The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-06
CITY INTELLGG ENCE.
THE NEWSBOYS.

Annual Report
boys' Homo AssocIRtiOn-The Operations Of n
worthy Enterprise.
We have received an advance copy of the
annual report of the Managers of the News
boys Home Association. AS this worthy enter
prise has been in operation one year only, we
present the report in full, as follows;-
"Tne Newsboys' Home Association was incorpo.
HprI 1859. and was organized Under the a9t in the
following May. 1t was created tor 'Ine purpose on
educating and protecting such newsboys and other
friendlesss boys of Philadelphia, as may voluntarily
place themselves under its care and protection lt
over the age of fifteen years, at their request,
on such conditions as may be approved by the Or
"The Association purchased the property No. 91b
Locust street, at cost OF $780, of which $4,000 was
paid in cash, and the balance secured by mortgage.
The enlargement of the house, and the introduction
OF suitable bathrooms, with the necessary
heating sgSatoS and cGSSens fSe nrst outlay ABOUT
$1,000. IL is now furnished with everything required
Tor a comfortable home, capable of accommodating
siXtv peTmanent boarders In anticipation OF the
future needs Of the association, the adjoining pro-
perty was subsequently purchased for $500, OF
which $4,000 was paid in cash, and the balance
secured by mortgage. rms properly Is now leased
reasureTs report for full account of receipts and
"The Home was opened on the 1st of December,
1869, and all boys who applied for admission under
the age of eighteen years were received, without re-
gard TO their occupations School was opened every
a Sunday-school organized and placed
SsF de teaoRes morning sRd Re
ming meal were provided daily and home was
thus furnished IN Wnicn 9Sy y could e I'VE aeGenb
school and Sundayschool, for Is cents per day.
During the year ending on the gTth OF No No
were occupied at night, and sixteen thousand
meals served in the house. The rate OF board has
recently been increased to 25 cents day. The re-
cepts from this source fall far short OF the expenses
was expected. .,
satisfied the managers of the necessity Of excluding
boys over a certain age. Many of the older ones
and thnir MI
tended to the corruption of others, who yet
susceptible of good influences. For the sake of
these rule has been adopted excluding boys over
the age OF twelve years, with exceptions founded
upon good behavior: ~
house, whose ages range from nine to sixteen
years. The larger number of these have been
came to us voluntarily, from nurseries of vice
and Of crime; some OF them orphans, others aban;
of them destitute and friendess. one brave boy, a
bootback thirteen years OF age, rescued ms little
With WltSHei linn nouf sought our Protection The boy
earns not only his own living but pays the
board of his orphan brother, and sends him to
a public school, which he has been attending daily
for nearly year. The young hero who is thus
brother to the paths of virtue, is punctua in his at
tendance at the night-school, where he spends two
anntSer how sSot nnS of is supsored
in the same way, and sent to public school by
brother q few years older, who is not an inmate OF
the Home, but pays his board promptly and cheer
"a boy twelve years of age has placed himself
under our care, who has three older brothers in
jail and another in the House of Refuge. This lit
tie fellow, who never before had friend in the
world, is now striving with all his might to earn
"a boy acquitted OF a charge of burglary some
months ago has ever since been one OF our wards,
having no other home or friend. 1t has been OBJ
served that this boy never retires to rest
without first kneeng at his bedside in prayer.
BY his good conduct he has the CON
fdence and respect OF the managers Nearly
all of our boys have now voluntarily sus-
pended their street occupations on Sundays
"other interesting incidents might be given to
assure our contributors that the bread which they
nave cast upon the waters has not been lost. It
may be remarked generally that the boys now IN
our charge have greatly improved in their conduct
and morals. They are not permitted to leave the
house after the evening meal, which is served be
tween elk and seven O'Clock, aud are thus protected
from many temptations to which their wandering
habits have, heretofore exposed them Ihey cheer-
fully submit the to seSoP SsePn ana are dFtea RsF
tive to their duties, and are becoming more ana
more earnest in their efforts to improve the eonStc
good results OF our undertaking to prosecute 1t
with renewed energy, and we leave it with you and
with others to say whether the means to that end
''Socety is responsible for the condition of these
bows. IL tlegitimates the business of making drunk
ards which in the eye OF the law is as reputable as
any other. the peace and dignity OF the Com
for S't the privilege. That sum, paid to the
sonous mixtures every day in the year, and to send
his customers home to their ragged and starving
children, pennlleSS ana drunk. mere Is Ln6 Iudlu
source OF all paupersm and crime, and here the
apology for class OF boys for whom this aSso-
citation asks the sympathy and help Of the COM
munity.
TIt should be remembered that the children who
are thus driven by restitution and despair into the
haunts OF depravity which abound in a great city
constitute the growing crop or criminals
which is ripening for our jails. The good
may preach to them and pray for them, but the crop
grows on, and another and larger will succeed,
unless It can be transplanted in some better soil be-
fore it is late where constant care and cultya-
tion may improve its character. This Is the task
which we have now begun-the task OF transplant
ing. We appreciate its difficulties, but are con
Vinced they may be overcome, II more general ln-
terest in tie work can he awakened. We invite our
contributors to visit the institution whenever they
may feel SO inclined, and observe for themselves
the results Of their Christian beneyoence.
"CHARLEs GIBBONS, President.
philadelphia, Dec. 2l, 1870"
The officers of the institution for the current
year are the following
President-Charles Gibbons, No 1872 South Third
Vice Presidents-W. G. Moorhead, No ia South
Third street; Edward $. Buckley, No. sos South
Tenth street; and l. V. Williamson, No. "a Bank
Treasurer-Frank H. Clark, No. So South Third
street.
teenth and Market streets.
SPECIAL SALE OF DRY GooDs.-A specia
sale of fine dry goods is now going on at the
store of Cooper 81 Conard, S. Z. corner of Nintt
and Market streets. This firm, find after Ia liins
an account of stock, that although the sale o
dress fabrics has been unprecedentedly large
there is still large surplus on hand, which they
want to sell Immediately. To do this they have
marked down many dress goods to prices mucl
less in currency than they would cost in gold
The sale Will be continued until the entire
winter stock is converted into money. price
list OF some OF the goods will be found in anothe
column,