St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-25
CHILDREN WAS THE TOPIC
or THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES LAST
EVENING.
HI HOMELESS LITTLE ONES.

Meeting at Hon. George b.
Young's-Paper On the Babies
Home-Another On the "Homes
for the MISUNDERSTANDING
Asylum-Dr. Heffron Discusses
From Another Point of View.
Over fifty people, all interested In the
discussion of the ''child question:" as
sembled at the sixth parlor conference
of the associated charities of st. Paul,
held last night at the residence of Hon.
George b. Young on Summit aven ue.
The four papers read were interesting,
and the question of caring for homeless
children of all classes thoroughly dis
cussed. ID. s. Wellington, OF the
Newsboys' club, was down on the
programme, but IS he was not
able to be present the reading of
his paper on 'tStreet Boys" had to be
deferred. The first paper read was that
of Mrs. l.. p. Hill, of the board of man.
ayers of the babies home. and no one
could make a more eloquent appeal for
the small morSels of humanity which it
is the aim of the home to care for. Mrs.
Hill thought that this work ought to
not be considered in the light of a char
ity any more than any ought to be con-
sidered paupers because they are COM
PEELED to depend on other people for
many things.
Rev. E. =. Savage. of the Children's
Aid society, followed Mrs. Hill, and his
subject was Homes for Homeless
Children" He stated a number of very
good reasons why it is best to place a
child who is given up entirely Gas the
children are with whom he has to deaD
in a home at once. rather than
to place 1t even temporarily in
an institution. Mr.. Savage said that
institutions always would be a neces-
sity, but the home was a greater protec-
ton to the child. and it had a chance to
develop under more natural conditions.
"Then," continued the speaker, ''during
four years and five months $50 children
have been cared for by the Children's
Aid society at a cost of $50. 900.
The average age of these children
is two to seven years, and AS out of the
$50 are from st. Paul. 1t would cost
sl10 per year to keep these children in
institutions. and assuming that they
must be kept until they are fourteen,
few children being able to work before
that age. it would cost 1925. 900 to keep
them in this way. and ouly $3.50 to
place them at once i'll permanent
homes"
Mrs. Young's paper came next, and as
she is the president of the Protestant
Orphan asylum, she was able to review
Complementary the work of that insti-
tuition. She gave a great deal of in
formation relative to the way in which
the children are cared for and the
length of time they remain. "TWenty-
eight years g the asl lum opened with
tour children. and since then 977 have
been received, and $50 have been placed
in homes. The work of the institution
is largely in providing temporary homes
for children not fully surrendered, and
who are left there for periods of from
three months to two years. The chill
dren are usually from two to twelve
years of age, and the girls are taught to
sew and do light homework, while the
boys have an opportunity toiearn some
thing of manual training-two Of the
teachers OF the city schools giving in
struction On Saturdays. The expenses
of the institution are met by voluntary
subscriptions of friends, the manage
ment being pledged to appear before the
public in no other way
Father Heffron discussed the question
of "Whether the Institution Can Re-
place the Home for Children" He went
over the many questions involved in
making a decision, the rights of child,
parent and state, and concluded by
saying that the law, no doubt, was just,
but grave fault might sometimes be
found i'll the execution. The reverend
gentleman said he thought that all were
agreed that the institution had its place
as a temporary measure, but that the
home was the best place for the child
from every point of view.
AT the next meeting of the association
the question TO be discussed is "Wom-
ans Work for Woman" The date and
place of the meeting has, however, moi
yet been decided upon.
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