New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-26
this. i. ono Of the srande,t, nOOost movement, ever


Have you any children here with Won nowi"
Yes. two. But come up stairs ana sec lnc, u,u ''e
the means we have for making them comioftap'e.
LOOK AT The CHIIDRgN's QUARTERS"
The reporter followed the superintendent up 10 'he
fourth floor
.. First when a child is brought TO u.s." said ME- Jeh'
kins, 1t is brought here,"-entering spacious VAR
room with several bath tubs and number OF separate
basins II Ia introduced TO the house through TINS room
sometimes this method OF introduction is ANY 'hhS
but mere Formally. Tho childs old clothes oien
mere OF and filth, are taken on ana usp"Scu
o. and after bath 1t Is provided with compete ne"
outfit from the cothesrOom Theu Is taken dow 10
the dining room. the Moor below ana given somenR
eat afr which has me h ., 1 reeer into
pleasant room containing collection OF Toys nIlEht
wi, h a toy locomotive. When the superintendent en-
tered the child dropped his playting anu running w W
Mr.. Jenkins caught HIM by the hand afifcti0natey:
Wnat Is your name. my little fellow e. asked tho re-
porter.
And would you rather stay here than at your
this"putting finger upon bruises upon diner-
ent parts bis little face.
Yes. like him. but Pun afraid of him; he whips me-
Tse other child under the care society at the
time was IA gr twelve years old who had been orutaly
treated by family M which she bad been aservant
X to the play s tue large cheerful sleeping
room, FURNISHED with lumber Of snowy White cots
This room is wen lighted and ventilated and IKE all lho
r.s OF inc building is heated by steam and Is provided
cith and electric bells Next To TINS Is
the clobesroo. on all sides Of winch arc shelves ana
drawer. ird with complete Quilts of both summer and
winter clothing for children OF both sexes ana all ages
Where you get all this cothihst" asked the re-
"A great deal Of 1t Is made up by charitable ladic
who are members OF our society Much OF 1t comes
through various sewing societies. clothing dcacrs
have and we nave great deal OF second
hand clothing, most OF which has beou wo u very
slghtly aud /, almost as good as new icre IL Dox Oh
shoes assorted eizes sent TO us tneio IL coeGt9n
hats and bonnrts; eaa craNer1 contain uhdefcloth
ing Tue books whica M nose shelves near the
window have gwen by different pub isiers. s.
barnes & 90. lot OF schooibo"ks, aud g. w
Carleton has given collection OF chdrsns stores.
prlntendcni enumerated different articles sent BY per-
sons s,mpainlzng with Childhood Teio wer, some odd
| cloak Only n ttIne worn Others had sent dresses
ana hats trimmed and ad"rned In extiava-
nnIficencc Tie cnl'rcr destined 10 wear them. -.
oiireTl' and d.rcctors rooms upon tbs walls OF which
we're hung photographs III many Of the children rescued
| We're fist received and otuers more rcce"t.
We nave jnst received new photo graph OF little
LouiE snr~n,rd. fod" aiI Mr. Jr kins Tie
bow j. abouI SIX years Old. When got INN ne weighed
| Just l7ia pounds; now lie weighs % pounds lie mas
been ma our custody along. AZ II ~ ne was teaicd
at 20. Luke's Hospital; thiouGh tie summer lie vas
| OF the Frua!e Guardian soco,y at Oceanport ~ D."
Comparing Toe photograph with one OF the picIes OF
boy ls afCcs ais rescue II SEEMS scarcely pos
siDelua tnc lote eau represent HE same person
One OF them sntiy I'll VISA &c n.yelad skeetOni thc
| other, acnaJUy DOy, type Oi Pe'Iec' "e"'tn'
EE.KING Up IHE PADRoSE SYSTEM.
| Here Is a photograph Of tLe seven little Dogs
brought over 10 by one OF the padrones Auio
mo Giovanni Ancaroi. who tired ana convicted ast
| year T.e pldrOncs comprise class OF EaIiah adVch
,urers Tuey obtain children IN The Neao ltah districts
OF the Italian h.ugGo!, by agreeing tJpIy Their parents
cerain sum money Tor tho osrViccs 81 these children
for term OF years. and also u ciOho ami feed them
and eve them u musical cduc1t0n. The parents are
poo- and havng large families q support often greed
lily vi these mc' ana re poor cn,.'r.h are
wnn s,;tuort /, rtarncd, air biuH.nt u America,
wncre Il me prGrDHc cl;es our on'et lAey are taken
m some low Gu utter tn, city To ve ana tcnce are
sen gu int he stc,is 80 make prcenco OF playing
IN TO gather NJ mon 1r ln'T NATL S 40 " a.
often Obliged 10 Pc lUim ~ low oodccrt saloons ana va
,1efy I'M res nZnt lie radrone receives al oil tLe
money that chrcn eatn aud the only return tLey
get Is iOoG P'Ot cItlYiS anu brd'u rc', nem,.
