Evening star., 1912-09-10
SOON IN NEW HOME
Aid Association for the Blind to
Erect Building.
ACRE OF GROUND As SITE
Report Made by Management to the
Board of Charities.
ASYLUMS SUBMIT STATISTICS
Institutions Under District Govern
ment Control Send In Their
Annual Statements.
AsYLUMS SUBMIT STATISTICS

Work on the new home for the Aid AS
sociation for the Blind probably will be
commenced early in the future. according
to the associations annual report, which
has been submitted to the board Of char
tiles. The association last year, purchased
nearly an acre OF ground on r street be-
tween 3Oth and 31st streets northwest. as
site for the structure. 1t is stated that
Charles Mason Remey, director of the
School Of Architecture, has consented to
furnish the plans. The building will con-
tain a ward for blind colored persons.
feature lacking in the associations pres
ent quarters. The new building Will he
constructed largely out of donated funds.
The season OF annual reports has be-
gun for the board of charities. which
receives more reports from local insti
tutfons than any other department OF
the District of Columbia government.
In the report Of the Association for the
Blind tribute is paid to Mrs. K. G. Git
tings. matron. who for a number Of
years. 1t Is stated, has served without
pay. The institution admitted three
new inmates during the year.
Reports Of Other Institutions.
With the other institutions that
have reported to the charities board
are the Georgetown and George Wash
ington University hospitals. the Wash
ington Home for Foundlings. ST. AIMS
Infant Asylum. Temporary Home for
Ex-Union Soldiers and Sailors, National
Homeopathic Hospital. the Garfield
Memorial Hospital and the National
Association for the Relief of Destitute
Colored Women and Children.
Fifty-four children were admitted to
the Washington Home for Foundltngs
during the last fiscal year. making to-
tai Of 81 cared for. Since the establish
ment OF this institution. in 1887. 299 chill
dren have been placed in private homes.
A continuance of the annual appropria-
ton OF $1,000 Is requested. 1t Is stated
that the expenses of the institution are
5000 annually, but that the difference
OF $1,000 between that amount and the
appropriation authorized Is made up
through private subscriptions.
st. AIMS Infant Asylum reports that
there were 7S girls and 55 boys in that in
stitution at the beginning of the current
fiscal year. The expenses of the asylum
last year amounted to $9,O95.5O.
Hospital Expenses.
Expenses Of Georgetown University
Hospital during the year amounted to
$50, 1854; those of George Washington
University Hospital to $40. .4OO.6S. and
Of Garfield Memorial Hospital to $72,-
415.94. During the year eleven nurses
were graduated at the former institu-
ton; six at George Washington Hospital
and nine at Garfield Hospital.
National Homeopathic Hospitals ex-
penses amounted to $30.34S67, while
seven nurses were graduated from the
training school Of that institution.
During the year, 1T is stated. daily
average number of thirty inmates
were cared for at the Temporary
Home for Ex-Union Soldiers and Sail
ors. The expnses of this institution
amounted to $5.916.20.
The National Association for the Re-
lief of Destitute Colored Women and
Children admitted "a boys and 2S girls
during the year. making total of I72
children cared for. The opera ting ex-
penses of the association amounted to
$1O.2 A All the institutions finished
the last fiscal year with balances on
hand.