New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
STATE CHARI1IES AID ASSOCIATIONS,
us ANNUAL MEETING AND EEPoRT-soME OF THE
WORK DONE.


MS ANNUAL MEETING AND REPoRT-soME OF THE
WORK DONE.
The thirteenth annual meeting OF the state
Charities Aid Association was held yesterday al us
tooms No q University place, DR.. Charles Hitchcock
presiding. and the managers Tor the ensuing year were
elected as follows:
Mr. William B. Rice Dr. Charles Hitchcock. Miss A.
II Woolscv. Charles Russell Hone Miss Grace H. Dodge
Miss d. T. Minton, John A. Mckm. Miss Resale But
lr Miss f. d. Buinger, Mrs. Edwin L. GOikn' Walter
Howe Lewis L. Deaneld, Mrs Merritt Trimole samuel
Brearley, jr., Thomas l. James
The body Of tue annual report which the association
required 10y present to the state Board Of Cnri
lies was read. Ia 1876 the association was instrumen-
tai in procuring the passage OF the "Childrehs Law"
prohibiting the reception or detention OF children BE-
tween the age- OF two and sixteen county poor-hOu'es
These children are now maintained In orphan asy'uus
and similar Institutions and statistic show al al rminG
Increase the number OF such children mtIh'Hntu az
e con he.G as toows IL SewYorG County children
supported IN asyum- at pg6c expense lh,teo'q rom
CIV increased IRON ~ ~ $50 IN 1850 to S4UO,Gf in
county 1876 Numbered 40 ana III so h"'
to 1872. The Commissioners ~ b!0oh'S ItCein..S
discovered 800 children Illegally committed
and claimed IN Institutions al We expense ,o %!
the county and procured the return Of ~
OF them TO their parents In Westminster IClhtS 'i,o
:lrcu maintained al public expense IN 1876 number
Az. costing $3.50 70, and In 1854 numbered II"
Tie evil evident these figures is attributed to reck
,essuess part OF committing matltfjtes ana 10
ana asylums reap income from the pubic purse by
retaining in their children who should be linden ucd
out or could be provided with adopted homes IN private
families.
The law for the care Of the chronic insane III state
n4ylum. enforced for OF sufficient space III
thse a. yum aud grave abuses are reported from her
retention IN the county poor houses. An extension OF
The state asylums Is urged
Believing that the best way TO improve charitable
Institutions is to keep people out OF them id &c anu
the association II At work IN dtVshg
and promoting schemes for bcncfting the working
ell,,e. 80 a TO prevent their becoming paupers.
,,uuber o? wording girls societies or clubs nave been
formed IN thIs city and elsewhere and these have been
combined INTO an association.
The association has been eudeayOriES 10 urge the
Health Department OF the city TO action concerning
mass of tenement found Dy the commission o! tLo
LEGISLATURE need improvement III January. An ID
eucrtion by an expert employed By The association ~
hfrl showed that nothing had been done to them ia
Noycmber forty out Of fOrtyscycn had been improved
The association has undertaken 10 endeaYOr 10 procure
the establishment of United states Postal savings
TANKS, and a committee with cxP0stmtstor Jane at
it, head has been formed To push the project IL j.
sntended at early date to Introduce Dill into Con
grrss for The purpose. . ,....
with and travelling among lis county coinHltera ana
Rio maintenance OF its offices are paid by Voluntary
contributions which are at this time much needed