The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-31
the needy and check the increase OF pau7ersm
such as Is "a actsed by the

these districts are subdivided into sections In eaci
1 district there is an advisory committee OF the 80
| ton there ! q visitor. The visitors call at thu
residences OF applicants for relief learn their more
as toworthlness. The society endeavors to discoun
tenance indiscriminate alms-giving and street Deg
glng, knowing that the truly needy seldom 60 uPoI
the streets as public beggars. The visitors OF tne
| society are governed by the following rules the
majority OF which, in fact, the same as practised
| by all well organized charitable ASSOCIATIONS
l. To regard each applicant relief entitled charity
uns careful r exsminatioa proves the contrary
case BY visitation and inquiry.
which hs applicant ona se n'0nSh 'n' o.
4 To necessary only what Immediately
s. To Giye what Is least susceptible of abuse.
immsdais eoarser sasy than night 30 pro
sassp an iS Ss q omen not to prOonx
das q eas tor
To require Of beneficiary abstinence from intoxi-
Of proper age .sa. they be kept !. school unless
Of suitable trade them servce-the
ns &
nsn Having claims
III. "a %'aea
City any likely Continue ' una
nenty dependent except IN extreme for two three
days or until they can be referred to the Commissioners Of
H. To discontinue relief 70 all who manifest purpose to
with their good and the objects of the institution.
Application made at any Of the station houses or
the Mayors office Is Immediately forwarded to the
local representatives Of the society and the applicant
speedily assisted. The reported operations OF the
society during the year ending October l. 1893 show
that from october l, 1861 to October !, 1885, 49, 296
families lin ali 81, 52s persons had been relieved;
that during the same time 81 900 had been received
by the society and $72 $50 had been disbuIsed thus
Of
while at the commencement OF the year there was
surplus in favor of the society OF 1881.
THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
has proven to be powerful agent In relieving the
worthy poor This society is, OF course confined TO
s divided into conferences. which are attached to
the various Catholic churches throughout the city.
those who apply for relief Is generally the same as
that prescribed by the association last above men.
TONED. 80. the person needing relief makes applica-
which he or she resides. The application Is then
given to one OF the general visitors Of the confer
| temporary relief is given. The conferences hold
weekly meetings. at which the visiting committee
port on the merits OF the presented for relief II
| the report be favorable each applicant is comnul-
| ted to the care Of member OF the conference.
whose special duty 1t becomes to visit those en-
trusted HIM at least In each week, and oftener IL
the necessities OF the demand it. until such
as the applicant has secured means for obtaining q
livelihood. This society ny It's quiet, unostentatiOus
working succeeds In doing an incaculable amount
OF good, and Of the objects OF the society Is TO
| gous duties 1t administers ut once to the bodily
comfort and spiritual consolation Of those who come
under Its protection. This society Is aided chiefly
by the contributions OF the members and collections
In the various churches. Fairs, festivals and lee
lures are held and given frequently for the purpose
good work, while contributions OF clothing AMI
other necessaries from chartably inclined indi-
vlduals are thankfully received and judclously dis
pensed.
now In the twenty fifth year OF It's existence and
the nineteenth of its labors the site OF the Old
Brewery Ia the Five Points, Is another of the insti-
tutions Of the city, which has achieved q great
amount Of good during the period OF Its existence,
and which still continues to give comfortable
little ones of the Five Points the ssonares Of
the society go out through the district and con-
yey relief to worthy applicants. The children are
ad and clothed and instructed In the branches Of an
ordinary, seryceable education. The object Of the
society Is to rass fa1s to support one or more mig
ments Of the discipline Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The funds, after aying the allowance OF
the missionaries OF the society," are reserved for OBJECTS
OF benevolence and for sucn other purposes "a
shall best suDserye the great missionary work In the
s Sly hats q DC 4e eJ s & q ms so
being built to it. There are at present some four
hundred children In regular attendance at the school
OF the institution, and some seventeen deserving
families are provided with comfortable apartments
entirely by private contributions, as IS also the
FIVE POINTS HOUSE or INDUSTRY,
which Is located directly opposite the MISSION House,
In the Five POINTS. This establishment provides O
permanent home and schooling for some 270 chill
ana some ZUO more are ualiV attendance Ut
the school rooms and take meals in the house, while
az least 100 INDECENT men and women receive two
THE PUBLIC CHARITIES
continue In the regular channel OF operations. Tio
almshouse the bureau for outdoor poor and the
bureau for outdoor sick ut Bellevue Hospital each
are steadily progressing under the efficient manages
ment OF the Commissioners OF Public Charities and
Correction The good nalured. rotund Superntend-
ent, Kellock maintains his position at Bond street,
answering the questions and providing for the wants
of the outdoor poor. lie, by his long experience IN
ms nj cIriIv
be good authority OH matters connected with that
department, and he asserts that while there Is no
for relief there does not seem to be so much ex-
IRENE want as was seen last winter The Commits
formerly oniciated from November to March.
permanent officers so that they may be-
come more thoroughly acquainted with their
shcd in the Nineteenth, Twelfth aud Twenty
second wards, so that the needy ones will not be
obliged TO trudge down TO Bond street In order to
make applications for relief This last Is most im-
portant improvement, ana VIII be found, no doubt,
highly ellcacious. Among the other improvements
inaugulated by the Commissioners OF Public Chart
ties Is the formation OF an Industrial school on
Iiarts Island. THIS island, u VIII be remembered,
was purchased by the United states government
during the late war for recruiting station and was
made habitable at cost Of about Sl5O,OOo. by the
provenients ON It, was to revert to the original
owner at the expiration Of the term OF purchase IL
was placed In the market AM ths Commission
ers learning that fact purchased it for the
comparatively small sum OF $4,000 That
portion oil the buildings formerly used as
the officers headquarters has been fitted up
by the Commissioners for the purpose OF u
PUBLIC INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL,
where youths who are too old to be committed to the
juvenile asylum, but who are too young to be placed
among felons and the ordinary workhouse inmates,
will be placed for instruction In necessary branches
OF education and mechanical labor There al
ready about forty inmates, and 1t II anticipated that
through the winter 10 VIII be found quite servlcea-
BILE. The other buildings at present the island will
he torn down, and careful calculation has revealed
the fact that the lumber thus recovered will almost
pay the cost OF the entire property.
Besides the Institutions above mentioned there arc
q number of
OTHER PRIVATE CHARITIES
such as the Workingwomen's Home, In. Elizabeth
street; the Newsboys Lodging House, In Park place;
Childrens Aid society, In Blocker street: shelter
ing Arms. st. Vincent de Paul orphan Asylum, I'm
Twenty sixth street. near Sixth avenue; St. Jamese
Industrial school, New Bowerv, and a number or
others. which have male provision for dispensing
aims to the needy poor during the severe weather
which may now be daily expected.