The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-02-15


gers how carefully thoy look into tho
reputation and character OF tho pooplo
who apply for children before they
decide to lot them have a child. Refer.
onces must DO given and then these per-
soma they arc referred to aud sometimes
others arc written to by tho board for
Information concerning applicants.
And when found to DO desirable peo.
pie, aud when child Ia indentured to
thom bond OF 81, 900 with good securi.
ty is executed for the proper treatment
OF the child.
Sometimes people change, and homes
once good aro no longer q suitable
place for child. Such cases tho authori-
tios OF tho homo have found aud dealt
with.
In 1881, boy was taken from people
to whom, no had been bound, because
they overworked him and subjected
him to otherwise harsh treatment.
Tho same year another boy was taken
from the persons who had him because
OF the
IMMORAL CONDUCT OF Ills FOSTER PAR.
ESTs.
l remember one year we sent an at
torney and took boy from 4 homo
where his foster father had gone par.
TALLY insane and we deemed the place
unit and unsafe for tho boy.
In 1884 1t was discovered that a family
which had ono OF our girls removed to
the state OF Kansas, taking her along.
There tho foster-mother died and the
foster.iather became OF such dissolu,e
habits as to make it no longer a suitable
place for young girl to be; and ut con-
siderable expense and q good deal OF
trouble she was cent for and returned.
mention these things to show that
the vigilance OF the Home does not
cease when private homes have been
procured for the helpless little ones.
l know something of tho anxiety,
the planning and the correspond.
ence OF some OF these women
in behalf OF our own Home family.
And / know OF sessions Of the
board OF directors alao held until long
into the night while sitting evidence on
the alleged ill treatment Of some OF our
wards who.o places had become some
what Suspicious. This vigilance is
right, humane and proper. but it re-
Quircs patience and takes the time from
busy mon and women. It is worthy OF
recognition and communication; and 1t
IS well for the people 10 know that tho
work committed to these interested
men and women is done with consci.
en,ious fidelity.
have found in looking over the an.
nual reports oil tho Homes work dur.
n thn "a NJ Ia,
president Of the board OF directors
that the average cost per child provided
for wa, very low. II tho cos, were
sou. it would not be too high ii it were
your child or mine.
Now It il well known that children
who come from the influences which
many OF these came from il left in those
surroundings almos. inevitably become
criminals. And children OF even good
parents. which children are berett OF
them, il LETT to roam tho streets in beg
gary and neglect. will also almost invari.
ably become criminals. So that the
vast majority OF these we have provided
for would almost beyond doubt have
become the source OF wonderful expense
TO the state.
Trials in court, l aui told by
lawyer of wide experience
and observation. run from $50 to
many thousands OF costs to the
state. So that We have saved the state,
in tho matlOr OF court expense, many
times what was expended. This il the
lowest possible view OF the matter. 10
save life from vice TO responsibility,
good citizenship AID morality, is an in.
calculably greater beneli. than money
can estimate.
10 be citizon adding to tho financial
earnings Of q community, instead OF
being destructive and vicious. is n great
gain, and tho influence OF such lives on
others, TO unnumbercd generations. is 4
wonderful clement in tho comparison.
Friends, We arc working for tho
present aud tho future; and tho
work OF this noble charity needs
to DO continued and enlarged.
To have saved and cnnoblcd BIZ. one
lite means moro than money consld-
Grafton. The expressions OF gratitude
from those who have graduated IRON
the Homo, their, success in lie, the
esteem in which they ara held by their
foster parents aud acquaintance. the
prosperous future that is before most OF
them, constitute sufficient reward to
us Tor our expense, anxiety and work.
But above oil thero is tho consciousness
Of tho approval OF our Great and All.
loving Master Christ. 10 caro- for those
whom He cared for so tondcrly.at once
links our Joy with tho joy that was set
| before Him. That approval have all
they who aid in the cause of helpless
childhood. 1t ia earnestly hoped that
very soon this Homo will DO endowed
n, It moods to be and deserves to be, and
its benetlciont work will DO enlarged
and improved rs tho times aud neces-
sitics OF tho ago demand.
THE EDowNMEST PUSD.
After Mr.. Dornblascr had finished his
| talk Rev. Mr.. Barnilz talked for n while
on tho endowment fund. Ito urged
all to givo what thcy could towards tho
enlargement of tho Homo and tho OK
tension OF ia work, or to leave 1t money
whom ,hoy died, that IL might bu last
| Ing monument to their memory.
Mr. Barnitz then read several lotters
from former inmates and attaches OF
tho Home. Ono was from Mrs. North
rup, who .was too i'll to come, aud OK
pressed her great disappointment. An.
other was from George II. Kruskopf.
ono OF tho early inmates, later with Nc.
Lain Bros, tho druggists. and now in
tho Ramo business in Pittsburgh. A
third was FROM Mr,. Luvla Ilagans,
formerly ono Of tho board OF lady man.
agors Of tho Homo, who gave some worry
interesting reminisconcos, md OK
pressed hor hopes for the continued