The New York herald., 1877-11-28

THE POOR CHILDREN.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE cHILDIRN's AID
soCIETY-REpoRr OF THE GOOD WORK AC-
CoMPLIsHED IN THE PAST YEAR.
The annual meeting OF tho trustees tho Children's
Aid Society was ycld yesterday afternoon, Ut two
O'Clock, In tho National Exchange Bank building, No.
12S Broadway, Mr.. William A. Booth In tho char and
Mr.. Charles L. Pierce acting MS secretary. Messrs.
Robert Hoo, Jr., Howard Potter, 4. p. Fabbri,
Theodore Roosevelt and Alexander Van Rensselaer,
elected In place OF those hose Of
olIco mad expired. Tho twenty-nth annual reports
we're presented to the for publication. From
them tho following Interesting facts, showing tho
status OF the society, are gcaned:-
1t Is claimed that tho very extended operations OF
the Chdron's Aid Society have checked the progress
OF juvenile CRIME In metropolis Tho exlcnt OF
It's may be judged OF from tho fact that during
the pas. year than 30 1872 children were cared
for IN Industrial schools. lodging houses, summer
homes, sick missions. &c Tho decrease or Juvenlio
crimo is manifested by tho following figures Tho
iisl OF female vagrants tho year 1850 was $50; in
1862 2243 1863 7t6; 1870. 671; In 1885, 1860
great Increase during the last six years, but
reduction In tho past seventeen years, notwith.
Standing tho cons,derab oil increase in tho pop
ulation during that period.
SOCIETY
During tho last neatly twenty-five years as s6 chill.
drcn were removed by the society TO places IN tho
were homeless or deserted An Investigation into tho
condition Of at least 10 900 Of these children tho
States OF Indiana, Michigan and Illinois showed tnuL
only i've OF these children then inmates Of any
prison. rciormatory or almsnouse Tho average ex-
pense for placing these children Western home
was but sl5. Lust Year tho total expense OF the
s.cmigraion" account was $3l 1856 II, winch divided
by 3s0Sthe number OF children cent oat-Rivcs IS 20
the average expense per head Tor putting poor
child IN good home where bc or snc could
honest living. Tho lodging houses sheltered ana
trained lass year boys ana girls at a cost
%
Quoted tho total receipts, $4,000 SO, auI
tho outlay for construction. 81 o5g So making
their cost to the public SIS, I97 - Dividing this
by nightly number Of attendants tho cost per head
lor n ycar,s shelter OF homeless boy or vir s found
TO S3l 80 In the ndustral schools the drcn
taught common schooi branches and some traic or
occupation. Last years expense Tor these schools
$T2, 900 So, which divided by 3, ,62T the average
attendance, wo have SD SO as tho average annual
per head Tor this useful branch, whereas IN the
public schools OF tho city each pupil OF the Ss 5lI
attended year cost tho people S3s Al, without
counting tho great charge OF s4Ooooo0 in buildings
iots, &c
since the Nows Boys Logging House opened In
1854 The number Of l44 263 boys have been sheltered
there; 1917, ,I9l lodgings and y436y0 meals sup
pied; La boys have been returned to their friends
oo4' have deposited s4s 2Ss ~ ~ tho Penny savings
the boys have paId S77,322 o.
In the past year there IN six of the society's
lodging houses IL, 7y+ boys and grls 294, ,3s1 meals
ana 2l0. $50 lodgings were furnished. In twenty day
and thirteen evening schools $3.50 children taught
ana partly fed and clothed 1850 were aided with
sewing &c., and there have been 92l0 orphans IN the
lodging houses.
Thc society received In all tho sum OF 500 600
from the late Mr. Cnauncy Rose Of Terra Hauie, Ina.
a IA bequcst.
TuE PixAScIAL STATEMENT
The available balance hand last year was
sl,Ojl 81 that received all sources being
49, $50 I3 making total OF S233 OIL i0 The expenses
Tor the year wcre:-Currcnt EXPENSES, $lSG S2I IS;
interest loans and mortgages s657l 3s; bls ply.
able, $J5 O0O making totai OF s27 3Db 20 aud luav.
ing hand balance Of s6.5l5 IL. Tho real estate
n N I..io
House, william ANA Duanc streets; the iour iodsing
and the Italian scnool already named $500 600;
personal property, $l5o,O00 from winch must be do.
ductcd the socictys iudobodncss OF s55, ,000 on Tho
lodging house, leaving $05 900 thus making n total
$780, 0OJ IN real and personal properly. The dcDt
was reduced year $50 900 prime pally owiuu 10
The git OF Mrs. Ohm q. Green.