The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-03

atives. When 4 mother. through extreme
restitution. has given her child over to
the society, and the latter has found q D
fne home for Il. and the mother begs the
privilege Of visiting the child, Il seems =
hardship ut frst thought that this should
BE- denied. To grant II. however, almost
invariably would result in more Or Ieaa
trouble and dissatisfaction. Time smootha
l. all over, the mother finds other cares,
and the child becomes completely absorbed
into the family Of its foster parents.
young woman in Kent. three or four
years ago. married q worthless man. who
deserted her soon after the birth OF twin
boys who came a year after the marriage.
The woman was helpless and absolutsiy
destitute. The Methodist preacher at Kent
wrote the society, and Mr.. Brown at once
went to the woman. She was very sorrow
full at parting with her little ones, but for.
their sake consented to give them to the
society. A few days later q lady OF this
city took them. and has cared for them
ever since, devoting all her time to their
care and training. After a time the moth
er was divorced from her husband and,
married again. stin she inquired often.
about her little ones. and once begged Mr..
Brown to tell her who had them. He talksl
ed to her kindly. saying:
MY dear women. It Is not my privilege,
to answer that question. Should do 20,
your next question would be, where are
tuSys anu YOUR uo4L act WOOiQ u8lUr0lIK
be to 80 to them, so violating our agree
msnt with their foster parents ana your
agreement with US, dividing the love and
attention of the little ones perhaps. and
very probably unsettling and disarrangingx
a home which for the best interests Of;
your children should not be disturbed. A.
you have renowned all responsibility In tina
care and rearing Of those children. you
have no right to introduce your relation
ship before those who have undertaken that
responsibility in your stead"
~ ~ ~
AT OF one OF the z36 children cared Tor
IN by the society has been sent to 8
reform school. It II q cardinal
principal with Mr.. and Mrs. Brown not
to send to reform schools until all o<hen
methods Of improving or controlling the
child fails. So far kindness and judgs
ment have been sufficient.
The case is in point here OF little boy
of vicious parentage. His father was
o drunken tough. His mother had
drowned herself because of the fathers.
cruelty. The little chap was IN court
to testify against the father and was
turned over to the society by the police
department.. A homo was twice found
for him, but he was sent back each 0mA,
reported az an incorrlgible thief. Il was
him another trial with this record. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown had to choose be-
tween sending him to q reform school
and taking him into their own homey
They unhesitatingly chose the latter
course. VIZ
Eve found" said the superintendent.
in speaking OF the case recently. 'thAt
all the little fellow needed was love and
q little instruction. He did not know
that 1t was wrong to steal until Mr.
Brown took him on his knee and told
him all about It and taught him the come
oughly trustworthy and lovabls chtlds
and an excellent permanent home has
been found for him." The superintends
ent and Mrs. Brown mentioned several
similar cases.
Strange to say, the society has lately
come in for portion Of abuse from =
petty Tacoma paper for accepting . small
sum of money from the commissioners y
of Pierce county for each child the so-i
ciety has taken OF their hands. TaA5
coma has been helped by the society by.i
being relieved Of the care Of forty-hvo,
Of the homeless, destitute children For
only sixteen of this number has the 20.
ciety received any money, the sum OF ~.
each having been paid by the board Off
commissioners, who were thereby re-.
lieved OF an annual charge OF 800 Tor
maintaining each child IN Pierce county,
This money, OF course, went to the fin0
OF this benevolent work.
- Ev. JOHN WALDO ELLIs.s Of r.
coma Is the field superintendent o.
the society, and travels almost COM
stantly about the state. seeking destitute
little ones and inspecting homes and othefsl
wise promoting the work. Mrs. Brown
publishes q bright monthly paper called
the Children's Home Finder, the cb5eot
Of which Is to promote the benevolent
aims OF the society. DR.. Charles Il Me-
Vile contributes his services to the society
gratuitously.
s The washington Children's Home So
ciety has become q most popular STATE
institution. It has demonstrated that IT.
methods are unselfish and practical, and
It's efforts have been attended by uniform
success from the beginning.
The state office is at 800 Battery street.
thin city.
Following are the names Of the execus
tive board and trustees:
Executive board-Hon. w. d. Wood.
state president: Rev. q. +. Whitwcrth,
d. D.. first vice precedent: Rev. Wtlmot
Whitfield. d. D.. second vice presidents
Rev. II. D. Brown, third vice preaidsntt
David Myers, financial and general eocre-
tary; George II. Park, treasurer; Mr..
Libbie Beach Brown. state superintendent
Hon. John r. Neagie, counselor.
Additional trustees--Mr. Ebenexer 6hors
rock. Rev. T. z. Whitman, Rev. w. H.
@. Temple. Rev. Herbert II. Gcwen, Mr.,
H. o. Shuey, Mrs. Z. g. Wood, Mrs. Batess
Rev. George w. Giboney. Rev. Charles
McDermott, Mr. r. r. Whitman, Rev.
Hugh w. G.lchrist, Hon. Roger 8. Greene.
Rev. s. C. Ohrum, Mrs. 8. j. Eaton. Rufu4
Willard. NJ. D., Mrs. Jane II. Sllsby.