The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-04
CARE FOR THE NEEDY.
Work Reported by the Board of Chill.
dren's Guardians.

Work Reported by the Board of Chill
dren's Guardians.
At the meeting OF the Board Of Chill
dren's Guardians. held Saturday evening.
Mrs. J. " Eabson. Mrs. Lucy s. Doc
little. Mrs N. L. D. Macfarland. Mr.,
John F. Cook, Rev. Louis Stern, presi-
dent; J B. T Tupper, secretary: B Pick
man Mann. and Agent John W Douglass
were IN attendance. Mr.. William J. Mil
Ter and Or. NJ. D. Peck were Ill, and could
not be present
The Committee on Homes and Institu-
tiOns presented a summary Of the reports
received from several Institutions, show
ing the condition Of wards Of the board
therein during the past quarter OF the
year The Committee on Rooms and
Agents reported that additional Office
room had been rented and furnished, and
the Committee on Legislation reported
favorable progress il Congress of q bill 70
provide further for the care OF delinquent
children. and Of clauses in a deficiency
bill TO provide further for the maintain
ance of wards of the board during the
present fiscal year
The monthly reports OF the agents
showed that cases involving eighty-nine
children had been investigated. and that
seventy-four Of these children were
deemed not to be proper subjects for pub
lie guardianship. Ten children were com
mitted permanently TO the guardianship
of the board; seven Of these because in
corrigible. one because abandoned, ore be
cause the child OF an unfit parent. and
one because destitute of a suitable home.
Six children were placed upon the tenn
parary roll one of whom was committed
permanently afterward and three of
whom remained on that roll at the end
of the month The other two were re-
turned 20 relatives. The whole number of
wards OF the board is 699, Of whom 143 are
in institutions. 10 in boarding homes :
in free institutions, 404 in free homes.
and 35 at large. In addition to these the
board is providing for forty-fve feeble
minded children in Institutions for the
special care of such The physicians re-
port showed ninety-tWO professional Wis
its made TO forty-one children. No deaths
occurred during the month.
It vas shown that S5g0.47 was on de-
pOsit in bank to the credit of wards OF
the board on February /. The admins
trative expenses of the board for the first
seven months of the fiscal year. including
bills payable, were 50, 3,4s3.I9. The heaviest
expenses on this account occur in the
spring Of the year when the greater
number OF visitations are made TO the
horeS of wards. The expenditures for
maintenance of wards for the seven
months were $26.00I55. at which rate a
deficit would be created. to meet which
a deficiency appropriation has been rec
commended.
Twenty children were placed in free
family homes. and twenty-three children
residing outside the District Of CoIum-
bia were visited
Numerous bills were ordered to be paid.
and authority was given TO the president
10 consent in the name Of the board TO the
enlistment of wards in the United States
Naval and Marine Service.
II was ordered that the next meeting
be held March g. 1901, as the preliminary
TO the contemplated change OF the meet
ing day from the first 10 the second
Saturday of the month