Evening star., 1897-04-13
DISTRICT CHARITIES
Program Of Hearings by the Joint Investi-
eating Committee.
Interesting Topics Covering . Wide
I'd
Field to he Discussed mt Fu-
ture SessfOns, .-s- %.

The Senate committee on the District of
Columbia has prepared the following
schedule Of hearings on the matter Of chari-
ties and institution Of charity in the Dis
trict:
April 49, at o'clock p.m.-Subject: De-
pendent children; foundlings.; To be heard:
Officers Of the Childrens Hospital: officers
of the Washington Hospital for Foundlings:
officers of ST. AIMS Infant Asylum; off,
GERS of the Board of Children's Guardians.
Toplcs1The work of the founding fnstitu-
tions in the District of Columbia Extent
to which public aid may properly be grant
ed. Mortality Placing out and adoption
of children. Visitation of children. Pri-
vate founding asylums.
April 20. at o'clock p.m.-Subject: De-
pendent Children; Charity. To be heard
officers of the German Orphan Asylum
officers Of the Church orphanage of st.
Johns Parish; officers Of st. Rose Industrial
School; officers Of st. Josephs Male Or
phan Asylum: officers of the Newsboys' and
Children's Aid Society. Topics-May public
ian or private Institutions? Where grants
of public money are made, ought not the
District to have the right to place de-
pendent children in the institution so aided ?
the declared policy of Congress to make
no approI riations of money to sectarian
institution 8? Does the policy of taking
children from and returning them to par
ents stimulate dependency? What becomes
of children discharged from the sectarian
and private institutions? What is the
length of time children are maintained at
public expense. and Is the expense per
child unduly large? 7s --.--..st -.s..-
April q, at 2 o'clock p.m.-Subject: Hos
pitfalls for Special Glasses. To be heard:
Officers of the Emergency Hospital; OFF,
GERS of Columbia Hospital; officers of the
TnCIYah1pa. officers & f.
ern Dispel sary. Topics-Hospital work
done by the hospitals. Comparative cost
of maintenance in Washington and other
cities. Income from patients Do persons
come to Washington to secure free treat
ment at District expense? The training OF
nurses as q part of hospital work. Con-
nection between hospitals and colleges of
medicine.
April -. at o'clock p.m.-Subject: Gen.
eral Hospitals. To be heard: Officers of the
Homeopathic Hospital; officers of Garfield
Hospital; officers of Freedme: 8 Hospital;
officers OF Providence Hospital Topics: Is
trict hospitals? Why should not the Dis
trict share the expense of Garfield Hospital
and of Providence Hospital? Should the
work of the hospitals be supervised by Dis
Freedrnen's Hospital remain with the Sec
1etary of the Interior? Contagious diseases
in hospitals Training schools for nurses
The salaries of the hospital staff
April 26. at o'clock p. p.m.-Subject: Chari-
table Work for Young Women. To be heard:
Officers of the Woman's Christian Associa-
tion: officers of Young W1man's Christian
Home; officers OF the Association of Works
OF Mercy; officers of the Hope and Help
Mission; officers of the House of the Good
Shepht rd. Topics: Temporary homes for
young women seeking employment. The
reed of several instltutions. The work of
the House Of the Good Shepherd and sim
liar institutions. How faau should this work
be maintained by the public?
April 81 at o'clock p-n,-Subject: Men
Out of Work. To be heard. Officers Of the
municipal lodging house.? officers of the
Central Union Mission: officers of the tenn
rorary home for ex-Unioa soldiers and sail
Grs. Topics: Growth of the work as shown
ty the growth of the municipal lodging
house. How far is the municipality to go in
the lodging houses encourage tramps.
Should the work in the District be extend
ed? or. - -s-- lf'r III