The San Francisco call., 1897-03-09
Remaining in directory March ], 1897. =.

A glance at the foregoing tables shows that
between guardians, friends and families well
nigh so per cent OF the boys are located where
they become selfsupporting.
BoTs trained to work at an early age are less
likelv to become burden on the State or to
themselves than those who begin the battle of
life later on. The former may not have as
much book learning as the latter, but it is a
fact wei attested by experience, that they be-
come much more successful and useful men In
nearly every community.
Our boys do very well as q rule. in the
country; and we are glad to be able TO say that,
with very rare exec ptions, they are treated
kindly by those who take them into their
homes This is as it ought TO be. They are
"fesn of our flesh and bone OF our bone"
children of the same common Father, born for
one ard the same destiny.
The health OF our children has been all we
could wish during the year. Though going
out TO school every day and mixing in with
the children OF the district, they for tunately
escaped the many epidemIcs that have visited
our City and caused such fatal results among
the children OF all classes. Out OF the $50
children who have made the directory their
home for shorter or longer period during the
year not single death occurred.
The skill OF our visiting physician, DR..
Thomas L. Mahoney, was employed more in
preventing sickness than in healing the sick.
For the success achieved IN this direction, he
has our sincere gratitude.
Though our dissenting brethren have, with
IN the last TWO years, esta bllshed numerous
homes for the waits of their respective f1ocks,
more non Catholic children have come under
our care during the past twelve months than
in any former year. They needed protection
and we took them in; they were hungry and
we gave them TO eat without asking any ques-
tions regarding their forms OF belief or nom
belief. We have many of these children in
the home at present and we find them worthy
of all the assistance that can be afforded
them. True charity makes no discrimination
on account of race or creed. Enough ior US If
we can help to make them law-abiding and
useful citizens.
More accommodations are needed If we mean
to hold our own. During the last half-year we
have been crowded to degree that endan-
gered the health OF our community. More
room Is now an absolute necessity.
Guardianship has been applied for and OBJ
tanned in numerous instances since our lest
annual report was rendered to the public.
Only in cases of dire necessity do we attempts
TO take the control of children out OF the
hands of their parents.
When obliged to do it, however, or to defend
our little wards from kidnaDers, Attorney Ma 1t
/. Sullivan never loses case. From the press
ing demands of a large and lucrative practice
he gives to this work much of his valuable
time.
The ladies and gentlemen who made the fes-
tival OF last fall such a decided success are
worthy of gratitude and praise. Their chief
reward, however, will come in a better world.
In concluding l desire to thank Mr.. I. ].
Kane. the active and jealous secretary of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice, and Off
GERS Holbrook and McMurray OF the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
These gentlemen are never sDaring of their
services when duty or charity calls. The so.
licitors of st. Josepn's Union, through long
period of depression, have given ample evi.
dence of their fidelity 10 the cause of the Lelp-
less poor. Their duty is not pleasant; yet
thev perform it cheerfully for the sake of the
Divine Master, who said: Suffer little chill
dren 10 come unto me, and forbid them not,
for OF such is the kingdom of heaven" Re-
spectfully submitted. D. o. CROWLEY.