New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-24
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the Association has been SuccesSulI as NO "Viho" ~
| kept constantly employed.
| ST. LUKEs HOME FOR INDECENT CHRISTIAN fE-
| MALES.
| The st. Lukes Home, under the guidance OK
the Protestant Episcopal Church s at No 4s7 Hudeons'
II has now 81 inmates On Christmas Day, dinner gwen
by Mr. B. is to be the feature o. the day Tsr
nothing be done. iii this Institution IAsussN
| ing" is the principal day.
| LADIES UNION RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
This institution, under the direction OF MTs.
John A. Kennedy has no stated establishment for tho
recipients of their charity. II is, its name Gnees M
dicates society for the relief of disabled soldiers ana
the widows and orphans OF those who fell in battle or
else perished from diseases contracted while in active
service AT present there are families recipients OF
this bounty On Christmas Day turkeys are 70 ne se ~
ali these families and only turkeys but the surround
ings necessary TO make good dinner AS iD 'oa ~ ~
ladies Of the Association visit each family weekly 10 ~"
| If they are properly supplied win warmth
HOUSE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
| This institution fronts on Ninetieth-st, ard
extends TO Eighty with its branches OF wne
At the head of it is Mother Superior assisted by 90 ss
ters II was originated in 1857 by five religious persons
Of the Order of Our Lady OF Charity Of the Good shfP
herd" The initial institution located IN Foureeo'h
st. 1t embraces three classes viz. Magdaens or penn
tents who have been converted and nave Deeh eaoDs
the life Of the religions under the rule Of the third oroer
of St. Teresa; pentent women and girls received TO I'D
converted: and the class of reservaton-chdren who
are in danger OF falling mostly of vicious improVdeh
parents There are at the present time 800 m M o,
class OF Pentens of the class Of Preservation ana %
Of that OF Magdaens fourth class has beeh aau.a
Congress authorizing IT, This class has at present 80 mem
hers who bear similar rea PanS 20 or ' oseetcn,
that Five hours OF each day are devoted 20
and Te he Sr e Of tine nstaton is the
needle-wOrk done in IL. IL is Roman Catholic IA govern
received~seet being admission No coercion -
used upon those entering the institution, ana tey are 90
any time permitted to leave it, upon application ~ tho
Mother Superior The various classes are kept IN dnerenS
| parts of the building and hold no communication WI"
Christmas will be commemorated in such manner
az 10 possess Of the cheerfuness and Joy dlhs'
throughout the world on the anniversary o. mat go"
THE coLORED HOME.
The benefits of the "COlOred Home" are not
restricted as might be supposed to residents Of New
York but patients and applicants received from all
parts OF the world and OF either and any age The
institution is located near the East River on sixty
hfth.st, two blocks east Of Avenue A. AZ u -
| as much of hospital as a home, ihcre ~
resident physician, at present Dr. sam. WHIT
hall: a visiting and assisting physicians, and medical
council The inmates number go at this time, and there
are about persons received the average during tbs
year The deaths average about 90 cause, ehehy con-
| sumption and heart disease. Among the inmates Meia
are only 20 children. several nno0 Oh Tue se,tg%
in time. During the past year system OF
They were much needed Every want of INDECENT eoofed
persons excepting orphans, are provided for in she
Home The latter class provided for at CamansyIe
The expenses average about $4,000 and tae re-
cepts informed, are inadequate 10 me ptVpsr
maintenance OF the institution Inc inmates o,ssl d
the religious exercises Of the Home with the chaateis
tic heartness OF their race and when our Sea
t. their keeping otme with their feet on the nooT over
| heard sounded like the Oldtime pattlng OF JnOa
orn ~ he Christmas tree turkey dinner and distr
button OF presents consisting OF handkerce' DOohh'
| candies tobacco. etc.
| THE NETWORK MAGDALEN BENEVOLENT So
| The Magdalen Benevolent Society is a Pro-
testant institution and situated on Eighty-eehtlsi
and Flthave. The object Of the society IS the pSoOo'
ton OF moral purity by afordng an asylum to errne re-
males who manifest desire 10 return TO the paths VI vr
tue and by procuring employment for their fh.ire snip
| port Beside Boards OF DIectresses and Managers,
Treasurer responding and Recording Secretaries, t
has a resident matron. an assistant matron, and welt
ton Thursdays and Sundays There are at this time
! 81 inmates The average number received monthly
has been accomplished through the efforts Of the nue-
rous honorary and Iifemembers, subscribers aud
donors Various kinds Of ladies' needew0rk and gentle
mems underwear made IN the Institution, at reaso
able rate, and this work does lis share IN paying the
| expenses Of the management. Occasionally marriage
ceremony is performed in the house, with reclaimed
inmate for the bride Places are obtained Tor many who
after the lessons nsted into their willing minds here 80
out resolved to pursue new ana better course o. oei
They not only Instructed IN sewing but IN h1asehOd
affairs and and other useful employments, and thoso
whose education neglected in early life are taught
10 read and write The institution Is III he"by coz
| dillon.
| THE HEBREW ORPHAN ASYLUM.
There are at this time $50 children in this IN
stituton and the house is about half full Girls and boys
are received There were about accessons daring tho
past year. and one loss by death last July-a little girl
1--WE years old Society which founded and controls
the institution numbers 1900 members, and they have
kept in prosperous condition. 1t contemplated
10 add additional wing the main building during tho
past FALL but the extraordinary cost OF labor and mate
deferred the directors from undertaking IT, aud they
expect 10 build in the course OF the ensuing Sprhg
The wing is 10 be made capable OF holding l6o cnI-
dren. The house is situated on seventy seyentbs be-
tween Third and FOurthayes The children are tahen
nearly opposite the site or the asy um where they arc
regularly instructed the general educational bncbfs
and languages and returned every afternoon 10 the ah
lum. II founded in 1860 The expenses Of the 'nri-
tuition have averaged from SIS 900 20 $4,000 year.
THE CHLDREN's AID SOCIETY.
More than 1900 pupils names were on tho
rolls Of the 10 Industrial Schools sustained by Chill
drens Aid Society when lis last annual report maze.
and than 1900 passed through the schools daring
the year, and less educated, fed. AMI
clothed Most Of these would otherwise have been utterly
neglected they regarded unit to enter the PHI
mary schools The Newsboys Lodging House is growing
in favor and increasing in usefulness every year Be-
side afording comfortable lodgings and place for
freshment and for the boys the III
uences thrown around them there reormatory Seven
hundred and seven boys this Institution
70 in the West during the wear 1866 The average
humber OF dodgers for each night during the year
1885 OF whom los paid the moderate price fixed for a.
nights lodging. and the others not having the means
were admitted free The Girls Lodging House Canal
st. cared for during the year. 1887 girls and furnished
IS lodgings. The number OF meals provided was 49,
OF which 3 paid for 2G7 sent To snatons.
and 3225 garments were made in the house. But tho
figures give idea of the good done by this branch
of the institution which actually saves the majority OF
those who come within its influence. In june 1906 new
Boys Lodging House was opened IN the Eleventh Ward.
and IL has since been attended with marked success 6
different boys admitted mere during the remainder
OF the year LODGINGS FURNISHED 70 the number OF sos
the boys for lodgings and meals was o 80. The Refuge