The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-12
ONLY 1S SINGLE BEDS
FOR 28, IL ADULTS
Kingsbury Supports His Do.
partment in Criticism Of
state Charities Board.
ONE TOWEL FOR Is BABIES

Commissioner John A. K.ngsbu-v =.
the city Department Of Charities took N.
stand before Commissioner Charle, u
Strong yesterday 10 support his drc,r
ment in its adverse criticism n, ~,
state Board OF Charities for allerod Ia,
supervision os orphan aeylums an
homes to which wards OF the city ar
committed. Mr.. K~ingsbury said .h,,
after his appointment he WAS ',rrros-e
with the grave responsibility Of the oil,
as foster parent Of from $4,000 20 .; oot
dependent children.
when I examined this pna.c a, ~.
Department OF Public Charlie. ,,s
the Commissioner. referring 10 irvs,..
CATION INTO the keeping ~ ,Nc civ,
wards, II was struck by the IA, tina,
so FAR as the city administration "a,
concerned the conditions vitality assc,.
ing the welfare of these thousands a,
, unfortunate children had been rohod,,
business, except in so far as the H,,,
cha officer OF the city had made b.
business in taking. az lie did. the ,-.,
steps toward testing the service A..
parently the city had been a-ccu,.ns
without question for years the ,or,.na.
of compliance of the state E,a-d n.
Charities. which was regarded A.
stamp OF approval"
Mr.. kingsbury said h. mad ,e'eo,.
William j. Doher,y to head the commit.
/ tea lnSneCfinH the tpgftgp, ma 49,.
of his long association with him and
hir interchangeable energy in social vo-.
"~Rccogn'zag that the institutions 70.
ceiving public charges romur.saj 10
three dominant religious group. lr
kingsbury continued, we decide m a..
lect 40 our consulting experts a l,,d.-
from each group. I think it mar al.
ready been shown hy Mr.. pobAr,.
testimony that in Dr.. Ludwig X Rem.
stein. DIR. X. T. Feeder AMI tho T.,
Brother B%arnabas We had three men
whose experience. training AMI BOSTON
placed them in the fv-ccron, Of .hsd
caring work.
Il had no definite preparation D.
this work. | did succeed. however .~
getting the Board Of Estinat. 10 ,r,r,.
fer "A small fund which enabled ,He d,
pay these experts an hororartum n.
structed Mr.. Doherty TO add 10 MS IN.
mittee such employees ~ he could snare
FOR this work. to which II vas under.
stood about n week would b. devoted
IN response to a question nv VI
Strong Commissioner k~iugshurv sad B..
had sufficient doubt as to the sup,ry son
over the institutions by tho state BOARD
OF Charities TO feel justified IN conduct.
ing the examination.
Mr.. k~lngsbury viii resume his 'es,
mony on Monday.
In the morning the fact VI. h-,ueh,
out that the State Boar ~ rha~rl.. had
withheld in december it's cert fca'o o.,
compliance from the Hebrew Sh.ltrrrs
Guardian Society AT plcasantNi h. be.
CauS" OF conditions which had hocu 'ts
sam" Tor three years, during which a.,
hlchcSt rating had been given 70 the M.
Sttution. DIR. Bernstein. superintendent
OF the institution. was one ~ tho NON
bcrs ~ the committee which Iry,.' gated
the other institutions under State super
vision.
Miss Ida May Robin. q dS,-c'
superintendent Of the bureau = SOFA
investigation Of the Department = Char.
tiles, testified that at the Shelter r.
Fricndless Women and children II
Brooklyn she found twelve women and
sixteen 'nlIircn IN thirteen single beds
She also criticised the sanitary c11i
tionS at the Shelter.
DIR. Bernstein. who was also q w.,r,s,
praised the Roman Catholic sst,raood.
and brotherhoods.
Ellen {, Rabbit, a voluntary worse
for the city Department q Crart.,
said the same towel and washclo'h vas
used on fifteen babies AZ tie cl,,rag
Arms Nursery IN Brooklyn. 81 winch
Bishop Burgess Of the Episcopal c'hur'h
Is the head.