New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24


bring the -. results, This perpleNty ana o'ne''
too that have annoyed philanthroplsts heretofore
bids fair q, .e lived before the end Il TINS Suli'cl'
For the t... time in the history OF phiialuiois.
as far as ,.e records show, the children WHO AK 7'"
70 the cgrr,-. W seaside by the hundicdS OIL u.'u
sands iron -a until September viii be registered III
Confidential Exchanges TINS Is the name 8l.c ~
the new form, . social cyopcration In Ne" OK ny
Il is ann9-, . that one hundred and tmrty-iFe diIc'
ent fresh ~. nic have united on plan 70 register
the name their little bcncIClaucs with jhe %. la
Service p, ..... The same method, It IS expected
will he rear . p.i'adol,hia Boston Baltimore, ClcVc-
land and titles where exchanges have been lhii'
duced an automatically prevent what Is 0"l'oN
~Oye-layy.r. 80 .haritablc work. TT
-The dr. ..u in the summer activities o. inc IIc5''
air cla-t .. ..a mast has frequently resulted IN the
granting Of t three or even four outings 10 siSIc
boy Or g-I n Assistant Agent Capcs Of the ne"
York Aes1.....o for Improving the Condition o. the
Poor Wiz. hes this signify, Simply that many o'heT
longing chr.-.r were denied any outing. me owe,
lucky one. .-r.e1 uavbc one vacation al inc HdI4'
Of their Scrt school. and another through a scIVe
men, hous. There was no satisfactory mclhod %
avoiding t.i duplication Meanwhile a chld III llc
next block PERHAPS whose name was away down hc",
The foot ot e l,st never received a summons ~ ~
ready .aton and had % put IN the not summer
without a r lc opportunity 10 rcycl IN lc C'' '''' W
the beach and SURF and the green iclds liiIi'i4' :;
Some idea D the importance 81 TINS ne" wy -.
philan'hr0ui. work may be gained from the lacI Id5
twenty-five thousand children and mothers are cHpcg'4
70 be recorded by the New York Social Service FIX
change None viii have q double vacation so l@ng a.
there is q name left On the waiting list. Ne" or
outlay for fresh air work, million and hall annuiIy
will consequently be more efficiently spent than eyer
before And the same is true Of other large cities Iha'
nave hit upon The plan -,
None Of the precautions followed in other years WI
be overlooked Every child will be examined carefully
by physician before setting Of on vacation ana any
symptoms Of Contagious diseases thus observed can re-
ceye proper attention.
In one city where q Social Service Exchange had been
started some udicrous things came % light as one PM
anthopic agency after another began registering me
names o its bcncGcares. single family the exchange
discovered in receipt Of help from sixteen different
"gnzatons four Of them jewish This incident
created such q profound impression on the mind Of me
manager d still another society who thought me could
gs' along without using the exchange that ne immed-
dley sent ~ IT. lists Of the names Of all his cases.
The exchange is entirely confidential affair. Not
even the fact that given family OF individual IS known
70 should be told 10 anyone unless IT IS certain that
ne inquirer has legitimate charitable reason for calling
up and about 20 aid the distressed man or woman IN
az adequate manner. Consequently the exchange IS
o'hged 20 refuse All information 20 the mere curiosity
seeker The insamcn collector, sewing machine or IN
Sufance agent. and u. .cr irrelc, ant inquirer.