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Title: The Survey April-September 1920
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Survey Associates Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
Subjects: Charities Social problems
Publisher: (East Stroudsburg, Pa., Survey Associates)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: Algoma University, Trent University, Lakehead University, Laurentian University, Nipissing University, Ryerson University and University of Toronto Libraries

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e experiments proved themselves than Mr. Perkinssought to have the service assumed as a part of the state responsi-bility, it being his conviction that ultimately the state should carrythe whole project without depending on private gift funds for itssustenance. Mr. Perkins, with his associates, exhibited an intense in-terest in the camp work. Here they found conclusive evi-dence that a public park reaches its maximum usefulness whenministering to its capacity for those who find little opportunityto repair to the solitude and solace of the woods for rest andrecreation. In three years of this branch of service, Mr.Perkins lived to welcome over 150,000 mothers and children,who spent an average of ten days each in the camp establish-ments. On the day Mr. Perkins died a list of 65 camp es-tablishments, ready to receive over 6,000 mothers and chil-dren, for which provision was made for the current season,had been prepared for him. His tireless energy and initiativemade this record possible.
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BY WAY OF A POSTER FOR THE FOURTH This Italian cartoon was circulated on postcards inrecognition of Americas part at the time of the invasion.As a matter of fact, the first American contingent to getto the Piave was of Red Cross ambulance drivers whodrove their cars from France and mobilised at Milan. The latest achievement of Mr. Perkins was the collectionof a half million dollars from private contributors, which bythe action of the last New York legislature, with the ap-proval of Governor Smith, has been matched by a half mil-lion dollar appropriation from the state for 1920 and anotherhalf million dollars to be made available in 1921, contingentupon the commissions raising an equal sum for the furtherdevelopment of the park. The commission operates its ownsteamship line this season, to take excursionists to Bear moun-tain with steamers which were procured as a result of Mr.Perkins solicitation of a friend on behalf of the commissionsneeds. Before he had reached his fiftieth birthda

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