Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-03-17
The Children.s Home Society .

Ino Chll0renS Home Society.
Perhaps some may not know that
there is a Children's Home society and
OF the splendid work it is doing for
homeless children.
1t is a national institution, having
headquarters ut $50 La Sale street. Chi
cago, Ill. 1t is not denominational,
but is managed and supported hy men,
bers of all protestant denominations,
as well as by outsiders. There is pub
lisled at Davenport, Iowa, monthly
periodical. called the Children's Home
Finder. which represents the interests
and work of the society. The editorin
chief is Rev. g. X. Hoover. There are
nine state or district societies, auxiliary
to the national society. each having its
board of managers and its supcrintend-
ent. New auxiliaries are being formed
from time to time. and the intention is
TO extend them throughout the country.
The objects are strictly benevolent
and eninently worthy of the sympathy
and support of every true-hearted per-
sun. They are. briefly, to find homeless
children of sound body aud mind, to
care for them in temporary homes pro-
vided for the purpose at state or ma
tional headquarters until such time as
they can be permanently placed in good
homes in private families, where they
may receive the love and care of foster
parents, the influence and advantages
OF home training, and where they can
grow to be the men and women of char
acter and worth which none other than
home influences have ever produced.
In the ten years of this society's eX-
istence it has found and placed over
five thousand children in good homes.
1t not only places children but contin-
ues kindly interest in and oversight
of them until they are twenty years of
age. If they are neglected or abused in
one family, q thing that rarely occurs
owing to the care with which families
are selected, they are removed and
placed in another. This method of
providing for homeless children, i'm adj
dition to being the best method, b,
cause it places the child in it's natural
environment, is far cheaper than state
institutions for orphans. The orphans
home of Minnesota, may betaken as an
Illustration. 1t costs that state Sl,l2O'
per year for each inmate. This would
be a total in twenty years of s22,sOe.
The Children's Home society can find.
place and supervise the bringing up OF
children i'll private homes until they
are twenty years of age, at a total cost
OF $50 per capita. The reason is OBJ
vious. When a child is placed in good
home. the society's expense ceases.
Among the auxi'iaries is that of
North and South Dakota with head
quarters and temporary home at Fargo,
n. ID. Rev. j. r.. McConnehey is the
superintendent. Within fifteen months
he has placed eighty-fve children in
goud homes in his district. A part of
l.is work is to organize what are called
Advisory Boards" in the different
towns and communities. 1t is upon
these that he depends largely, if they do
the;: duty, for information concerning
children in naed of homes. families
wishing to adopt children, contribu-
tiuns made, ur the welfare of children
already placed.
Mr. McConnel!cy is now making his
third tour of the Hills. Wherever he
goes he awakcns interest in this grand
canse. He has already taken seven or
eight children from the Hills and ex-
poets to take Others this trip. He has
organized advisory boards at Rapid
City. Deadwocd, Lead City, Hill City,
Custer and Hot Springs.
The board of this city is composed of
Mrs. T. T. Evans, president; Mrs. NJ. A.
schoonmscher, vice president; Mrs. DIR.
Jennings, secretary. Mrs. "A. d. Wood,
treasurer; Mrs. II. Leslie. Mrs. II. T..
Catlin, Miss NJ. Alien and q. T.. Frame
Tie workers for this society wish TO
interest the pubic and to secure their
cooperation i'm lining children that
need homes, families that might wish
to adopt !, homeless little one, or any
contributions from generous hearts. for
the support of this noble work. Please
communicate any information in this
line to the secretary or any member of
the local board at Hot Springs, s. ID.
Mrs. +. II. EVANS, Pres.
Mrs. DIR. JENNINGS. Sec'y.