Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-28

ceive government aid. AS example of such
institutions, established and conducted by
widely varying philanthropic influences,
mention three, the Home for the Incurables
the Society of the Little Sisters of the
Poor and the Washington City Protestant
Orphan Asylum They support helpless
persons who would otherwise necessarily be
public charges, and to the extent of their
benefactions thereby relieve the public
funds The Home for Incurables is the
most perfect institution of its class of
which / have knowledge. 1t is a conspicu-
Gus monument to the benevolence of philan-
thropic men and women of Washington, and
a striking illustration of the fact that for
practical munificence and volunteer char
liable effort. the city which Is the seat of
our FEDERAL government Is second to none
in proportion to it's population and re-
sources"
The Chfldren's Guardians Again.
Among the documents appended to the
report is the communication to the District
Commissioners October % last, referred to
in the report, with reference to an applica-
ton from the National Association for the
Relief Of Destitute Colored Women and
Children. asking for a deficiency appropria-
ton for the immediate relief of that insti-
tuition. and an increased appropriation for
the coming year. Both requests, Mr. Tracy
said, arise out of the reduction of 40 per
cent made to provide a fund for the use Of
the board OF children's guardians
In this connection Mr.. Tracy said that
all OF the chilfcaring institutions were
dissatisfied with the reduction of the ap-
preparation, and nearly all have made re-
quests similar to that mentioned. Mr.
Tracy says:
THE brief experience of this system dur
ing the current fiscal year does not COM
mend it The Institutions deprived of the
40 per cent, are crippled. while the board of
children's guardians, theoretically prose-
cutting its work within its province. as de-
fined by the courts, has on hand a consider
able surplus. In this way, the children's
charities of the District are deprived Of
money intended for their support while
the board of children's guardians does not
In fact, currently expend the sum to it's
credit. and consequently. the charities are
deprived of a considerable part of the
monies allowed for their maintenance with
out full compensating benefit to the COM
munity through any other channel. Exami-
nation does not show that the appropria-
lions heretofore made to the children's
charities of the District were disproportion-
ately large, in comparison with other insti-
tUtiOns, or that they were wastefully ex-
cessive in themselves.
For the reasons stated above it seems
desirable that the board of children's guar
dams, in order to have fair field and I'M
trammeled opportunity, should have. for its
use. a separate and specific appropriation
and that the children's institutions of the
District should each, respectively have a
definite sum allotted to its use, as done
In lS92 and in years prior thereto. What
ever may be thought of the good intention
of the statute appropriating money to the
board at the expense of the institutions
and thus infiicting upon the latter in ad-
vance a penalty for failure to cooperate
with the former, the trial has not vindi-
Gated the theory. The contemplated CO.
operation has proved impra cticable, and it
is to the advantage of the board, as we'll
as that of the children's institutions, that
mistaken course should no longer be
pursued"
He suggests that the deficiency appropria-
unexpended surplus of the money appro-
priated to the board of children's guar
dams