The Anaconda standard., 1898-01-29
WAITS WITHOUT HOMES
The Commissioners Will Decide
What to Do With Them.
MONTANA HOME SOCIETY
1t Is Probable That at It's Special Meet
ing the Board Will Make Some Ar
rangements With the Organi-
cation in This State.

A special meeting of the county COM
miSsionerS has been called for Thurs
day, Feb. 3. The meeting is called for
the purpose of canvassing the vote on
the county bonding proposition which
occurred last Tuesday. While the cam
vassing of the vote will likely be the
principal business of the meeting, the
commissioners will probably take steps
toward providing a permanent home
for the orphaned and other homeless
children of the county.
This problem is one that has been
more or less difficult of solution for
some time. AT present there are 10 or
IL children dependent on. the county.
These waits are disposed of in various
ways. Some of them find a home at
the county hospital, at Deer Lodge
Others are placed with private families,
while two or three have been turned
over to the Montana Children's society
at Helena. The plan at present in
vogue with reference to care of chill
dren who have become charges upon
the county is not in anywise a satisfac-
tory one, and the commissioners will
doubtless take some action regarding it.
A rev days ago representative of
the Montana Childrens' society was in
the city and talked with one or two of
the commissioners with a view to hav-
Ing the county place its homeless chill
dren with that society. AS the county
is threatened with having the four HUI
Der children, on it's hands in a few
days, it is probable that some arrange
ment with the society above referred
TO Will be made. The society is a
national organization, of which Secre-
tary of the Treasury Lyman ]. Gage is
president. 1t has branches in nearly
every state in the Union, and is sup
ported by voluntary contributions The
a a hp-nv nah lnlA
headquarters, and among it's officers
are some of the most prominent men of
the state, including j. X. Toole and
many others. Its resident represen-
tatives in Anaconda are Rev. G. w.
Hea1y and T. G. Davidson.
The society does not keep the chill
dren that are given into it's charge, but
places them in homes throughout the
state. Since the establishment of the
society in Montana more than 60 home
less children have been received and
given for adoption to various families
The society is non-sectarian. child
or family of a certain denominational
faith is placed. if possible, with fam
lily of similar faith. The work of the
society is growing rapidly, and in the
past two months 16 children have been
taken care of.
\ In circular letter addressed to coun-
ty clerks, the society explains its sys-
ent upon the county,. The letter states
that it will receive children of sound
mind and body from the county and
for charge of $50 for each child 1t
guarantees to maintain and care for
each child from the time of its recep
tion without further cost to the county.
1T insures placing the child with fam
lily who will educate it and bring it Ut,
in a respectable manner.
As the cost is comparatively slight.
it is probable that the commissioners
at their special meeting will take some
action looking to the placing of Deer
Lodge county's homeless children with
this institution.