New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-20
An APPEAL FOR THE HELPLESS.
THE SOCIETY FOR TIE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY 10 CHILDREN SETS FORTH
IT'S WORK AND IT'S NEEDS

tbs SOCIETY FOR TIE PREVENTION OF
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN SETS FORTH
IT'S WORK AND IT'S NEEDS.
The New-York Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty Children has out the following spe-
cia appeal:
Nineteen years have passed since this society.
Of its in word. existence. Lb,Ial
donations from tbs living the
hreproof building for the conduct Money
is now urgently need e., proocr carry wois,
and earnestly asHci u consider there facts,
The children OF the poor in this great city apart from
this society have earthly lroccto:. 1t nothing;
hesa,es TO interfere when chila is PERI:
no; deferred by political. pccunary, religious
Influences from dons its duty 1t il who'll unsec,ar.an
1t in harmony with the police the Of Iusce
the magistrates. ana the Institutions children
End home in more senses than And it prose;ut.s
cruellists with vigor tina, ha, made It's
70 the vicious and the brutal, and en1eared IL
helpless the childrcns From hove, the
tenement and the brothcl It's officers
Of Children who otherwise would after suffering
and vice. I'LL carly but VINO, by int ference,
are brought into purcr atmosphere and become e,cn
ally useful and wOmen. Its never closed.
Its never deaf cry help.
tic number OF future ,riminlls the community and
deNoes its resources TO the aid OF suffering, neglected,
helpless starving childhood. statement over.
drawn Every daily newspaper chronicle, the details OF
It's work. Here the hguies:
During nineteen years IL has received and Inycstcatef
Is SO complaints involving 81 4si children
obt1ined 26JS convictions. ana rescued 1881 children
from vice and nfamy and desttuton. placed
comfortable homes and under moral influences Its
reception rooms during the last twelve years OF their
establishment have sheltered clothed fed I3OsO chill
drcn, and furnished l2i,4l4 substantial meas. Day
and night. In aud winter work never Ceases
and child has been away without tempo
iary shelter At it, instance and ty its example lyl
similar societies with the Ike object organized
throu the United States anu seyentywo others In
foreign lands.
Last year received 7994 complaints proscc,ted .oo
$3.50 convictions. Rescued 372J children
over 80 month. IL Investigated 22s3 cases A. tho
request Of police justices involving applications 10 comui.
$3.50 Children OF which lsi7 committed and Isle
found 10 be unworthy OF commitment thus saving To
the taxpayers OF the City County Of Nev.York NJ
the per capita allowance OF sl04 per year the sum Ct
e1SS, i+S.
1t appropriations from the state or civ
has no collector and subsss on the generosity those
who love the helpless children poor and want L,
aid them. It's building Just completed affords
great facilities for carrying It's but It's ex.
penses very heavy 1t SIS 600 a year IN
fescuc S72O children and this number during the ensuing
year Will be largely Inc reased This amount 4, not x
cessve. The income OF the London society last year
$50 00o-s9j,0t0. Winter is fast approaching
but the furnished the work viii nave n
be abandoned in part. 1t is see children suffer
without the or reseuny them.
\. Will you help with money current exnsns..
Every dollar aids rescue miserable little our,.,
from life OF misery, starvation and brutal treatment
They cannot speax you and beg your a.d in thar
hour pain suffering but the society urges YOU "a
heed their cry for help.
Q With new members for every added strengthens
it, influence Increases Its resources cnlarges the
interest In It's work.
With clothing, shoes and supplies. for which IL Will
send II notified. uhe garments OF the wretcned little
ones are too often saturated with filth We min nd
mus, DO destroyed
t,hecks may sent TO the order OF Dallas u. Pratt.
,,casuyer No. 2J7 Fouith-aye.. East Twenty.
tnrist and also names OF persons desiring TO become
...obc,s nhe charity itself Is it, best plea. I
can s.v no more Yet the loving confidence suffering
n,,d as IL stretches out its little hands help ami
.f in its pain misery. has failed meet
,h generous response. especially from those who have
800 .h.,r own little ones them sti.
ELBRIDGE Il. GERRY. President.