The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-03-29

cruelty or ayarice, TO wrap about these
little ones the strong arms OF the law. TO
free them from the terrorS of brutality and
the temptations to crime, and It possible,
to find homes to shelter and hearts TO love
them.
Do we believe in this work? If we do let
us put down our names and commence to-
night.
Mrs. f. J. Foster then read the follow
ing report:
AIr Chairman and Friends.
If one said What shall he do who comes
after the king, what shall she do who
comes after the king, after the senator,
after the mUSic2 1t Is stated, that if the
| man Is the head the woman IS the neck,
| and she turnetil the head whithersoever it
wills" In this most exalted work Of the
humane society. we ladies of the Children 5
| home board willingly accept our place, and
rejoice exceedingly that the head is to be
! organized. But if this figure does not
| seem appropriate we, at least, pledge our
| hearty cooperation and sympathy TO the
! noble men upon whose hearts this work
! has been rolled. 1t seems to NE no other
cause than that of neglected and suffering
| children could give me courage to LIT my
/ voice thus publicly. The little ones for
/ whom we are caring are not all orphans,
! but all are homeless and what is sadder
| than homeless child2 Many are children
Of mothers deserted by their husbands,
/
! some are rescued from haunts of sin
/ and drunkenness. and others are the
| children of nobody found abandoned
! and neglected, while others are the child
! rem OF poor day labOrers or parents over
! taken by poverty, misfortune and sick
ness. The children are not responsible for
/ their condition, and appeal, pitifally, TO
our hearts and sympathies. In the nearly
| two years of my work we have given re-
! lief to 113 children. We keep them until
| we can find good homes for them. sending
| the older boys and girls to school and
teaching the younger ones at the Home.
| OF those received, removals as follows:
By DEATH 2; to homes, %; by parents or
guardian, after several months in the
Home, 81; to BelOiU school, ! incOrigile;
leaving IN the Home at the present time,
| 49, The Humane society has rescued and
sent TO us five children, two of whom,
with two others, have been given to our
custody by the court under the new law
offered by the Humane society. OF these
two have been adopted by loving parents
who had none of their own children to
cherish; two others are spoken for by
those who will adopt for two homes
have been found, and the remaining two
secure place IN the institution
at Winfield. Our children are well
cared for, and it does US good
to see the little siCkly pinch
ed faces growing rosy and plump
after they have been time In our home.
We will celebrate our second anniversary
the last Sunday afternoon in April, and
will then give you detailed account of
the work. We have confined our efforts to
the most needy cases, as we are greatly
Kindred by the lack of room, and lately by
uncertain appropriations of money. We
take those under fourteen years of age. !
doing for them as well as possible but it |
fPIp wit
what needs to be done. Our hearts go out |
to those older boys and girls thrOnging !
haunts of vice in our Wichita. When the |
humane society reScues them the only /
place for them is the jail The great need /
is an industrial school where they can be /
taught from books and also in manual |
labor for the boys and homework, sewing, |
etc, for girls. To no place could the old !
adage: An ounce of prevention Is better |
than a pound of cure" be applied than to |
this evil. Instead of preventing the de /.
velOpment of evil, society waits until they /
become Migrants, then erect expensive /
prisons and reformatories, where they /
are confined and become burdens to the !
community, when they might have been /
trained to swell the public Golfers. l beg /
of you, do not let us do this in our fair {
city, but let us arise and build home |
large enough for the younger and an /
industrial home and school for the Older /
boys and girls. / would like to impress /
upon us all the great necessity of our not /
standing in Indifference without protest /
ing. and allowing these children to grow /
up in pauperism and become prOgenitors /
OF countless pauperS, as the history OF !
Marguerite. the mother of criminals proves
viii be the inevitable result. Her parent
age Is lost III the low vagabOndage of an
inebriate landed on these shores from the
old world. and became the prOgenitor of a
whole tribe OF thieves and paupers. Her
descendants multiplied 10 the sixth gener
alton. of whom the whole number is 705.
Two hundred and four depended on town
and county for relief, seyenty-six commit
ted ll3 lndlctable crimes and suffered
1l6 years of Imprisonment under sem
tence.' DR.. Harris, of New York.
who published this record says: Il have
reason to believe that in any of these gen
eratiOns most of the individual members
in it could have been rescued and saved
from vice by prompt and reasonable care
and training of the children The cry
Of the children" is sounding with pro
lOnged wall. Few women are gifted with
the power of refOrmerS, but the weakest Of
Us can guide the formation of a child's
character and prevent the loss OF charac-
ter; so although small our work at the
Home, let us 90 forward and pray the
Father of the fatherless" that lie open
other fountains in the desert and make the
wilderness and solitary places TO be glad.
w. f. Stanley, Esq, then took the floor
and briefly outlined plan of action. He
said that great enterprises had originated
from much smaller meetings and he could
see the nucleus of powerful organization
before him in the audience. \ touching
appeal was made in behalf Ofthe friendless
md needy which found a hearty response
II the minds Of all present. At this point
le handed out cards amongst the audience, /
which, when signed, made them mem
)ers and secured their yearly sub
cription Of 81 The speaker went on
o say that in this same city he had fire.
iuently asked men 10 give a thousand
dollars to aid some business enterprise and
low he was asking for one dollar TO aid /
he cause Of humanity. In less time than /
{ takes to write it fifty cards were taken / :
ID signed and the meeting was ready for
In closing the speaker said
hat the thanks Of the meeting were due
o several who had already contributed 70
he success Of the meeting.
Formal resolutions were then passed /
banking the Wichita Light Infantry for !
he use Of hall, to the band for its services,
O the EAGLE for printing cards.
nd TO all OF the papers for their generous
Import.
On motion it was decided that a direc-
DRY OF seven should be appointed TO CON 8
it Of as many a. three ladies
On motion each daily paper was made
n honorary member by one representa-
i've
On motion nomination Of directors was
eclared in order The following names {
-ere then placed in nomination: Mrs Z \
Foster. Mrs. Clark Mrs. j. T Sheppard. :
-eorge L Douglass. William Nathews0n- G
V +. STANLEY and DR.. Stevenson. r