Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-11
CHILDREN UNDER CARE
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF CHILL
DREN,s GUARDIANS.

There are 1928 children permanently un-
der the care of the board Of children q
guardians, in addition to 1OS who are be-
ing looked after by the probation officer.
This summary OF the work Is shown in the
monthly report for August Of John Wes-
ley Douglass, agent OF the board OF chill
dren's guardians. The active operations OF
the working force of the board are indicat-
ed in the opening paragraphs of the report,
which follow:
Gases involving eighty-seven children re-
ceived the attention of the Office during the
month OF August. Eighteen of these were
permanently committed to the guardianship
Of the board. Nine were boys and nine girls:
eight white and ten colored. The reasons
for commitment were as follows: 1ncorrigi-
bility, 6; restitution. 6: unfit parents. g. The
first placements of these children were as
follows: Trial for indenture, l; trial with
relatives or friends, 6; boarding homes. o;
House of the Good Shepherd, 1: Children
Temporary Home, 4; hospitals. lis.
Additions to Temporary List.
Five names were added to the temporary
list during tho month. All were colored.
Four of these were boys and one girl. Two
were received by order OF the court and
three without such order. One was subse-
auently permanently committed; one return
ed to mother. and three remained on ex-
pense at the close of the month. First
placements of these children were: Chill
dren's Temporary Home, 2; boarding
homes, 8.
The 1888 permanent wards Of the board
are distributed as follows:
White-Industrial Home School, A.: st.
Mary's Industrial School, !; St. AIMS Asy-
lum, 4; Junior Republic, IA; House of the
Good Shepherd IL; Bruen Home, 10; st.
Joseph's Asylum, 4; St. Vincent's, 2; board
In fol Vxph{f 70
Trial with relatives or friends, loo; trial
for indenture, ID; trial for adoption, IA: in
dentured, 100; apprenticed, %; absconders,
IL; hospitals. 1; total, 321.
ColOred-Childrens Temporary Home, 81;
House Of the Good Shepherd Baltimore, 8;
st. Paurs Normal and Industrial Institute,
1; Hart Farm School, 60; total, 116; board
ing homes. 142: total colored on expense.
denture, so; trial for adoption. %; in
dentured. 1873; apprenticed, %; absconders,
43; hospitals, 35S4-total, S42.
Free Home Placements
There were 80 wards of the feeble minded
class at Ewyn and 20 at Falls Church; %
free home placements were made, II from
free home to another. Seven were perma-
nent commitments, placed at time of COM
Fifteen wards were returned from the
llSt OF those at no expense TO the DOarQ TO
the expense list.
Expenditures during the month were
shown by Agent Douglass to total 1924 so.
Report of Probation Officer.
During the month of August the juvenile
court committed twenty-three children to
the care of Probation officer Copp of the
board of children's guardians. He already
had 100 under his care from other months.
The probation period of nine expired, one
paid his fine one moved from the city, two
were committed to the board until they at
tain their majority, and two were sent to
the reform school. This leaves him for
active supervision 10S
The offenses Of those committed during
the month are classified as follows: Lar
ceny, Ii; assault, 3; incorrigibility, 2; de-
stroying property. 4; disorderly, 2, and va
grancy, /. AS to the color and sex, they
are: White, I boy and 1 girl; colored, IL
boys and girls. The average age is 12.6
years.
The number Of cases investigated and
for court was 90; number Of visits
to children at their homes. 1O7, and us re-
ports were made to the Office by the chill
dren.
Mr.. Copp recommends that a fund be
made available out of which to properly
clothe such of his children may be pre-
vented from attending school at it's opening
because Of a lack of sufficient clothing.