The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-09-26

thelr DOWN rail- and sent then1 TO
prison. During the early years of
this department, we commenced to
give to these women, firm SYM
pathetic supervision and every aid
that was possible with our limited
means. We have advanced step by
step until today no woman leaves
our prison except she be accom-
panied by oul. woman parole Off
GER, who takes her to her new home
and reestabhshes her therein ard
aids her to regain her lost place in
society. In a word, she is given a
square deal and a fair chance.
At your State Hospital at Water
bury on the same date there were
757 inmates, 389 males, 1863 fe-
males\and at the Brattleboro Re-
treat there were 4S5 inmates of
which 292 were state patients max
ing a total population at Brattle-
boro and Waterbury 1912.
At your State School for the
Feeble Minded at Brandon there
were 1874, consisting of 80 boys
and Sc girls. There is no room for
an additional boy or girl. Sometime
this fall another dormitory will be
ready for occupancy which will re-
ceive 70 more girls and | may say
to you that there are already on
the waiting list many more than
can be accommodated. The great
est single problem which confronts
your welfare agencies is the feeble
minded. Vermont will never reach
a very satisfactory solution of any
of its social problems until it has
adequate provision for its feeble
minded, and this cannot be done
until every feeble-minded woman
of child bearing age is placed I'M
der state supervision. The prob
lem is large, but large as it is, it
must be met and solved before
much relief can be had.
At the Sanatoriun at Pittsford
for the care of incipient tubercul-
osis there were 48 patients and in
addition to these the state is pay
ing for 10 incurables in three out
of the state institutions and there
are SO cases of deaf, dumb or
blind being cared for at state eX-
pense at the Austine Institute at
Brattleboro and the Perkins In
stitute in Boston.
The overseers of the poor are re-
CURED to make annual reports to
the board of charities and their re-
port for this year shows that there
are 737 persons wholly cared for,
1891 persons who received partial
care, making a total 1928 persons
wholly or in part upon /
the various cities and towns for
The overseers of the poor
report that the aid required by the
above named persons amount to
Twenty-three towns in
our state were not called upon to
give any aid. The overseers report
ed t6 cases of venereal diseases re-
ceiving aid and 1853 feeble-minded
being cared for.
Manv of the states have q great
of private agencies and m
stitutions which care for a very
large number of dependent and de-
fective cases. Vermont is small
and while she has but few private
agencies, she is to be congratulal-
ted on the high character of those t
which she has Kurn Hattin Homes
With 80 boys, St. Joseph's Orphan
age at Burlington caring for 24o
children, the Home for Destitute
Children, in the same city, with 20
children, both furnishing splendid
care for the little people in their
Warner Home at st.
Adams with 26 children, the Yer
mont tuberculosis Association with
It's preventorium, the Home for
Women, in Burlington,
with % infants all under eleven
monts and the Vermont Ch'ldren's
Aid Society, Incorporated. Each Of
these associations and societies is
loing highly commendable work to
-elieve want and distress, and to
care for the unfortunate. A spec
al word of commentator is due to
he Children's Aid Society for its
helpful and intelligent work. 1t,
ike other societies and associations
mas demonstrated the character of
is work and that sincerity of pur-
pose which entities it to both pub
ic confidence and support.
We now have 80 mothers receiv- I
ng aid for 100 children in 10 cities
md towns. Three hundred forty
1ine children have been committed
20 our care and custody. During
he past year and a half we have
given medical and surgical care to
L49 children, 80 of whom have
1een without expense to the state.
At the present time we have 60
children on care.
Since the establishment of the
BOARD we have received children
rom the courts and given them the
pest aid possible under the exist
ng condition. These little people
Iot. .,ck nI