New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-05
GOOD WORK OF AN ORGANIZATION
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STATE CHAR
tiles AID OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES H.
C.IIOATF REFLECTED PRESIDENT.

r,. animal meeting OF the State Charities Ala
Association was held yesterday afternoon IN the
United Charities Building. Joseph H. Choa'e' pres
dent Of the association. presiding ms VI
ton established for the purpose OF WISHING P"onc
cha ttahe institutions and securing improvement IN
their condition has branches In forty-hVe couh"c''
pnnort. from many Of these branch organizations.
rnon the condition OF the poorhouses ana puDho
bosntals in their localities were presented At yrs
terday's meeting -. ~.
Miss Mary Vida Clark. assistant secretary OF INC
ossoc,at,on gave an interesting account OF recent
,s,ts % various State and county institutions. IN
,ho ,ast thrca months Miss Clark has visited a"
tho State hospitals for the Insane. which no" P'o
vida for some twenty thousand inmates an" III ,'e
war she visited nearly all the State char'aoe u"
s,itutons and thrty-six county ana C"' an"
houses The present condition OF the insane III 'he
,n c.a,a hosnjtals OF the epileptcs in the
craig Colony for Epieptics. OF the various classes
~ tho eebleminded provided FOR IN S'a'e '''s.''"
lions and of dependent children placeu ou' AZ 90,
dies or IN private Institutions was contras'u WV"
their lot when they were all nihhc" ''e
county poorhouses twenty-five years ago VIZ"
49, assoc,atton began its work The aged. 'hHr"
na s,ck who remain In the county poorhouses are
also receiving much better care since tue o'"''
classes OF inmates have been removed
The Hospital Book and Newspapef ooE'
-, ., Tho State Charities AID Associatioh' 'e
norted that In the last year ss's books s-''1
,ro. end 1928 papers were sent to the various
,s.,,u,ions IN the Departments OF Chariues All"
correction and other charitable INSTITUTIONS ~,
,norooms clubs. etc. in New-forx '"y anu '
vicinity. .,. -, tho Now
mr. George c. wheelock. president OF the ",
York County Visiting Committee, spohe
- .ho condition of the various public insu'u''o"'
or this city as reported by the Vs'o'' " 30,
committee The substantial additions 10 VI. -
,ngs In the Charities Department. "aue "'' -,
,1, ou,hor,z,ng the sale OF bonds to the aino"'' "
100000 for TINS Pu'Po'''
flying ,..,o, .,>L. of its work
The secretary OF the association IVY 1919.
IN connection with the framing oi .o IL .aid
chanter Of the Greater New YORK chh' -, -,
,hot the principal legislative changes
so,,a,ion In recent years in the pubic chAi
,,,o. n, thi. city had been continued III .',u
ohsr,er and extended to the ihs"'ue'"' -
len anA Richmond County. Inc asSo' o.,
nosed no new legislation in the Ias' yea' Du'
nou.d unon 10 take an active part In opposi,s se
'"'et t,u ..a, va,e introduced two OF when "eie
10, hy tho LEGISLATURE. but were ', ia
passeu W one before the Mayor OF 'hs Guy "''
one before ,ne on providing situations TO, iOs
Mothers with Babies reported ma hat total OF
had petn p with their babies had been ul,arp ,r w.
Supervision in situations mos'y s Of the babies
None 9l t,r mortality rate considerably less man
nnr cent was considered mos, datS rate among
hs bab,es in some public and PIRATE Sear We're
The total expenses Of the aeg ., he mothers and
81
bs bies OF about - ~. 49,, ,,,, and Town OF New
n nne Mrs b. Hitch. charman rep0i nsene s for
put g. ,na,ntaned during the year an yy,es
ad Children who had been PaGe N II, for the
Vls'i,T6 " Hnding additional family hoHes Ioa .,
and Tor hhd hu55rcn OF that city. An average OF
aepn,w children had oeen under us peas had
nSrhtnen carefully selected free no ,G iot
ana eEow,ded during the year from totai OF h III
indications from families desiring 10 'e'e'''
dren. -, .,., l., tho last year the as
ton mad lost by death two or me NOR. IL AZ
so claion nj nS s Board OF Managers Mrs Lydg ~
1, and Miss Rosalic Butler. the latte OF WIN III
tlioS .iso been for many years presideh' o, liz
h nau Wi County Visiting Committee. suitaole
New ,ao in recognition Of the faithful service OF
Mrs Hoyt and Miss Butler were p'e''"'''
| adopted. .,s x.ra elected members Of
, II" board Of Managers for the coming year MISE
I Helcn C. Butler. George Gannssla Cbares
Marshall John A. McKim Henry o9thpuo Mrs
MMradarick H. Giddngs pr Charles III ehS%ck
Tri Schurz Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler Dr' george
lar ,,ISaninck and Alfred T. White
u ~ .yr,v elected Board OF Managers met AT ,ie
Inc new" Re meeting and elected the following
c cTcers Joseph H. Choate. president; Mrs W,an
0,g d. president Charles 3 Farchiid treas
We ~ ia, and Mrs Henry Oothout. librarian