New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-08
Remedy of Evils in Institu-
tons Held Up, Wit
ness Says.
FOUND STATE BOARD
ANTAGONIST OF CITY
w. n. Doherty Amplifies Criti'
cism of Conditions in Sew
eraI Missions.

Testimony concerning the hostility
between the city and state charities
departments was given yesterday in the
REORGANIZATION Of William II. Do
hertv. Second Deputy Commissioner OF
Charities, who has been OH the stand
for a week before Commissioner Strong
telling Of the conditions he had found
in charitable institutions. Il was on
the basis of the discoveries made by
him that Commissioner John A. Kings
bury preferred charges Of laxity
against the State Board.
Commissioner Strong asked the wit
ness why he had not asked the state
Board to hold up the certificate Of the
Mission OF the Immaculate Virgin, on
Staten Island. since he found condi'
tons "atrociously Dad in some re-
spects."
WAS it due to any hostility be
tween your department and the State
Board?" he asked.
"Yes," replied Mr.. Doherty. my ex-
perienccs with Mr.. Mulry showed that
the State Board was antagonistlc
There has always been friction between
Commissioner Kingsbury and Robert
". Hebberd, secretary Of the state
Board. There has certainly been no
cooperation"
Earlier. Mr.. Doherty had admitted
that Thomas Mulry and he had been
very friendly, and that Muiry had used
his influence TO secure his appointment
az Deputy Commissioner, but that
friction had arisen between them over
the wisdom Of having DR.. Il. L. Reeder
and Dr.. Ludwig Bernstein on the ad-
visory commission.
Asked by John NJ. Bowers, attorney
for the State Board what rule he
deemed had been broken By the MS
sion Of the Immaculate Virgin, Mr.
Doherty cited the rule that requires
that the inmates o. all charities IN.
stitutions shall be humanely treated
and suitably provided with food, lodg-
ing and clothing, and whatever further
NAV be necessary for their safety, rea-
sonable comfort and wellbeing
"Didn't YOU have social uplifters in
vour department capable Of inspecting
This Mace without employing Drs.
Reeder and Bernstein" Directing 10
tSe words social upliftcrs,' Mr.. Do
herty responded that they had one OF
two.
Mr.. Bowers accused Mr.. Doherty OF
being too much of an idealist Tor MS
position, and pointed out that he mad
criticised some institutions for having
dirty playrooms, and others for having
playrooms painfully clean. .,
Can a playroom be painfully clean
he demanded.
ayes" replied Mr.. Doherty, when
IL is evident that the spirit of cleanli-
ness restricts the children in using me
The attorney then took up the re-
port on the Dominican Convent OF Our
Lady of the Rosary, in East Sixty
third Street, given the lowest rating
for both administration and IDEALS.
The witness explained that the chill
dren of that institution are not en-
couraged TO develop individual tastes
or to have little possessions oil Their
own. The convent was found to DE-
clean and we'll kept, but It had no other
good features; he found that the
Schooling was extremely poor, and that
no effort was made to give the m
mates gymnsstic training OF any sort
except dumbbell exercises once week
Letters were received from Mayor
James T. Lennon of Yonkers and Fran
Wuttge, president Of the German odd
Fellows Nome Association. asking Com
missioner Strong for public hear'nS
on the charges made against the nome
i'm Yonkers.