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Cnse of tho Gerry Society Stimulates an
Inquiry by tho Charity Organization Soc

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| Chse of tho Gerry Society Stimulates an
| Inquiry by tho Charity Organization Soc
cietN Made at Comptroller Coler'H Inc
| stnnCe-Moyrncntt o Cut Down Subsidies.
In his struggles to avert any investigation OF
| his Society for tho Prevention Of Cruelty to
| Children. while taking money for II with both
! hands from private and ru5iic sources Mr.. El-
| bridge Y, Gerry has indirectly brought about
| All inquiry as to the ndvisuhilitv md propriety
Of the expenditure Of putllc moneys on more
| or less irrnspons,l 10 pr,vn'n agencies. At
| present Mr.. Gerry tnra The ritv Treasury to tho
| extent OF SHO,uuO n wear. h"'n which sum he
maintains number ri child IN committed to
his society's care ut per den rate about double
| that OF other institutions. as" number OF
| rather expensive Officials ThHttho city should
| contribute TO the luNuree rnioved nv these
| officials doesn't seem to comptroller Coler eK-
aotly proper. Other charities hareNIso aroused
misRivinCs on hls part. and with view to dis
| covering what was best to - done In the mat
| ter he wrote to the Charity Organization So
| cietv. asking for M expert opinion on tho sub
| Ject.
, Accordingly the Charity Organization Society
! appointed committee consisting OF Robert
! w De- Forest Charles +. Cox and Edward I.
| D"Nine. who set about ascertaninR. by cor
| responden"". the practice of other cities In re-
! t"" w. '''N"'o cna''''eS' lne report VI '"9
! committee, including communications received
| 10y II on the subject. is printed In tho current
| issue OF Charities.
| or the ~ large cities from which data were
received. II give no appropriations to private
charities. IL others give less than $4,000
| year and only =. lhudp. pha Baltimore New
! Orleans. Washington aud Albany. give to their
0GSo S year he a HS'Te Witch tits city
makes MAKE. t. NJ Gerry soc,ety alone; IhH one
louis which gives $22,iI" 30 to three instiln Y,
Ions, 1r NE rnre q, chilurn4 at me rate 81 Sia
SUPERINTENDENT for feodins the children ana
nhy,ng servants wages is ~ month child.
| lher"port ot the committee says:
To aid Ms in this question We have sought
70 aIsetnln ne Frscce ,n lot 0n"r arG" cues
throughout the country whose experience and
prpIessl"hat standing give weight 10 hclr
c"pti"nai and uniTue POSITION which New
York occupies among all American cities IN
he eS ns" sn TO r annnmS u se
pert orinion AGAINST such grants. A
large 4sors m Mh g" the NST r more
ed. and who may be regarded as an
th9rIt" ,no on the sMH"G srp s {rd
tho public treasury TO private agencies. They
tGf" the position that homes for detectlys
70 children; chidrcn's aid societies, newshoys'
bones and Lodging houses nrrhhn asyums;
hospitals. disr"n. orics, homes for fallen wo
mon, general reHet societies, special societies
Var%Mf Ennis h"ETTG rG pndfi
ties should all be private charities, sustained
ehT y6 TGm"jg gas ndt sud-
dr gen or rerkss chang OF system; nnt nesves
gradual Is. 1t recommends that the cty should
not make, nrrropriaiions to pay for investtEa;;
tons ia Police Magistrates courts ronduoted
i3undling ,4syIums and to chdren,,s nst!tu-
ION should D" mh0n a per canith ana per uiH %,