Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-13
ADMISSION coSlNurrSE
is presented.

is presented.
The number of children received into
the Home during the past year was
eleven-seven boys and four girls
This number seems small in comparison
with former years, but we account for
1t by the fact that work has been more
plentiful and times more prosperous in
the past year or more, thus enabling
parents especially mOthers) TO support
and keep their children at home with
them, who otherwise might have been
compelled by adversely to place them in
the Children's home. We constantly
have applications to take children TO
board. Most frequently by mothers
who can get plenty of employment, and
are obliged TO leave little children
alone while absent at their
daily toll. One mother said: am
willing to work off my fnger-ends to
support my children, and thought If
could get them into the Home TO board
l could could work more efficiently, as
my mind would be relieved of heavy
burden of care, knowing that while alb
sent working for their support, they
were we'll cared for, sent TO school,
and kept off the street while out of
school.
When we explain that our rules do
not permit US 10 take children 10 board,
but that we viii! receive any destitute
child if given up to the home, the an
swer almost invariably is, by those who
really wish to support their children,
Il can not give up my Children 'and
...h,, o,,, hfo mo ha- Nvhat ic
or holier than a mothers love?
The chairman, Mrs. J. J. Jones, pre-
Sents the following:
REPORT OF BINDING COMMITTEE.
Number of children gone out from
the Home during the past year is thir-
teen, six boys and seven girls.
OF this number, four boys were en-
ticed away by relatives, and not having
any means of restraining them or pre-
venting their running away again, it
was deemed best not to bring them back
into the Home, as their influence over
the children had been very perniclouS.
The proper place for such boys is the
Reform School. The other two boys
were placed in homes, one with rela-
tives and the other one in the country
with farmer.
OF the seven girls sent out, two were
returned, one for incorrigibllity. This
one has since been taken by relatives
in another State. The other was re-
turned, not on account of any diSsatis-
faction, but by mutual consent OF both
parties. as the family having her were
about 10 move to a distant State, and
the managers did not wish to have the
child 20 so far away. She has since
been placed with gentleman and his
wife who. having no children OF their
own. have had one of our girls for the
past seven years, and having had so
much pleasure with the one, thought 1t
would be more pleasant to have two
girls about the house TO be company Tor
each other. The first one they took is
very delicate, and no parents could give
a child better or moro SolicitouS care,
counting expense as nothing in compar-
ison with her health ann comfort. The
other five girls sent out are doing well
in the homes selected for them. Am
sorry to state that one of our girls who
was placed in an excellent home about
i've years ago was permitted by her
guardians TO make a visit TO her reia-
lives. After staying the prescribed
lenAth of time, she utterly refused 10
return to her adopted home, and as she
was so near the age when she woald be
free from the control OF her adopted
parents. they deemed it inadvisaole to
compel her TO return, especially as she
had fallen in with bad company while
making her visit, and they did not wish
her influence TO be exerted on the other
Girl they had raised, and who is just
like their own daughter.
RrPoRr ov TREASURER FOR YEAR ENDING MAY
81 1901:
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