Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-16
1896 NEGLECTED.
KIDD|ES AIDED BY
CATHOLIC SOCIETY
Report Made at Meeting Pre-
sided Over by Bishop
OaCOnn0r.
FIGURES SHOW ALCOHOL is
CHIEF CAUSE OF POVERTY
Trustees Promise Funds to
Enable Association to
& Do Its Work.

h&ih8B 0AtGSttOOn AT Gis dbt . IOS-
tory. n Washington street. The mem
bsss OF the board present were: Rt.
REV. Bishop OConnor, president; Rt.
Rev. Mgr, j. A. Sheppard, v. c., vice.
president; Rt. Rev. Mgr. I. P. Whelan,
chairman of he executive committees;
Rev. Chancellor Charles A. Smith, sec
Rotary; Joseph M. Byrne, treasurer of
executive committee; B. NJ. Stanley.
jr., Judge Thomas j. Lintott, DR.. Mar
tin ]. Synnott, John A. Cullen, superin-
tendent.
Bishop O'Connor explained the OBJ
jects of the meeting and expressed his
deep interest in the work done in be-
half of the children.
The treasurer, Joseph M. Byrne, read
his report, showing receipts to the
amount of $S,070.87, and the disburse-
ments for agents salaries and expenses
amounting to $751; 6 SO. The balance
was paid for the support of children
whose support could not be fixed on
any parish.
The receipts collected from parents
and Others who neglected to pay for
their children in institutions amounted
to 3,O73. 20, making total receipts of
llOllC9 ti6t PooSOo tAS -
hands amount to $11 ,144.07.
Report ON Years Work.
Superintendent Cullen then present.
ed his report of the years work OF
the society.
The report was divided into four
principal divisions. The first division
was the work done in families where
the children were neglected and cruel
l.. 4,1oAo5 IA ohnuyad thot AtriDo fha
year 1,b07 cases of neglect and cruelty
of parents were reported and inves-
tigated and treated by the society; of
this number 687 were distinctly new
cases. The remaining 800 were old
cases, which were previously known to
the society.
The localities from which the cases
were reported were as follows:
From Essex county, S58 families, in
volving e,27S children.
From Hudson county, AGO families, in
volving 1878 children.
From Passaic county, 81 families, in
voiving 2i9 children.
From Morris county, 81 families, in
volving 2s4 children.
From Bergen county, AZ families, in
yc1ving 1875 children.
From Morris county, 20 families, in
yolving 14s children.
Making a total Of 1907 families, in
volvfng 1856 children.
cnuse of OhiId-NegIeet.
The analysis of the superintendent
fepoft ON the cause of the neglect of
these children wat stated as follows:
4W families in want through alco-
holism of parent or parents.
1854 families In want through desertion
of parent or parents.
1853 families in want through death
of parent or parents.
ia families In want through sickness
or disease Of parent or parents.
S2S families in want through other
causes.
the second division of the work was
the taking of destitute, neglected and
abandoned children and placing them
in institutions. The report showed
thai 2S6 children lac to be taken from
parents during the year n placed
temporarily In fourteen of the Catholic
o~rphanages in the diocese.
The third division of the work was
the supervision of 1861 old cases with
which the society dealt in previous
years. with regard to this supervision
the superintendent reported a weak
ness in the work. His statement was
as follows:
THE remarks made in last years re-
port relative to the inadequacy of
supervision of old cases apply with
greater force this year. We AVE
reached the limit of our strength. and
some part of the work has to be
neglected. This phase of the work Is
constructive in its nature, and means
the keeping of children out of or
phanges. 1t is also the most aggressive,
in the sense that outside pressure is
being continually brought on us by
pastors and others to attend to such
cases. This forced attention is ex-
acted at the expense of time which
could be perhaps more remuneratively
employed in the ~placing-out depart
msnt, which in it's nature is passive"
Most Important Division.
The fourth division of the work and
the most important was the taking of
children from orphanges and the plac-
ing them in free families homes for
adoption. The report reads that 1892
children were placed during this year
in free family homes, viz: One hun
bred and four in foster homes, which
means with families not related to the
child, n 1873 in families having blood
relationship"
The work of one paid agent is en-
tirely devoted to the supervision of
children placed in such homes, and Mr..
Cullen reported a very marked inn
provement in the condition of such
children as compared with institutional
care.
The board expressed its willingness
to see hat necessary funds were
Forthcoming in order to enable the
society to prosecute its work eff
GENTLY.
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Whelan is chairman
of the executive board and through
his wisely directed energy and
strength a great force has been intro
duced into the working of the organ