New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-24
CARING FOR POOR CHILDREN.

THE SECRETARY AND TRFAsURER-BENEflIs
ARISING FROM THE EMIGRATION BRANCH OF
THE WORK.
The annual meeting of the Children's Aid
Society was held yesterday afternoon at the
American Exchange National Bank. Officers
were elected for the ensuing year and the
reports of the secretary and treasurer were
read. The report of the secretary was OF
great length, and furnishes interesting
information relative to the work of the
society for the past twenty-seven years, ana
particularly for the last year. The report OF
the treasurer showed a cash balance on hand'
THE MEETING AND THE REPORTS.
Among the persons present were William A.
Booth, Robert j. Livingston, Charles Ii. Brace, Luz
cius Tuekerman. ID. Willis James, George :. Zoe
and w. %. Cutting. William A. Booth was reelected
president and George s. Coe was again made treas
urer Robert Hoe, jr. Howard Potter, f. p. Fabbri,
w. b. Cutting and 4. b. Stone were elected trus-
tees The report of the secretary says
The work If this society from its humble beginnings.
twentyseyoa years ago. has grown INTO great admins
traton OF charity reaches now some 10000 poor or
homeless children IN the course OF me year ana over
5000 orphans come under ITS influence. Each OF Its
twentyone industrial schools has history o. ts Own;
arecord of patient Kindness of intelligent benefacton
Which newer wary and Of 6undreds Of little ones saved
tho he e g, ay lover Of his Kind The SIX lodging
Gouses have their own peculiar influence. and each
manaeer and can noin 70 many hundreds or thousands
OF homeless youths sheltered instructed aided, aud
perhaps saved 10 society by their nsconllnued aO9r
The Western agents have conducted thousands or emil
dren the West or other portions OF the coun
tryand The multitude they and other agents have placed
out now number over $4,000 Besi4es an t I
Sreds OF street caiidrcn the home. shelterng
its 5000 children the sick mission tending its 5000 and
Virnous resort for several hundreds To this viii be
added during next summera santaiium on The seacoast
The principles Of our efforts, once much contested,
are nov admitted on every side as the guiding Ideas Of
the charity OF The future. Individual influence nrst ana
foremost home-liie as Opposed TO nstilnti1nad NE
the following natural laws in the treatment of pow
erty the implauting OF moral and religious truths in
union NTH the supply of bodily wants ana the entlre
change circumstances rs the best cure Tor the habits
r zeG as settled methods or almost axom
ill the % charity One great element Id the sue
of our WORK III New-YOrk has been the practical
part porne IN ~ Dy meh an1 women oI tue LOT
CLASSES The se-sacrhcing labOrs OF these are well
former grow older and many are called away
by death the fear springs up that the young WI not
fon cnarity VIII suffer, because the sew generation
may not be willing TO bear the burdens OF others as
We have reached time in the history Of in
which several things need greatly he done TO make 1t
permanent generous friend during the past year. by
an expense of $4,000, has founded our East Side
LODGING House, as to make 1t beueiactiOn to the
poor ior generations to Another kind friend ana
trustee has founded sanitarium Tor us by git OF
$4,000. We need now permanent foundation for NE
Summer Home by purchase OF a property say at
of $4,000. Two OF or lodging hOOses-the
EegenilSi. ana EghteenthSt houses-Ought 10 be re-
bniit at a cost. say OF $4,000 to $4,000 each
THE COMPULSORY LAW AND FACTORY BILL.
The great indrancs TO our la5ors last year. so
many years have been the eiiecJs OF the tenement
house overcoming on the youth Of tho city and The
lack OF execution OF the compulsory law. To
this is added the steady swallo wing
up by the factories of the children of the city.
While families they do IN hundreds Of tenement
houses of the city, crowded in small rooms without
a nit ptyal
become dcgeneraed and TIE morals corrupted at the
earliest age. An important efIor against this
evil has beer durnc the pa>t year by company
OF gentlemen, among whom arc some o. our own tfus-
tees. This mas resulted IN block OF improved dwe'-
hngs being cIoc,eG between sevcniyhrst aud Seventy
second-sts, near flrssVe. is Holea uai tilS VIII
become model for other builders aud landlords ana
thus with suitable legislation iead to the reform OF he
tenenenthuuNes o. the elly ior the VIM ~
of the compulsory law there seems no good reaso TX
would be DO practical difficulty III tie Board OF Ldnea
ton. in co niauy VITA Tie P3iee freeing me streets
utterly warrant. Idug poddhug and stteetiahOring
Children during school hours, and COMPELLING them 10
ihe I.w Tirs SUN conre wcnd EMAIL no ara
ship and would produc' an ia 1rdlte en- CT on me
childish va.ncy Of The city. The lobors OF that Board
with iruancl ar iDg much S0od
IN tue course Of the ast year 7Gl rcrsons were sent
TO rutnis homes Of wh0m l's91 were poys ana l.o3l
girls; 49, men and 2o6 women. Ia tAe lodging houses
100000 reD boys ana girls have been sheltered
and parity fd ard instructed in twenYsev,n years; IN
the Industrial schools prObaOg 100000 poor little
even twenty have entered CRIMINAL OF ne.
better test Of the effect OF the work of inc
go o. l ~ oI5 i i 1s7o or fr"S Que in every
S6422l one in every 536l2 1879, NhSn the popu-
tn We. ,c 0 ooe in eSey 7s9 "a 1853 to one in
ever, 2s93l2 Ia 1879. The decrease 70 per cent IN
ali crimes against person and property III thr past hye
years one # TIC most striking Vde1ces ever offered
OF The effects OF such abors a. those Of the society
In the salary drid the results arc equa ly remark
able. Among 1918 boys who have been IN the News
coStarioas or id1 air diseasc, not even Cphlain,
The boys lodging houses have been almost
lous cieanluess, ventilation and proper food. Among
the 1865 boys aud girls III tue lodging houses last
prises II tie rOcley have begun ~ TIE Sex Cndrens
Mission ana tie summer Home there has been steady
fan OF the deatrate OF children from dlirrhCeA DIS
in the summer. This year shows the lowest deatn
rate for children under five OF any for ten years.
ECONOMY OF THE WORK.
The total annual expense OF our twenty-one indus
trial schools for salaries ood, clothing books,
etc. was $7346l Sc, which divided by 3,56l-he
average number IN daily auenGance-would make
$50 63 The annual cost for each child. The i'll 1878
for cnid in public schools. not including rents.
was SIS Al this expense OF course, not including food
OF clothing. In lodging houses 13,463 boys and
girls were led sheltered and taught dming the past
year al a total expense OF $47sl6 81. Deduc;ing the
receipts together with the cost OF construction.
S27l12 81, the net cost $50 703 54 dividing this
by the nghif attendance have the average
cost TO public child the year $40 so The
cost per year OF each p s0ner IN the IOmbs is
$IO7 IS; and the Roman Catholic Protoctory draws
its inmates. The total number placed out by the So
ciety. mainly Western homes. last was 1864
otal cost railroad fares, clothing, oOd saarIes
etc. $50, lao 50 the average cost TO the public ac
corongiy, fpi each person was - "a Yet one Of
these children placed in poor-house for a
year would have cost undoubtedly nearly $40
EMIGRATION.
Though il has been proved by twenty-seven years ex-
perloDce placing OUT plan the best possible
method OF saving and improving the homeless and des
CHILDREN OF tie city. it meets from its very nature
with strong oupOgIton from both ends Of the The
relatives aud friends OF the poor children suspicious
Of great change for them; If they have no friends
the bigoed portion OF their clergy in tins wide
aration O cutting Of from The influence the priests.