New-York tribune., 1886-08-09
RESCUED FROM THE STREETS.
WHAT ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS DONE.

x.vs.s-uow Sf,sg HAVE PROsPEREb
In the year 1879 the lato Julius *. Hallgartcn
pIaccd n sum Of money in the hands o. ""'0'""
Reid with the request that he should use IL III 'he
that in his opinion it would do the most soou Nir
Reid decided to employ it in send'hg h'in.''''
children from the city to country homes III 'no "0'
Three partes OF children were accordingly sent Ill
that wear and brief sketches of the recipients oil the
bountv and some account of their reception in their
new homes. were published in THE TRIBUNE IRON
time to time.
Early in 1850 gentleman whO though not
wealthy had been fortunate in business enterprises
during the previous year. sent one thousand uorS "
Mr. Reid asking him to use it in continuing the WORK
of sending homeless children or those whose MONIES
were darkened by extreme povcrty-to the country.
c said that it his purpose to have the money 50
applied that it would afford more than temporary
benefit and would give the recipients an opportunity
TO aid themselves in the shortest time practicable lie
made it a further condition of his gift that some
account of the children should be published together
with their addresses when they shond find new
homes and that they shond be made to realize that
their bcncfactor's interest in them would not cease
when they had left the city.
In gathering the children together and in trans
porting them to homes of comfort and abundance IN
the West Nr REID avaled himself OF tho Thoroughly
oroanizod machinery of the Childrens Aid Society,
and most of the children were taken from the lodging
houses of the society and from the s1ualid homes
which had been visited by its ofcecs. The thousand
dollars suiced to send two parties. One started on
January 20 1850 tor SOrngyiile. Linn County, Iowa.
and consisted of twenty-cight Toys and seven girls
The second started February 10, 1850 for ottawa
Kan: it consisted Of twenty tythrcs nomeloss-or worse
than hcmel,ss-childrcn and four flmilics-iive
- bo iIiaaw wpr n ~
TO different point, where they sure of finding
friends. who though able to provide for them there
were not able to send them money TO
nav for their passage to tho West. Homes
for the children had been already procured by
F. Trot and the late James F. Brace. agents for the
Chllrcns Aid Society who accompanied them to their
future homes and remained with Them until they had
been distributed ty the local committees.
Care was exercised in the selection ot the children,
and so far possible those were taken who Afforded
the best ground tor confidence that they would make
good use of the chance that to be placed within
their reach but the choice had 10 be made within
narrow limits: il was necessary that they should b. 40
oor and frendess that Tito in great city had little 10
promise them of good and in their brief struggle for
existence of them had already come IN familiar
contact with vice if they had not become actually
vicious MANY hal known suffering, and all had
known want an priNat'n. ih'r' Wet" J." '''' u
VINO Tor years hit e'rl'i 7"'n S"p"''' ~ '"'' '"
received. 1t difficult to decide in any case to how
treat an extent the mind had become cpntlminatei
by evil surroundings; or how much each child was
influenced in its wish to leave the city by restless
lr,ire for adventure, and how much hy An honest
ycarnng for nobler life s. far n could bc aScer
tincd there was 4 criminal in the number sent :;
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