Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-18
BOARD OF GUARDIANS
STATEMENT SHOWING NUMBER
OF CHILDREN ON ROLLS.
Report of Agent for the Month of
April-Expenses Incurred-Cases
Demanding Attention.

The regular monthly meeting of the board
of children's guardians was held Saturday
at 4;15 pm, at it's offices in the Gunton
building. 'B. T. Upper. president; John
F. Cook, vice president; B. Pickman Mann,
secretary: Thos. E. Sewell, VIM. ]. Miller
Mrs. J. w. Babson, Miss Ella Moore, Mrs.
Mary L. D. Macfarland and the agent. John
Wesley Douglass, were present.
Reports from the various committees
were received and acted on. Verbal reports
at some length were made by Mr.. Upper
and Mr.. Douglass of their trip to Atlanta
Ga, as delegates to the national conference
of charities and correction.
A portion of the agent report covering
the work done for the month of April, fol-
lows:
Cases involving ninety-eeight children re-
ceived the attention of the office. Fourteen
children-twelve colored and two white
were made wards until they reached their
majority, the causes being as follows: In
corrigible, 10; destitute of a suitable
home. f. OF these fourteen, four were
placed in boarding homes, seven at the
Hart Farm School, one at the House of the
Good Shepherd, Baltimore; one at the
Junior Republic and at Industrial Home
School.
The names of eight children were added
to the temporary list, three being white and
five colored. Six were received without
order of the court and two by order of the
court. OF these. one was subsequently
permanently committed, six returned to
relatives and friends and one placed at
Bruen Home and subsequently sent to
Providence Hospital.
The Permanent Wards.
The whole number of permanent wards
April 80 was 1907, distributed as follows:
White-Industrial Home School, 16; Ju-
nor Republic, 3D. st. Joseph's Male Orphan
Asylum, g. House of the Good Shepherd, l.;
ST. Vincents Female Orphan Asylum, l.;
ST. Roses Industrial School. 2; House of
Mercy, 1; ST. Agnes Industrial Home, l.;
in boarding homes, "a; total white, on ex-
penSe. 81
In hospitals, 3; ON trial with rela tives or
friends, 104; on trial for adoption, A; on
trial for indenture, q; on indenture. 9S;
855 s - - y ~
Observation-Disclosures Temporary Home, "a;
Hart Farm School, 80; House of the Good
Shepherd, Baltimore. s; in boarding homes,
9S; total colored, on expense, 1872
In hospitals 5; Scotia Seminary, 1; Mary
land School for Colored Blind and Deaf, l.;
on trial with relatives or friends, 161; on
trial for adoption, &; on trial for indenture
20; on indenture. 135; apprenticed, 30; alb
sconders AZ; total, 652.
Total of white and cOlOred !, O0I.
Temporary Wards and Other Matters.
The total number of temporary wards on
expense at that date was IA; 10 in boarding
homes and in institutions. The total
number of feeble-minded children under
care at that date was 80: 81 at Elwyn and
81 at Falls Church.
The physicians report shows 10 children
on the sick list and total of 60 visits
made by the physician.
Two deaths have occurred during the
month. two colored infants of tuberculosis.
Seven children have been dropped from
the rolls during the month; two because
of their marriage two because twenty-one
years of age and three because of COM
mitment to the reform school.
Summary of free home placementsc: To-
tai number of free home placements 30;
transferred from one free home to another,
%; returned from free homes. 8; absconded
from free homes. lis; net gain in free
homes. IA transferred from expense to
non-expense. 10: transferred from non-ex-
pense to expense, S; net gain from expense
to nOn-eXpenSe. IL.
The Probation Work.
The following is a summary of the pro-
baton work for the month:
Under active supervision, as per last re-
port. 1872; probation term ended. II; sent
out of city, 2; permanent commitment to
board 81 committed to reform school, 6;
sent to work house lover age), 1-29. IN
der active supervision from other months,
1873; received during the month, 81; fines
paid. .: committed to reform school, /;
net gain during the month, IS; under &C
tive supervision April 90 161; reports to
office by children, 310 children visited at
home 2O6; cases investigated y; number
packets five varieties) flowers $780, num-
Der packets Give varieties) vegetables, III.
Il wish to express to the board my appre-
citation of the privilege afforded of attend
ing the national conference at Atlanta. Ga.
The sessions were of great interest and
trust of great value and helpfulness. There
were in attendance 500 or 600 delegates.
most of them being from the north, but
there was a goodly number of local peo-
pie in attendance. / visited most of the
local institutions for the care of children
and also the local penal and reformatory
institutions, and at the close of the confer
ence | also visited the great Tuskegee- Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute for the training
of colored youth under Booker I: Wash
ington. This is undoubtedly the finest
school of this kind anywhere in the world,
and Prof. Washington impresses the WISH
tor as a man of great force both intellec-
tually and morally, and certainly safe
leader for his people
Expenditures for Month.
The total Expenditures for the month of
April were So, $40. 80, divided as follows: For
administrative purposes, $744.52; for Hart
Farm School, S49651; general expenses
(maintenance), 50, 60S.46. Total, 3,S49.55
The conditions of the funds on the LIST of
May were as follows: General purposes
Amount available April /, $1O,563 .4S; ex-
pended for April, s., COS. 40 Balance avail
able. 81 955.02. Administrative purposes
Amount available April l, S2,451.5S; expend-
ed for April. $74452. Balance availab BILE
S1,7G706. Hart Farm School-Amount
available April 1, $10.O54.61; expended for
April, Si96.51. Balance available, $9,55S04.
Balance available from feeble-minded
fund for quarter. 1920 80. Balance avail
able from funds for burial of wards for
quarter, $3.50
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