The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-12-05
BOARD OF CHARITIES
AND PROBATION
Summary of Monthly Report by Sec,
retary Jeffrey
Especial to The Caledonian)

of the State Board of Charities and
Probation held at the Office of the
State Board of Health in Burlington
Wednesday afternoon, Secretary JEFF
frey submitted his monthly report,
which was in part as follows:
Probation Department: Number of
cases November 1st, sos; number of
cases terminated in November, SO;
number of new cases received in Nov
ember, AZ; number of cases December
1st, 500; warrants issued, 8; parolers
and probationers visited, 80; proba-
tioners before court for violation, 2;
sent to Industrial school upon our re-
commendation, 4 women taken from
House of Correction to Institution for
medicalcare, 1.
Child Care: Children placed in
temporary or permanent homes, II;
sc homes visited involving children
numbering 88; poorhouses inspected,
8; children ordered to hospitals, A;
children entered hospitals, / children
discharged from hospitals, /; children
entered Preventorium, l; children
committed to the Board of Charities
and Probation, 5; children investigat-
cd for surgical care, 18; feeble-mind-
ed cases investigated, 7; tubercular
cases investigated, 2.
When acknowledging the Septem-
ber reports of our probationers and
parolers, sent out request for GER
tain information to get definite idea
of the earning capacity and number
of dependents of each. / also made
| inquiry as to the amount of bonds
and stamps which had been bought
as patriotic duty, and | am pleased
ITO submit to you the following facts
covering this inquiry SO far as it was
reported upon by these people. am
sure that it will compare favorably
as to wages earned and aid given to
the government with the average men
and women of the state
Two hundred and sixty-five males
report wages averaging $20.36 per
week; % females report wages aver
aging 1892 per week; of 327 filling
and returning blanks 40 reported
holding Liberty bonds and War Saw
ings stamps to the value of $16,646.-
/ 25, ranging in amounts from $1.00 to
/ 100000. The 265 males reported
533 persons as dependent on them
! The % females reported IA persons
as dependent on them. Of the total
{ of 288 persons making report as to
wages 118 are on parole from penal
/ institutions.
The foregoing summary as far as 1T
! relates to wages. earned and number
jof dependents is a strong argument
! in favor of the parole and probation
j system. Of the 28S persons making
definite report ITO are probationer>
! from the courts and 118 are parolers
from our penal institutions. Not only
are they maintaining themselves anc
families but more than SO per cent
! have come to the assistance of then
/ government during the war and pur
chased more than 100000 Of it,
3! securities.
Child Care: The enumerated chilt
1 care cases gives very little idea of the
real magnitude and scope of the chile
care work done. Hundreds of case:
come to our attention and some as
sistance is given but are so variet
that in and of themselves they cal
hardly be tabulated for presentation.
Since our last meeting both Mis-
Ross and myself have addressed man!
public gatherings and have been cal
led in consultation with the cit.
council of Barre on the problem
with which we have to deal. Thes,
public gatherings are of especial value
as they assist in presenting to th'
public in an educational way tn,
work for which we were created.
is of the greatest value and should b.
J continued whenever and whereve
! possible l am refraining from dis
cussing child care cases in this repor
for the reason that at the meetin,
this evening we are to take up ant
discuss a proposed Legislative pro
- gram anu what L WOuIu mere Sd
would be largely a repetition and
therefore unnecessary.
Mothers Aid: l am bringing t
your attention the question of aid fo
deserted and widowed mothers a
provided for in Section 1872 of tn
General Laws. | am submitting on
, application herewith and would re
, commend that it be favorably acte
upon. The other cases which brin
to your attention are from the cit
Of. While in conference wit
= the mayor and city council | learne
that there were some Is widows wit
, families ranging from one to eight o
, ten children, nearly all of whom ha
: become widowed as a result of tn
> recent epidemic and that in many G
, these cases it would be better for tn
children and the community if the
!. could be maintained in their nature
home under the supervision and ter
! der care of their mother. What
: true in this city is true throughor
. the state Many children have bt