The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-29

| third year with the most favorable pros
poets. The main work in hand is tn,
building of a new home and every one il
! Wichita is goinf to help. Every one b.
the plan adopted is able to do more thar
their share and certainly no one wants t.
! do less The location of the home has no.
been decided upon yet. Several donation.
of land have been offered, but the location
| has not been desirable. Somewhere in the
vicinity of the present Home is most de
sirable, or on College Hill and two acres
would be about the room best suited for al
! purposes.
GLANCE AT THE HOME.
| The Wichita Children's Home is not an
| asylum, but is made home in every sense
| of the word. Its objects are to adopt and
| care for children of all ages and religion
| who, by death or in other ways, have been
thrown upon the mercy of the world To
rescue and protect children against cruelty
and abuse and give them the
benefits of schooling and religious
training Its doors are open to
the friendles and the orphan children and
all the comforts of a home are offered
them. After children have been adopted
into the institution and seem to be suitable
for adoption elsewhere, then homes are
found for them, and eventually all ofthese
little waits find their way into good christ
ian homes, to perhaps, supply the place OF
a loved one that has gone or to entangle
themselves in the meshes of parental love
of those who have not been blessed with
children of their own. A careful record of
all adoptions is kept, and every child that
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mind and is always under its watchfuI eye.
Many of them have been particularly for
tunate and have homes as good as any
child could desire. In only one instance
in the last two years has it been necessary
to receive child back. The management
of the institution is by board of direc-
tors composed entirely of ladies and an
advisory board of gentlemen. The follow
ing are the members of the board: Mrs.
E. J. Foster, president; Mrs. NJ. i, Carver,
first vice president; Mrs. j. H. Black, sec
ond vice-president; Mrs. j. j. Stoner, sec
rotary; Mrs. A Basley, financial secretary;
Mrs. c. +. Remsen, treasurer; Mrs. +. G.
Shields, corresponding secretary; Mrs. J.
L. Dyer, Mrs, H. w. Craig, Mrs. j. L. Hill,
Mrs r. Pittenger, Mrs. J. w. hartman,
Mrs. w. H. Scott, Mrs. NJ. f. Fawcett,
Mrs. NJ. 7. Rochelle, Mrs. w. NJ. johnson,
Mrs. u. NJ. Johnson, Mrs. w. f. Stanley,
Mrs. j. *. Sawyer and Mrs. Jennie Nc
Chung.
The following compose the advisory
board.
Messrs. J. o. Davidson, B. H. Campbell;
VIM. Mathewson, w. Z. Stanley, George
G.. Strong, G. +. Jones, Rev. w. B. Hen
dryx, Geo. p. Glaze, DR.. J. d. Hewitt, J. II.
Blackwelder, G. w. Clement, A. A. Hyde,
A. Rosenberger, j. G. Rutan, T.. j. Foster,
u. n Haymaker, j. II. Black, NJ. w. Levy,
A. w. Oliver, NJ. NJ. Murdoch, r. f. Law
renee, NJ. L. Carver, A. Basley and q. w,
Larimer.
ing S75 monthly from the city and 500
quarterly from the county. Its charter
dates August 4, 1888.
The home is under the immediate charge
of Mrs. II. w. Craig, whom the children
all love, respect and obey as a mother.
The management feel themselves particu-
larly fortunate in having secured the ser
vices of 50 competent and motherly q
matrOn. Friday is the regular visiting
day. and the ladies desire that every parent
in Wichita will make it convenient to pay
the home at least one visit. All can go
there expecting the children to enlist their
affections and none will be the worse for it.
The front door admits the visitor TO the
large reception room which connects with
the matron's room on the north.
Directly in the rear is the sleep
ing apartment of the nurse and the
babies. Adjoining this is small room for
more babies and an assistant nurse. In
the rear of these apartments is the nursery,
a large and comfortable room, where the
children are amused and taught during
the day. Upstairs are the sleeping rooms
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The rooms are all comfortably furnished
and look very pleasant. The children are
allowed the same liberties they would be
allowed in their own homes and soon all
from the matron down, begin to regard
themselves as one family The furnish
ings throughout the house are neat and
comfortable and very little more is requir-
ed to make everything complete. The
basement contains the kitchen, laUn-
dry, store room and dining room and will
always pass inspection. As there is no
shade in the yard large tent would be