It struck me then, and it has seemed to me since, that this man’s position to the problem was most comprehensive. The evidence of his long-range view was convincing. Society had indeed arrived at the same diagnosis some time before. Reasoning by exclusion, as doctors do in doubtful diseases, the symptoms of which are clearer than their cause, it had conjectured that if the “tough” whom it must maintain in idleness behind prison-bars, to keep him from preying upon it, was a creature of environment, not justly to blame, the community must be, for allowing him to grow up a “tough.” So, in self-defence, it had turned its hand to the forming of character in proportion as it had come to own its failure to reform it. To that failure the trench in the Potter’s Field bore unceasing witness. Its claim to be heard in evidence was incontestable.

Now that it has been heard, its testimony confirms the judgment that had already experience to back it. There is no longer room for doubt that with the children lies the solution of the problem of poverty, as far as it can be reached under existing forms of society and with our machinery for securing justice by government. The wisdom of generations that were dust two thousand years ago made this choice. We have been long in making it, but not too long if our travail has made it clear at last that for all time to come it must be the only safe choice. And this, whether from the standpoint of the Christian or the unbeliever, from that of humanity or mere business. If the matter is reduced to a simple sum in arithmetic, so much for so much—child-rescue, as the one way of balancing waste with gain, loss with profit, becomes the imperative duty of society, its chief bulwark against bankruptcy and wreck.

Thus, through the gloom of the Potter’s Field that has levied such heavy tribute on our city in the past—even the tenth of its life—brighter skies, a new hope, are discerned beyond. They brighten even the slum tenement, and shine into the home which just now we despaired of reaching by any other road than that of pulling it down. Tireless, indeed, the hands need be that have taken up this task. Flag their efforts ever so little, hard-won ground is lost, mischief done. But we are gaining, no longer losing, ground. Seen from the tenement, through the frame-work of injustice and greed that cursed us with it, the outlook seemed little less than despairing. Groping vainly, with unseeing eyes, we said: There is no way out. The children, upon whom the curse of the tenement lay heaviest, have found it for us. Truly it was said: “A little child shall lead them.”

REGISTER OF CHILDREN’S CHARITIES

AS PUBLISHED BY THE CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY

In addition to the charities given here, seventy-eight churches of all denominations conduct weekly industrial and sewing classes, generally on Saturdays, for which see the Directory of the Charity Organization Society, under Churches, where may also be found the register of thirty-two fresh-air funds not recorded below, and of some kindergartens and clubs established by various churches for the children of their congregations.

NURSERIES.
AGES RECEIVED.
Ahawath Chesed Sisterhood, 71 East 3d St. 3 to 6 yrs.
Bethany Day Nursery, 453 East 57th St. 2 weeks to 6 yrs.
Beth-El Society, 355 East 62d St. 2½ to 6 yrs.
Bethlehem Day Nursery, 249 East 30th St. 1 week to 7 yrs.
Children’s Charitable Union, 70 Av. D. 3 to 7 yrs.
Day Nursery and Babies’ Shelter, 118 West 21st St. 1 to 5 yrs.
École Française Gratuite and Salle d’Asile, 69 Washington Square. 2 to 11 yrs.
Emanu-El Sisterhood, 159 East 74th St. 3 to 6 yrs.
Grace House Day Nursery, 94 Fourth Av. 1 to 8 yrs.
Hope Nursery, 226 Thompson St.
Jewell Day Nursery, 20 Macdougal St. 2 to 5 yrs.
Manhattan Working Girls’ Association, 440 East 57th St. 2 weeks to 10 yrs.
Memorial Day Nursery, 275 East Broadway. 1 to 6 yrs.
Riverside Day Nursery, 121 West 63d St. 1 mo. to 8 yrs.
St. Agnes’ Day Nursery, 7 Charles St. 8 days to 6 yrs.
St. Barnabas’ House, 304 Mulberry St. 4 weeks to 8 yrs.
