New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-23
HELPING POOR CHILDREN.

WORK OF THE CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY.
Mr. BRACES REPORT AT THE TwENTY-NlNTH AN
NUAL MEETING-wORK THAT Is WELL ORGAN
IzED-wHAT THE LoDGNG-HOUsEs HAVE DONE
SENDING CHILDREN TO THE wtsT.
Interesting reports were made Mt the TWEEN
ty-nintn annual meeting OF the Chdrens Aid Society,
held at the American Exchange National Bank yester
day.W A. Booth presided and C. L. Brace secretary
The following elected trustees for three years W.
A. Booth, Robert L. Livingston G. Cabot Ward, ID. Will
lis James and Lucius Tuckerman Secretary Brace in
his annual report includes those from superntendents
and Others charge of the various auxiliary institutions
conducted under the sOciety's auspices. The
work of the society, he in effect is well
ganized that there need for any child in NewYork
10 homeless beg steal for living Those who
are too ragged end dirty for the public schools who
forced to spend part of the day In street Occupa
tons have schools adapted their needs and their
Payments. Since IL began its work the society has
planted u colony numbering $4,000 children In the West
and other parts Of the country. The East Eeventh-st
and West Eghteenthst lodginghOuses need rebuilding
on n larger scale and $4,000 says Mr. Brace, would
erect large and tasteful building, accommodating $50
boys, with chapel and gymnasium and schOolrOoms for
$50 more day scholars. More and children
brought into the haftme industrial public schools
every year.
The lodginghOuses OF the society have sheltered and
partly fed and instructed about 100000 different boys
and girls during the twentyeight years Of its eXstence
over poor little CIR have been taught in the in
dustria schools and although fournfths Of them
children Of drunknris it is known that
have entered criminal life or become drunkards. The
police statistics OF crime show that during a
portion OF the period through which these figures
run the commitments Of young girls and
for vagrancy fel of from $3.50 in 1850
To JIl In 1880. or from In every 1881 In
1850 when the population s64224, 10 in every
77ois in 1880 when the population was about 100000
The commitment Of petty girl thieves fell on from
In every 739 In 1868 Ia one In every 3s7O In 1850.
This, Mr.. Brace remarks certainly looks like some
effect from rcformaOry efforts. A remarkable effect
Of all these reform movements Is seen In the general
duction Of crime In s city, shown by the police
port made in sSOA decrease OF nearly % per cent In
all crimes against person and property during the past
six years. This reduction has gone regularly in
years both Of business depression and pros
ucrty. and proves that the supply OF thieves,
burglars, Migrants and roGues diminishing The
results equally remarkable In the sanitary feld
Among 10000 boys who have been during the twenty
eight years. In the NewsboFs Lodging House. there has
~ any contagious foul air disease not
even ophthamiI only one death frOm pneumonia, in
1853 has occurred, though there have been several
lc.p unst rounIIy fortunate; dist net sanitary result
OF scupulous cleanliness, ventilation and proper food
Among the 1853 boys IN girls In the -hOuses last
YEAR only two deaths have occurred By careful organi
zaiion the WORK. a. gh on ~ large "a scale, show
economy unsurpassed In such enterprises. For twenty
one industrial schools the annual expenses for salaries
rent foot clothing, books, etc. were Ssl5i3 81, which
divided by the average number In daily attendance 366I
gives the annual cost 0i cach cld - 20 Ine cost Tor
each child IN the public schools IN 1878. exclusive OF
rents rood clothing, S3s II. In the society's
od nghouse, li,tl2 boys and girls were fed sheltered
uud taught duriu. the past total OF
Sj6 739 ~ Dcduciing the receipts, together with the
co.f pf constructions sd .OJO 80 the net cost was
S22,Gs9 O9 dividing this by the nightly average attend
ancc the average the public of child for the
wear S}S - The average cost per year of each ,ris
oner in the Tombs Is SlO5 75 and the Roman Catholic
ProtectOrv draws from the city treasury 800
uua Is FOR each Of it, inmates.
During the last year the society placed ont ma'nlyin
Western homes, 3,Si9 children, at total cost OF
s3O-G3 0l the average the public being 81 %
been nearly $40. The benefits of the Summer
Home were enjoyed ny 3,SSS the net expenses
2gl Al the average cost to each child being 81 3D.
Speaking OF the Western emigration Of children, Mr..
Brace says:
An interesting feature OF this branch OF our work the
past year been the part taken by individual citizens
In IT, Mr. j. H. HcwsOn sent out party Of fifty chit
rcn at an expense Of $3.50 The Rev Dr. Bry0t Editor
of me BAPTIST Examiner dispatched party of twenty
six children at ms own expense ana looked after each
child; he aiterward SAID that the hours spent with
these poor children when preparing for the Journey
were among the happest Of his lfe.' Mr.. Whlteaw
Reid continued HIS benevolent efforts with the trust
funds put his hands. and out sixty PERSONS In
qu1ng closely INFO the history of each child, and
showing much sympathy and interest for every
member Of the party. Two ladies from Boston sent |
about 100 children and lady from Aorristown sent
ont 1865 children with provided through bequest
from her mother, and proposes to send over 100 this
autumn j. j. Aston still continued her NewYear
Marty az one hundred homeless boys Mt an expense OF
n S1o mHking colony of Sl3 children whom she has
sent to the West at expense during the past few
years of VI 657 surely no money given in charity
produce such far-reaching results. number of
poor families also sent to the West with special
OF the Italian schools on the East and West Sides an
excellent report made; the attendance has |
Increased has the number Of garments made by the
girls I'm the various industrial schools OF the society.
The report OF the treasurer George COe. SHOWS the
annual receipts from ali sources to have been |
1874 500 %; the total expenses $23O9l9 IL, and the
balance hand November l, 1881, @3,9I3 OS
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