New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-24
WORK FOR THE CHILDREN.
SUCCESS ACHIEVED IN REMOVING BOYS
AND GIRLS FROM EVIL ENVlhoN-
MENT AND TEACHING THEM
TO BE INDUSTRIOUS.


MENT AND TEACHING THEM
TO BE INDUSTRIOUS.
The annual meeting OF the Chidrens Aid so
ciety was held yesterday afternoon at No 10 wan
a. d willis James the president OF the society
noe tho chairman Of the meeting. among those
u,ho we're present were DR.. George g. Wheelock'
ex-Judge Henry Z. Rowland. +. Deiano "eehS'
Henry Marouand. J. Kennedy Tod' A o. f'epou'"
and Charles Lorng Brace the secretary VI '''
society -. .oeroa an
The proceedings were brief. and were conhneo en-
.,raI, 70 tho reading of the annual report and the
,oot,on NJ officers for the forthcoming year. Inc
election resulted in the choice OF "iIiiarn ~
Osborn Charles Z. Whitehead. j. Kennedy 4ou'
lanes r. Roosevelt and Arthur c. James, 10 su,no
as trustees for the next three years. H. WINS
lanes president. A. b. Hepburn treasurer a"u
c. Loring Brace. secretary. $1,000
The annual report, which gave ms ,
hensve history Of the years worh Vi uie so0'V,''
was read by the secretary. AFTER oeso'ioi's 'ae
results which the institution has endeaVored 10
achieve during its forty-fve years Vi eNIS'e,Oe'
tho renor, exnains that the great causes OF crime
among children are bad environment anu Heeie0',
and laments that the law rela'n's " INC re"'
rights Of parents and relatives prevents the re-
moval Of children from COMMUNICATING SUI 'ounu
,rgs and Influence. until the children are so old III
,.aars or In knogledge of crime, that they are
,,n6t for the best training homes This Is especial
" true as the report shows IN the case OF the
,arran, boys who drift into the societys lodging
,orees There are thousands of such youths who
corra under the OF the society. and every eff
Co.. ,s made 10 encourage and uplft them. En-
nIovment is found for hundreds of them; 4Ss were
,ried at the societvs farm school during the year.
and of these liz found ht to go TO good homes
in the West and South. and LAG to enter farmers
families In the neighboring States. From past ex-
perence the society estimates that at least two
hundred Of these will remain where they are placed
and will grow up to be good citizens
Considerable attention is given in the report to
the good work performed BY the industrial schools
in combating the problem TO the best DISPOSE
ton of children whose parents are either incom-
petent or unworthy to have further charge of them
Upon this subject the report states that twenty
OF these Industrial schools are situated In the
crowded tenement districts. mostly among the help
less and ignorant immigrants from southern and
Eastern Europe. The children of these people are
sought out by the visitors from schools. 6.45o
visits having been made during the year. Most of
these little ones are not tit TO attend the puSIc
repaired or renewed. often SHOES must be provided
and, finally they must receive some training In our
a ~ h anq to use nUSnce train
these children in honesty industry, morality and
patriotism. our industrial schools begin with the
tIndergarten and the children continue through
the primary grades as is done in the public SCHOOLS
and the assistant superinte ndents Of the Board OF
Education. In these schools We're l49l. chiidfen
6i,46 Glasses in all kinds of manual training. in
sewing dressmaking. cooking carpentry, laundry
bouseWork and Housekeeping are provided. In the
Henrietta Industrial School, in West SiXty-third-
St. We have established class for crippled chill
dren Many of the little unfortunates are 70 De
found living in the tenements where they often
suffer neglect and hardship They are sought ou'
and brought TO school each morning IN Stsse'
and they receive instruction in schooi ny Kihoei-
garten methods" ,.-
The beneficial results Of the farm school for boys.
the laundry. cooking and dressniaKing classes LOT
girls which train the children 10 be sel-supportlnS
are also commented upon and the NOBLE training
given 10 the boys who under the care OF the
Society in these branches Is shown in the fact that
among the many of the graduates who have grown
and ministers one of the societys boys has TINS
year become Governor-the present Governor OF
Alaska. 49,.
The report concludes with summary or the
wears work as follows: I'm the twenty day ana
Twelve evening schools. during the last year; were
IA or children, who were taught and partly len
and partly clothed, 763.9o0 meals being supphed
There were In our six lodging houses 5S4S dlnerent
boys and girls: 243.590 meals and lIOS42 lodgings
1,fsS were sent TO homes and employment. and re-
stored TO friends In both the East and the West;
1GSs were aided with food. medicine. ETC. through
the Sick Childrens Mission; 52I1 children en-
loved the benefits Of the Summer Home at Bath
Beach, Long Island; 5222 mothers and SICK infants
were sent the Health Home at Coney Island
making total OF AZ 1853 days outings given during
Abe use of the sewing machine In the EhZaDeth
Home for Girls and the industrial schools. Two
thousand four hundred and nifty. five dollars and
eighty cents has been deposited In the PENNY
Savings Bank Total number under charge OF the
society during the year, 3.535