St. Chrysostom Chapel Nursery, 224 West 38th St.
St. John’s Day Nursery, 223 East 67th St. 1 to 6 yrs.
St. Joseph’s Day Nursery, 473 West 57th St. 2 weeks to 7 yrs.
St. Stephen’s Equity Club, Kindergarten and Nursery, 59 West 46th St.
St. Thomas’ Day Nursery, 231 East 59th St. — to 6 yrs.
Salle d’Asile et École Primaire, 2 South 5th Av. 3 to 8 yrs.
Silver Cross Day Nursery, 2249 Second Av. 2 weeks to 10 yrs.
Sunnyside Day Nursery, 51 Prospect Pl. 2 weeks to 7 yrs.
Virginia Day Nursery, 632 5th St. 6 mos. to 6 yrs.
Wayside Day Nursery, 216 East 20th St. 2 mos. to 7 yrs.
West Side Day Nursery, 266 West 40th St. 18 mos. to 7 yrs.
Wilson Industrial School Day Nursery, 125 St. Mark’s Pl. 1 mo. to 6 yrs.
KINDERGARTENS.
Ahawath Chesed Sisterhood Free Kindergarten 71 East 3d St.
All Souls’ Church Free Kindergarten 70th St. East of Lexington Av.
Beth-El Society Free Kindergarten 355 East 62d St.
Central Presbyterian Church Free Kindergarten 454 West 42d St.
Cherry Street Kindergarten 340 Cherry St.
Children’s Charitable Union Kindergarten 70 Av. D.
East Side Chapel and Bible Women’s Association Kindergarten 404 East 15th St.
East Side House Kindergarten Foot of East 76th St.
Emanu-El Sisterhood Kindergarten 159 E. 74th St.
Free Kindergarten Ass’n, of Harlem, No. 1 School 2048 First Av.
Free Kindergarten of St. John’s Chapel Varick near Beach.
French Free School 69 South Washington Sq.
Hebrew Free School Association East B’way and Jefferson St.
Kindergarten of Madison Square Presbyterian Church House Third Av. and 30th St.
" " St. George’s Av. A Mission 253 Av. A.
" " " Chapel 130 Stanton St.
" " Shearith Israel Congregation 5 West 19th St.
Ladies’ Bikur Cholim Society Kindergarten 177 East Broadway.
Neighborhood Guild Kindergarten 146 Forsyth St.
N. Y. Foundling Hospital Kindergarten 175 East 68th St.
N. Y. Kindergarten Association Schools:
No. 1, 221 East 51st St.
No. 2, Alumnæ Kindergarten, cor. 63d St. and First Av.
No. 3, 228 West 35th St.
No. 4, 348 West 26th St.
No. 5, Shaw Memorial, 61 Henry St.
No. 6, McAlpine, 62 Second St.
No. 7, Av. A and 15th St.
St. Andrews’ Free Kindergarten 2067 Second Av.
St. Bartholomew’s " 209 East 42d St.
St. James’ Free Kindergarten Av. A and 78th St.
St. Mary’s Kindergarten 438 Grand St.
Shaaray Tefilla Sisterhood Kindergarten 127 West 44th St.
Silver Cross " " 2249 Second Av.
Society for Ethical Culture " 109 West 54th St.
Temple Israel Sisterhood Kindergarten 125th St. and 5th Av.
Trinity Church Ass’n " 209 Fulton St.
Wilson Industrial School Kindergarten 125 St Mark’s Pl.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS.
Abigail School and Kindergarten 242 Spring St.
American Female Guardian Society Office, 32 East 30th St.
Home School 29 East 29th St.
Industrial School No. 1 552 First Av. cor. 32d St.
" " " 2 (Rose Memorial) 418 West 41st St.
" " " 3 124 West 26th St.
" " " 4 34 Willett St.
" " " 5 220 West 36th St.
" " " 6 125 Allen St.
