New-York tribune., 1874-01-01
CUARITYS BALANCE SHEET.


The closing of year, the last quarter of
which has laid an unusually heavy burden upon the
charitable organizations VI the city, is lit time for
review OF their work. Tho annual reports OF
several OF these bodies have lately appeared in THE
TRIBUNE; others will not be ready until Spring.
TRIBUNE reporter visited. yesterday, some OF
the more prominent institutions which arc
not under municipal control to procure de-
tails OF what they have accomplished
during the past few months. The officers OF some of
them they do prepare monthly state
ments Of their abos keep the data such shape
that they be reported before preparation Of the
annual report. The effects of the hard times con-
spicuous largely increased applications for aid 10
meet which the limited funds at the command OF the
societies entirely inadequate.
At the Howard Mission, No. 40 New-Bowery 3,2oS
oayes bread 247 garments and 23T pairs or shoes
have been distributed since September Beside bread,
large quantities OF vegetables and other food were gwen
away The present daily average OF distribution Is lao
oaves while only demand for so or 60 ioaves
Der day last year at the time Food is only given
to those whose condition has been carefully invest
gated by the visitors Of the Mission. There
is q great demand for shoes for little children
The average number of free meals given daily in the
last three months has been nearly 6O great increase
over last yoar The School of the Mission now contains
over 400 scholars and the average attendance for the
quarter has been than In October the receipts
we're 73 a. and the expenses l050 3d. in November
the receipts SGs Al, aud tho expenses Sll56 So
At the Five Points House OF Industry at No. l55
worthst. 2.699 free meals were given IN september
80 In October 80 99 IN Novembe, and $1,000 in Decem
ber Clothing has been given to nearly all the children
coming into the school There now 900 children
living in the and At On account OF loss Of
work q very large number OF women have applied
for admission, three times many during the
same poriod last year; but there has been room
for only few Of the applicants Fewer situations have
been procured for the then common because OF
the little demand for help and the female inmates stay
longer than formerly; 15i have been received since
Oct l. The average number OF children 10 the school
during the month OF December 35. Bread gwen
TO children whose families in need to take home.
The expenses OF the institution during the past
three months have been 500 per day
At the New-York Dspensary, at Centre and whte-ss.
there has been large increase in work on account Of
the great destituton OF the In October 3I72
patients treated; 1857 males and 1918 females;
6S Of these dentists patients and % vaccinations
we're made lo9 males and l69 females were visited at
their dwellings, making the total number Of patients
under treatment during the month, s60 In November,
l4s6 males 556 females treated at the dispen
cary; there were dental operation and vaccinations
12s males females visited OF their homes;
making the tota number Of patients during the month
336a In December lGt0 males and lt9a females were
treated at the Dspensary; there were $40 dental opera
and yaccnatlons 2o males ana lI females were
visited at their homes and the entire number Of patients
treated IN the month was 3&6l.
At the Woman's Temporary Home. at No. 1873 Mac
dougAlst. there 30 inmates The failure in the
demand interfered with she procuring
Of si.9atons for the applicants 40 free meals were
The worKing. .womens' Protective Union at No. IS
Bleeckerst In september supplied ?2 persons with
ployment; In October, lsl In November, II, and in
December TO- The superintendent deca5es that never
since the Institution opened have there been 50 poor
months for procuring employment for women - during
November and December Of the past year. Daring the
over 1900 working girls have been given employ
meDt, and this number would have been largely In
creased but for the In trade record Ia only
kept OF first applications for employment Many OF tho
applicants apply repeatedly September there were
l54 original applications In October, ?9 In November
1897 and in December l3o An important branch OF the
work OF the Union Is the collection OF the Weges OF
working girls. During tho year nTe were collected
The effect OF the panic 10 also IN the larger NUMBER
Of complaints against employers for unpaid wages ana
simiar causes In no previous year nave tnors Deen
moro than 960 complaints. In 1873 tnero were oo ~ OF
which came IN October. 60 In November sno ~ an lie
cember.
The twenty second annual report Of the NewYork
Ophthaimic Hospital tcndowcd by Mrs. Emma A. Keep)
which has just been issued contains soins very inter
eating information figures The number OF patients
treated during the year ending October ls7a WAS
ss increase Of than 100 cases over those OF
the preceding year Operations TO the number of LOO
vere performed by tho surgeons In charge Tue trc.s
urers report ahow tho expenditures for tho year
hayo beou o60. and tho CvcQlpts teAoc4 u