New-York tribune., 1895-06-09
THE BUSINESS OF CHARITY.
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STATE BOARD
IN THIS CITY.
REoRGAN1zATIoN UNDER THE NEW LAws-iN-
sPECToRs FOR THE SEVERAL DISTRICTS OF
THE srATE-THE DEBORAH DAY MUIR
sERY TO BE EXAMINED.

sERY TO De EXAMINED.
The State Board Of Charities held a special meet
ing yesterday and Friday In .he once OF 'he .o-
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 Chluien' w.
eg7 Four;h-ave. There were present "iHaiii ~
c,ouar, president of the Board; T.. V. Stoddard or
Doches,er yice-president, and Commissioners Sic
phen Smith of New-York; Edward H. Ltchneio
and Tunis c. Bergen OF Brooklyn: Selden t. Mar
win of Albany; Peter Walrath, OF Chittenango; Eu-
u,ord ~ Foster. of Potsdan Robert Mccarthy, OF
Syracuse. and William =. Leichworth. OF portage
one Of the members OF the Board only oeing an
80, >,-s G r. Lowell. formerly member OF
the Board and Homer Folks. secretary OF the o'a'e
Charities AID Association addressed the bo"iu y"
the subject Of proposed amendments 70 'he rue'
re,,ul,ting the reception and retention OF the III
mates of charitable Institutions under private h'a
agement ,,,v
Iohn s Hawley Of Charlton, Saratoga county
and Dr. Andrew II. Smith, OF this city, asked 'he
annroyal of the Board 10 the proposed hcolpoi"
,,or ~ the Charlton Industrial Farm for wayward
bows and the application is approved 10 give SoV'0
to establishing the farm. and TO contribute s-V'
wear for n term of five years toward lis support
,rh certificate Of incorporation OF the Nyack HOS
,t,,l vvas annrovcd and the application OF the ~
agara Falls Memorial Hospital for approval Vi i'7
certificate OF incorporation was rele'reu ~ ,''
Ietchworth. Under the statutes no iis'i'u'0' io'
the care Of children, hospital, or dspensiiS, ga"
be incorporated without tie aPf40'"' "
BOARD of Charities.
porbans The mos, important action or the boa'u
vas the reorganization of its office stan pursuant 10
rho provisions of Chapter III Of the Laws oi 1870
sfrre4 nv Governor Morton on May "a Following
tho recommendations Of special committee on re-
orranzation consisting of Commissioners Stoddaru'
Smith and Ietchworth the Board unanimously mace
the following appointments: DR.. Charles > roy"
of Canandaigua. to be Superintendent OF the "'a'e
Poor. lanes O. Tanning of Albany TO be Inspector
Of charities: Edmund Lyon. OF Rochester TO be
secretary OF the Board These appointments WI
take effect July l. and are TO continue un'I lnv an an,
nual meeting of the Board next April. Inc position
Of assistant secretary not filled at the meeting.
I-nder th. revised Constitution. requiring Inspection
Of all The private charities OF the state the uaLu
T. 10 inspectors in the several districts OF the state
II is expected that these inspectors VIII be the eyes
~ Tho hoard They VIII be selected with great car :
and win inspect only institutions within the ds'rlc'
for which they appointed. -
DR. stephen Smith presented a report censurlng
tbe mtnagement of the Ladies' Deborah Day Nurs-
cry and Chids Protcctory. in this city, Tor want
Of intelligence inefficient medical care or the m
mates and for allowing the superntendent TO IN.
flct at his own discretion corporal punishment.
the Board thereupon passed a resolution, appoint
ing a committee confer with such persons as
they may select with view to me TeotsarI~hnom fm u
cf the management OF the Ladies' Deborah Day
Nursery The president appointed Commissioners
Smith Bergen and De Peyster on TINS commit zee
Upon ne report of the Special corninttce on
Rules for the reception and retention OF inmates IN
institutions under private manag cement Dut re-
csiving public money the Board ahrogated us pro-
visional rules and unanimously adopted permanent
rules which will be distributed TO the institutions
and disbursing officers Of the state from It's once
at Albany at early date