Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-27
THE DESTITUTE CHILDREN.
Same From the Industrial Home School
Turned Over to the Board OF Guardians.

Turned Over to the Board or Guardians.
Yesterday afternoon after The Stars re-
port closed in the case of the application
of the Industrial Home School ID have
eight boys, inmates of the institution, turn
ed over to the board of children's guardians,
Mir. Ross Perry in behalf of the board of
children's guardians continued his remarks.
He explained that the board took no posi-
ton in the matter whatever. as it's purpose
was to work with the other organizations
in manner which would do most good for
the dependent children He thought. how
ever. that when such application was made
to the court 1t should be fully shown that
the institution making the application had
not sufffcient funds and ne also thought II
would be best If one case were brought at
a. time IN order that the merit of the PAR
''Gula a case as might be inquired into ,nfn,on
concerning the Industrial Home School
and Its present relation to the reduced np-
Mr.. Abrahams assured the court that at
present the Institution had not enough mon
ey at its command to pay the current eH-
penSes unless some of the Industrial pul-
suits were abandoned
That the court hoped would never be
done. and he assured counsel mat 50 lar
as he was concerned. he certainly would
go very slow before he would do anything
calculated to cripple such a masniflc"at n =
stit9tion and at the same tune, ne HaH'e 20
guardians and did not want to cripple their
appropriation.
Mr.. Abrahams explained that even IL the
court should commit the children. as asked,
the board of guardians could furnish thenn
homes where 1t would require no further
Their stated that with the present funds the
institution could not be properly conducted
and he did not want to be party To MAX
Ing short rations or turning the overflow in
to the street
Mrs Barlow matron OF the institution,
said that there were now 76 Inmates Of the
ends meet if that number remained unless
relief came from some source other than
the present appropriation.
After a further Interchange OF views re-
garding the law and the Appropriation
Judge Miller said he was going to give the
law the broadcast scope In the direction Of
shown that the children In any particular
institution are rightfully there and the
amount of money appropriated is not suf-
ficient for their support then the court
will certainly come to their relief SO far as
1t Is In its power. A destitute child, said
the Judge. is destitute. and is the subject
tuition or other place. IL 1t is shown that the
Institution Is unable to properly provide for
1t. This, Of course, must be the result of a
legitimate and economical expenditure Of
the appropriation. The court. however
said that there was nothing In the wording
of the act to show that the various ,nsti-
of children's guardians for the 40 per cent
of the appropriation and thereby cripple
the latter institution. Still the law should
be so broadly construed that no child should
be left unprovided for. The Industrial Home
School. said the court. had asserted posi-
lively that with the reduced appropriation
1t could no longer provide for all the chill
dren there and the court would therefore
turn them over or commit them to the GUS
tody Of the board of guardians.
Agent Lewis was In court and he said he
had a number of applications on file for
children and 1t only remained for him to
for them were suitable persons AMI would
provide good homes for the children.
For the present the children will prob
ably remain in the Industrial Home School