New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-25
THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.

ANNUAL MEETING-REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY
AND TREAsURER-FRUTTs OF A YEARS WORK.
The Children's Aid Society held its annual
meeting yesterday afternoon at the Metropolitan BANK
William A. Booth, the President of the Society, pre-
sided and there present John i. Williams, Robert
j. Livingston. E. p. Fablri, Lucus Tuckerman, David
r. Jaques Charles L. Brace Howard Potter and others
The ballot for trustees resulted in the election OF Ben
ialnn j. Rowland, Howard Potter, +. p Fabbri. Iheo
dore Roosevelt Alexander Van Rensselaer,, and Hooper
C. Van Worst. william A. Booth was reelected Presi-
dent The annual report OF the Treasurer, joan "
Williams was submitted. 1t contained the following
information of general interest:
TIE receipts Of the year closing with Oct 81 from all
sources were s2257l o. of which s9j353 "a from the
CITY and County Of New York. and $50 1893 o5 from the
Board Education for pupils in the Industrial schools
The expenditures OF the left s1o5 in the treasury
industrial schools required S7o5oo 49, the Newsboys
Iodgug-hOuse 34l2 rs The total OF regular
rent expenses was s74,s2 3d. and Of the balance s4G
COS paid on account OF the new building OF the
since its organization in 1853 have been slGs737 The
Society nothing except the mortgage Indebtedness
of 500 OOO-exsting last yearls lien the Newsboys
Lodging house. The personal property, per last report
as follows:
1873 bonds e. 600 eacl) Evansville and Charlottesville r. c.
Son e 900 t '' E5S a aSa M Sf51ts s TT
bonds Isl 900 eaeh) Evansville TerTe Hute and Chicago
5bonds (sl 900 each) BrooAlyn pubic Park Losn.
Also, bonds OF Memphis Cry valued AZ $4,000 and
New-YOrk City bona Tor $1,000, which latter has
ment the personal properly OF the Society remains
eisely as it did year ago. Meantime the Newsboys
LOiEing-nouse has been completed and pad for, with
creating floating debt Ihis Is ma ter OF cou
graduation. But soon the Society Will bo ask
$4,000 for account OF tho Italian school bmla-
psbcd that valuable and uscfu estate costing about
SIS Co., will become manly through the active agency
permanent property OF the Chiren' Aid Society.
devoted 10 tho education OF ltdIn children. One IS
tempted to say that if in that charming ednce the
IfaIlu hoVs la IA
beautiful and true he will prove himself degenerate
The society viii then own real estate as follows:
Nvoy. LoaspslG1:e on Dps9s VILLAIN and 'chanIers
y9FS1 sIse sc1 LSai g. a aGqf gs:e'n
Italian School Building, LeOnard-st.
The rolls OF tho twenty-one industrial schools show
average attendance was $3.50, against 3f7 last year
The aggregate OF expense OF these schools shows The
not only salaries but cloth for garments, shoes iurni
ture. books coal and cost OF daily meal. The
OF the NewsbOys' Lodginghouse was s6,00s 49, OF
which s5 was paid for the ot aud s5Oos 70 for the
The estimated value OF the real the Society
four housess S25O0o0 the personal property
s5JCOo and the total Indebtedness is that of the
ILe Newsboys' Lodeug-house has furnished 7o6sl
meals was 72Sc7 OF thei s647o 81 expenses ses7 50
paid by the boys The bank wnieh ias been IN
many years mas been appropriated this year
1922 boys, who have saved $3.50 Sc.
The statistics of the Girls Lodging house show that
the number OF lodgings furnished 1870 1867
Crls and more than half these were paid for 2s,2C2
meals provided and nearly half the number paid
for CSSirs sent 10 situations 735 taught 10
operate sewing machines, OF whom 268 found
poyment In the same ne The expenses were u 70i as
and the receipts from the girls. sSO5 10 new depart
ment teaching dressmakug opened last Spring
The Boys Lodging house, In the Eleventh Ward. No.
100 East Eieyenthst returned the following facts
Number or registered for the year 4s4; number OF
lodgings furnished, lpC4S, and number OF meals
yded, Z3,IO6 The wHOte expenditure, including I'M
provements, s,ss2 2ssof which s2o67 "A was paid
b. the inmates.
The sixteenth Ward Lodging-h house, No. oil West
Eghteeuth gave PATS lodgings TO $40 different boys
29O25 meals were supplied The total expenditure was
ass 90 and the amount received from thet boys.
SI4s a. hundred OF the 900 boys were orphans
or half-orphaus CTS born the United States.
Only few yeaIs back the majority were born In Ire
Land.
The Rvingtonst Lodeio house has been in operation
seven years The original building has been enlarged
by the house adjoining and there Is for ll5
boys; !39 different boys have availed Themselves Of
Institution during the year, liz more than last
year. and 769 lodgings and 1913 meals have
been provided than last l67 boys have been placed
IN permanent homes Taere have been provided with
homes and employment during the year, 1885. Oaiy
about go Of these have been sent as far west Kansas
Since 1862 SO s3 children have been placed IN perma
pent homes.
The report OF e Secretary Charles L. Brace, calls at
tention TO the fac, thai of the foundation ideas Of
the association 10 exirpate the spirit Of
aud that branch extended