Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-17
CHILDREN'S GUARDIANS
REPORT FOR MONTH OF April
MADE.
Work Done and That Recommended
by the Agent-The Financial
Exhibit.

AT the monthly meeting OF the DOaru OF
children's guardians, held at its offices last
Saturday afternoon, the following report
was made of the work for the month Of
April:
Gases involving 113 children were con-
sidered by the Office. OF these 1t was deem
ed wise to have ID committed during their
minority. Of these being white and 10 col
ored; 8 boys and girls. Causes for the
commitments are designated as follows:
Children of unfit parents, 9; incorrigible
children. A; destitute of suitable home, 1.
First placements of these Is wards were as
follows: Bruen Home. 2; Children's Tenn
porary Home, 3; Hart Farm School, 1; Jun
Tor Republic, 1; boarding homes, g.
Thirteen names were added to the tenn
porary rolls, of these being white and
colored; boys and girls. OF these ID.
were received by order of the court and
10 without such order. Later of these 10
were ordered temporarily committed. or
these ID. were placed In boarding homes.
l at Children's Temporary Home and re-
turned to relatives or friends. OF these IL
children, only remained under the care of
the board at the close of the month. This
makes the total number of children under
temporary care at the close of the month
ID, in boarding homes and in institu-
tons. There were dropped during the month
Is wards.
There were 81 predetermined wards I'M
DER care at the close of the month: Is at
Falls Church, Va. and 36 at Elwyn. Pa.
The total number of wards of the board
under permanent care on April 80 was 1919.
There were made during the month 20
free home placements. OF these 20 were
transfers from boarding homes and insti-
tutions.
Proposed Industrial School.
1.-THE secretary of the board of charities
submitted to your agent a communication
under date of May 6, requesting that the
board Of childrens guardians take up for
considerati ton plans for the proposed indus
trial school for colored children. The COM
municauon in full accompanies this report
and l would respectfully suggest that the
matter be referred to the committee on
homes and institutions with authority to
submit to the board of charities and Dis
tr1ct Commissioners some suggestions as re-
quested at an early date.
THE appropriations for the board of chill
dren's guardians for the next current year.
as finally passed by the session of Congress
just closed, are as follows: For admins
trative purposes, $4,000; for feeble minded
children, $4,000; for general maintenance,
$4,000, making total directly appropriate
ed to the board Of $62 COO The board also
IL directed to contract for sixty wards at the
Hart farm school, the same as this year,
and $4,000 was appropriated for this pur-
pose. In addition to these appropriations.
the sum of 81 800 is appropriated to enable
the Commissioners to procure plans for
suitable buildings for Industrial home
school for colorcd children. The deficiency
approp-ia ton, approved April %, 1904, gives
the board $1,000 additional for its feeble
minded dependents.
The national conference of charities and
correction meets at Portland, Me-. June Is
to 90. If the boa ID desires to send delegates
to this conference / would suggest that it
be authorized at this meeting, so that who
ever is to go may be able to make plans ac
cordingly.'
The financial exhibit is as follows:
Expended to April 1, per last report. S24 Oh g
Expended for April. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 266o Oh
Total to May 1.....................$27 81 So
Balance available for two months. 7,122 A
s34,Too 90
Administrative
Expended April /, per last report. $80 63 IS
Expended for April. .................. $50 "a
Balance available for two months. LIS ss
$4,000 60
Feeble minded
Balance available for last quarter from
regular appropriation. observation-disclosures. S25S4 O6
Balance available from deficiency appro-
pr1ation- .....-..--..-.....'.. looo oo
s35s4 GO
Expended quarter ending March 81, 1904. 2S36 80
Hart Farm School
Expended TO April 1, per last report. $1,000 81
Expended for April. 9SS 70
50 993 cS
Balance available for two months ...... 2006 90
$4,000 90
Burial of wards
Balance available for last quarter. s246 80