The morning call., 1895-02-04
A CHARITABLE WORK.
California ChiIdren'S Home
Society.
4 SAVING TO THE STATE.
10 Provide for the Children Without
an Asylum.
GIVING HOMES TO THE HOMELESS.
4 Branch Of a National Society to Rescue
and Care for Destitute Chill.
dren Here.
SAVING TO THE STATE.
living HOMES TO THE HOMELESS.

A meeting to formally organize branch
in this city OF the California Children's
Home Society was held at the First United
Presbyterian Church yesterday. The So
ciety in this State is branch of the Ma
tional Children's Home Society formed in
Chicago in 1888 to rescue homeless and
destitute children and place them directly
in comfortable homes without the inter-
mediary of orphan asylums. The society
has branches now in eighteen States, and
has rescued many thousand homeless chill
dren and placed them in families Notice
of the meeting had been published through
the different churches of the city, and they
were generally represented.
Rev. M. NJ. Gibson presided and after
speaking of the great need for the work of
the society introduced Rev. M. Gregory,
who came from Los Angeles recently,
where he has been engaged in the work of
the society, and has been installed as SUI
perintendent of the branch here. He said
that their work had so far been done in the
southern part of the State, where the State
society was first established two years ago.
At the present time LOCAL boards had been
established in over fifty cities and towns in
the State.
Speaking of the work of the society he
Sdli. Inc Society Is incorporated
the laws OF the State and seeks to rescue
destitute and homeless children and place
them in Christian homes, where they can
grow up useful and sustaining members of
society. 1t maintains no institution, be-
lieying that there is no efficient substitute
for the family life. The society does not
seek to supplant such institutions, but
| rather to help them to put their children
in homes. We shall have only temporary
home to keep the children until places are
| found for them.
"a child in an orphan asylum costs the
State now $100 per year, and as the average
time each child is in one of these institu-
tions is ten years, the cost to the State is
$1,000. Our society takes the child from
where it is found and almost Immediately
finds place for it in family, and without
any cost to the State. The thousands we
! have thus taken care of would otherwise
have become a great burden to the people,
and this State will some day wake up to the
fact that this society has caused 1t greater
saving than any institution it has fostered.
"There is no question of the great need
for our work. Here in San Francisco In
one month, from the 18th of November to
the 10Th of December last, no less than fifty
orphans were refused admission to the va
riouS orphan asylums.
1--WE shall extend our local boards into
every city and town in the State to act as
lookout committees. By the employment
of active agents, local boards and district
and State superintendent thorough
supervision is kept over all our children.
Abuse or neglect of child under our sys-
tenn is impossible"
At the close of Mr. Gregory's address
remarks were made by Rev. w. a. Gard
ner and Professor Selden Sturgis.
local board was chosen as follows:
Rev. NJ. NJ Gibson, Professor Selden Stur-
gis, Rev. II. H. Wickoff and Mesdames w.
H. Hart, S. G. Lilis, Henry Watson, NJ. R.
Gardner, T. w. Nolan, Samuel Thompson,
E. w. Root, r. L. w. Davis, w. R. Nor
ton, J. F. Littleton, James Dickey, John
Everding, F. P. Gray, J. NJ. Peoples, NJ. E.
Sweet, H. Foss, J. NJ. Newell, John Reid,
S. J. Hendy. w. H. Nash, A. P. Black, w.
B. Clapp, II. l.. Davis, A. S. Sanborn,
Henry Kelly, J. II. Boardman, A. F.
Silsby. Rev. NJ. NJ. Gibson was chosen
president and Professor Sturgis and Rev.
II. H. Wickoff presidents.
It was announced that inquiries may be
addressed to the superintendent, Rev. w.
Gregory, at 522 Ellis street. Contributions
are asked to carry on the work.