Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-26

t1Onal, Tor the more mature, as Well as
those devoted to childhood care and In
struction," the report states, which had
been crippled in benevolent work, are re-
viving in unincumbered action in their re-
spective spheres; more good Is being &C
Complshed and paralyzing contentious are
subsiding. A session of recuperative rest
under legislative appropriations and ar
rangementS varying .httih in substance
from those made for the current year will
surely show excellent Aresuits In systema-
tizing, developing. cKeapening and i'm
proving the charitable and correctional
system of the District of Columbia"
Institutionaf DETAILS.
He states that this IS the fourth annual
report since the establishment of the SUPER
intendent of charities, ana for the first
time a very general reporting of the insti-
tutional details from the management Of
the respective associations Is presented
The statements CT the report have been
brought down to the latest practicable
date, and in comparing estimates with APP
preparations reference1s made to the law
as it now is instead Of making merely per-
functory return of what was done under
enactments in force prior to the Both of
last June. He speaks of the composite
character of " aShingtonS works of char
ity and reform, and says that ito cramp
these activities by procustean rule Of en-
forced uniformity would be to battle be-
nevolence, to increase public burdens and
W utplele the dIStildt VI MUNITIONS con-
tests with ignorance, want and vice."
The superintendent says that in addition
to the request for increased appropriations
and for the transfer from the poor fund al
lotment list to the congressional list there
nave been received applications for sub
sides from several charitable organiza-
lions not now in receipt of official aid.
Among these is one from the Young Wo-
mans Christian Hcme and TIE Home for
Friendless Girls, ard he states that no
doubt a specific application will be made to
Congress in both instances. The nope Is
expressed that success may soon attend
the laudable project for uniting the nurses
training schools of Washington hospitals
in one federation under one management
In order that nurses may have wider op-
portuoities for perfected education through
attendance upon establs hments dedicated
to the various professional specaItcs. He
says that the probability of an application
TO Congress to promote such a union of
training schools renders alusion to the
plan appropriate in the report.
Estimates for Next Year.
The estimates for the support of charit-
able and reformatory institutions submit
ted for the District Of Columbia appro-
priation bill for the service of the fiscal
year ending June 30th, 1896 amount to
SiI4,145, as against $+19575.37; allowed for
the current fiscal year. The items constitut-
ing this aggregate are all those embraced
in the schedules ''reformatories and
prisons" and for charities" with the eX-
ception of those for the maintenance of
the District Jail and the transportation of
ConVicts. The latter form part of the jul
dical machinery of the government, rather
than of the local works of benevolence to
the needy, reformation of the hayward,
instruction of the INDECENT and curative
care Of the sick or injured.
Charitable and RefOrmatOry.
The report states that the present ar
rangement of these schedules is open to
criticism as Illogical Id unscientific, and
that 1t is evidently desirable that change
should be made, so as to place within one
schedule the charitable and reformatory
institutions and organizations of the Dis
trict, so as to distinguish between the work
of charity and that of reform. The items
OF the estimates falling within the field OF
charities and reformatories are as follows:
For the Washington Asylum the estimate
is $I3,393, the appropriation for the pres
ent year being So, 49, 2. Application is
made for another ward at q cost of 81, 800,
so that the hospital accommodations for
Colored males may be on an equal footing
for those OF white males.
The reform school of the. District. For
this great reformatory." the report states,
the sum of $i1, I'D is asked, $3S,152 being
the appropriation for rtheG current fiscal
year. The principal new item is for a
bake house and oven, a renewal Of last
place a structure which in its present con-
dition is eXtravagant IN waste of fuel and
is constant menace to the safety of
great property The report states that
the Items Tor new roofs, repairs and fenc-
ing are urgently called for, and of equal
urgency is the remainder Of the new ap-
preparation, which is to, enable the new
family building erecte4 under the appro-
priation made two years ago to be occu-
pied.
The appropriation of slo2.e8o and of S1O-
800 for the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb is made in accordance
with the sections of the Revised Statutes.
The aggregate of the above charitable and
reform items is s2SS,s75, the amount for
the current year being S2l0,O7i.O2.
The Charities Schedule.
Under the schedule for charities, the ag-
gregate of appropriations asked for is S245.-
SO as against s2l95O1.35 for the current
fiscal year. The items constituting this
total are as follows: For the relief of the
poor, $4,000, the same amount as in an
nexed the next two preceding years. This
amount includes the items of $500 each for
the Homeopathic Dispensary and for the
Eastern Dlspensary, and while an increased
allowance was asked in both instances the
report states that it was not deemed deSir-
able to ask an increase of the poor fund so
as to cover greater distributions to estab-
lishments that are making applications for
direct and open appropriations. In regard
to the item of $500 for the Hope and Help
Mission the report says that all that could
De done in response to the requests made
last spring for increased public aid was to
continue the allotment from the poor fund.
IF Congress should see fit" adds the re-
port, ito include the establishment among
the recipients of direct and specific appro-
priations the money will undoubtedly be
judiciously expended in the accomplishment
of much good"
In regard to the Newsboys' Eome and
Chldren'sA said Society,the report states that,
in addition to the 800 allotted from the
poor fund, this home received during the
last fiscal year $66i.57 for temporary care
of wards of the board of children's guar
dams. 1T is submitted" states the report,
"for the consideration of Congress whether
it would not be desirable to transfer to the
appropriation schedules the allOtments from
the poor fund to Institutions and leave the
District fund for relief Of the poor at the
disposal of the local authorities for use
more directly in consonance with the title
of the fund"
The report states that the municipal
lodging house, a public place of reception
fer wayfarers has, by two years eXpe-
rience, fully justified it's establishment.
The statistics of it's work show that or the
$4,000 appropriated all but STAG IA were eX-
pended $500 men were cared for The re-