New-York tribune., 1881-03-25
SUPERVISION OF CHARITIES.
MIR. cBoATE EXPLAINS TUE AIM AND WORKING Oh
TIE STATE CHARITIES AID AssoCiAnoN-wHN
LEGISLATION IS ASKED.

MR.. cBoATg EXPLAINS TUE AIM AND WORKING OF
TIE STATE CHARITIES AID AssoCAnoN-wHY
LEGISLATION Is ASKED.
ley YTELEGRArH TO THE TRIBUREi
ALBANY, March 24.-Joseph IL. Choate ap-
pesred before the Senate Committee miscellaneous
Corporations this afternoon and made an argument In
favor of the bill authorizing the members Of the State
Charities Aid Association 70 visit and inspect the State
institutions. jais and almshOuses Senator
obertson presided. largo number Of members OF the
society ladies and gentlemen. were present. including
Mira Lewis A. Lee Schuyler, the president, Mrs. T. @.
Hobsun, aMrs- L. NJ. Hoyt Mise Patterson, Miss z.
Tucker George l. Schuyler and Mrs Isaac H. Cooks Of
NevYork; and from other oountss. including Greene,
oueens Albany Columbis, Essex and Westcheser.
Cscoree r. Powell Mrs L ID. Rand, New-York. Mr. and
MIRA Maurice T. vile. X n. Pruyn. IL H. Pierson, Miss
Gilbert and Mrs. Howard Townsend.
M Cboate stated that tho members Of the society
asked nothing unusual II Tss ony gaining permission
20 carrying on work which tDey had before undertaken
with the approval Of the authorities In various parts Of
the State The society assumed that the State Board Of
Charities fulfilled all the duties imposed upon them by
the law The society had thought OF disparagng
casting any doubt upon the ability Of that Board 20 carry
ot the posed upon by Law in 1872 The work
az ths state Board OF Charities brought about the organ
,vas,op OF the State Charities Aid Society It founded
upon the idea that the people at arge-onsde of the
tg4saturehad duty TO perform II was also founded
the IDEA that official supervision not sufficient
20 csrry ON all the plans for which charitable nstitu
.,sns are designed, and also that abuses could be
rameded by private energy experimenting official
aet,on. OF course such aid extended by the
representatives OF the best classes In every
Community was welcomed by the public
su,sotios and until two three years ago the State
o.d of CHARITIES and the State Charities Aid Society
std together with magnificent resuts The plan OF the
tv Was 20 have committees In each county TO inspect
sbe charitable Institutions There were twentyseven
cb societiea Tie theory was that they represented
ns nnbo eve 90 look into these institutions and see
snv Ihey are managed. The central organization In
M.yYofk had grown vastly. The local committees
"nresenfed the working force and the Hev.fork body
~ BRAIN Tho IDEA was TO expose 70 tho pub
-. they ehouldthe interior OF All such estaD-
,,broenfs 40 Immediate mpfovenent OF the charitaDe
iss,Intions waa the result. The society was cordially
n,nxeS by the state Board OF oharties The STATE
Isr did NOT have the forco OF men Tor sucn work.
ma vas wholly inadequate 70 pcrforLo the work
Eytrything prpceeced In harmonious way until
S1x vnen I'd the surprise OF everybody, the pubic
tht f entrance tine public netltutloas WAS denied
~ t's society The WestOhesfer Foorbouse door was
ssrf m our faees or course the right OF entrauce 70
fhsse SnsrjfnfIoRs necessary Well upon thss tefe
eonferepce OF the two bodeti then by hgrsement
Il va arranged that bill should DC introdnced 20 60
es hs rlef OF under st act tue two ponles
sclsd hnrinoniously tall 1880 IL was PROVIDED Lhas
esy Darsa sfDsd by the State Board of Charities
ma tns gent 10 eDter the asylnms aud poorhcnses u
was agreed taa, any person nomfnatce Dy .ns stsse
Charities d Association snoud W yen eeruncats OK