The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-12
WORK DURING YEAR
AMONG CHILDREN.
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due 10 drunkenness OF the 446 children
involved in the 260 new cases In 1899,
there were 1f2 who had intemperate
fathers and 126 who had incorporate
mothers, while 30 had parent i'm pris-
ON and IL were OF illegitimate birth. or
the children helped during the year on
ly IL had stepfathers. and bur nine had
stepmothers, 20 that. as l once before
noted, the cruelty OF the real parent
averages a greater percentage than Is
popularity supposed
IF shere be one thing more than an
other which proves the efficacy Of
wholesome mixture of law and or this
society IL is the fact that under the re-
cent amendment 10 the laws, raising
the age of consent from IL 70 i6 years.
we have secured 10 convictions out OF
a total Of 20 cases. The twentieth
would have been ours also, had not tho
girls parents settled the case ont OF
court. Still other cases have been
brought under the same amendment.
by the police OF Providence and of 9TH
er places, but the 20 cases Of carnal
knowledge OF children 20 which | have
alluded. We're brought by our society
alone.
During the year we found good
homes for 81 OF our wards: we investi-
gated 2i- old cases. involving ~ chill
QIfns we usAl % hdTf-a III 'btAl T. nae e' 'rt
age Of more than one FOR each week in
the year. and we removed seven chill
dren from the stage. In the same period
OF time / investigated sixteen eases or
child performers on the stage, and also
3S applications for permit 10 board IN
fanlts. There were but two cases OF
boarding children without a license. We
stlll need-and the need Is urgent--a
law compelling the parent 10 support
the child, when such support is pos
sible Ne DO not consider that our work
is done when we take away neglected
little ones and give them good care az
the expense OF the state, of this So
ciety. or of any OF the several working
institutions which annually crpend 80
many dollars in this direction. A Jaw
similar to the one in force In the state
OF New York, the work OF which mas
been thoroughly tested. would result IN
a considerable saving to all concerned.
The report was received.
The statement OF the general agent
of the cases attended TO during 1899,
was as follows: New cases. 260: chill
dren involved. 446: children having an
Incorporate father. 142; children hav-
ing an incorporate mother. l26; chill
dren having no father, AZ; children
having no mother, 10l: children having
a step-father. II: children having
step-mother =; children having a par
ent in prison. 80: children having
guardians appointed. L. illegitimate
children. II: children transferred TO
other homes. hospitals. institutions and
families. 81: old cases re-investigated.
2l:children involved. SO; children under
investigation during the year, sos;
cases i'm court for neglect, guardian
ship, assault, each "a: children re-
moved from the stage. Z; children on
the stage and cases Investigated by the
agent. 16; applications made 10 board
infants: cases investigated by the
agent, 3s: boarding children without a
license, 2.
Several directors were then elected,
and this board will meet next week TO
elect the officers of the association. The
meeting was then adjourned.