New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-09
SAYING UAIFS From THE STREET,
THE WORK IN THE STATE INSTITUTIONS.

THE WORK IN The SIAI l. ms u iIONN'
MEETING OF THE STATE CHARITIES AID AsSocIA-
TIoN-DiscUssING now 70 PROMOTE THE WILL
FARE OF HOMELESS CHILDREN.
A conference of members OF the state Charities
AID ASSOCIATION. which will be continued through
to-day. was begun yesterday in the rooms OF the
assoc,ntion No q East Fourteentl-St. Only the
| members Of the association were present III Inc
forenoon An address was adopted for circulation
| among The members of the association Throughout
the state FOR the purpose of promoting the work III
which they are engaged. The afternoon meeting
| was open to the public and was devoted to a as
| cusslon Of charitable and reformatory work among
| children especially that viii n has been accom-
pished since the passage'Of the Act OF 1870, Whch
! took pauper children ont of the county aims
| bousos and placed them in childreu's homes,
| rrotectories and similar institutions. Ii was
| stated m the Opsnng of the conference
that the invitation to attend the meeting had peeu
accepted b. representatives, of twcnty-three visit
pp Committees of the thlrtv-twO thai are now IN
exisicnc. in tyentvscven counties of the state, hut
| all those who had expected TO come were not pres
emf. There were, however, about 100 persons
| present.
Charles l.. Brace. secretary Of the Chdren's Aid
! Society. who presided. called the meeting to
order soon after 3 o'clock. and, after some
preliminary business. he announced that paper by
| Miss Forsyth. of lister County, on thu Kingston
I'ln1,r,I IIo,oc ot which she j. precedent, would
| hc rs,d hv Nh Re, nnld- o. tnc ono hundred aud
fonr IN mates that have been IN the ~ me twenty
Gye are "a r-e~cnt LIVING ~ private families forty
two are IN The Home. ana lhe ON II h'F' JUL A.
! turned TO their parents.
joseph Hobson. core sponding secretary oil the as
social on re- ld the report OF Charles Duter on the
Westcbesfer Temporary Home. which was organ
J lied last Auul. Mr.. Butler, III discussing some on
the points OF ms report stated MAJ tne WORK OF te
lime during the six months that 1t had been IN OPP
Grafton was IemelY satisfactory. mere were TWO
nom 5 however. W which b. desired To ca atteil-
non Under the operations OF the law ol 1870 All
o. idrrn OF Catholic parentagc are sent To Catholic
institutions those of Prot tant parenage to froi-
! r.iant institutions. IL Nestcle-tar County the
| Temporary Home he'd rrce we'd tlirty -one children
for the and support oil each oi "ioh me county
| allows - 30 per week. J ne charge Whlsh 'nc
Catholic Proectory collects IRON t.e County l. ~
Der week for child. lie did not OBJECT so much
| 10 The difference IN compensation as ne
| did to the principle and practical effect OF
| tie law, which Is 10 enforce religious
| I'm tne Temporary Home children are placed IN
private homes a. n possible ana II the family
i resprc abe questions are asked about IT'S re-
! hcious creed. The Catholic institution however
| detans the children until they they grow much
older one reason of when IS because Oi Us RUE not
10 place them IN othert man Roman ain"c Iimllles'
| MIR Brace then called upon the various rep
| rcsentatives of the wiling committees pres
| ent to speak TO the operations OF the
| law and the care of the poor children IN
| their counties. call OF the cou ltlgs was had.
and brief responses were made by re teY. Henry
y
k,ns of Queens, Mrs Henry hopkins Of Greene,
| Miss Dora Robinson, ot Hugs, Hiss Mary +. GueT,
| of Orange tiuSnen COmmtirc). j. - lliugiaS', OF
Rensselaer, Mrs. Brown, OF tue New-1orN CitV Homo
| for tine Fricndie.s john Rockwell, OF Westminster,
and Mr. b ace Inc Rev. Mr. CODb san that the num-
her OF inmates at present In the DutcheSs County
| Poorhouse is 100. of whom two-thlrds are men.
Miss ROBIN Oh stated that there are LOO Children
i'm fine various institutions OF kngs County, the
| care of whom cost s. ~ 900 per year. Compare
lively few OF the chlIuIeD are placed Win Ianll res
| because many OF them are OF Roman catholic
| D rentage. Mrs. Brown said that the children IN
| inc Homo for the FHendesS are placed IN good
| homes "a fast as sSIble some IN the Far " est
| and hers within 200 or 300 miles OF New YORK
| CITY but more III the city itself Mr. Brace sad
| that there is a continual demand for childrrns
| labor coming from the country districts. MT.
| Rockwell urged the need OF an amendment 10 the
existing law TO correct errors made IN the assign
men of childrel to proteci orles ana homes accord
| ing TO the religion OF tnrr parents. ME- brace
| warmly eulogizcd the work that Is dong
| for children ander the Act of 1870.
| Chld.en, he said, must be brought up TO live pure
| and Useful lives, anu to add to The wealth of The
| country. here are two ways o. dong als; by
| placing them III private homes. or by keeping tnem
The society IN The twenty years OF It's opera
ton has placed $4,000 children IN homes, and II mas
| been very rare that they have fallen back upon the
| community He a so stated that an effort Will be
made during the session OF the heXt Legislature 10
| pass the law which nearly passed last winter and
which will give the visitors OF the State Charities
AID Association the right OF entrance into all public
| Institutions.
| There will be two sessions of the Conference to-
day Al The forenoon session George e. Forster Will
preside ana will open the discussion OF the subject,
| #" Adult Able-bodIed Paupers." he Rev. Dr. Henry
c. Potter will preside at the afternoon meeting,
the topic Tor the session beng Hospitals anu Care
OF the Insane"