Number of Tramps and NOTE-Owing to the incomplete manner in which some of the reports are rendered, there is reason to believe that certain of the above items should be larger than stated, especially the number of Insane Poor not in Asylums, and the Cost of Tramps and Vagrants. PRIVATE PROVISION FOR THE AGED, INDIGENT AND INFIRM. An account is given below of Homes in the State which, in addition to the public institutions provided, furnish accommodations for the care of aged and infirm men and women. The Homes have, as a rule, been duly incorporated and are supported in some cases by private charity alone, and in others by the receipts from entrance fees and payments for board. THE OLD PEOPLE'S HOME, HARTFORD. B. S. GILBERT, Superintendent; MRS. E. J. Fox, Matron. Visited by MISS HALL in February, 1902. The Old People's Home is under the same management as the Hartford Hospital and was organized by an act of the General Assembly in 1873, amending the Hospital's charter for that purpose. An attractive three-storied building of brick and stone was erected for the use of the Home on Jefferson street opposite the Hospital grounds, and has accommodations for eighty inmates. On the first floor are the offices, reception-room, and rooms for men; the upper floors are reserved for women. The building is heated throughout by steam and lighted by electric lights. Since the last report an attractive and convenient chapel has been added at the west end of the building, the gift of certain friends of the institution. Applicants for admission to the Home must be citizens of Hartford County, persons of good character, not under sixty years of age, and in reduced circumstances. For several years applicants for admission have exceeded so greatly the means of the Home to support them that it has been necessary to make the entrance fee $1,000 for permanent inmates. A few boarders are received at $5.00 per week, and the Home is practically full all of the time. Although managed with due care and economy, it is impossible for the Home to be self-supporting, and the admission fee will of necessity be kept high until such time as the Home shall be sufficiently endowed to provide an adequate income. The rooms are large and well furnished, and everything is provided which will insure to the occupants the conveniences and comforts of a well-appointed home. Religious services are held on Sunday afternoons and are conducted by members of the St. Andrew's Brotherhood. The regular hours for the public to visit the Home are on Thursdays from 10 to 12 A. M., and from 2 to 4 P. M., but friends of the inmates may call at any time. THE CHURCH HOME, HARTFORD. Visited by MISS HALL in February, 1902. The Church Home of Hartford was incorporated in 1876, and is under the management of an association which includes the rectors and certain lay members of all the parishes of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the diocese of Hartford. A new house, especially designed for the use of the Home and situated at No. 123 Retreat avenue, between Hudson and Seymour streets, was completed in June, 1899, at a cost of about $32,000. The building is substantially constructed of brick in the colonial style of architecture, and has accommodations for seventeen inmates. Every convenience required in a comfortable home has been provided, and the heating, lighting, and plumbing systems are of the best. All of the inmates who are able to do so are required to care for their own rooms and to assist in the lighter domestic duties. Religious services are conducted by the chaplain on Sundays and daily by the matron, and an appropriate chancel is provided in the parlor of the building, which may be shut off from the room when not in use. Such aged persons or others may be admitted to the privileges of the institution as the board of managers may deem fit and on such terms and conditions as the board may establish. The usual entrance fee is $500 or $600 for permanent inmates. All persons who are admitted as permanent beneficiaries are required to sign an agreement conveying to the Home, under certain conditions, such property as they may then possess or may acquire afterward. Application for admission must be made to the chairman of the house commitAn annual report of the Home is published, giving the names of officers, house rules, etc., and a detailed statement of receipts and disbursements. tee. THE WIDOWS' HOMES, HARTFORD. The Widows' Home on Market street was established in 1854 as the gift of Mr. George Beach, a resident of Hartford, and still occupies the original building at No. 133, about one block east from Main street. The Home contains twelve suites of apartments of three rooms each. The inmates do their own work, live independently, and pay a rental of from $2 to $6 per month. The Home is under the management of a board of trustees, which was incorporated by the General Assembly in 1860, and consists of the rectors and wardens of the Protestant Episcopal churches in the city of Hartford. After the establishment of the Market street Home, other bequests were made from time to time to the board, until, in 1895, they were enabled to open a second Home of similar character on South Hudson street. The building is a substantial and well-appointed structure, and contains, like the pioneer Home on Market street, twelve suites of rooms. The apartments in both Homes are usually well filled and applications for admission are often on file. THE LAWSON C. IVES WIDOWS' HOMES, HARTFORD. The Widows' Homes at Nos. 848 and 850 Windsor avenue were established in 1867 by the will of Mr. Lawson C. Ives, an honored citizen of Hartford, who died in that year. The two Homes are under the management, respectively, of the pastors and prudential committees of the Park Congregational Church and of the Farmington Avenue Congregational Church, who were incorporated for that purpose by the General Assembly of 1867. Each Home contains twelve apartments of three rooms each, and all occupants who are able to do so, pay a monthly rental of $2 for front and $1.50 for back rooms. The buildings provide a welcome home for a number of self-respecting women, who, in the vicissitudes of life, have become unable to provide permanent homes for themselves. ST. MARY'S HOME FOR THE AGED, Visited by MISS HALL in October, 1901, and by MR. KELLOGG, October 28, 1902. St. Mary's Home is located on Albany avenue in an outlying district of Hartford, about three miles northwest from the City Hall. It is under the sole charge of the Sisters of Mercy, who have entire care of the Home and its inmates. The Home was opened in October, 1880, and a new and commodious building was erected and first occupied in April, 1896. It is a handsome structure of brick and brownstone, three stories in height with a high basement, and consists of two parts, of which the central or administration building contains the reception-rooms, quarters for the Sisters, a beautifully appointed chapel, dining-rooms for men and women, kitchen, laundry, etc. The domestic departments are equipped with labor-saving apparatus, and, like all other parts of the Home, present conditions of cleanliness and good order. The north wing contains sixty-five single rooms for aged women. A pleasant sitting-room is provided on each floor, as well as convenient bath and toilet rooms, and a comfortable infirmary is reserved for those who are feeble or ill. The whole building is heated by steam and lighted by gas, and is provided with easily accessible fire-escapes. As soon as the necessary funds can be obtained, another wing to adjoin the administration building on the south will be added for the use of old men. The men are now quartered in |