New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-19
CHARITY WORKERS MEET.
STATE CONFERENCE HEARS OF PROG
REss-PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT

Albany. Nov. e CspeciaD-The first session OF
the third State conference Of those interested in
the charitable and correctional work Of the State
was held in the Senate Chamber tonight The
opening prayer made by Bishop Burke, OF the
Roman Catholic Diocese. Of Albany. In the alb
senoe OF Governor Odell an address OF welcome on
behalf OF the State then delivered by John 7.
McDonough Secretary OF State, and an address
on behalf Of the city by Mayor Gaus. An ad-
dress by Bishop Doane followed.
William Rhinelander Stewart. of New-York.
president of the State Board OF Charities, and also
president OF the conference then delivered his ad-
dress The Progress Of Twenty Years. Mr..
Stewart outlined the condition OF charitable and re-
formatory institutions twenty years ago. con-
trasted with the conditions OF to-day. He re-
viewed length growth Of charitable organiza-
tions and the progress that has been made in mod
ernizins State institutions. He then said:
We must not forget, however, that the managers
have always been and are now primarily RESPONSE
bic for the good administration Of the state inst-
roper that All nsrts Of The state should be repre-
ssented IN their management. while other Gov
errors have done Well. sense of justice compels
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worthy in this particular Where vacancies I &C
ton and experience to flll them. and consequently
reeog1Eed as being ecent and trstworfhy. and
duties
Mr. Stewart praised the private charities OF the
State, saying:
Free from the restraining governmental cond-
tons which naturally impede the establishment and
development OF State, county municipal institu-
lions. and entirely removed from the influence Of
politics. the unrestrained initiative of the founders
and managers Of the private charities has led 10
more rapid and satisfactory results than in the
former. Altogether there in this state
more than a thousand well organized and useful
private charities devoted TO the alienation OF prac
ucaly every conceivable form OF human need
Statistics show annual expenditure by those
institutions of about $50 C00.000
modest experiment is now being made by the
State In caring for crippled and deformed chill
dren. pursuant to act of 1890 establishing the
New-York State Hospital for the Care OF Crippled
and Deformed Children. Al TarrytoHn, In a
rented building. some twenty-five children are now
Better knowledge OF the prevalence and COM
municabe character Of tuberculosis led 10 an agi-
fation for State of patients afflicted with IN
cpient pulmonary tuberculosis and in 1900 the
New-Hork State Hospital for the Treatment OF
Incipient Pulmonary tuberculosis was established
by the legislature. A site has been purchased at
Ray Brook. IN the Adirondacks. and plans for
buildings have been approved.
on the first day Of October, 1881. there were
dfty-fiVe county almshOuses and twelve city and
town almshouses. Together they sheltered 1915
inmates. Of whom there were reported insane 6,l57
3oiots ass epileptics 1885, blind 256 deaf 80 children
under two years 27S. children between two and
sixteen 1862, a total of these classes of li.20
Within the period of the twenty years are
corpoTated OF these thirty-five were homes for
the aged. forty-three were homes for children, and
the needs OF the sick poor have led to the ncorpo-
ration Of just 100 hospitals without taking account
Of the dispenEaries which have also been licensed
10 carry their work.