The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-26
Scores of inmates have TO sleep in
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g. his secretary, examining charts, tab
uiat.ng results. From time to time he
is Interrupted by a telephone summons.
ny cal from some ass slant; he de-
,,dcs quickly, answers questions with
out hesitation. and again turns to the
work with which he is engaged so in
tently.
If YOU should ask the paupers al
EastV.cw who this man is you would
probably he told that he is some poll
t.cIan with punch enough to land one
of the fattest jobs In the county" The
piupcrs at Eastview haven't the slight
est ld,d that the county superintendent
of IN, poor, elected last fall, Is a rich
man. a director in banks and great
commercial corporations. that for many
years he has been engaged in phiiln-
throric and educational undertakings
ana that there on the Westminster
county poor farm. at Eastv.ew. he is
conducting Investigations which may
have important consequences for society
at large. Yet such are facts The task
V. Evcr!t Macy has undertaken is not
merely that Of conducting the aims
house on approved methods, but 1t in
dudes a scientific study Of the causes
# poverty itself
Few m-n are better equipped for the
work now under way at Eastview. Mr..
Macy iuh"r ted sufficient wealth To en-
abe him To- devote his time and strength
to public service without thinking Of
returns IN ncy, and this he has
been doing Yer since he was graduated
from the columbia school Of Architec-
ture in 1898 In order To look after in
Vestmcnts with which he was entrusted
he has served as director on many
boards, including those of the Mechanics
and Metals National Bank. the Bank OF
Long Island, Union Trust company,
Staman's Savings Bank. Queens Bor-
ough Gas and Electric Company. &c.
In addition To- these financial and COM
mercial enterprises he has been treas
urer and dir, tor Of the city Club. d.
rector of the Pruvident Loan Society.
member Of the central city committee
of the Citizens Union in 1S9S-99, MEM
her of the independent state committee
in 1895. trustee of Teachers College,
If the University Settlement Society.
# the council Of the Syrian Protestant
College. the George Junior Republic,
tie School Of Applied Agriculture and
Horticulture, treasurer of the Peoples
institute member OF the eXecu i've com
m.ttee Of the National civic Federation.
His clubs include the Century, AssoCia-
ton, Reform, University, St Anthony,
Riding Club and, of course, the City Club.
NJ Macy still retains membership
in his clubs and most Of his business
connections. I!ut in order To give his
time and attention to the work of con-
Quoting the almhouse at Eastview
and Of making II sci ntihc study Of
the causes of poverty he has rel!n-
pushed active part in most of the phil
anthropic. educational and charitable
agencies. He still is "A trustee of
Teachers College and treasurer of the
national child labor committee; hut
when he assumed office at Eastviow on
January Of the present year he re-
gned from the boards of twenty
three organizations for human uplft
and advancement.
When he took charge Of the aims
house he found il on farm Of about
l.5 acres, lying low surrounded by
liGh hills and rolling country. Sit
uated near the State road were two
buildings. comparatively modern; one
general hospital, the other a tuber-
culosis hospital. \ hundred feet dis
tdnt stretched out row of irregular,
old fashioned buildings, erected al
various times. built close I & 'thcr, and
as whole constituting a conplomerate
mass of patches which for ugliness,
Cramped quarters and generally I'M
sanitary conditions II would be diff
cult to duplicate.
The administration building as II Is
somewhat grandloqucnty called was
erected eighty or a hundred years ago
II contains Offices gloomy reception
room for visitors and a dining room
for the stan. This staif, as Mr.. Macy
soon ascertalned, consisted of a keeper
a farmer, "A hOusokeeper, two assistant
matrOns, eleven nurses, a cook and two
inmate cooks, besides "A clerk. who kept
the records made obligatory by law
and performed "a variety OF other ser
vices.
Upstairs in he administration build
Ing, up Il Night of wooden stairs, be il
noted, are the quarters for the keeper
TWO matrOns and five nurses Up 4
second flight Of wooden stairs Mr.
Macy found sleeping quarters for som,
nifty men in long, narrow rooms under
slipping roof lighted by "A few dorme.
windows Entrance to these room:
was obtained through narrow doors.
In Ia" ucNt oldest building, stand
ing wall close to this one, were othe
wooden sta rways leading to dormito
re Tor women. Rows and rows o
"'lt' cot beds neatly made ny hllcd tn,
rooms and ovcriluwod into the hall
WAYS. Down uu the ground floor wa,
'alS" sitting room. filled at all hour,
81 l'' day hy women, who chat thcr,
ava s"w. ar read odd newspapers am,
'''4'|n's; and beyond this are dark
h'lF"W corridors, also filled with beds.
~ snort flight Of steps leads to IN,