The times., 1897-04-20


about ST, 900. The reports of the insti
tuition are to the Secretary Of the Interior
auditor Of the Treasury, aud to the super
| intendent Of charities
Mr. MattiDgly, as treasurer OF the hos
pital, was regarded as disbursing Officer
| of the Government He said that he had
heardthat theboard OF Children S Guardians
had sofie criticism to make. He would
| like to hear 1t.
Mr.. Woodward here made the answer
| given above substantially
Mr.. Lorng and DR.. Boyee represented
| st. AIMS Infant Asylum, which, it was
| learned, admitted children up to the age
of six years. With the exception of the
| board of Children's Guardians, IL was the
| only one that cared for both white and
| colored children.
II was non-sectarian in chara cter, four
| fifths OF the staff being Protestants 1t
| gives aid to the Humane Society of the
| District, as IN the cases OF wOrknlen who
| cannot afford to care for their children
| The support was largely from Congress
| aud charitable families OF the District
| The daily average attendance is about
1870, Mt present they are about half white
and half ColoTed. DIR. Loring explained
| that as to the colored inmates they were
from the very lowest class The annual
expense is about $4,000 and Congress
appropriatcs $5,4O0 The institution was
Incorporated by Congress, the act being
approved by President Lincoln in 1868
1t received its first appropriation OF
$1,000 in 1877, being maintained for
thirteen years before that by private
charities
Mr.. NJ. I. Weller made short statement
covering it's finances and internal govern
tnent, which was under the control of
board Of ten Sisters of Charity. About
4 20 per cent OF the expenses was paid by
the Government. Sister Agnes was pres
ent, but the committee did not require her
to make statement The sister, how
ever, through Mr., Weller, invited the
committee TO visit the institution. The
mortality of the asylum varied from 81
to SO per cent per annuIn, out OF daily
roll of about 1870. DR.. Bovce explained
the disposition of the inmates, the send
ing them INFO the country or Of the bri ght
girls to st. Roses Industrial School.
Mr.. Eedin Woodward, OF the board of
Children's Guardians, submitted a paper
in which ne explained the rules for the
families, certain sections of the city be-
ing excepted; and for the treatment OF
infants By the board.
Ten dollars a month is charged for one
CHILD; SIS for two Mr. Woodwards
paper dealt largely with the custom. he
alleged, Of the ease with which women
make use OF the lying-in wards at hos
pitfalls, and then sending their childreE,
founding hospitals Such women would
not come here If there were no founding
asyIums. 1t was not part OF the business
OF the Government TO help to conceal and
take care of such women and their off
spring.
The mortality among the children Of
the board was about 20 per cent, which
children he held were better taken care
OF by this treatment than In hospitals He
said expressly that he was opposed to
founding hospitals.
Mr.. Simon Wolf Of the board, said that
as a member OF the board he did not
hold that opinion. lie made strong
argument i'll favor of founding asyIurns,
Mr.. Woodward explained that there
ought to be some place where such chill
dren could be kept over night and then
placed in such homes as are provided by
the board OF Children's Guardians He
said that in case Of fOundlings he was
in favor OF making the fathers and
mothers support them, and that the
machinery of the law ought To be exerted
TO find them. The foundlings OF the
board were visited once month in the
District OF Columbia.
Mr. Mann. of the board of Children's
Guardians filed a written statement going
to show what statistics should be had
from founding institutions. In reply To
a question by Mr. Mattngly, Mr Mann said
that he hadnoJ been tieni ed any infuruIa ton
from these ins,itutiors Further, he stated
that according to Or. Sewers. the death rate
in Founding hospitals OF the District Of
Columbia was less than in other districts
or countries
he made the staten ent that the board Df
ChIldTens Guardians saved three children
where the founding hospital saved one |
Nr. Nortuway called Mr.. Mann's utten-
ton to the fact that the founding hospital |
received children i Il many cases only |
twenty-four hours old.
DR. Sewers, president of the founding |
hospital, made statement to the effect |
that the plans advocated by the hoar.l og |
Children's Guardians had been tried. and |
that they and others had failed
Mr.. Lewis, of the board, said that the |
children taken in by the board We're often |
very young. The statistics showed that |
the mortality at st AIMS was 56 per |
cent, at the Washington Asylum, 20 per |
cent: at the board of Children'S Guardians, |
= 26 per cent He said that the Wash
ington Asylum had buried its pOpula- |
tion twice over in one year" He adj |
mitte however, that there were no bet
ter conducted institutions for foundlingS |
than in Washington. Other countries. |
however, were abandoning the f0Undliug |
institution idea. Statements in writing
were submitted by Mr.. Woodward. Mr.. |
Mattingly, DR.. Loyejoy, and MT. Mann,
The paper Of Mr.. WOOdward's contained |
matter asked for at previous session |
Of the committee. Very close attention
was paid by crowded room to the pro-
Ceedings. Among those who asked ques-
tions and brought out information were
Col. Myrou NJ Parker and Col. A. T. Brit ton
The committee adjourned at 4:3O p. m
until p m. today.
She Didn't Count This One.
Julia. you said you weren't going to wear
any more dead birds on your hats
II know: but this Iedbrd died a natural |