New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-24
NOBLE YORK For THE CHILDREN.
ANNUAL RECORD OF THE AID SOCIETY.

ANNUAL RECORD OF THE AID SOCIETY,"
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS AND LoDGiyG-HoUsEs-MoRf
MONrY NEEDED.
The trustees of the Chidrens Aid Society met yester
day afternoon elect members OF the new Board ana 10
consider the reports of the secretary and tho treasurer
for the past year. william A. Booth Charles L. Brace
and George Coe were reelected president secretary
and treasurer respectively Robert Hoe Howard Potter
f. p. Fable W. Bayard Cutting and A b. stone were TO
elected trustees Douglas Robinson also elected IL
the place Of Lucius Tuckeman Mr. Brace presented n
report as secretary. which approved III covered
every branch Of work undertaken by the Society during
the wear Mr. Prsce begins by deplorng that want OF
sympathy between the different classes III the city
operate against the charity, saying:
Wealth prodgiously one side ana on ns
other vet a. such recent m thus
boys clubs and girls lo9ho oy by
Christianity while the wonderful movement New ors
few svs 10 the poorest children such Summer
and HSa tG m and a
ohares behold the purest expression OF human sym
patty.
The secretary reports that the principles which the
society formed thirty three years ago have been
widely put into practice in "ren lands where 1heT wis
principles are:
The absolute necessity treating youhfu criminal
mense superiority OF the home or family Institution
IN ana a hy es o with Children and The
Importance break up inherited pauperism by put
orphan children In far uers' families
The Industrial schools by far the most important
branch Of the society's work They employ over iOo
and r ys %p c@ 70 spend their time ON
streets and bone pickers. newsbOys, crossing
ly engaged home engaged IN tending babies and
caring for the lodgings. The report continues:
Many these children that they r yet mo %sa III
baths O. me school Others aEain are al
work IN aGtos ana %epenn %R on" and m
CITY who not kept the sH sch 3 are sn
trained Of the gretest preventives OF crime and pro
Schools The teachers erprrls ali matter. Of
& @a in rs aH eGe s OF them feut trust
Mr.. Brace commends the compulsory law which. nc
SAYS accOmpshes good among the poor children OF
the city, force however is considered to be impaired
by two serious defects.
the provision as to age which allows children OF ten
Ger zee o on oT weeks s time sc att snce Une
tbs rule numbers Of very young boys AMI g5s are eepa
stunt the growth should amended as to forbd
permits street wandering in school hours to snc
Thoss words s s'0 still ''S allow hanrets little
NewYoIk to live seniyagrs ant ,a IRE unoer 'O'o
Another original and useful branch OF the society It's
lodging houses which combine the various functions oil
school workshop emigration agency and lodging house.
Each child pays for support by labor money The
liberal benefactons of Miss Wolfe j. j. Aston and Mrs
w bss a rfe saGH 3 he soe TheTe
now six lodgnghouse and they have sheltered during the
year over 900 children Another is badly needed
Following is resume OF the socetys work last year
thu SIX lodging horses there were II $50 different boys
AM ~ hiis ~ o nav and fourteen eyepne schools were
l0S67 children who taught ami partly fed and clothed
employ men and friends both the East and Tie
West 3i %sTs s%sn %'a he s the
1 %osrs Bath ana sick INFANTS n'G% sent 'eo %
Health lone at Coney Island 3is girs have been IN
ns house ans the industrial
Charge Of the society during the year. 84i74.
What the practical OF this work has been is best
standing in the increase Of population from 500 1885,
TO 45l 500 in 1885, there has been remarkable dmi
ted to ar petit larceny During the the
TO Il3I but since 1t has steadily decreased Las
commitments OF female Migrants have decreased from
577s to 2, 565 Though the tide OF foreign immigration
leaving OF unfOrtunaes here week tue
commitments Of boys under fourteen years of age ha
been kept down from 2O76 In 1876 to 2o99 In 1880
| has been claimed that:
The industrial acted especially in preventing The
growth The children became elevate
Of % r the Er1s es pas
some u per cent person and property
during a. well the decrease from Prev
the effects OF such this society AMI OF man
M s and pe II that sc
diminishing the supply Of thieves burglars drunk
| ards. Migrants and rogues.
The secretary thus states the immediate needs of TIT
society:
There urgent necessity FOR new lodging mouse
East Thirty tfthst 10 he erected nj oos
S50t Several OF industrial schools ar
IN great of quarters For 100000 simple an'
comodious builng could he each OF thee
charities also Tor tue Vest side ltal
equally ina lequate Great good could also y
done II OF mission work could he strengthened
The teachers schools continually nun
bers OF sick children suffering from want OF nell
cins medical attendance. and nourshng food sklfu
emp Dyed by trustees personally
attend winter We need for this human
| purpose means-say 81 900 each season
The total annual expense Of the II industrial school
and the Id night schools $94 1919 49, about 81 AS
for each child in regular attendance. Tho ll.s20 boys
and girls who lodged fed and taught In the lodging
houses cost society $607S9 u.s. The cost
year for each prisoner In the Tombs is SlO7 49, Tit
average OF these chldreDs much better
nobler scale is but $47 IS. Splendid work has beef
done providing homes among Western farmers for TN
poor children OF emgrants Since the society was nrs
! organized 10000 persons, chiefly children, hav
| been thus rescued from misery and crime NJ Bayar'
| Brown, George w. Vanderbilt, Mrs. William Dougla
socum and Mrs j. j. Aston have greatly aided In thi
| work
George g. Coe In his report as treasurer, shows tina
the years receipts have been o. an Increase
about 81 900 the receipts OF last year. OF the sun
received, only 1856 OIL remains on hand The tota
paid since the society has been III existence
| - ,495,235 30.