Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
BOARD OF GUARDIANS
REPORT OF THE AGENT FOB
MONTH OF OCTOBER.
Statistical Showing, Including the
Amounts Expended of the Sew
eral Appropriations.

At a meeting Saturday of the board OF
children's guardians the following report
was submitted by the agent of the WORK
done during the month of October:
Cases involving 1OS children received the
attention of the office and what appeared
to be suitable action taken in each.
Seventeen children-14 colored, white,
boys and girls-were added to the guard
ianship of the board until they attained
majority. OF these, II were shown to be
destitute of suitable homes and were heli
to be so-called incorrigibles. Four OF these
were placed in boarding homes, on trial
for indenture. 1 on trial with relatives. Z at
Children's Temporary Home. at Hart
Farm School and / at Industrial Home
School.
The names of 0 children were added to
| the temporary rolls 2 of these being coloreo
| and white. Six of these were received
without order of the court for brief periods
and 3 with such order. OF these 8 were
returned to relatives, l placed in boarding
home and 8 in insttutions-3 in the In
dustrial Home School and in Bruen Home.
Distribution Of Wards.
The whole number of permanent wards
October 81 was 1896. distributed as follows:
WhIte-Industrial Home School, TO- Junior
Republic. Is; st. Joseph's Asylum, 2; House
of the Good Shepherd, 2; ST. Vincents Asy-
| lum. /: St. Marys Industrial School. 1:
st. Agnes Industrial Home, 1; Bruen
Home, IS; boarding homes. II. Total white
on expense, OIL.
Trial with relatives, 112; trial for inden-
ture. 81 trial for adoption. A; indentured,
SO: apprenticed, p; absconded, Z; hospitals,
1. Grand total. 1855.
Colored-Childrens Temporary Home, 81
Hart Farm School, 60; House Of the Good
Shepherd. o; boarding homes, 1O4 Total
colored on expense, 224.
Trial with relatives, 172; trial for inden-
| ture, so; trial for adoption. 9; indentured,
| 1874; apprenticed. 20; absconded. ~; free in
| situations. 1; hospitals, 2; total, 447. Grand
total 1036.
Seven children were under temporary care
| at the close Of the month; six in institu-
| items and 1 In boarding home
| The physicians report showed 26 children
on the sick list, II vaccinated and 6 pre-
scribed for professionally where medicines
were not needed; in ALL "A children visited
professionally, to whom 81 visits were
| made.
Other Statistics.
There were made during the month 80
placements of wards: Transfer from board
ing institutions to trial for indenture,
8; from boarding homes to trial for inden-
ture, 6; from boarding institutions to trial
with parents, 9; from trial with one friend
tons (hospitals) to trial with parents, q;
from absconding list to trial with parents g.;
first placements on trial for indenture, g;
from boarding homes to trials with parents,
2; from trial for indenture to trial with pa
rent, q from indenture to apprenticed, l.;
from absconding list to apprenticed, / first
placement on trial with parents, 1 from
trial with institutions to trial with parents
1; from trial for indenture with one party
to trial for indenture with another, 1. To-
to al, SO.
OF these placements all but 3 remained
where placed at the close of October
The Probation Work
The following is a statement of the pro-
baton work for the month: Under active
supervision from last report. $50; probation
term ended, %; moved from city, 1; reached
age of seventeen years l; again placed on
probation, /; permanent commitment to
board. / sent to reform school, 2; under
active supervision from other months, 121
received during the month, 20; permanent
commitment 10 board, /; net gain during
the month. 10; under active supervision Oc-
tober 81, 40; cases investigated 80; reports
to office by children, 245; children visited at
home, I6.
The Expenditures.
There was expended during October:
For administration. ........... $I52.74
For Hart Farm School. ....... 1,o15.ss
=
Heretofore reported. ........... 1855, SO
Total TO date. S19, 500. "a
Annual rate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50, 4Ss. 62
Surplus at present rate of expenditure I'LL. 3s
Total appropriation Observation-Disclosures. S66 900. 0O
Appropriation for maintenance. $34 700. W
Expended July. August and
September treported) ........S1 ,s14.67
Expended October ............ 2, iGT.54
Balance available. .......... $24, All. I9
| Appropriation for administration. ..... 5000. OF
| Expended Julv August and
September tfepOrted) 800. 81, S19.97
Expended October .......... 18TH
Balance available .......... s., 967 90
Appropriation for Har. Farm School. S12 600 Ot
Expended July, August and
September (reported). So. 1914. So
| Expended October ............ 1,015.33
Balance available $1,000. L
Election of Officers.
After consideration of this report the
| board proceeded to the election of officers
| for the ensuing year. President Upper an
nounced that he would not serve for an
| other year, as he had held the office for
| three years. Resolutions expressive of the
appreciation of Mr.. Tupper'S services and