Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-13
IN MONTHLY SESSION
BUSINESS BEFORE BOARD OF
CHILDREN's GUARDIANS.
Report of J. W. Douglass, Agent, for
Month of June-Wards
in Charge, s--

The regular monthly meeting of the board
of childrens guardians was held Saturday
at 3:15 pm at the office of the board, 472
Louisiana avenue There were present
President ]. B. T. Topper. Vice President
John F. Cook. VIM. ]. Miller. Miss Alice
Moore: the agent. John Wesley Douglass
and Thomas E. Sewell Miss Moore was
designated to act as secretary in the alb
Sence of the regular secretary Reports
were received from the committee on ac-
counts and a special committee con-
tracts.
The latter reported all contracts for the
current fiscal year with institutions and
persons. including one with VIM. II. IL.
Hart. ordered by Congress as having been
signed. sealed and delivered.
The report of Mr. Douglass. the agent. for
the month of June was read and approved
and his recommendations agreed to.
The report in part is follows:
Cases involving 1U7 children received the
attention of the office. Twelve children
We're made wards of the board by order Of
the court until they attain their majority.
OF these II are colored and l white. 10
boys and girls. Six of these children We're
regarded incorrgible. : We're destitute Of
proper homes and l was the child of unit
parents. Five of these children were placed
at the Hart Farm School. 3 at the Chill
dren's Temporary Home. . in boarding
homes and on trial with relatives at no
expense to the board.
The names of children were added to
the temporary rolls. of these being colored
and l white. Two weres received by order
of the court and I without such order. The
original placements of these were as fol-
lows: Industrial Home School. I; Children $
Temporary Home. 2: boarding homes. s.:
with relatives or friends. 3. Two were per
manentiy committed l absconded and was
not recovered. returned to relatives and
remained under care at the close Of the
month.
The Permanent Wards.
The whole number of permanent wards
on June 30 was 993. distributed as follows:
Whfte-Industrfai Home School. %: Junior
luna. 3: House Of the Good Shepherd. 1; ST.
Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum. 1: House
OF Mercy. /: st. Agnes Industrial Home, t.;
in boarding homes 80: total white on ex-
perise. 90: on trial with relatives or friends.
101: on trial far indenture. q: on trial for
adoption. 4: on indenture. u: apprenticed
30; absconders. g: total 2j9
Colored-Children Temporary Home, 80;
Hart Farm School. 60: House Of the Good
Shepherd. Baltimore. 3. 1916: in boarding
homes o. total colored on expense, Dob. In
hospitals 1; on trial with relatives or
friends 1854: on trial for indenture. II; on
trial for adoption. 6: on indenture. 13l: APP
prenticed %: absconders: 40 total. All !;
grand total. 1913. There were ~ children in
the institution for the feeble minded at
Falls Church. ::S at the institution at Ell
wyn. Pa.
Report Of the Physician.
The physicians report shows thirty chill
dren on the sick list. to whom eighty visits
have been made. Two deaths have occur
red both from tuberculosis. One was
colored girl and the other colored infant
|,
five children three of these having become
Of age. one married and one sent to the
Pennsylvania Training School for Feeble
minded. The boy last referred to IS not
dropped as a ward but simply transferred
to the institution named and does not APP
pear upon our daily record of movements
of wards.
Probation Work.
The summary of the probation work is as
follows: Under active supervision from last
report. 1GG; probation term ended. 90: again
placed on probation. l. sent to ST. Eliza
beth's Asylum. ] fines paid l. permanent
" committed 3: sent to reform school. a.
under active supervision from other months
1:6: received during the month. 30: fines
paid. /: permanently committed. /: net
gain during the mol\h. SO: under active
supervision June 30. 100; reports to Office by
children. 219: children visited at home. I3;
cases investigated q; total number of free
home placements. %; transferred from one
free home to another. Is; returned from free
homes. II: absconded from free homes, );
total. %; net gain in free homes. T..
Death of Assistant Agent Reported.
Your agent is panied to have to officially
report to the board the death of Mr.. Clyde
Walker Dawson, your assistant agent for
the past two years. You are all doubtless
familiar with the details. and have no need
at this time to dwell upon them. l wish to
officially pay tribute to the character and
service of Mr.. Dawson. He was young
man Of exemplary character. and has rem
dered valuable service to the work of the
board. Your agent always felt that when
any matter was intruSted to him ii would
be DONE and well done. ! would Respect
fully suggest to the board the propriety of
passing suitable resolutions with regard to
his death. to be spread upon the minutes Of
the board and copies forwarded to his rel
atives.
All the contracts with the various insti-
tutiOnS and persons have been executed.
The contract with Mr.. Hart was signed by
him the ID day OF July. On June 81
up the sixty were placed at the Hart Farm
School On the Ist day OF July one child
was brought up by him and placed In hos
pitaL 1t was threatened with typhoid
fever. and on Thursday, July =. he was no
tilted that another one was ready for him.
and this one he took to the school Saturday.
July. 4; SO that thus far in the month sof
school, with the excep ton OF two days.
am unable at this time IN fhe monthto
give complete list of the bills for June,
but can assure the board that there will
he a. surpls,S in the maintenance fund. Sin
the fund for the care Of the feeblesfRttided
in the Hart Farm School fund and IN the
fund for burial of wards. The adminstra-
tive fund Will be wholly expenaeA
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