The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-10
ST. J0SEPH'S UNION.



Youths' Directory.
Rev. d. o. Crowley, the spiritual director
of st. Joseph's Union. has just made the
following annual report of the Youths Di-
rectory for the year ending the 1st Of the
current month.
To his Grace. our Most Reverend Archbishop.
the members or 81. JosepRs union aud the pa
tIons OF the Youths Directory:
beg leave 10 submit my report of another
years labor On the LIT day Of March. 1891,
there were remaining In this home 20 boys; since
then 451 have been admit ed making total of
OIL children cared for during the year just
ended. Three hundI ed and seyeBfy-two OF these
were brought 10 The home by guardians. fela-
The City irlsOn and 10 from the streets; The
Boys and Girls Aid Society sent In ] the Sis
The Prevention of Cruelty 10 Children %.
Homes with respectable families were pro.
cured for forty nine Of those ana $50 were taken
back alter some time by friends and guar dians.
One hundred and sevepty-nlne. being orphans,
were transferred TO ST. Nncenrs ASYLUM. San
Rafael; seyenty-eight were sent TO The Infant
Asylum In charge OF the Sisters of Charity,
South San Francisco, nine left without permits
sion and ffiy-four 8 III remain In the Directory.
=. ms depaftment Is entirely free, aud through
lis agency 422 boys living outside the Directory
have within The last twelve months obtained en-
pioymenr. The register shows that these boys
were located thus: Factories, 1924: shops and
mills 80; stores, SO; Offices, &c; families 33 (;
farms. %. Total, 422.
Before the close OF the present year we hope
10 be Ia position TO enlarge the scope and use
fulneSs or this department. For this purpose
We desire 10 make The Free Employment Bureau
a special feature OF the YouIbs' Directory.
We apply 10 the court for the legal custody OF
Children only In extreme eases. Our practice Is
10 leave The guardianship OF children In The
hands OF the parents, 10 whom IL naturally be-
longs; but III cases where the influence OF
parents upon their children is positively bad.
and WHERE no doubt eau be entertained that
children brought up under such influence are
destined 10 misfortune, The court Is appealed TO
and legal control obtained. Al present the
Directory has 100 such wards and that they
are properly raised In the homes which have
been provided for them.
We could proceed almost ad lninitum 10 ex-
plain the SCOPE and importance OF this humble
work, but The Intelligent readers will draw their
own conclusions from The figures we have given
and save us tie labor Of going into minute de
tails.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The management Of this home owes a debt OF
gratitude. not alone TO the solicitors and mem
beis OF 81. Josephs Union, through whose in
cTeasing Efforts ana generosity the Directory las
been largely supported. but also 10 the self
sacrificing ladies ard gentlemen who arranged
ahd brought 10 successful Issue the festival
held IN the Mechanics Pavilion last October.
Tie proceeds OF that festival were very con-
siderable and that they were so Is due entirely
TO the zeal aud energy displayed by tDe com.
mlttees Ia charge.
In his connection ii affords us mueh pleasure
to acknowledge the assistance rendered during
The year by Mr.. {. Ii. HOlbI0oR and his efficient
Cruelty To Children. His cooperation is cheer
fully given at all lines 10 our superintendent,
Mr. +. J. Kane, In rescuing children from naanls
OF degradation and crime.