New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
4 HONE FOR POOR CHILDREN.


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PRACTICAL CHARITY IN WESTMINSTER.
SUCCESS or THE wE>TCHIslER TEMPORARY HOME
FOR PROTESTANT CHILDREN.
At the recent conference of the members OF the
State Charities All Association. a report was heard
with Iouch interest of tbs workings OF che west
chester temporary Homo for Protestant Chlldrcn
| an institution which was established last spring
through tie efforts of the Wcaichestcr Visit
ing Commit The Home 10 situated
in PleasantyIc. and has been in opera
ton since the first OF last April
with results that call out enthusiastic expressions
of praise aud concentration IRON the managers and
officers OF the Association. whose aims are prac-
ucaily exemplltied by it, The immediate cause OF
the rstablis ment of the Home the dssaiisfac-
ton of the Visiting Committee with the manner Il
winch the destitute children of the county were he
ing cared for after the adoption OF the Chi-
dren's Jaw by the State Legislature IN
April. 1875. This law provided that Justices
OF the Peace judges. superintendent OF the Poor
or other magistrate, should not commit healthy
children between three ard sixteen years OF age to
poorhorises but TO orphan asyums charitable or
other refornltDries the children being distributed
ACCORDING to the religious creed OF their parents be-
tween Catholic and Protestant institutions. Chll-
iren in (he county houses falling within the rule
were also to be removed 20 the rcformatories.
When the law went into effect the Catholic paul
per children oil Westminster County were removed 20
the Roman Catholic Protectory at Fordham
aud the house of he Sisters of ST. francis
AZ Pcckskili and they have been maintained at
those places ever sncn 8t Il cost 10 the county Of
| 81 4 each q year, sut8bc home vas nor 80 read
| ~ found for the Protestant children. They were
fist sent to Insttu ION IN ltOck!and County, and
a,er to private Home established IN Plea'antvlle
! tor the purpose of receiving them, Nboh was u
charge OF daughter uf the keeper OF t1e pUDrhCuic
! Fac charge mere was thr same as that mace by The
| Catholc institutions. The members II the WISHING
! Committee werr uc' satisfied n all thi"gs with the
way IN winch what incy considered the obligations
created by III trust were met. They desired that
/ thc cnIldrcn .loTid be not only ed and clothed
hut taught ana kept Tree possible from TIE III
! lus cps Of the p0nThlu5e, which, IN tIeir aTgu-
MT MIS- made prior 30 the establishing OF the HOhc
| they maintained bred DauperIsn, wee aud CRIME.
| February II, 1850, Mrs. Joseph Hob3on read an
address, at he ROOMS OF the state Charles Ala AS
socIatlon in which she presented the needs of tie
! p,ur,rr cuiidren of Westchester County, aud su@-
&c. 'a t t' nGan 9 valley Honte e b c meet
ing had bucu caned tor the purpose OF considering
| tn question, and before an adjournment was iiad
| ChiuGcn WAS orgHpIZed The Board OF Managers
went vigorously 10 WORK. and by the Isl OF Aprii Il
house iad cen lease aud prepared tor tbs recep-
a renorter ior Thu TRIBUNE visited the Home
| esierily ald WIS SHOWN It's WORKINGS ~ the SUI
1er,, rntlcDf g. " Pierce He found &c Dicasaut' =
situated IN CDGhtry mousse Just outside tie village
! OF Picasautv'iIc. cIrriage way thOu2h an
! orchard leads 20 the house, which stand2 back
Sky feet o. 50 from Inc street Within aud without
there seemed TO be arr OF CheeIiiincSs cicihI-
! ness and cOnteuimcut The room within doors rs
anne Tor The present number or children ana WIN
out there ar. fifteen % garden orchard and
| 4 r,t laud aorilug plenty Ot P,ay-grouhd and
| work ground Tor the inmates MI Pierce took
cnalge OF the Home on May -. after 1t nad been IN
| operation aO0ut seven weeks. and since thcn mas
| DISCHARGED ali tn duties that usually dev0iYe on
several persons IA OTHER nSl az olS OF the KIND
: lie express, hearty admiration for the atNnlGis IL
ton OF til. managers, and they speak hisriy OF INN
| Wpen tnr Hnme was opened the sup ~lnteri cn!s
| of the Poor srut thIrty-Jnc ch,idrel there er u
contract 10 pay T7S year for each, the H. les aV-
IL of red to 3o,rd them az ~ 80 "a week ,or en-.
Since tucn sxty-one more have been received, nd
! f0ry bavmg been placed IN homes. hIty-tWo
| remain III the Institution. OF these thfy-
t.rce are boys au1 nineteen girls; Gig l.
| OF them ara black. None nave died IN
| the year, and there has been little sickness.
In, chiiGren are tdkeA into the Home unier formal
commtmtnt signed by the Oyerseer 0l tie Poor.
| !ne purpose of he managers ~ to place theIn m
private homes soon "a possible, but uieauwh'le
| their bO.IIy ANA mental health IS cured tor. Ihey
assist III the nous work AM IN summer a!so heip IN
tie elrden.anu everyday rave three hours ~ school
/ ug Members Oh ire % lihI;tte OF Instruction
| have occisIOuall' taught thcm IN p.r5On, but ~
rule tAis 900 IS left 20 Mr.. Pierce. who aSO con-
| tuues tie Sundly-schOO instruction Whicl was
started when tn. Ctre OF the cMldren "aa yet ia
the hands OF the daughter OF the poorhOase keeper
assisted o. pdIper heip.
Tie report Ottuc treasurer Mrs. r. ". Hoe r, for
the five months from thc Is of April ID be lst If
September snow hat ue aggregate recclp's during
thai time were -, us -. OF WINCH SlIlI - came
ttOm the SuFcI.tc oti's ~ me Ioo hrcI cue con-
tract for board and - 800 - from gifts ade by
! friends OF the Home. 1859 expenditures during the
same time, including TL,O4I ~ IOf luinlatIbS inc
! hoase were 1896 -.
| Following are tlc names Of The members of the
| EXecutIyo CUmmItttc: President. NJ Charles But
lcr, ScaIsdale; first yice-presidcn Mrs: r. vincent,
| Tarry town: second yice-pre Mt Mrs. Roswell
! >bcel, lrvington secretaIy. Mss Emily O. Butler,
| ScaI,,aic assistant Secrtry, bliss IA, " GOWulh,
Mount K,sco treasurer, Mrs. Richard NJ Hoe, j.,
| irvngton.