The New York herald., 1874-11-25
CHILDREy's AID SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting OF the Trustee,

Annual Meeting Of the Trustees.
the annual meeting Of the Children's Aid
Society was held at the Metropolitan National
Bank yesterday afternoon Mr. William A. Booth,
tue President. presided, and the Secretary, Nj. G
L Brace, filed his accustomed position.
Messrs. Benjamin J. Howiand, Howard Potter,
E. P. Fabbr,. Theodore Roosevelt and Alexander
Van Rensselaer, were elected trustees In the place
OF those whose terms OF ONCE had expired. Judge
q. G. Van Colt was also elected trustee in place
OF Mr.. N. +. Hunt, deceased.
The annual report was presented BY the Score.
tary aud gives very favorable exhibit Of the con.
dirion OF the society. The receipts for the year
amounted 70 sz24'Sso' VI which sl,oS7 remains In
Tne rolls 81 the schools this year show lo,2ss
age attendance a65e. as against a477 Of last year
gain. 70 The cost OF maintaining the tnirty-iour
schools for tae last year Is as follows, VIZ. -
ssars. q superintendent and eighty ..ix teachers s
Food, clothing, fuel &C., Is, ,s52
Total. 81, 500
Thia aggregate, divided among the a.55s pupils.
shows rne annual cost OF each one to be hut
$ls.s3l including not only salaries, but cloth Tor
garments shoes. furniture, books, coal and cost
RESOURCES.
The ssna q Sy % rs value estate
1t owns personal property do.............. 10000
Total Savo 900
Against total indsptsdness of 1900
ae S MS M
upon pauperism. emigration, &c. In reviewing the
years work the report says, 'Tne labors OF charity
OF this society have become so extended and
muitiiarous that It Is exceedingly diricut to give
any satisfactory picture OF them. Each principal.
and often her assistant, In our twentyOne IN us.
tr1al schools and fifteen night schools has become
an experienced missionary among the poor, hav-
ing aer own tile parish, influencing from 100 to
300 families, conversant with n thousand histories
ol crime ana poverty and acting necessarily on
most destitute and tempted class. Ii would be
Impossible, Ia many volumes, to detail the expert
.ence eacn year OF these invaluable laoorers
anon among , ,he poor. Together these schools have
acted upon an average number each day
OF 3,56o, and an aggregate number OF
10,2ss A most valuable assistance mas been the
work OF seventy volunteer teachers. These ladies
ldea themselves. Our great want is more volun-
teer workers. In the lodging houses the superin-
experienced IN their long continued EFFORTS for
vagrant children. THESE no uses wlch their Sum-
day meetines night schools, gymnasia and work.
ing classes, their lessons In order, Industry and
cleanliness, reach during the year some IL, 900 DIFF.
I ierent walls OF the streets Tne emigration agents
4 transfer over 5000 cnildren, besides adults, TO
country homes. 4 he .'SIcK Cnildren's Fundr
blesses some 1,4oo more; the Flower Mission"
scatters It's sweet tokens among several hundred |;
4 tne iree reading rooms influence 800; and, finally
the thldrens Country Home brings O week OF
country air ana good fare to some /, 300 destitute
little ones. soon the society Will be asking It's
friends 70 help 10 pay some thing like 800 900 Tor ac
| count OF Tue Italian school building In Leonard
street lhen Wnen ~ Is accomplished, that val.
uaDle and useful estate, costing ABOUT sos, 900,
WI! tecome tmainiy through the active agency
ana generosity OF one OF the trustees, dr. Z. r.
FaoorD the permanent property OF the Cniidren's
| Aid society, devoted 10 the education OF Italian
cnlldren. me society viii then own real estate
| as sioH0ws:-News0oys Lodging House, on Duane
/ William and New Cnambers Streets: Slxtee n
| Ward Lodging House. West EIGHTEENTH street !;
RyinRton street Lodging House. Rivnuton street ;
| School Building, Leonard street.