Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-13
AGENT MAKES REPORT
Work Under Supervision Of
Children's Guardians
FOR MONTH OF MARCH
PHYSICIAN REPORTS NO WARDS
ON SICK LIST.
Announced That National Conference
is to Be Held in Atlanta, Be-
ginning May 6.
FOR MONTH OF MARCH

of children's guardians was held at its Of
fees in the Gunton building, 472 Louisiana
avenue Saturday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock
Members present were j. B. 7. Upper,
John T. Cook, B. Pickman Mann, Mrs. j.
W. Babson. Mary L. ID. Macfarland, Miss
Ella Moore and the agent. John Wesley
Douglass.
Reports from the various committees
were received and discussed. The agent
was instructed to inquire into the subject
of child dependency in the District of Co
lumbia, and make comparisons with condi-
lions ten years ago. when the board be-
gan work.
The question of imperfections in the pro-
baton law for juvenile delinquents, and
possible improvements in it's administra-
ton, was referred to the legislative COM
mittee for investigation and report.
The agents report for the month OF
March was submitted, and instructions
were given on the recommendations made
The report was, in part as follows: VS.. r.,
yestigated by the Office and suitable action
taken with reference to each. Twenty
four children were. by direction OF the
court. made permanent wards OF the ooaro.
OF these. eleven are white and thirteen
colored Eleven of these children were
charged with incorrigibility, five were held
to be destitute of suitable home, nve
were shown to be children of unfit parents,
one was abandoned by relatives and two
were charged with petty larceny in court
and because of their previous bad RECORDS
were held to be. in the eyes of the law, in
corrigible. OF the tweny-four, SIX were
placed in boarding homes, four at the Hart
Farm School, six at the Inductrial Home
School, three at the Junior Republic, two at
Children's Temporary Home, one at Bruen
Home and two with relatives. Petitions
for the commitment of thirteen out of the
,fry-f cl,ii6 rop L
ted originated in this office. The others
were committed directly from the court
before which they were brought on various
charges.
such during the first nine months of this
fiscal year. is 165. at the rate of 10 for
the full year. This Is slightly below the
number for the past year. which was III
f'The names of nineteen children were
added to the temporary rolls. thirteen OF
these being cOlored and six white. Sixteen
were taken under temporary care without
order of the court. such order being Sc
cured later in the case of three, and three
received by order of the court. or these
nineteen. one was subsequently permanent
ly committed. twelve returned to relatives
and six remained at the close of the month.
The number of temporary wards on ex-
pense at the close of March was seventeen.
The Permanent Wards.
1.-THE whole number of permanent wards
on March 81 was LOOP, distributed as fol-
lows:
"White-Industrial Home School, IS; Jul
nior Republic, 20; st. Josephs Male Orphan
Asylum, 3: House Of the Good Shepherd. z;
ST. Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum. /;
st. Roses Industrial School. 3; House OF
Mercy, 1: in boarding homes, 30. Total
whites on expense, 81 In hospitals, 2; on
trial with relatives or friends los: on trial
for adoption, 5: on trial for indenture, 81;
on indenture 81; apprenticed 33; abScOnd-
ers, Z. Grand total, 1856.
Observation-Disclosures Temporary Home,
80: Hart Farm School. %; House of the
Good Shepherd. Baltimore. Z; in boarding
homes. 80. Total colored on expense lSl.
In hospitals, IA; Scotia Seminary, 1: Mary
land School for Colored Blind and Deaf, l;
on trial with relatives or friends. 1865: on
trial for adoption, 6: on trial for indenture.
20; on intenture, 131; apprenticed. 81; alb
sconders, 46.
Dropped From the Rolls.
1.-TWO children have been dropped from
the rolls during the month"; colored girl.
because given in adoption. and a colored
boy, by reason of commitment to the re-
form school. There were on March 81
twenty one feeble-minded children at the
institution at Falls Church and thirty-two
at Elwyn. Pa
1.-The commitment papers of the board
contain a provision that the party COM
mtted Is to remain under the guardianship
and control of said board of children's
guardians until arriving at 1.-The age of
twenty-on years, unless sooner discharged
by due process of law
1.-The code. section 1925, is as follows:
The natural guardianship or the ap-
pointive guardianship of the person afore-
said shall cease in the case of male in
FAINT when he Is twenty-one years of age,
and in the case of female infant when
she is eighteen years Of age. or marries.'
ent District laws contemplate that major
ity in the case of females means when
they attain the age Of eighteen years.
Would it not be well, therefore, in the light
of this provision of the code, to have the
figures in the commitment papers in the
cases Of females changed from twenty-one
to eighteen years? Then the question
would arise. Would the guardianship Of
cease when they attain the age of eighteen
years?
Physicians Report.
'"rhe physicians report, which accom-
panies this, shows f1fty-nine children on
the sick list and 100 professional visits
made to them. Four deaths have occurred
during the month-one white child and
three colored-one white boy of acute gas
tritis. one colored girl of consumption. and
two colored infants. both OF pneumonia.
ST would recommend a slight change In
our tndenture contract, SO that the linden
ture money can be paid in annual INSTALL
ments. rather than lump sum at the ex-
piration Of the term of indenture This
matter might be considered in detail by the
committee on legislation.
National Conference.
1.-THE thirtieth meeting of the national
conference of charities and corrections
will be held at Atlanta. Ga. May to II,
and If the board Is to be represented there
by delegates. they should be appointed and
instructed.
Summary Of free home placements fol
the month: Total number of free home
placements. Al; transferred from one free
home to another. z; returned from free
homes. 8: absconded from free homes o.;
total. 10. Net gain In free homes, %
Transferred from expense to non-expense.
%; transferred from non-expense to sx-
pense. T. Net gain from expense to nom
expense, 10.
Summary Of probation work: Under &C.
tive supervision from last report. 148; pro-
baton term ended, Is; died. 1; sent out Of
city. 1: sent to work house lover age), l;
permanent commitments to B. C. G., 8; sent
to reform school. 1; under active super
vision from other months, 1875; received
during the month, 43; fines paid, /; over