Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-11
WARDS OF DISTRICT
THOSE IN CHARGE OF AUTHoRIz-
ED GUARDIANS.
Report of Boards Agent at Meeting
Held Saturday-The Statistical
Showing

The regular monthly meeting of the board
or children's guardians was held I'm the
Office of the board. 472 Louisiana avenue,
saturday afternoon. Mr.. John w. Doug
lass, agent of the board presented his re-
port, which shows that the board took
action in cases involving los children.
Thirty-six children were committed to the
guardianship of the board until they at
tanned majority. The causes assigned for
commitment are as follows: Children OF I'M
fit parents, 10: destitute of suita bic home II;
1ncorrisible, 3; abandoned. 2 The first
placements of these children are as follows:
Boarding homes. 10: Industrial Home
School. 8; Children's Temporary Home 8;
Bruen Home, 9: trial with relatives or
friends, }; Hart Farm School, L; Children's
Hospital, 1; 80
Fourteen names were added to the tenn
porary rolls. The first placements of these
temporary wards were follows: Chill
dren's Temporary Home. I; boarding
homes, 4; returned to relatives or friends
3; IA. OF these IA temporary wards D
We're received by order of the court, and
In L case such order was subsequently
made, while were taken under care with
out order of the court
The Total number of temporary wards at
the close of the month was IL Thirty
eight children OF the feebe-minded class
were at Elwyn and II at Falls Church
Inc totai number of permanent wards at
the close or the month was ia. The Dhy-
Siclan' s report shows 33 children on the
sick list II examinations of new wards and
81 professional visits made. Two deaths
occurred during the month. Mary Galloway,
colored, aged four years, of tuberculosis,
and Frank Niedfeldt. white an infant, of
meningitis, at Children's Hospital.
National Conference
In his report the agent says:
L wish to convey to the board my appre-
citation for the privilege Of attending the
national conference of charities and correc-
ton. held at Portland, Me. June Is to -.
l was present at all of the sessions save
the last two, and there were three sessions
daily except Saturday and Sunday, when
there were two. There were between TOO
and 500 delegates present from all parts
complished In the meeting together and ex-
changing experiences and gathering new
ideas and features of the work from other
quarters of the country. One important
Idea in connection with the placing out OF
children was impressed upon me. and that
is the lnadeQuacy of our supervision after
the children are placed out One of the
most successful placing out agencies OF
the United States is that OF the Boston
Childrens Aid Society. The general sec
rotary informed me that they had visitor
to every &C placed out children. We have
l to about each 800. This is matter that
l trust the board will work to have cor
rected, little at time. | again extend
my sincere thanks Ger the privilege of at
tending this convention"
The report also exhibits the manner in
which the appropriation for the last fiscal
year was expended and shows that 1896. 20
OF the appropriation was not expended. A
statement is also contained in the report
to show what disposition was made of the
wards of the board during the month Of
June.