The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-30
WILL FIND MOTHERS
FOR CITY'S ORPHANS
New Plan Means End Of Send
ing Dependent Children to
Institutions.
SlJO.OOO GIFTS TO HELP

The New York city charities depart
pace orphaned and other dependent chill
dren under the age - z years in fami-
lies II their own religious faith instead
o. IN private institutions. A Children's
Home Bureau has been organized by
Commissioner Kirgshury for this pur-
pose. Its work will be supervised by
Second Deputy Comm ssioner William
J Doherty. upon whose investigation OF
private institutions the charges against
tho state r ard - Charities. heard By
the Governors commissioner Charles
n S.rcrg. vere based The director Of
the bureau VII he John Daniels. de-
scr.hed by MIR. kingsbury as having
had q broad experience IN social work
In the state 81 New York and elsewhere"
Commissioner k~.rgsbury said yester-
dan Il haVe secured a contribution OF
approNimateiy $3.50. ooo from phiian-
,uryp.c citizens Interested n the pr posi-
ticr for which the Department OF Char
ties j. stAndiug-ramely. that a real
home with 4 real mother IN IL. however
humble tnat home may be. IL a better
place for A child than the best managed
ofrhau asylum IN the country. The
trlucipal subscribers 20 this fund are
Mrs. Elizabeth Milbaux Anderson Mrs
Helen Hartley jenkins. Adolph Levisohn
and V. Ever'i Macy
This plan = the plan Of the White
House conference q 1909. approved by
every rel g.ou~ den m.nation there rep
resented. catholics. Jews and lro.es-
tarts 1; : was suggested some years
ago by the MAYOR and the Comptroller
The keynote u tin White House con-
ference wtS expressed IN President
Roosevelt, message % Congress Of Feb
, fIary =. 1000. tn these words Home
> We j. the highest and finest product Of
/ civilization. children should not be de-
! yr,v,d q u except for urgent and COM
telling reasons
= ~ce ,rat time progressive States All
I oSe- ne land have translated INTO acton
tee programme adopted at Tie White
House. TIE city and state Of New York
have gradually moved for1ard in he
n roug direction. Increasing the number
% cHI.dreu committed 20 Institutions. en-
argng c3uErcEa'. Institutions or build
.uE new ones. ana naturally resuk ing III
taxing ;-- gatI from a.. home IN order
20 .ll ~ .H-se i>ttINonS
The -e. .4..ar.u> home bureau OF
me department o. Charities o proposes
80 place I1 families. paying board wher
o.. -ss4ry. the children who become pub
'c charges just above the age Of , ~
Guiding ~ larse A proportion a. rnssipl,
/ %: those het:een tn. ages OF > and
inclusive. The entire administrative eN
4 pense - tns FORK VIII he torro by
private funds No pans VII. he sparet
.u tn ccarefui selection Of homes, ant
81 children will be- subjected TO 4 mos
r.,;0.tak;rs examination IN an ecort &c
4. the Individual child - TIE ~d.v.dua
lorue In placing children in foster
homes the l.partrent VIII see 10 3; tina
;i-, 81, ..ac,i ~:;s families q 'ae,'
own faith"
Nj kirCshury said that the o~rEani,a
ton ~ the new bureau had been con
sjde,et Tor seVerAl months that IN
Mayor and the Courtroller have bee
actively Interested. ard that they an,
the charities Commissioner had a con
Terence r. M J~erkinss home seve-a
weeks arr v'h those who had volun
teer-i to pay the administrative cost
Commissioner ktrcsHury Is now rece!v
'ur ayr. cations from families that, us
;a aiop. oi hoAri children.
NJ Irnt"'V was fOr N'taer wears OK
c,u'N, =, rotary % tas C,:ho e. HON
Bureau tho .a-Gcst Cathode NlaC.'s on
agency N the Tinted states