Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-15
CHILDREN'S GUARDIANS
THE FEBRUARY MEETING HELD
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
Secretary Tenders Resignation and
Special Meeting Called to Consider
Choice Of Successor.

The February meeting Of the board OF
children's guardians was held last Satur-
day afternoon, with attendance of the Of
f1cers as follows: William j. Miller, presi-
dent; John F. Cook vice president; B. Pick
man Mann, secretary. Members: Mrs.
John W. Babson Mrs. M. L. D. mcfarland,
Miss Ella Moore, Thomas E. Sewell and
Rev. Louis Stern and Agent John Wesley
Douglass.
After the minutes of preceding meetings
of the board and of the executive committee
had been read and approved, the commit
tee on accounts reported success in secur-
ing a contract for supply of stationery at
satisfactory rates, and the contract was ap-
proved. Special applications for 1aodifica-
tons of terms on which wards Of the board
are placed In free homes were considered
and decided as their merits appeared to JUS
tify. The visiting agent was instructed 10
endeavor to enlist voluntary assistance in
maintaining an oversight Of wards of the
board placed in parts Of the country dis
tant from Washington. Certain payments
for supplies and services were authorized,
including a charge of $45 for postage on
official mail since the decision rendered Dy
the Attorney General that business of the
District Of Columbia is not business Of the
United States.
A special report which the probation Of
f1cer had been directed to make, in regard
to the present status of curfew laws In dif-
ferent parts of the United States, was read
and approved and the agent was instructed
to give this report to the press. If called for.
draft of a curfew law, drawn up by the
probation officer and others, was referred TO
the committee on legislation with power to
act in favor of such law. Responsibility
for the care and maintenance OF a Feeble
minded child was accepted by the board,
increasing the number of such children
cared for by the board to fifty-four.
The secretary, who has held office since
the organization of the board, February -,
1898, until the present time, read letter
resigning that Office. his resignation to take
effect at the close of the month of Febru-
airy.
An adjourned meeting was ordered to be
held the Goth of February, to consider the
situation occasioned by this resignation.
Report Of Agent.
The agents report to the board for the
month of January, 1904 was as follows:
Ceases were investigated involving Ill
children Eighteen children, white and
Is colored. II boys and girls, were COM
mitted until they attained majority. OF
these 10 were held to be destitute OF suit
able homes, / the child of unfit parent or
parents, 5 were alleged to be incorr1glbie
and were abandoned. Of these IL new
wards were placed in boarding homes, L
at the Hart Farm School, at the Indus
trial Home School, at Children's Tenn
porary Home, all on expense, and . on
trial with relatives. at no expense;
The names of II children, white and
colored boys and girls, were added to
the temporary rolls OF these II children
were taken by order OF the court ana
without such order. A temporary order
was subsequently secured In the cases OF
of these children. OF these IL children
10 were placed at first in boarding homes,
at the Industrial Home School, all on ex-
pense and l returned to relatives at no
expense except fifteen cents for trans
portation.
"The total number of wards on January
81 was 1O63.
'"Thirteen children were under temporary
care at the close of the month, -FOUR IN
boarding homes and nine in institutions
"Fifty-three children of the feeble-m minded
class were under care, thirty-fVe IN the IN
stitution at Elwyn and eighteen at Faiis
Church. One death occurred at Elwyn, that
of a. colored boy named Anthony Thomas.
He was buried in the cemetery connected
with the institution.
Dropped From the Rolls.
1.-TWO wards were dropped from the rolls
during the month-one a white girl be-
cause of her marriage, and the other, Frank |
H. Brown, a colored boy, because Of his
commitment to the reform school, having
been arrested for carrying concealed weap- |
ons.
1.-The physicians report accompanying
this shows thirty seven on the sick list, to
whom thirty-fve professional visits were
made.
1.-The following is the summary Of proba- |
ton work for the month: Under active SUI
pervision from last report, 100; probation
term ended during month, 30; sent out Of
the city, l; again placed on probation, 1;
permanent commitment to board, 1-3S;
under active supervision from other
months, 81; received during the month, IS;
under active supervision January 81, 9S;
cases investigated. "A; reports of children
to office, 90; children visited at home 1913.
"Twenty-one placements of children in |
free homes including transfers from
free home institution to another, were |
made during the month. Eight children
We're returned from free homes or institu-
lions and placed on expense, either in in |
Sfit or rdiner