The Washington times., 1901-09-27
CARE OF YOUNG DEPENDENTS.
Annual Report of the Board of Chill.
dren's Guardians.

The Board of Children's Guardians yes-
terday submitted their annual report to
the Board of Charities. covering the ope-
rations Of the organization for the fiscal
year ended June go 1901. In a tabular
statement the number of children COM
mitted to the board from 1898 to the end
. OF the last fiscal year was 936. The board
began operations for the year with GA
wards and 1i3 were committed to their
care during the year. OF the total number
135 died, So were returned to the court, 2e
absconded. 16 were married, IL were de-
clared self-sdpporting, were adopted,
and attained their majority. at the
close of the fiscal year there were 720
wards under the care of the board. of
whom 4A were boys and 266 were girls
Classified according to race ga were white
and 446 wereecolored.
The children are cared for in various
institutions as follows: In Hart Farm
School. 81; in Children's Temporary Home,
IS; in Industrial Home School. IS; in Ma
tional Junior Republic, Is; in St. Roses
Industrial School, /; in House OF the Good
Shepherd, Baltimore, 4; boarding
homes. LA; in st. Joseph's MAZE Orphan
Asylum, 5; in Freedman's Hospital. 2; in
Washington Asylum Hospital, 1; bound
cut, 203; on trial or probation, Us; ap-
prenticed. 42; at large or self-supporting,
45
The increase in the average number of
wards during the year was 101. There were
"A feeble-minded children under the care
of the board. and the report states that
~ of them are permanently so and will
require sequestration.
The expenditures for administration
were Sc, ,713.17; for the care of the feeble
minded. $S,ss4.72; for children in District
of Columbia institutions, 80, 23s Os; for
children In o1aer institutions, $12,sg0 81;
for private boarding. $i1.7s6I1; making
total expenditures of s34, ,s3575 for the
boarding of children Other expenses, in
cluding medical aid, sa2s05, and for cloth
ing. $2S-4S. are added. making grand to-
tai of expenses of $s5. .s35 %. These ex-
penses were covered by appropriations
from Congress amounting to $i4, $50
With reference to the general policy Of
the board the report says:
The policy of the board has been to
find free homes for its wards as soon as
they are fitted to go into such homes
Until that time they are kept In suitable
boarding homes or institutions Personal
visitations are made to every child in a
home or an institution by an agent at
least once year. The exceptions have
been few. and for reasons satisfactory to
the board: Written reports of visits are
made on the forms provided. The board
has been compelled to keep some of its
wards on expense for a long time, and
some will always be dependent. being
crippled or afflicted with incurable dis
eases.
Difficulty Is found in obtaining free
homes for the colored infe ats and chill
dren of tender age, especially when they
are afflicted with various disorders. A
great majority of the children. however,
are sound and healthy. docie and of good
character. There has been little trouble
in finding good homes for white children
of normal health and character.
When wards are placed in situations
in which wages are to be paid them, the
agents are instructed to have pass books
prepared, in which receipts for the pay
ment of wages are to~be entered, and to
encourage these wards to save a portion
of their wages and deposit the same in a
bank Authority Is given to the presi-
dent of the board to consent to the en-
listment of wards in the United States
Navy or Marine Service, when such en-
listment appears to him to be desirable"
The report closes with the estimates
for the ensuing fiscal year. aggregating
$751; 800.