The evening times., 1895-12-21

The manner in which charitable and re-
formatory Institutions have started is
given more fully than ever before in the
recent report of Superintendent OF Chari-
Ties John Tracey.
The references are to the formation of the
establishments substantially as now COn-
stituted. In several instances they were
preceded by ancient benevolent enter
prises devOted TO similar work under other
names and through other methods, as in
the cases OF the Washington Asylum. the
outgrowth of the pOorhOuses OF the cor
porations of Wash shington and Georgetown.
and The Reform School OF the District of
Columbia. The successor OF the House of
Correction. which i'm its turn had replaced
thc Guardian Society in 1866.
Others. as ST. AIMS Infant Asylum. were.
IN Tact. in operation for years previous to
grncy Hospital wis developed from the small
Central DisDensary by such natural evou-
ton as is now contemplated in the case of
the Eastern Dispensary.
IA carefully prepared table shows that the
oldest in It's present form is st. Roses
Industrial School. established bv act of
Congress, approved March "a. 1928. Next
comes the st. Vincent's Orphan Asylum.
! Incorporated February 25, 1881
The American Colonization Society was
| Incorporated on March %, 1897, ard the
existence by act of Congress OF April o.
l. S41 Following this, ten years In ter.
| were the Government Hospital fCr the
| Insane. by act OF March 3, 1865. and st.
Joseph's Orphan Asylum, Incorporated Feb
| ruary q, OF the same wear. In S57 the Co
iUmbia Institution for the Deaf and dumb
| was established by Congress, and in 1883
the soldiers Home.
FOR COLORED PEOPLE.
| Toward the close of the war. institutions
! for colored people began TO appear. The
National Association for the Relief of
/ destitute Colored Women and Children was
established by act of Congress February
IA. 1868. and on March 8 following the
I Youth. The Freedman's HOSPITAL came bv
act of Congress March 3. 1871. The Home
Tor Aged Colored People was incorporated
| February 20. ST6. and the Home for Aged
and Infirm Colored Persons, February Il.
| 1898.
In 1870 ST. John's orphanage was ineor,
| porated October 81: Childrcn'S Hospital
December 81: Woman's Christian Asso'
| ciation. December Is. Washington Hospi'
| tai for Foundlings was started by Congress
April %, and " aslIington Humane Society.
June 21.
The Reform School for Bows preceded
the Reform School for Girls by Quarter
of a century. The act of Congress creating
1.-The first was approved July 70. leoo' tie
other, March 3. 1893.
/ Tine Central Dispensary Emergency Hos
pital came by act OF Congress April "a.
| ISS2 Eastern Dispensary was mcorpo'
rated April IA, 1888: woman's Dispensary.
june Is, 1883.
| The Associated Charities was incorpn'
rated January l6, 1882: Works OF Mercy,
/ January Z, 1887: United Hebrew Charities.
! November 4, 1893; Charity Organization
! society December / 8. 1888: Municipal Loda-
| ing House, by act OF Congress. July IA.
1892. . So ..s .ue...a.
| THE OTHER HOMES.
| ,TheRiptist Home was incorporated March
| %. 1850: the Methodist. January %. 1888:
Epiphany Church Home, March 26. 1874:
Lenthal Home for Widows, June II, 1883:
| Louise Home, by Congress. March s. 1873:
\ IiIcy Webb HAYES Memorial. organized
October 1891: Dcacopess' Home. February.
1880: Aged wornens Home, December
| 1868.
Coiumbia Hospital for Women was es.
| tablisht1l June 1 1S66. by act or Congress:
Providence Hospital, by act of April ..
tiSGi: Naval Hospital, organized October
| /, 1865; Siblcy Memorial Hospital. organ
fzed October. 1894; National Homeopathic
Hospital, June 10; 1881: Homeopathic
! homeopathic Free DispeDsary. December
I 20. 1882 The Board of Children's Qua rdl
ans was established by Congress July 20.
1892; Cni!dren's Branch OF the Humane So
| try Home, June /, 1859: Daisy Chain Hos
| pitaI, incorporated April s. 1892: News
boys and Children's Aid Society, February
l6 1886: St AIMS Infant Asylum, by Con
gress. March 3, 1853.
| Carried Hospital was Incorporated MAY
2T, 1852; Nurses Training School. by Con
| gress, December 10, 1877: WomaD's Union
lCnristian Association, Incorporated June x
| 1888; Woman's Clinic, August l. 1891:
| Young Wornan's Christian Home, February
90 1887. German Orphan Asylum: October
IL, 1879; House Of Good Shepherd, April
is, 1875.
| ty-one were established by Congress