New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-26
WORK FOR LITTLE ONES.
REPORTS OF THE CHILDREN's AID SoClEli'
4 HIGH TRIBUTE PAID TO THE MEMORY of
cu,RI,Es5 L. BRACE

CHARLES L. BRACE
The annual meeting OF the Chllden's Ala 'oolcV
was held Yesterday afternoon at No. l2o bro'uN"s
The report, of the treasurer ana superlf'chuc"' 49,
mood shaving the work done In the last year Ia,
cnort Of the treasurer, George s. Coe was ohs a,,u
interesting AMI the following extracts are OF puoio
interest: The unexpcnded balance In the treasury VI
r ,ot, at the end Of last year was ~ AL 3d. re
-, during the current year $355,5s5 ~; total
600 oos 26 special loan borrowed to meet denciecy
+, current receipts 100000 total reccps S3oo'o'o -o'
payments during the year. $362,OO1 80 leaving balance
"a 800 20. - ,,, ,.o
Referring 10 the dea'h Va 'ii0 Nov ~ "
the treasurer said
rha last wear will ever remain memorable by the
fac, that ii has been deeply clpnded by the deceisc u
ce the founder OF the society, whose loss Is an FTP
arabIe bereavement. From inc shailst Dcs,n .ie
o. 1,rofd the work by his personal vlsitailOhs
nwnn@ the poor and neglected classes ~ the Guy
and he lived hi, lal2rs con,nuAg aG nne Of
b he.t Recognized and most benercent ana Piacti,ai
mStitItons in the country, If not in INC "orm. AZ ~
h e p, g n &" be maintained by them with the same
Kind spirit with which by his persistent aoorS oil"
Mile sincerely amcnng this sad event, it is at the
SANE time my grateful duty 70 introdne to the p ~ or
Sanaried friend. whose honorable name he bears ana
whose benevolent spirit and charitable ncvo.oh a re
not only unanimous, In their choice ol nm a. soU
cesor in This important trust but they onty and
tbor iba inc gentleman now elected willingly
honorable bushes carer a, no his Good e
vice and that. both In name and IN SPIRIT 'h LOO
1ay ,ne 70 ONO Commend M Iac5 and his work to The
most generous sympathy and regard OF al me- w a
have hitherto aided the society ana 70 all WHO Ia" up
precate the great object IL has III NieW'
The following report Of the economical manner VI
which the charity is conducted is interesting
owing to ca etu organization the work thonsn on
20 large a scale shows an economy OF inahaNe
,,Efc has N 1 -
The total annual expense OF or twc my ola 81,
rent food. clothing books. fuel ctc.was 3o9Gi4 3d.
which sum. divided by 1117, inc average nnai o,
daily attendance. would make s23 % inc a'u"' 'oS
In our lodging houses 1882 boys and girl, were
total expense OF aCl, :43 a.. Dedncting 81 l'4 a.
the rrcc,pts from lOlelnghouses, 'oE clngr VIZ" ~.
.ho GO { Of construction. tlc net rinhihs eN
pcrse was 500 80 4o dividing this by the aveIage
nightly lodgings 500. have the average 'ost .r 10
the public OF each child for the year ~ 90 r-s
AVERAGE cost per year for each prisoner III INC io'
The total number placed ont by the society IN
2sjI; the total railroad fares. clothing iood
public accordingly, for each person sent vas so "a
Yet any Child place cd IN an asylum OF poorhousc tut
These statistics need no comment Again. the mum
Dor who enjoyed the benefit Of oar summer nome was
va, c e g ie aTcrss e for each o Child ba
health home Coney Island, during the summer was
4,72l; the expenses less cost of construction were
ss2s ~ or an average COS, OF 81 40 for each person.
surely This IS economical charity.
There were during the last year In our six lodging
houses 2,232 different boys and girls @9J.7d7 meals
aud 2?o,OOl lodgings were supplied. In the twenty,
ohcd o Sf'G s 'aHsn5 es a Ra a 9 n
friends in both the East and the West; l.2s7 were
aided with food, medicine. etc, through the sick
w summer Home" at lath. /. l. averaging about
200 per wcelQ 4,72l mothers and sick infant, ~ero
girls have been INSTRUCTED I'm the OF the sewing
machine In the Girls Lodging House and the In
writing: 1874 - has been deposited IN the penny
| savings banks Total number under charg; Of tho
society during the year, 36303.
memorial Of tie late Charles Lorinc Brace, writ
| ten by Howard Porter, then presented. After
giving description of Mr. Braces early NE. the
| writer says:
Early IN ne year I ~ NJ, Brace Iegan With Others
qnently lin $50 Incorporated under tho laws Of the
state o. New York In lcttcr 10 william L. King, Of
absent In The southern States. he wrote on March =
9 & t soe c9oe Sd for fhs s0eE c M%N VIII n
prayer for Gods blessing the enterprise. adding
II + grand one, but without Him how useless
The first circular-whlch. no doubt was from Mr.
rs Christian men. We cannot look upon this great
multitude Of unhappy, deserted and DEGRADED bows and
them. We remember that they have tho same capac
tics. the need OF kind and good influences. and
| tho Immortality the little IN
| homes. We bear IN mind that one died for them
even for the children II tho rich and happy. The
circular then gives moving )uDt Of the need whcl
existed I'm Now Or for the aid 20 children which thc
new society Intended 70 anord Of the increase IN
Scw York aS had then recently been shown I'm Ions
report from the Chief Of Police ~ class ~ children
growing up unclrcd for, of the % which they
were rcsorting for livelihood. some of those mean,
being u most dangerous tcntcncic and Of the wretch
/ cdncss I'm which thew lived. And ~" warning fol
| lowed: These boys aud girls. II should De rcmem
bercd. VIII form the great lower class 81 CITY
They VIII Influence elections. they may shape IN
policy ~ the city they viii as,urcdy II unrcrla
no. son society all around them. They VIII help Il
form the great multitude OF robbers thieves vagran
and prostitutes. who now such a burden upon M
law espectlng community" Tho circular concndcf
thus, Wa call upon all who recognize that thcs'
the little Of Christ all who believe that crime
Is best avcfcd nv sowing good Influences among hes
children III who wnuld be their friend, aud helpers Il
aid us In our enterprise We arieutly hope that thi
wide and practical movement Will have Is full share o
Christian llbcraiiy, aud mostly ask the oonribu
of those aLlc e. give" 80 help In carrying for
ward tho work. How generously and continuously
THIS appeal been responded TO- the record Of IN
| past thlrfv-cight ahundantly shows.
The following trustees, with term Of Office to cXpr
In 1893. were clcctci: william 4. Booth, Robert J
| Livingston, No. 30 East Forty eighth st.. ID. VIII
James. No. ~ Ciihst.; Dough-, Robinson. IT,, No
So Liberty St, and Gustav T.. Kisscl No. "a Wall ST.