New-York tribune., 1879-11-26


| found for 3.713 children. at an average cost Of
IS O4 each. and multtudes have been cared for aud
partially supported in the various lodGing-hOuses
| and industrial schools in this city.
THE MEETING AND TIE REPORTS.
Among those present at the meeting were
X j. LyIngs. on, william A. Booth, ID. wins james,
George Coe Charles A. Booth, W. Bayord Cutting and
Charles L. Brace. Hooper G. Van yOorst. George $.
Coe Charles Whitehead. David X jacques and James
f. Roosevelt elected tTnstees william A. Booth
was chosen president for the ensuing and George
g. Coe treasurer Charles L. Brace, the secretary pre-
sented MS annual report He explained the working OF
the various schools and lodgfnghOuses Of the society,"
but laid particular stress upon the value of the egra
ton branch whcn sefsupporting boys and girls
homeless children. Through this medium during
years the socieys existence ove 10000
persons been sent To bones aud places OF work Of
whom some 5000 were children Probably not hye per
OF bese have become criminals or chargeaOle
the public Great numbers OF the boys have grown mp
ana now own property ana occupy positions Oh innu-
ence some are scholars, lawyers and eIgymen Jne
mothers o. families. During tne past year 37l3 per:
sent To homes OF whom l,92O were boys aud
1880 girls 2lo mrn and 2o3 wgmsn r.. -.
100000 different boys and nrs nave been sheltered
and partly fed and instructed In the industrial Schools
probably 10000 poor little girls have been aught
and these Is known that even score have entered
on criminal courses OF lie, have become drunkaTds
Deggars. though our-afths were children OF drunk
But better test are the police statistics OF crime.
During poriou OF the period through which these
si4 224 IN isGO to Os3 371 1878, while, usual,
numbers Of poor people remained mere. let by toe
foreign Immigration; yet the commitments OF female
vsgrants have within those been reduced over one
haf; the commitments oi young girls for petit larceny
over onr-half; the commitments OF boys ior petit
larceny have been materially reduced and criminal
Offences by boys held decidedly In check.
The total number placed out by tue society. mainly In
Western homes during last year, was BIB; the total
%as s-y,oIv 40 .no @ y 1l " Yt % a1 1o oo - tss
a.e1 IN Ur
would have cost undoubtedly nearly $40 These sta
joyed the benefit OF " summer Home 2.912;
the total expense, 1eductng cost o. construction,
ing for each child II 80. surely this
Is economical charity
EMIGRATION.
During the past year, kind friends have ma
torally aided individually our 4" placing out" plan Mrs.
j. j. Astor who Is ever seeking how do the
permanent good the OF the city. celebrated
the Year by sending out 100 homeless boys st an
expense $1,000 These lads have turned out wel in
tue.r homes. aud no equal amount OF money sDsns
IN charity, co1d have ACCOMPLISHED 50 nuch lasting
good. w.tn 80 little evil
Nj. Whltelaw Reid received during the Winter oycs
81 500, from two or three persons IN trust, o De used
ior the poor wherever In his judgment u woud DO
~ good ai the icasi expense Tor " uiacniLeiy h5
emigration brtucG OF tae Chiidreus Aid S0ci-
ETY. as one Were every dollar contributed wohid
the best OF al gfts, nome. IN the richest aercG
rural disrlcth IN tue world, our Western states SIR
Reid nad each case thoroughly exam ned, and ne
himself inspected aud advised personally each party Of
,,ry,,g vilno~s in kansas ami Iowa M. usual MAN
OF operations OF the society followed This case.
Public meetings o. t9e taFSiers were hed At 9s q'sI;
chosen 1y the citizens thus assembled
cooperate wtn the " western Agent" 1he csiIdren
who had At starting well clad the expense
the society were cordially welcomed FED and brought
iutO the assembly. An address was delivered
ny the agent explaining that tnese clilded were not
young CRIMINALS or even paupefs TO be- poured rntoa
Western community. They were simply orphans, or
and unfortunate boys and girls could not
mud support IN New-IOrk. VINO preferred
hey should not become chnrgenble (withln
a reasonable tme on wes ern communities. They were,
In fact Just best material winch Western farmer
mistress could desire to make into good workers
benent the West. incredible gam chil-
dr,n Themselves In "A few hours. with diligent and
o,rru eXeriion by Tie agent ana the committee each
cnild was placed IN a good home.
Mr.. Rod very properly CURED street and thorough
account OF he disposal o eacn cnd TO be furnished to
the donors Of the CHARITY mnd Tue usual plan
followed. FIfsl the local committee the Office;
then each employer and chld were written TO. aud
answered. aud then the agents and the resident
Western agents revisited the villages. Tue informa-
tiou rrom all these sources entered upon the
books OF the society. and furnished promptly Mr.
was thus gwen TO this effort OF charity. which would
fairy test It's workings. The children watched by
hundreds Of eager eyes. aud their smallest pecadoes
speedily reported To the public One or Two lads
prsOned. aud kindly taken back To the same home
and l. now doing vel; one Jew.sn lad though having
an excellent home. wandered back to New-York,
whore arrested vagrant and
Committed to an asylum. Cert an sharp ads in the
sumrd thrm and begged their WAY through Pitt,ouig,
some weeks Tore wa, discovered mat two of The
d- thus repeSented as rowing through western cities
were quietly a wnN Ia the places whore tney nad been
put. Out OF l3o persons tnus seul. NOT became
chargcabe on auy western community; only three arc
known TAR to left their places, only ono
Obj c made the charity were ~ the most
op character. New-York iourna. charged tho
society with drawing of the best OF poorer youth
for West aud Hus leaving IN tue cit ONLY Us vicious,
lazy aud destitute chlidr IA. Some OF the Western jour
uas gn the Oter hand accused the association OF food
lng the West with tue youthful crime and pauDeusm
nothing could be better for the children than
such disposton Of them that Il was the
done their part IA the ""rA with thorough conscen-
may wen be satisfied tn the OF their charity
since 1853 55.7l7 children have been provided with
homes aud empOy ment. OF whom 3.713 cared Tor
ulng the past year
THE LODGING HOUSES
Al the News0oys' Lodging House. during the v.
6s,3ll odgngs have been furnished and POS meas;
565 have been returned friends Eight
thousand eight hundred and ninety eight different boys
have received, average cost OF ca cents each
One thousand hundred and thiry-two boys have
saved 81 67l ~ the bank About onehalf the boys
Good work was repored also as the Girls cetns
House,, as well as at tae Kitchen Garden,
schools H Ia sick cSidrSn's Mission, and SUM-
mer Home. In the six lodging houses
meals and 1877 .207 lodgings supplied. In The
twentyOne day aud eleven evening sch ole were 9O9S
tiOO'Ooo warm meals were snpphedl S,II3 were
seat to homes mainly IN the West l563 were aided
with ioOd medicines etc.. through tnr Sick Childrens
Mission; 2,9l2 children enjoyed t1e benefits OF the
Seaside Home (ayeragiDg over 200 pr week. o4o
enae Ia the Girls Lodging House and Industrial
schools There been 74o4 orphans In the lodging
sHtv"eIvht cents have been deposited IN the penny
savings banks Total numoer under charge OF the society
during tue year. 2s.Os6
PROSPEROUS CAREER
Inf he saffa he