New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-26
A VAST BENEVOLENT WORK.

HE CHILDREN's AID sOCIErYs ANNUAL RErORfS--
PROPOSED ACT TO LESSEN TIE NUMBER OF
yAGRANIs AND STREET WANDERERS
The annual meeting Of the Children's Aid
Society held yesterday at the Metropolitan National
Bank The reports ~ the Secretary, Charles L. Brace.
and the Treasurer John r. Williams, showing the work
Of the Society for the past year were read IL Is recon-
mended that ordinance OF the Common Council
Of the Legislature be passed requiring all children
engaged In street trades, musicians, SIMPLY idle
in school hours and street wanderers to carry with
them aud to snow the order OF any policeman GER
tifcate from any schOOcacher that they had BEEN az
least during session each school day, in school
during preceding three months. II the child
show such certificate he Is 10 be arrested by the police
man and taken before the Police Justice appro-
pirate court, which shall, according 20 its Judgment.
either sentence him reformatory a vagrant,
or release him sufficient guarantee that he will in fu
ture attend some haftme school. The efforts OF the
Society obtain the passage OF act 10 protect factory
children. modelled after similar acts passed by the s
latures OF the England States, have failed The
Society believes that nearly 100000 children employed in
this city suburbs would be benefited by the passage
Of such au act.
children who given mcsl At noon and enabled
to earn enough cothe themselves. The night schools
provided by tho Society are also well attended
The Girls Lodging House, No % St Marks-pace, has
been the means OF procuring places for 692 girls IA
servants, mostly in the country The sewing mac hine
school has 30 operators during the year. The expenses
Of the Lodginghouse for the year have been ls7 Co.
and the receipts, 1855 &c.
The Newsboys' Lodginghouse. Nos. 10 ana 81 Park
place. furnishes meals 10 the boys at five cents each
The payments Of the boys for the past year were
n 49, 70; during 20 years, f1076jl. During the same
time there have been furnished 7O3,sG5 lodgings and
$685. 403 meals, OF five meals 70 boy
lost and truant boys returned TO friends, 1886.
has been sl6453 49, or average OF s225 per snnum
The average expense for each boy was VI 81 The boys
S ys e,vp@ the rt s % S
them s23.A9 g. the real outlay for each
SS nsh The saving bank Is bss Ssss
during the year by 25 boys. VINO have saved 49,
yagrsncy aud placed in good homes The average is
little ten esoh week. There were furnished during
cent 577ls lodgings, an Increase Of eight per cent
hundred and thrrvhve lost and truaht boys have been
returned to friends. There have been average IG
lodrcrs nightly and there are odatons for 200
after Jau. the new building at Chambers and Duane
sts erected especially for this purpose, Will be oocu.
The "EGhteenth-st. LodgingHouse, No. oil West
Eighteenfh-st has been refurnsleu during tho past
year. The night school reopened Nov There were
81 boys admitted 1 a. ai The yeaf r. .i,r,
trends 6Oi TO other nrtaton.' total number provided
Of Y p pl ab q son & e S DS@Ss
Of meals uppbe 2sal namoer OF M .s pad of 2o5i number
year. oTer "a =; age OF boys, Il years
AT the Myingon-st. Loaging-house, Nos S25 and 3l7
RiyngtOnst there were l0! boys provided for during
the year. These were, IN part provided for follows
Nunb, Of bo pro.ae With permanent homes. 80 nameI Of boy,
nuuhT OF odnnss furnished % 4gJi i number OF nzs paid
Of loglgs rs lD63, total
onsc 53 total nanbtr Of meals pad 42O9l
o. meals free, ., L0&
Tn. total expenditure was S,sli O6 AMI the receipts
for lodgings meals, rents &C. S,3s IS OF this sum
$3.50 expended on alterations ana repairs build
m , aud additional supplies OF beds and bedding.
The Eleventh Ware Lodging house. No. 100 East
Ecycnt n-5t accommodated AZ D0ys during the
Year These have been provided for asfollows:
Number provided with permanent homes 90 nnmbr Of bovs
ore 70 friends 81 Of neas iaribsl liJ2;
Os2 nunber uf meals paid for II
namier Lodgings Furnished 1853 number Of Lodgings paid
ID y3O number furnished free 2iJ0
dodgers ngiJ, OIL Total expenditure OTQ % Total
from lolgpss, meals kc Sl6l5 al. Net cost, t3Jys "a
There arc 81 day schools AMI five night schools In full
Operation Ton additional nixRI schools were taught