" " " 7 234 East 80th St.
" " " 8 463 West 32d St.
" " " 9 East 60th St. and Boulevard.
" " " 10 125 Lewis St.
" " " 11 52d St. and Second Av.
" " " 12 2247 Second Av.
Children’s Aid Society. Office, 24 St. Mark’s Pl.
Industrial Schools—
Astor Memorial 256 Mott St.
Av. B 607 East 14th St.
Cottage Place 208 Bleecker St.
Brace Memorial 9 Duane St.
East River 247 East 44th St.
East Side 287 East Broadway.
Eleventh Ward 295 Eighth St.
Fourth Ward 73 Monroe St.
Fifth Ward 36 Beach St.
Fifty-Second Street 573 West 52d St.
German 272 Second St.
Henrietta 215 East 21st St.
Italian 156 Leonard St.
Jones Memorial 407 East 73d St.
Lord 135 Greenwich St.
Park 68th St. near Broadway.
Phelps 314 East 35th St.
Rhinelander 350 East 88th St.
Sixteenth Ward 211 West 18th St.
Sixth Street 632 Sixth St.
West Side 201 West 32d St.
West Side Italian 24 Sullivan St.
Night Schools—
German 272 Second St.
Italian 156 Leonard St.
Brace Memorial (Newsboys) 9 Duane St.
Eleventh Ward 295 8th St.
East Side 287 East Broadway.
Lord 135 Greenwich St.
Jones Memorial 407 East 73d St.
Fifty-Second Street 573 West 52d St.
West Side 400 Seventh Av.
Church Society for Promoting Christianity among Jews (Industrial School for Girls) 68 East 7th St.
Eighth Ward Mission School 1 Charlton St.
Five Points House of Industry 155 Worth St.
" " Mission 63 Park St.
Free German School 140 East 4th St.
Hebrew Free School Association East Broadway and Jefferson St.
Italian Mission (P. E. School for Girls) 809 Mulberry St.
Industrial Christian Alliance 113 Macdougal St.
Louis Down-Town Sabbath and Daily School (Hebrew) 267 Henry St.
Mission of the Immaculate Virgin Lafayette Pl. and Great Jones St.
Mission School of All Souls’ Church 213 East 21st St.
New York Bible and Tract Mission (School for Girls) 422 East 26th St.
New York House and School of Industry 120 West 16th St.
Sisterhood of the Good Shepherd (P. E.) 419 West 19th St.
St. Barnabas House 304 Mulberry St.
St. Vincent de Paul Industrial School 346 West 43d St.
St. Elizabeth Industrial School 235 East 14th St.
Spanish Industrial School 1345 Lexington Av.
Trinity Industrial School 90 Trinity Pl.
St. George’s Industrial School Teutonia Hall.
Trinity Chapel Industrial School 15 West 25th St.
St. Augustine’s Chapel Industrial School 105 East Houston St.
St. Mary’s Lawrence St., Manhattanville.
West Side Industrial School 266 West 40th St.
Wilson Industrial School 125 St. Mark’s Pl.
United Hebrew Charities (Industrial School for Girls) 128 Second Av.
Zion and St. Timothy Industrial School 332 West 57th St.
FRESH AIR WORK.
The Tribune Fresh-Air Fund Tribune Building.
Bartholdi Créche 21 University Pl.
Children’s Aid Society—Health Home West Coney Island.
" " " Summer Home Bath Beach.
The King’s Daughters Tenement-House Committee 77 Madison St.
New York Infirmary for Women and Children 5 Livingston Pl.
New York City Mission and Tract Society 106 Bible House.
St. John’s Guild 501 Fifth Av.
" " " Floating Hospital (every week-day but Saturday).
" " " Seaside Hospital Cedar Grove, Staten Island.
Sanitarium for Hebrew Children 124 East 14th St.
Society for Ethical Culture 109 West 54th St.
New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (Ocean Parties) 79 Fourth Av.
