New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-31
NEEDED CITY CHARITIES.
INTERESTING FEATURES OF THE CHARITY
ORGANIZATION soCIETY's REPORT.

INTERESTING FEATURES OF THE CHARITY
ORGANIZATION soCIETYs REPORT.
Albany. Jan 3o.-The State Board OF Charities
has issued report OF the New-York CITY Charity
Organization Society submitted to IT, The report
says IN part:
The city is we'll supplied at the present time
with general relief societies and societies for tho
relief OF special classes OF persons and for the re-
lief OF certain kinds OF distress. with hospitals and
dspensares day nurseries, educational .nsttu-
tons OF many kinds. homes for destitute children.
societies TO find homes for children. protect them
from cruelty and 10 encourage personal visiting
among those who are sick IN need. Some of
these Enthusiastically free dispensaries. missions
which are tempted to engage in relief work with
out careful supervision. shelters ,or destitute
women and provision for destitute children-havs
multiplied beyond the need for them and actually
breed the forms OF restitution which they are in
tended 10 relieve. Aside from this extensive net
work OF private charity is the Department Of
Public Charities which cares for the multitude Of
disabled deficient unfortunate poor who remain
homeless and friendess. in spite OF the apparently
inexhaustible philanthropy OF private agencies
Homes for Aged Persons-The city greatly
needs additional homes similar 10 the Chaplin
Home, the Home for the Aged OF the Little Sis
ters OF the Poor. ST. Johnland the Methodist Eps-
copal Church Home. the Colorei Home and Hos
pital. the Presbyterian Home and the haf-dozen
Even when relatives or the charitable public are
ready 10 provide the 500 500 charged adms-
sion fee to such homes It ia frequently impossible
TO secure prompt admission. because of the long
waiting lists
'Convalescent Homes.-Equally urgent IL the
need for homes FOR the sfter-care OF hospital pa
tients. The environment OF the hospital is un-
favorable FOR speedy convaiescence and the pres
sure i2r hosPltal aceommodst ions lFeqnenty N,
able resume regular employment. and when there
he no s Psma fG the Rs fo
An Saints IONA o he HSm
Fields Home and Hospital for Crippled Children
are types OF institutions whSn should De multiplied.
adequate provision for chronic inyaids. especially
consumptiyes and cancer patients. Tnyallds should
live in Comfortable homes ard should be cared for
pta should approach this description and it Is not
too much to ask that the charitable public should
permanently in suitable institutions for those
activity but are now suffering from chronic Illness
The New-York Cancer Hospital reports that FOR
ward for incurabe men patients that has already
been erected. The Montehore Home and the Home
for Incurabes both constantly filled and unable
10 receive all who under their rules would be en-
.'Diet Ki;chens-These agencies for providing
nonrshng food. such as beef tea mutton oroth;
the reauiston Of dspensary physicians and others
competent 10 decide are very important and It is
has somewh aa"T TesTctSd their operation
"Pensions-Occasionally a family consisting o.
the care OF aged parents or OF disabled children
should have private outdoor relief FOR considerable
period general system Of pensions for such
families might be OF advantage. The Charity
Organization Society provides for such cases
through newspaper appeals, and the results OF this
plan have usually been satisfactory: .
ITO the deficiencies above specified may be added
the need for public baths and public comfort sta
lions the need for general system OF inyestiga-
tion Of eviction cases in the civil courts, the need
FOR additional public school facilities, already organ
ICED by the authorities VINO have taken the hrst
steps toward meeting II: the need FOR small parks
nd Fairgrounds,
advisory committee on small parks has now turned
its attention with good promise OF early and salts
factory results and the need for more numerous
employment agencies. intelligently conducted on q
bus