The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-31

Providence Children's Friend Society.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children.
Rhode Island Nursery Association and
| Providence Day Nursery Association.
| bethlehem Home for Homeless Infants.
| Providence Shelter for Colored Children.
| 81. Vincent Infant Asylum.
Rhode Island Catholic Orphan Asylum.
State Home for ChiIdren.--Is State
Institution for the support and education
OF children having no home, or those
taken by the State from parents not able
10 provide for them. The Home is very
pleasantly situated ON Smith street, just
outside the city limits, the supcrintcnd-
ent, X. b. Risk, and his efficient corps Of
teachers, having at date family of about
! one hundred and thirty children, from
to IS years OF age. Situations are provided
for the children when possible on
reaching the age when they must
leave the institution. Many Of the
younger children have been adopted into
families and permanent homes thus se-
cured. Children are assigned to the Home
by order of the State and through the
secretary of the board OF managers. The
Institution Is supported wholly by the
State, which gives an appropriation OF
S1S,500, yet under its present managers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Risk, II has more the ap-
pearance OF a private than public insti-
tuition, because OF the general "home-
like" air everywhere seen. The children
are lodged and cared for in five well built
cottages, each containing about 30 chill.
dren, being under the supervision OF Q
separate teacher aud boarded In one large
and pleasant dining hall. At present
there are less than thirty girls, the large
majority being boys. The children are
given far education in the common
branches, some of the boys being also
fairly we'll trained in general farm work.
Children are recei;ed from the age OF
to IA. es-
Providence Childrcn's Friend Socie-
ty, AZ Tobey street.-lncorporated 1886,
.or, he purpose of providing for tue srp-
port and education of INDECENT children
of bot b sexes, not otherwise provided for
and who, for want of paternal care, are
in a suffering and dangerous condition"
Children are received up to IL years OF
age Eoard is paid by parents when
practica ole. Ifnot removed by parents
or guardians at twelve years OF age they
are placed out in suitable homes.
The whole number at present under
the care of this society is III, OF whom 80
are in the Home, "a are placed out, one is
nj Wavery home, and one chronic invalid
ia boarded In the country. Pupils attend
hree grades OF public schools and q
kindergarten. Income is derived from
donations of benevolent individuals,
churches, Sunday schools and from be-
Guests and interest on investments. The
receipts in 1884 were &c, ,626.44 expenses,
,i0,106.94.
officers: President, Miss Frances A.
Whitaker, 81 Bowen street; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Arba ID. Smith, Is Oak
street; treasurer, Mrs. Christopher Lippitts
ie3 Hope street; physician, DR.. Arthur
II. Wood, q Oakland street.
Society Tor Prevention Of Crrelt to
Children.-This Society was organized in
1882, having its temporary home on Doyle
avenue and its Office 20 Market Square,
Room SO, Washington Building, Charles
III. Thurber secretary. The object of this
Society is, as indicated by its name, "for
the prevention of cruelty to children"
but its excellent work accomplishes far
more than can be briefly outlined. Dur
ing the twelve years of its existence, not
including 1894, about HOO cases
nearly 1000 children The annual
report must be studied, the agents
full reports also, to form the least idea of
the egrand total az Gcomplished at an aver
age cost OF about $4,000 including all ex-
penses. The State gives $1,000 a year, the
balance being made up by means of life
membership AT $780, annual fees OF g, and
other contributions. Children illtreated
are given into the Society's charge by
any Probate Court in the State, il neces-
sary, kept in the home as a temporary
refuge, and as soon Hs possible assigned
to the proper institution, such as State
Home or the Asylum ror Children. Scores
OF children have been rescued from houses
OF infamy, runaways restored to their
homes and incalculable good accom-
plished.
Providence Day Nursery-This or
sanization has two day nurseries, one O.
Delaine street near Appleton, and th'
other at 80 Ship street. The former !
owned by the society, having been bull
and given by one of its generous friends
the other is rented, the rent being psic
by a second friend.
The object of this society is to care fc
children during the day while the
lnOLneIS HTt III WOih, the ohiy SohuitiS
seeming to be that the mothers must b,
working In order to have TIE right tc
leave their little ones. A nominal charge
OF cents per day is made, 10 cents being
charged for three children and for each
additional child. The age limit is from
three months Co seven years. There is no
limit of time and all are admitted if, upon
careful investigation, the mothers prove
worthy this help. The work is supported
wholly by voluntary contributions OF
money, food, clothing, etc.; the average
| cost for both nurseries being about
| $1,000 year. bout five hundred
children are cared for each year; the
daily average running from fifteen to
fcrty. Children are brought to the nursery
from Olneyviile and North and South
| Providence as we'll as from the vicinity;
the hours OF admission being from q. m.
to 9 p. m. Sundays none IL admitted.
The children who are old enough attend
school. Besides this special work week
night clubs are held for women and chill
dren, and much clothing Is distributed IN