St. Barnabas Fresh-Air Fund 38 Bleecker St.
The Little Mothers’ Aid Society 305 East 17th St.
New York Bible and Tract Mission 416 East 26th St.
New York Society for Parks and Play-grounds for Children 36 Union Square.
American Female Guardian Society Summer Home at Oceanport, N. J.
Summer Shelter Morristown, N. J.
(Apply to Charity Organization Society, 21 University Pl.)
BOYS’ CLUBS AND READING-ROOMS.
Ascension Memorial Chapel (P. E.) 330 West 43d St.
Avenue C Club 65 East 14th St.
Bethany Church Tenth Av., bet. 35th and 36th Sts.
Calvary Parish 344 East 23d St.
Chapel of the Comforter 814 Greenwich St.
Christ Chapel West 65th St. near Amsterdam Av.
Church of the Archangel (P. E.) 117th St. and St. Nicholas Av.
Church of the Redeemer Park Av. and 81st St.
College Settlement 95 Rivington St.
Covenant Chapel 310 East 42d St.
DeWitt Chapel 160 West 29th St.
East Side House Foot of 76th St. and East River.
Free Reading-Rooms 8 West 14th St., 330 Fourth Av., and 590 Seventh Av.
Grace Mission 640 East 13th St.
Holy Communion (P. E.) Church 49 West 20th St.
Holy Cross Lyceum 43d St., bet. Eighth and Ninth Aves.
Holy Cross Mission 300 East Fourth St.
Lafayette Club (Middle Collegiate Church) 14 Lafayette Pl.
Mission Chapel of Madison Av. Church 440 East 57th St.
Madison Square Church House Third Av., cor. 30th St.
Manor Chapel 348 West 26th St.
Memorial Baptist Church Washington Square, South.
Monday Night Club (Church of Holy Communion) 49 West 20th St.
Neighborhood Guild 147 Forsyth St.
New Jerusalem Church 114 East 35th St.
North Side Boys’ Club 79 Macdougal St.
St. Bartholomew’s Parish House 207 East 42d St.
St. George’s (P. E.) Church (Memorial House) 207 East 16th St.
St. Luke’s M. E. Church (Knights of St Luke) 108 West 41st St.
St. Mary’s Lawrence St., Manhattanville.
West Side Vermilye Chapel, 794 Tenth Av.
Wilson Mission Building (“Av. A Club”) 125 St. Mark’s Pl.
CHILDREN’S LODGING-HOUSES.
Brace Memorial 9 Duane St.
Girls’ Temporary Home 307-309 East 12th St.
Tompkins Square 295 8th St.
East Side 287 East Broadway.
Forty-fourth Street 247 East 44th St.
West Side 400 Seventh Av.
Mission of the Immaculate Virgin Lafayette Pl. and Great Jones St.
CHILDREN’S HOMES—TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT.
Asylum of St. Vincent de Paul 215 West 39th St.
Asylum of Sisters of St. Dominic (House of Reception) 137 Second St.
Berachah Orphanage (Gospel Tabernacle) 692 Eighth Av.
Bethlehem Orphan and Half-Orphan Asylum College Point. L. I.
(Controlled by thirteen Lutheran churches of New York and vicinity.)
Children’s Fold 92d St. and Eighth Av.
Colored Orphan Asylum West 143d St. and Boulevard.
Free Home for Destitute Young Girls 23 East 11th St.
Dominican Convent of Our Lady of the Rosary 329 East 63d St.
Five Points House of Industry 155 Worth St.
German Odd Fellows’ Orphanage Apply at Home, 82 Second Av.
Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan Asylum Amsterdam Av. and 136th St.
Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Orphan Asylum Eleventh Av. and 151st St.
Holy Angels’ Orphan Asylum (for Italian Children from New York) West Park-on-the-Hudson.
House of Mercy 81st St. and Madison Av.
