New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
RETAINING MAYNARD GIRLS
THIS Is THE WORK OF THE ORDER OF
THE SISTERS OF THE DIVINE
COMPASSION.

THE METHODS USED TO EVOLVE PURE WOMAN
HOOD OUT OF A SPOILED GIRLHooD IN
crIpE EDUCATION AND GOOD
ENVIRONMENT
The Association FOR Befriendng Children and
Young Girls was organized in 1870 under the cirec-
tIon OF the Right Rev. Monsignor Preston; the
House OF the Holy Family established and the
order Of the Sisters OF the Divine Compassion was
founded TO carry the work.
The object Of the society Is to reclaim hayward
girls and 70 protect and for little children
who are exposed 10 bad influences from their sur
roundings. or whose parents are not capable OF
giving them proper care.
Up TO the year 1890 both branches OF work were
carried on In the buildings known az the House or
the Holy Family in Second-ave. The houses were
adjoining: but the children and the older girls
were kept entirely separate. In 1870 a benefac-
ton from the founder enabled the society TO pur-
chase property at White Plains for country
home. on this property have been erected the
convent. the chapel. the House Of Nazareth 81
StanIsaus Cottage and Its annex. The laundry ana
the bakery.
The House OF Nazareth. a ive-story building OF
red brick IL for the care OF girls from two to six
teen years OF age Older girls are received In the
House OF the Holy Family. Nos 1874 and l3G Sec
ond-ave The girls IN the House OF Nazareth who
old enough 70 attend school are Instructed In
English ana vocal music, instrumental music
s,enography and typewrting. In the Industrial
School hand and machine sewing and dressmaking
are taught All the clothing worn by the little
boys OF 81 Stanslaus House and By the girls In
the House OF Nazareth Il made IN this school
Training In houseworl. cookery and laundry work
is also given. As the laundry IL equipped With
modern machinery the work In II is not too heavy
FOR young girls In addition TO the washing for
the occupants OF the buildings on Good Counsel
Farm laundry work Il received from New-fork
and the vicinity. and the institution is thus
made partially self-suppO-'lnB
HOME FOR BOYS.
The ST sanlslaus House Il occupied by boys
from ore 10 ten years OF age brothers or the
girls in the House OF Nazareth. Two-thirds OF
these ilttle fellows under six years OF age.
Older cirls under the supervision % the Sisters.
take charge OF the little ones
From the beginning the managers saw the de-
STABILITY OF keeping the young girls ana Children
whose lives had not been wicked, but VINO had been
committed to the Institution because they had
been somewhat maynard or had been neglected by
parents-apari from the CIDER offenders. This was
done not only to avoid evil communication. but
IN order that the children might not be tainted IN
later years with having spent their girlhood IN a
reformatory The House OF Nazareth and So.
sianslaus Cottage are rather OF the nature Of
boarding schools and girls who are old enough are
frequently placed IT, good domestic or other places.
where the parents are respectable persons, who.
through misfortune temporarily unable 20
care ror their children. tho return OF the children
10 them under improved conditions. is welcomed.
But there are Instances OF parents Who are unnt 20
have the care OF their children. who claim the
right 10 take them away from the home when
they old enough 10 become wage-earners, and
In such cases much Of the good that had been
learned Is often quickly forgotten
In the NewYork branch the girls are all under
the age OF twcntS -onc Some are received on
personal application through the application of
friends: Others by order OF the Commissioners Of
Charity supcrntendcnts ~ the poor or other
officials The average term IL the nome Is six
months 20 year. some remain much longer,
sx months IS the minimum length or residence
The inmates instructed daily in the depart
ments OF a common school education and also In
nne sewing and dressmaking. laundry work. cook
ing and every branch OF housework. Girls are SO
trained IA to be able TO good living In
laundry work sewing; but the Sisters prefer 70
find places for them IN domestic service. IL IS said
that fully - per cent OF those who have left the
institution are doing well About two hundred
Urls yearly receive the care OF the home. The
average family Of boys and girls at Good Counsel
Farm is three hundred
The work Of the association originated when
some women opened weekly sewing school In ST.