New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-13
ANNUAL REPORT ISSUED.
STATE CHARITIES AID ASSOCIATION
TELLS OF ITS WORK
THE CONDITION OF THE ALNsHoUsEs THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTRY SAID TO BE CON-
sTANTI.Y IMPROVING

The CONDITION OF THE AINsHoUsEs THROUGH
OUT THE COUNTRY SAID TO BE CON-
sTANTLY IMPROVING.
The State Charities Aid Association issues to-day
Its twenty-sxth annual report. This organization.
through its one thousand members residing in all
portions OF the State maintains local and volun-
tary visitation OF all kinds Of public charitable in
stitutons. aimshouses public hospitals. It also
watches the distribution OF public money for chart
table purposes. considers all proposed legislation
relating TO charities and endeavors in many other
ways 10 improve the condition OF life OF the inmates
OF public Institutions
In sixteen counties the urgent need OF some
| special Improvement AT the almshouse brought
TO the attention Of the Board OF Supervisors by
committees OF the association or by letter. In
i nearly every part the whole OF the desired
/ improvements was secured. Among them
/ the following: In Cattaraugus County a new water
supply; in Cayuga. new steam laundry. with mod
! ern machinery; In Steuben. addition the
pital: In Onondaga. electric lighting plant. and
/ In Essex. Orange and Oneida many minor improve
ments
The condition OF the almshouses throughout the
/ state Is steadily improving and except in three
OF four counties may be regarded as satisfactory.
! IN fulton and Schenectady counties new alms-
houses are needed. Probably the county Of
/ al II MONTGOMERY in which the Of the poor
Is awarded by contract Whenever the political
majority In the Board changes. the poor OF the
County are taken from one set OF buildings n
other set. both Of which groups are utterly IN
suitao for the purpose special agent OF the as
ISOLATION has recently spent two weeks In Mont
gomery County TO cooperate with the local com
mlttee In agitation for the erection Of a suitable
county poorhouse and for the repeal Of the special
law exempting Montgomery County from the gen
eral law Of the State forbdding the awarding OF
the care Of the poor by contract to the lowest bid
Ger. There Is every prospect that the movement
/ will be successful this winter
The greatest need Of the poorhouses throughout
the State IL that OF better quarters FOR the sick
/ ana or trained nurses In only two poorhouses OF
| the state outside Of the large cities are trained
nurses now EMPLOYED
Although epilepsy has usually been considered an
! incuraole disease the report Of the Craig Colony
ior bpieptcs shows that during the year seven
/ patients were discharged as cured and eighteen as
improved OF the men patients 80 per cent are en-
poyed largely In outdoor labor. and Of the women
patients S per cent are employed THE institution
was established in 1894 through legislation secured
various COUNTIES in cy ale fe IN ss
T Upon iuIy oy the respective county committees.
ties that the general administration Of the De-
p ba 'ne men, mas SHOWN marked Improvement during
.ms present year and speaks cordially OF the help
! tui reiauons between the Commissioners OF Man
! haitian and The Bronx and OF Brooklyn and Queens
| ana the New.York and Kings County committees
respectively OF the association.
the ~ " S2%nes b on Hospitals urges
/ tlents from the public hospitals In a state colony
ton in this state Vaaba 9qp suitable q GSa
as to me care OF INDECENT consumptives in Euro
pean countries, many Of which have established
pubic or semi-public sanatora for such cases Sta
teres are given Of three German institutions which
| an average OF about l3 per cent OF cures and
@ II Dasfms RsaT sS. afeay
followed the example Of these countries by estab-
| the first and durable stage Of the disease
The ASSOCIATION has always advocated the placing
! during the last year has extended It's work in this
direction The results show that with well;or,
| homes be found in New-York State for chill
was w" With the c 70 as Of he co2
| " committees who are scattered throughout the
6mss oq STg tn B DS Keen TO ad sG4d 2s oy
them This work Gould be greatly extended y
The Newburg committee Of the association con-
tinues It's gratuitous services to the public author.
ties Of that city by investigating the circumstances
mission ~ The chIdrHn's Home and by placing
out children In good free homes where they are
| kept under the watchful oversight Of the commit
tee. The association has undertaken the super
vision OF children boarded out by public officials
boroughs OF Richmond and Queens II has been
customary for many years to board sePendent chill
tions. In Richmond County it has been done
and the children have remained under the super
vision and personal attention OF members Of the
] placed out directly by the overseers and superin-
tendents OF the poor. These children were visited
I dSouNlelA4Dil
large majority Of them were found 10 be In very
and being fitted in every way for lives OF sef-sup-
port and usefulness ,
The association has also visited and undertaken
the supervision Of children boarder out by superin-
tendents and Overseers OF the poor in Nassau Coun-
/ ~ The boarding out of foundllngs from the In
! fants' Hospital on Randalls Island, which has
/ been undertaken by a Joint committee OF me
! Association for Improving the Condition or the
! Poor and the State Charities Aid ASSOCIATION
! has resulted in p marked reduction Of the death
rate among such children. Figures are given snow.
! ing that before the adoption OF this system or
| caring for the Rsndalrs Island fOundlngs pracu-
| caIIv all the foundngs who were not adopted or
reclaimed by their parents died
| or the forty-fve foundlings put out 70 BOARD li
country families by the Joint committee rom April
/ 90 TO October I. 1895 37.s per cent lived. though
J the summer was peculiarly trying one -,
/ The report sums up the ASSOCIATIONS "ork LOT
/ dependent children By saying that there were on
October 1898 under the supervision OF the various
! com rnittees Of the association 54 children rms
rclded 272 ba with their mothers IN sltuatlos
/ In the country provided BY ar committee OF w
aesocation OF the others IA are boarded IN fafni-
! lies and lss are in free permanent homes .,
/ The state Charities Aid Association IS supportf9
entirely by the contributions Of us members anu
! f-iends receiving no aid from State or city. us
annual expenses are about $1,000 Its onlcers are
/ Prasdent Joseph n Choate; vice president Mrs
| William p Rice: treasurer, Charles ;. farcnl9i:
! Contributions are especially needed for the WORK
/ for children and may be sent 70 the treasurer d.