Ladies’ Deborah Nursery and Child’s Protectory,
Male Department, 95 East Broadway and 83 Henry St.;
Female Department, East 162d St., near Eagle Av.
Leake and Watts Orphan House Ludlow Station, Hudson R. R.
Messiah Home for Little Children 4 Rutherford Pl.
Mission of the Immaculate Virgin for Homeless and Destitute Children Lafayette Pl. and Great Jones St.
St. Joseph’s Home for Destitute Children House of Reception, 143 West 31st Street.
New York Foundling Hospital (Asylum of Sisters of Charity) 175 East 68th St.
New York Infant Asylum Amsterdam Av. and 61st St.
Orphanage of the Church of the Holy Trinity 400 East 50th St.
Orphan Asylum Society Riverside Drive and West 73d St.
Orphans’ Home and Asylum of Protestant Episcopal Church 49th St. near Lexington Av.
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum Madison Av. and 51st St.
St. Agatha’s Home for Children 209 West 15th St.
St. Ann’s Home for Destitute Children Av. A, cor. 90th St.
St. Benedict’s Home for Colored Children House of Reception, 120 Macdougal St.
St. Christopher’s Home Riverside Drive and 112th St.
St. James’ Home 21 Oliver and 26 James St.
St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum 89th St. and Av. A.
Shepherd’s Fold (P. E. Church) 92d St. and Eighth Av.
Protestant Half-Orphan Asylum Manhattan Av. near 104th St.
Home for Seamen’s Children (New York and vicinity) West New Brighton, S. I.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children 100 East 23d St.
REFORMATORY INSTITUTIONS.
Burnham Industrial Farm Office, 135 East 15th St.
Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Eleventh Av. and 151st St.
New York Catholic Protectory Office, 415 Broome St.
New York Juvenile Asylum 176th St. and Amsterdam Av.
St. James’ Home 21 Oliver St.
House of Refuge Randall’s Island.
House of the Holy Family 132 Second Av.
CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES.
All Saints’ Convalescent Home for Men and Boys (Holy Cross Mission) Avenue C and 4th St.
Babies’ Hospital of the City of New York 657 Lexington Av.
Babies’ Ward, Post-Graduate Hospital 226 East 20th St.
Children’s Hospital Randall’s Island.
New York Infirmary for Women and Children 5 Livingston Pl.
Five Points House of Industry Infirmary 147 Worth St.
Good Samaritan Diakonissen (Hahnemann Hospital) Park Av. and 67th St.
Infants’ Hospital Randall’s Island.
Laura Franklin Free Hospital for Children 17 East 111th St.
New York Foundling Hospital 175 East 68th St.
Nursery and Child’s Hospital Lexington Av. and 51st St.
St. Mary’s Free Hospital for Children 405 West 34th St.
Harlem Dispensary for Women and Children 2331 Second Av.
Sick Children’s Mission of Children’s Aid Society 287 East Broadway.
Yorkville Dispensary and Hospital for Women and Children 1307 Lexington Av.
New York Orthopædic Hospital 126 East 59th St.
New York Ophthalmic Hospital 201 East 23d St.
ASYLUMS FOR DEFECTIVE CHILDREN.
Crippled Boys’ Home (Forty-fourth Street Lodging House) 247 East 44th St.
Institution for the Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes Lexington Av. and 67th St.
Idiot Asylum Randall’s Island.
New York Institution for the Blind Ninth Av. and 34th St.
New York Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb Eleventh Av. and 163d St.
New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled Lexington Av. and 42d St.
St. Joseph’s Institution for the Improved Instruction of Deaf Mutes 772 East 188th St.
Sheltering Arms Amsterdam Av. and 129th St.
Society of St. Johnland Apply at Calvary Chapel, 220 East 23d St.
Syracuse State School for Feeble-Minded (Apply to Superintendent of Out-door Poor.)
Children’s Aid Society Haxtun Cottage, Bath Beach, L. I.
House of St. Giles the Cripple 422 Degraw St., Brooklyn.