Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-12
WORK OF GUARDIANS
AGENT DOUGLAS MAKES REPORT
TO BOARD FOR MAY.

At meeting OF the board of children's
guardians held Saturday Mr.. John w
Douglas. agent, submitted report which
outlined his work during the previous
month. In the month OF May. he states,
cases involving ninety-elght children re-
ceived the attention of the office. OF these
1t was deemed necessary to have fourteen
computed to the guardianship of the board
during the minority Of those children. OF
these fourteen, eleven are colofed three
white. The causes assigned as reasons for
commitment are as follows: Incosrigible,
8; destitute OF proper home, 4; child OF unfit
parents. l. The first placements of &ese
porary Home. 6; Hart Farm School, 2;
boarding homes. 2, and 1 each at the Jun
Tor Republic. St. Mary's Industrial School,
Bruen Home and on trial with friend.
Six names were added to the Temporary
rolls. OF these. five are colored and one
white. Three were received by temporary
order of the court and three were taken un-
der temporary care without such order
Two OF these temporary wards were after
ward permanently committed and are ac-
counted for above among the fourteen The
first placements Of the temporary children
were: Children's Temporary Home, l.: In
dustrial Home School, 1; boarding homes.
1; returned to relatives or friends, l. OF
these six. three remained on expense at the
close of the month.
The total number of permanent wards on
May 81 was 1.262.
There were forty wards of the feeble
minded class at the institution at Elwyn
and twenty at Falls Church. There were
nine children on the temporary list, five In
boarding homes and four In institutions.
Placements and Transfers.
During the month fifty-eight placements
of children were made. OF these forty-f1ve
were transfers from institutions or homes
where board was paid to free homes. while
but thirteen were transfers from one place
at no expense to another place at no ex-
pense.
Eleven children were returned from free
homes and placed on the expense list.
The probation summary given was as fol-
lows: Under active supervision from last
report. so: probation ended during the
other months, %; received during the
month, 20: committed to board Of children's
guardians. 2: net addition during the
month. ID: under active supervision May 81.
court, "a; visit to children at home, So; re-
ports to Office by children, 141.
Cause OF commitment: Larceny, IL: dis
orderly, 2; throwing stones. 2: assault, 1:
collidng, 1: fast riding bicycle. /.
White male. 9; colored male. IA; total. 20.
Average age, 1913
There was expended during the month OF
May for Hart Farm School, $1,020.15; ad-i
ministrative expenses. $S91.45; deficiency to
sectarian institutions. $83068: general MAIN
tenance fund. $2,066.57: Industrial Home
School, by transfer through the Treasury
Department, $500 This leaves available
for June expenses as follows: For admin
istration, s922.99 for Hart Farm School,
81 036 40; for general maintenance expenses,
$2.58S.87. AS will be noted the total ex-'
pense for maintainance during May was
Balls. This was about 500 less than the
preceding month. April. II the present rate
of expenditures is kept up there will be
deficiency in this fund of $628.31.