The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-08
Charities and Corrections

/ 1--WE AVN tv1shVAA W WIG Vfu-
ference. Of charities and corrections Was
devoted TO the hearing of reports. That Of
the Home for aged women showed there
soaoas,od, re report d ~ ,rrs
confined at present Is sixty Hy6, Of whom
S %sa So9k w Sf b Sa nltsa srRg
and the need Of grading the boys accord
| Ing to thelt herlti was set forth. OF those
\ S1 ~ w.! ?s IA sii 81 Institution
The Girls Industrial School reported
| twenty-five inmates at present who engage
| In laundry work, gardening, sewing add
baking, beside attending a school session.
| This work Is encouraging and satisfe6
tory. ST.
The new feature reported from the Dela-
ware Hospital was the establishment OF o
training school for nurses. The WORK OF
the Homeopathic Hospital for the past year
was reviewed.
The Miuquidale Home has fifteen To-.
mates, but no new feature Of the work
was introduced during the year. :
The needs of the st. Michaels Day
Nursery and Hospital for Babies were
set forth by Archdeacon George q. Hall.
Ho read regrets from Bishop Colemnn, and
said the results in both the nursery and
hospital were very encouraging At preg-
ent there are fourteen In the hospital
Those admitted are generally in q very
weak condition, and often have boen so
neglected that the death ratio IL the insti-
tuition is high
The object of the Sunday Breakfast Az
ISOLATION was set forth. There Is an av:.
erage of fifteen men In the home attachs9
to the association. The number given FREQ
breakfasts during April was 1876. Il,
The Sarah White Homo for aged Color:
ed People has nine inmates Daring tho
year sll0) has been paid Oh the property
The committee attributed the success Oh
the home to Wilmingtons charitable citi-
zens.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children reported the number Of uhifI =
dren involved during the year us 37s, Of
which 2Sl were white. 4,
The delegate of the Delaware Union for
Public Good said the object OF the unicu-T
tho establishment of workmanship
not yet been accomplished, but tho Ineli1
bers would work all the harder in the hops
20 secure u victory in tho end.
The Door OF Hope Society, although OF,
ganized but fifteen months, showed ilattefr
ibg results. Seventeen women and girls
have been cared for in that time These,
ciety contomplates holding Il series Of
meetings to interest the women of tho city
in the work in tho near future,
The Ladies Aid Society Of St Patrick'A
Church during the year has administered
to the sick and destitute irrespective OF
creed. The members of the society mako
clothing. Many needy families wero sups
Piled during the year, and tho sick were
attended
The Friends Benevolent Society rer
ported more than 100 persons receiving
sewing weekly from the members.
Three new features wero reported by
the Associated Charities. Two play
grounds had been opened, and on one day
scyenty.fvc children were present wheh
tho gates opened. A shelter for the child.
reE taken by tho S. p c. Cand for stand.
ard women has also been established. Tho
laundry is u great success, and Is a test OF
tho sincerity OF those who say they desire
work.
DR.. Hancker spoke of the good of the
Delaware State Hospital for the Insane.
He said about 80 per cent of those com.
mtted recover. In his opinion in this
State there is more incompetence in pro-
portion to the population than in any
other.
The report of the SUSSEX county aims.
house showed that tho institution had
paid all expenses and SOL remained to Its
credit. Judge Ball remarked that this
was an extraordinary incident.
Mrs. Wugan, police mRtron, said 275 fe-
males were taken care of at the police staA
ton during the year. Of whom III were
white. She told Of the need of room at the
City Hall In room l3xl5 feet thirty.
two white and colored women were cons
fined for more than day. She said II she
could contne the members Of the Lsgisla--
tura in the room for a day they you'd
most likely provide II workhOlsc or other
accommodations when they returned TO
Dover.
Father Welbsrs reported l2S boys in 50.
Joseph's Home. He also spoke of the vii.
lag:9 established by the lamonted Fathet
DeRuyter at Clayton, The boys are being
taughtvarious trades Farming is also
being advocated.
The Rov. d. J. Flynn spoke for St. Pat
rick's st, Vincent DePaul Society. 1t has 4
membership of seventeen Relief was
extended to many families anti 2ai visibs
were made. Much interest is manifested +
In the work.
In the evening the gu sstion OF estG1
ing a workhouse WAS thoroughly dlsc@
by Chief Justice Lore. Rev. I, A. McCuf>s
dy and W. James. superintendent OF the
Chester County prison at West Chester
thoroughly discus 'ed the workhou5e quoas
ton after which the following resolution
was adopted
Resolved, That the annual conven.
ton of Charities and Corrections, held In
Wilmington, May to s, 1897, most rel
spectfully and earnestly urge the Legisla-
tUre of this State Ito fcnact into law tho
pending bill to establish q State works
house. In urging this tho convention bds
lieVes that for moral and economical re&
sons such work-houso Is imperatively
required for Delaware
Thrift" was next spoken of by MIS- 5.
L. Aberhaltzer of Philadelphia who dwelt
mainly Oh the saving funds flor ths
scholars In the public schools, Many
questions were asked on the subject.
After the discussion of subjects those
present inspected work done ut the diiferf
cnt institutions That done at tho Ferris
school was the most attractive. tTab0ur-
cites and flower stands made in the
manual training school Of the institution
would do credit to people OF more
mature years. They are made chiefly Of
ash and poplar, One thing especially that
causes mach admiration Is large reciin'
lug chair made OF Gak.
A book case of five shelves, step.laddsrs
towel racks, and other useful articles arc
also shown. A checker board Of waln
with squGresof mahogany and ash, attract
considerable attention A large screen is(
greatly admired. Those articles are for
sale.
pen and Ink sketch, executed by
Harry McDonald an attendant at the
East Brnudywlno Reading Room, Ia EtfaM
much prominence The Associated Chart.
ties show carpet kindIinE wood and thelR
laundry work. -
The Girls Industrial School has on cx-
hibi,iun fine drawn work on sheeting and
plain hemming. This work is thoroughly
appreciated by those who understand tho
difficulty of the work.
Shirts, towels and table covers complete
the display Of tho Women's BenevoiHat
Society These articles are given away
and Io!d to the families Of this city.
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february Report.
The New Castle County Mortuary Re.
pert for tho quarter ended Dec 81, 1898, IL
as foil ,ws-
Total deaths, S7S. White, 3l5. Negroes,
o.. Still births II. Brought hero for in
Cause Of Death Group, 10; Cholera
1n!antum, 8; Diarrhoca, /; Dlpthorth
"a ErysipelaS, i Rheumotism, /; Sc'~
let Fever !; syphilis CoDgonita!, !;
sopticainy, q Typhaid fever, III rotHl
2ymotics 50.
Other causes, Typhoid Pneumonia, :;
Cancer, 8; Consumption, 3d. Meninkl,
It's, I, Marasmus - lnanition, III
Brights Disease, s; Bronchitis, 9; Hart