The sun., 1916-11-24
FOR 1000
CHILDREN A YEAR
New Bureau "Most Important
Step" Of Charities De-
partment.
$4,000 Is SUBSCRIBED
Young Dependents to Be
Placed Only With Selected
Private Families.

The Chiidrsn's Home Bureau. on.
nected with the Department Of Charitiss>
but to be maintained BY private sub
scriptions. was organised yesterday In
the once Of Commissioner OF Charities
Kinssbury and was declared to b the
most important step ever taken By the
department. This bureau will hnd pr.
vats homes for dependent children. and
Il IL believed that 1000 children . year
can be placed In carefully selected pri-
vate homes.
1t II the first time In this city. accord
ing to the %orsanissrs. that . concerted
move on . large scale has ever been
made to md private homes for depend
snt children. Ths activities Of the De-
partmsnt OF Charities and other private
charitable organizations have BEEN d.
rected to placing children In institutions
and In maintaining those institutions.
II consider this the most important
step the Department Of Charities has
ever taken" said Commissioner Kings
bury last night. mot only win the chill.
dren bs placed IN . better atmosphere.
but the innovation will result eventually
in . substantial saving In money to the
department."
0lSo.o0o s~ubsesiSeA.
Up TO the present time subscriptions
have been made to the amount Of $780,
900, which will maintain the bureau for
three years. Those who have subscribed
this fund are Cleveland H. Dodge. Adolph
Lewisohn. v. Everit Macy. Mrs. Helen
Hartley Jenkins and Mrs. A. A. Andsr'
son.
At the meeting yesterday the follow
ing officers Of the advisory board of the
bureau were selected: John A. Kings
bury. president; MrA Helen Hartley
Jenkins. vice-presidsnt: william J.
Doherty. secretary, and Adolph Levi
eohn, treasure. Other members OF the
committee include Homer Folks. Albert
q. Milbank. George b. Robinson. James
r. West. Samuel d. Levy. Arthur u.
Towne and Miss Ruth Taylor.
The plan TO FOUND tho bureau was
FIRST proposed At Q DIM .er conference
several months ago At the home Of Mrs.
Jenkins. Mayor Mitchell. Comptroller
Prendergast. Mr.. Lewisohn. Mr.. Folks
and others were present. The plan WAS
enthusiastically received and subscrip-
lions were taken and work begun sew
eral days later on the organisation plans.
The bureau guarantees to plars 1000
children under Z years OF 8 In care
fully selected private homes In q year.
Although the bureau was not formally
organized until yesterday. Commissioner
Kingsbury and others interested have
experimental In placing children In
such homes, and since late In October
l03 children have been 10 placed.
Pastors Must Approve.
With regard TO the charge that in
many cases parents permitted their chill.
dren TO remain in charitable institutions
having them ut home. the bureau points
out that ak children havs been returned
to their parents after being sent to pri-
vats homes. The fac that only the
best homes are selected for the children
10 evidenced by the act that more than
half OF those ~pro5ersd have . re-
jected.
The children are sent to homes OF
their own religious faith. Only actual
attendants at church. who are approved
by their pastors. are permitted TO take
children.
Before the children are sent to the
selected homes they receive q thorough
physical examination n hospital treat
ment II II Is found necessary. Each
child 10 also provided. before being sent
TO the home. with q complete outat OF
clothing. which includes also . wash
! cloth. handkerchief. tooth brush and
suitcase. BY purchasing in bulk the
bureau 10 able to outht . child for IS
Under the system Of placing the chill.
dren in private homes, said Commits.
sioner Kingsbury. not only will the
I! child receive . far better education and
training h 1T q charitable institu'
ton. but It will reduce the number Of
children sent to such institutions ant