Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-26
THE cHILDRfN,s FRIEND.
A Journal Reporters Talk With a
Famous English PhiIaathropist.


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Hearing that DIR. Joha r. Middlemose
the famous Ensiish phaanfhsopiss. vas in
the city, the guest Of DIR. B. T. Sanborn d
the insane hospital. 4 JorHsAL reporter
drove oter one day last week and asked 10
zee him.
After few minutes the reporter vas
shown upstairs to DR.. Sanborns pretty
Apartments, where he was introduced
To Dr. Mpidlemore.
He found the pliiixnthropit TO be man
Of about 20. perfect specimen of our
American IDEAS Of an Engiishman. That
i. 70 say, be Ia little over medium height,
b,oa,t-.houidered ADD With manly carr.
aye. and his face q most attractive one,
vn high-colored but clear. and eleaniy
.havsn save for the traditional side
vhiskers.
After they had been introduced the re-
porter said Doctor. a. we know by our
dispatches you have recently brought =
large party Of children over from England
TO Portland and then to the Provinces.
Won't you tell the Journal just what
your work isf"
II brlng children over 10 settle them in
good homes"
"Do you DO this for yourself or as the
agent for some societyf
Both. 10 the work with my own and
other people. moaey under the name of
th. 'Chiidren's Aid Society Our work Is
confined to tile city of Birmingham. with a
population Of about 800 600 and the thickly
settled manufacturing and mining Middle
district Of England"
why 10 you bring the children over
here instead Of 'ettiieg them in Englands'
We heliey" IN doing for them what we
would 10 for Ourselves. That tsto give
thru new start under fresh circumstances
and different -nrronndings-
It Understand though. we dont take these
'hi'''' - 49, 49, N' ,''N''S 80
over. We h's' give them years thorough
training at one OF our chiidrens homes
why don't YOU give them Their right
names, the Middiemore homes Is what they
are called you know interrupted Dr.
Sanborn-
well, theh' the MID iieniore homes
'ald the'r founder ana mahspring' with
genial laugh we nave TWO OF These, one
for g'ris, when VIII mold o. and one for
boys which VIII accommodate i]o. After
a years training at these homes we pick
out each spring from :" to 100 children and
bring them across. Ihis year Dad w IN
my party, and altogether l have brought
across over sooo chiidfen-
How 10 you arrange ABOUT their future
homes
Owe advertise the work and impress
upon the people the opportunity Afforded
them in securing the children. Then we
let them kno" where they can write for
children Anh where 10 send their references
Tor W. are particularly careful As 10 where
We place our Young charges.
Then II we are -atsi'ed with the applicants
character AMI circumstances, and II 1t ap-
pears that the people will do well and have
no children or nave girls but no boys, or
the other way ana we are convinced that 1t
viii be to Tue mutual advantage OF both
parties "' write them when to expect us
AMI bring over the children
= notice you said TO mutual advantage.
10" are the adopters oehehted!
How benefited echoed the doctor.
"hN' dont you caii II dement, TO nave
ones ne oroairned' ones feehngs AMI al
iT'ti'oS "'h'ef' ana 10 nave 'o'he one !"
care tor ''''d'' "nes'iff often think
thai TN p'opl' gam more than Inc ehiidfen-
We nave Drought gladness into many
dsfSehei meme have made selfish people
nave un'e'hsn thoughts snd have ire
4o'o"Y 'an'"'i me i"hsings OF many
y'"'- los lnheeH' IL Is 10 thelr hiutuai
"iFahtAge' 10 Inc adoPttrs II proves as
ha's 'o'i YOU anu 10 inc chiiureh IL means
good MONIES hlhd friends tooi anu CLOTH
ihR 'Hacati"h ana Almost soul
iUeh you ara" from pretty poor CLASS
81 'h'ldr'n;
''+ ann no. les from their surronh-
'hs' ana Heei1e'iy n" from 'heir fu'u'e'
feRaru 'hese 'h'd'eh as the mower Oh 'nei'
class That IA when they are removed
from ther unfortunate circumstances
"o" 'an 'he! '''l 10 De "he" '"ts arr
vase oi tue survival Oh tne h''s"' i"e
mothiity among 'heir hr"thers ana sisters
anu indeed among the c'htireh OF previous
generations 49, and mas Deer" something a"-
tni "n' poor woman TO whom went 10
''Ae n'r eh''d' "h'h sue coma no 'oheN'
Keep him. SAIL to me. He's the last OF II
lou see these children live because 'h'F
are h"ed To i've. tive them the ife'n
start ! nave spoken oil ana 'hey 'e'e'oPe
mo me men ana women
Here ease for Won lhree wears
ago h"ri-t IN fredtltan, Nova sco'ia' ap-
phed inr boy. After eonshierabie hes'-
TALON We sent hIm one. The Horst died
year ago amt when was IN lis town '"e
other day. foun'' that that nay although
only - or ID years Oil. whs carrying Oh
the business alone for the family. lou
know that little fellow must have come OF
s'''' '''o~ =,