The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-09

WICHITA CHIGDRi;N'S HOME.

TO the Editor OF the :.asIe:
How cities shallcare for the youth that
is drifting towards deprarity is question
that of late years is attracting general AZ
tention.
business men are coming to regard it as
one of the great questions which they
must help to solve.
Horace Mann once said at Il dedication
Of reform school that if only one boy
were saved. the large outlay OF money for
its buildings would lie justified. When
some one asked if he really ment that it
paid to spend so much money for one boy,
he replied yes ii he were my boy. !"
Many men are answering that question in
that way, and by bringing it home to
themselves, they become broader in theiy
charity and more Just in their dealings
with the homeless youth of the cities and
towns who are capable of being piloted
into safe harbOr or 90 to wreck and rain
on the dangerous coasts of vice.
The principal cause why children be-
come bad, il the sense of being Of
Tenders against the law, seems TO be
the lack of good house influences,
and SO we a an association are trying to
prevent this state of things by looking
after the children-sOmebody else's boys
and girls-and trying to make good cti-
ZeuS Of them.
The children Of the Door are worth de-
VolopInG, and ii is not necessary to accept
the old theory that there is a permanent
criminal element IN our population by the
laws OF heredlty, as there are hundreds of
instances where these waits of the street
have been reclaimed by surrounding them
with good influences and teaching them to
love the better way.
institutions like this serve well their
purpose as transit houses. but Gods or
phanages are the childless homes OF orr
land, and the sooner our homeless chill
dren are placed in them the better
/ have learned that through sympathy
one can come close to the great. warm.
throbbiag heart OF humanity, and find in
1t p!teOus sympathy and strong, earnest
tenderness. II bad not known it before
/ should nave learned ii here IN nv work
of loving and caring for these homeless
children. With all my faith in
God and humanity It is con-
slant wonder to me how women
VIII make sacrifice to provide
clothing and food and other comforts for
these dear little ones We also receive
much encouragement from good people
bidding us God speed in warm fraternai
words, which bring comfort to our hearts.
and often tears TO our eyes: for we all like
10 feel that our laborS are understood and
appreciated, bat unless persons have
filled this position no one can really know
how perpleXing aud how selfsacriticing
this work really Is
Perhaps you do not all realize what a
lovely place this Is going to be after our
trees take on more age. The Carver fam
lily have done noble work for this Home
IN securing elghty-three fruit and shade
trees and arranging and plantiu. them
out to the best advantage The hoard
could not have hired any one who would
have taken such interest in doing the
work so thoroughly aud well ] suppose
the next improvement Will be the play
arboT, which will be worth everything To
the little folks as the hot weather ad-
YanceS
The children were kindly rememb ered
on Easter day by a large donation of eggs
by Cone Bros
Oar own flock of hens are now furnish
ing us generous supply OF eggs.
We have been making garden and ex-
peCt great results from IT, We have onions.
peas, lettuce, raddisheS, beets, beans and
sweet corn planted. Oar piece of rye pas
ture has been backward, but is coming on
nicely now, aud oug COW is fairly revelng
in it,
The little kindergarten chairs that Mrs,
ten ANA Mrs. FawCeJt secured for the
home are exactly what we wanted and. oh,
how proud the little folks are of them.
They are trying to see huy long they can
keep them free from scratches.
y home IN the country was found for
Stanley, aud little Jessie not getting very
strong after having In grippe went to her
grandma, ana our sweet little CarrIe-our
Ittie Sunoeam-went 10 gladden. the
hearts and home ef her parents. where she
ionnd awaiting her fat little dimnled
roiIcking brother.=iy months ofase. whom f;
She proceeded ri once 10 feed with a cooiSy.
Dear little heart. how we have missed her /
Tor she had by her sweet canning baby !
ways endeared herself TO Us all The /
WRITER WAS granted the sad privilege of !
restoring her TO her patents who were /
overJoyed at seeing her, ana who with
choice tid-blts and attractive TOYS had {
partly succeeded IN making her acquaint- /
luce when left them. i undressrd her /
Ton the last time and put her TO sleep and
nus left her. ana thus she passed out Of .
nay life. For Il while il seemed that all /
eur suuli ght was gone
NrS u " Gi,r,.