Evening star., 1897-04-05
DISTRICT CHARITIES
Hearings by the Joint Select Investigating
Committee Arranged Fv.
Who Will BE efHeard-The Lines of In
quiry That VIII Be
Pursued.

The joint select committee Of the House
and Senate on charities and reformatory
institutions Of the District of Columbia
have arranged for hearings on Wednesday,
Ihursday and Friday Of this week at 2
p m The first hearing will be on the gen.
eral subject Of charities in the District
OF Columbia. Those heard will be the Dis
tr1ct Commissioners, the relief committee,
the Associated Charities, the charity COM
mittee of the board of trade, the superin-
tendent of charities and the officers of the
Civic Center
The topics will be the method of dis
tr1buting the annual appropriation of s13-
wv 1or the relief OF the poor; second, the
extent and character of the relief work
supported by subscription; third, the need
and method of investigating the applica-
tions for relief; fourth, the proper organiza-
tfon or the charities of the District of Co
iumpla; NTH. relief should be confined to
pona noe citizens of the District of Co
lumbia-
The second hearing, 2 O'Clock on Thurs
day, Will be en- reformatory Institutions.
ne ohcers of the reform school for boys
ana 113 tnose OF the reform school for girls
viii be heard. The topics will be the Wori<
OF the reform school for boys and needs of
the institution: second management of the
school and intent Of supervision exercised
Dy the department of Justice; third, should
the control be transferred to the District
authorities; fourth. work of the reform
school for girls; fifth. does the school pro-
v1de for all necessary cases; sixth, condi-
tons of the most economical management,
and seventh, what becomes of boys and
girls discharged from these schools?
fhe third hearing, on the same day, will
be on the subject Of the insane the deaf
and the dumb and the feeble-minded DR..
Godding of st. Elizabeth DR. GalIaudet of
Kendall Green and Mr. Lewis of the board
OF children's guardians will be heard. The
topics will be: First, the provision for the
care OF the District insane, and the method
of commitment: second the deaf and dumb
of the District at Kendall Green; third.
the feeble-minded; in what conditions
placed: comparative cost of various in
stitutions; increase or decrease In number
of cases; fourth, the need of an institution
for inebriates.
The fourth hearing will be on Friday, on
the subject of dependent children, and the
fifth on dependent children and Industrial
training. The topics will be- first, What
children are, properly speaking. and what
are the duties of the District toward such
that are dependent second. Has the Dis
trict duty toward children not sufficient
ly declared dependent? third, Methods of
taking up dependent chill zen; the limit of
guardianship: fourth. The proper training
for dependent children; fifth. The disposal
OF dependent children. in homes or in
boarding places; sixth. The need of vista
ton in the case of childrA placed out.
On these topics the officers of the board
OF children's guardians, officers of the HUI
name Society and judges of the District
courts will be heard.
Officers Of the board of childrens' guar
d1ans. officers Of the Industrial Home
School. officers CT the National Association
for the Relief. of Destitute Colored Women
and Children. and officers of the Humane
les: wy
First. the facilities offered by aided Dis
trict institutions to care for the dependent
cnildren; second. what coordination of ex-
istlng institutions and agencies is possible
and desirable for taking up children, for
training children and for placing out and
visiting children: third, changes in existing
institutions necessary to adapt them for
the care of all dependent children properly
so-called; fourth. industrial training for
dependent children; fifth, possibility of Sc
curing homes.