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Title: Street Arabs and gutter snipes. The pathetic and humorous side of young vagabond life in the great cities, with records of work for their reclamation
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Needham, Geo. C. (George Carter), 1840-1902
Subjects: Child welfare Poor
Publisher: Boston : D. L. Guernsey
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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saved $55,567.28 in our savings bank. The work of the past year is as follows: Lodgingsfurnished, 76,612; meals, 86,849; 469 boys returned toparents and friends; our average attendance at night-schoolhas been 126; we have found employment and homes in thecountry for 501 boys; we have had with us 8,456 differentboys. Our receipts have been $8,208.19, while our grossexpenses have been $18,122.68. In our gross expenses Avehave included the sum of $1,036.35 for construction andrepairs. This sum, with the receipts deducted from theyears expenses, leaves our net cost $8,87H.14. In oursavings bank, 1,194 boys saved $2,674.34. It might here be stated that for six cents a comfortablesingle bed is provided, and with it all the privileges of thehome are obtained. It makes no difference to us how-wretched, filthy, or ragged a new comer may be, he is everreceived kindly and made to feel at home. Our Sunday-evening services, to which attention has beencalled, consist of brief addresses and singing.
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A COMMENDABLE WORK. 273 The Girls Loclging-House is also worthy of special com-mendation. Once more we refer to the interesting Report: — The Girls Lodging-House presents its claim to recognitionamong: the useful institutions.of the city, from the followingfacts: It has during the past year sheltered 1,058 homelessgirls and provided respectable situations and employmentfor 840 of them; has sent 51 to the West, where the) arein excellent homes, and returned 102 to friends. It hastrained 21 in dress-making, 30 in laundry work, and 323 onsewing-machines; has provided 14,018 lodgings and 3!».7^4meals. It is essentially a working household, with everyavailable part in use for the benefit of the house ami itsinmates. Visitors to the laundry, situated in the rear, will find inthe washroom five or six girls at as many tubs, rubbingdiligently, and in the ironing-room four more learning touse the iron artistically; no blisters on cuffs, collars, or shirt-bosoms allowed here. As the Sewing-Ma

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