All alone strange country, acquainted VITA no oIc Dat
lie padronc, ana VOnseqciI no las 80 EIoa' dh III
nucice over them tnat thel dare DOT cohia or run
say FROM him. and VIII very often even teH !ase-
hoods asserting tnat be IL then idtEef OF her edlyS
| as lie has cUmhand'd mem 10 uo-l"I IIar ne Wul
teTr1plv revenge himself upon theD according TO LIS
Dloodcu ding oatOs ana iDre@is II tney TO otnJr"is-,
There is II Ia" against th,s aort Vi tbhs III tnc
Un,ird states aud un0er mat law AncaroiI was con
vIrrd as veal. Tuat case Slredy SCENE 20 nave Pd,
w. s Five SOP 20 pauroni>in' mere. AnouO.a
sruicuced to the ADanJ Pchentiay Tor term OF nve
years; the poJs were returned 10 'nrir parents Ia
nI rcrc were two shabby g1ny Old violins hanging
| over TIE mantel in ,hc cheers room. 1hey were
crarzco and NOiceirss Jew catered s!ltus Of dry,
worn stri'Es nc.d nc Dir la t"eir pde,s. Two
c.
old us ,runieis iOoEIhg ds though tHcY WUud resist
any q tempt mat mgn' De mac ~ ara" sOnh"a nom
| cd wIeck OF humanity n~Et COME a'ous .nd want 70
! f,Uiar re -araiu. cuOi do ~ EaIinOncs.
- " uoso w,re incy = "qllei &c Icporter 49,, ~,
tILcy belonged 80 two Ihuc lalHn grls, nine and
eleven wears oo, Who wcrs N.ctns OF Pauroni,m.
~ ev were auduCtd from tucir hUnes IN Nhpcs, cUI-
nesa IN iriyci through France dressed III .Oys'
w. gud Iycr- hlaiy U.uugu here. We had rrccy Il
w0rd from abroad 10 nc On the lookout ior tHese cn-
dreI. and soon after they alIiYed We obuned posses
nm If Inc Il
T,c man DINER Is All Inmate 81 good iamly. At
present L. would b. almost Impossible Tor Such children
10 be Imported We hot Only nave correspondence
villa neAry all parts Oh Europe Dat ,hc Comm ssiobcTs
Emigration Keep us posted reE't1ihh a'i arrivals %
Ierc is one more phoosrarh want TO show you
TLis = picture OF May Ehe, tho chlld Whose ms
cradle condition when discovered seVeh years ago. Jed
10 the organzln9n oi nl s,S9n 'e rs o "r, tG
the state, and nas DEVELOPED INTO Iediiy handsome
bright and intelligent IcIsOn saw Ter last SUMMER"
EXTENT OF THIS CLASS OF WORK.
| "How il the society suppOrtedT
| "By contriuu IONS aud by the members. Each mem
ber except life members. into the treasury 50
n year Life members pay in $50 at first. Many, how
ever, not only pay the regular membership iees out
subscrlbe from $40 800 annually beside The society
has now over 1000 members Of both classes of whom
the greater pi opurton ladies'. Since our organiza
| non we have cared for nearly 1900 children
| "Intne few years sine, the establishment of our
society twenty -four societies have been organized
plan IN the Smhea sa and 1G5, ore 4 say
| Francisco Cal Wilmington, Del; washington ID c.;
| savannah Ga; Chicago and Quincy, Ill; Baltimore,
Md: Boston, Mas; Mnnea Dolls ana ~: Paul Mimi,
Vmeland. n j., KceBe aud Portsmouth, n H. C!ncn-
matt and Cleveland, ONO; Pittsburg and Philadelphia.
| Penu; Memphis, Tenn aud Milwaukee. WIS. or these
socIetes each large territory outside Of
the city In located. There lso FOR
! c,gu societies-in London. England; Paris, Lyons,
| Ricims ROuen, POatOlse and Tours. France; and
Milan Italy. There Is also IN Halifax. N g. All OF
these societies resemble ours ana Tue Milan society Is
identical with one using transatOns Of cur bOOs,
rules etc, and having the saIue badge. THIS Milan
society branches scattered throughout Ilaly We
correspond with all OF these societies throughout the
| world constantly exchanging documents and lniOrma
non aud thus each society know what every other
society IA DONG and Is being accomplished In the
| cause thrOugh Out the world"
| y r R4RNUM RECOVERING.