Society
during the post four months
k.y. bsen founded recently for homeless children. One 10
Fast EleYcnthst Avenue c. opened In neY HE Two
frt boys DO entered this bad slept r three months in an
old boiler in Fourteenhst HiiheT soon struggled the lto
wan Of TIC qsaIteri the nnahne wSoanaSei d tHs
seuer1 who nst tue docks and shiPyards on tue
Est River Nowhere In the city are ere probably so many
petty thieves cid hoped that this House and
It's sendaIi Influences would reform and improve TINS cas- o
street BOYS Each lad taught cleanliness and industry ana
tne simPl runs o. noty i.e! s r some 9i4 bows
have been received; the average nightly IS abolt %
The other Lodging HOME Is the corner Of Bgttoave
and foaftht designed for both boys ana girls and
opened in Jaru1rg. Tie first eplhen's mere were
whole family consisting OF mother "a soldiers Widow ana
four ohidron, brought TO ne COOS a m psiS
rain by pOceocer and fupdshOmeess IN te streets iney
Co 20 Anc.her was to cirl OF years. found by
some ladies sleeping ia box Her eye was Dlac" ana pae
ssd that her mother had sent her pick up onder and
NOT finding enough she had been beaten by tie drunken
h be able give her or the place where she Yeu
Many poor parents brought their Chi dren here rather than
army OF drrg bows and girls-" matclseLsrs" "ncws-
boys" "Loollacks ewelry podolTs gls suddenly made
here sc different boys and cl; the nightly abous
S. Many gone from here to the couatIy OF nave taken
~O'' '''''~ T: the SEwsDoYs' IoDeNe-HoUsE.
This Institution al No 2s tu,o1st continues us home
tower portions Of the city Il has provided since May 10 4O
lodgings aud lO7j meals 20 2ee hrent boys houeeSS ana
ting this time lS have TO the country from tnS nstu
THE GIRLS LoDGrSG-HousE,
No po5 Canast has taken young girls OF
good character who always floating about Ia large city
from crime and misery by mis- simple !nsrumenay or tae
nulitudes Of honest and respectable girls whom THIS Home
shelters u has given since May last 1893 lodgings ana s2
meals TO 44 different girls The nightly average a. present
EMIGRATION To tbs COUNTRY.
Daring these four months the work Of emigration
bas been silently bot effectively carried In May IA ch
drer were sent out TO country homes IN june ~ IN July so
IN August l2s; total 4s The difficulty Of this yorS has
been greatly increased by raising Of the fares the New
will sometimes cost slOO We rogret TO hear taat TINS IN
creased expenditure may greatly impede tins charitable move
pOaa 20 tne public interests unless the compa
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS
Besides these extensive ana important a6ors requiring
large annual income the Society supports Sooon
for the education OF the poorest children which cost a0oGt
$1,000 per aud for which they only receive some
O. 900 from the Board OF Education.
READING-RO0Ms.
Another Interesting branch o. the sCceys work dboueh
carried by separate iund tic establishment OF Reading
Rooms young and boys One OF these is now Ia opera
in the First Ward, upPOred By committee Of gentle
the corner Of Twenty .FouFth.st. and F.. ghth-ave.
The whole expenses OF the Society Of which T. Williams
Treasurer during last year were s72O43 For large pro
portion Of tins 1t entirely dependent upon the be-
For these cue, but most important abOrs Of charityAe
cheapest considering the work done probably ever Under
taken IN YOTkhere ought 10 be liberal contribution
Of means BY our community.