The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28
Opportunities for CharitabIy In
clined Are There.
BOYS ARE NOT WANTED
Girl Babies in Home Readily
Adopted.
Children Are Cared for by Self
Sacrificing Women.


news to anyone in this city, but to the
majority of people, no doubt. the in
stitution is only the name in large giit
letters over the entrance to a residence
at the corner of Third and Fillmore
streets, or associated vaguely with sun
dry requests to buy tickets to amateur
concerts. There is a generally prev
alent ooinion that the institution is
generously supported and prosperous.
When the newspapers report. as in the
case Of the little baby girl left in the
Rock Island station last week. that it
has been taken in charge by the Or
uhans' Home. the majority of people
leave sigh of relief and consider Their
responsibility ended, although they may
never have done a thing to help this
noble charity, may never have visited
/ the home and may know nothing of the
lives of the little ones who are careo
for there. nor the means by which the
no Doubt that many worthy and kindly
people who are able to helm in the work
being done by this charity are ignorant
of the needs Of the institution. They
many weeks this winter there were only
TWO women To care for the TWENTY
seven children six of them tiny little
babies, in the nome. that those six lit
tie babies had not enough clothes &c
cnange every day. on even every other
day. that the nursery was sorely in
need Of white flannel and even old COS
ton ana linen cloths that the babies ais
bathed with Ivory soap. sometimes all
in the same bowl of water. and that the
twenty-seven children in the home have
only six handkerchiefst
Little Lady Bountifui is a pretty so
ciety Girl of the debutante set. She
lives in a beautiful home on fashion
able street and drives in carrfa-e.
She wears charming gowns. gives and
attends functions. and IS an he lress III
her own right But her fad is little
chudren-nOt alone the pretty. spoiled
children of her own circle, but the mis-
era bic, unlOved, neglected children of
the pour. She Is not d member of the
society which supports the Orphans
Home and from which the officers arA
elected She has never attended
board meeting" nor joined d Lenten
sewing class, but she visits the home
almost daily takes the children pres
EMS OF clothes and toys. and is regard
ed by them as their Permanent Pea
nut Girl She talks so much about the
children al the home to all her friends
that she has succeeded in getting some
OF her butterfly chums interested in
these poor little grubs, and number
or them have made clothes for the
babies in the nursery and are working
ca Easter gowns Tor the older girls who
90 TO school
Won't YOU go out to the Home with
me some day and write a piece about
II for your paper2" pleaded little Lady
BOuntiIul who was buying white fan
mel and India linen ia a Kansas ave
nue. shop the other day I'm sure if
people knew how much the children
need they'd help. I just want YOU to
see those little babies. They are the
sweetest little things and it's just pitt
ful to see now much they need mother
ing
They have a large yard, :. she said.
as her carriage drew up in front of the
brick house on Fillmore street which
IS now the property of the Home so
ciety. But I do wish there was a
sand pile Tor the little ones TO play in.
+ " ouldn't 1T be fine if they had a little
garden and could raise flowers and
Tegetables2 1t would amuse them ard
keep them busy besides teaching them
something useful But there's SO much
they need Its just discouraging
And indeed il is. in q way. The chill
dren in the Home are well fed-thefr
f appearance indicates that They are
plump and rosy and except for 0c
] casional colds. free from Illness The
building is warm (ihe society put in
hot water heat this winter and it is
clean. The bare painted floors look as
though they were scrubbed daily and
the little cots i'm the d0rmitOrias are
snowy white. There are now five Wo-
men to do the work. two having come
this week to assist the matron. cook
and nurse who were alone for some
time this winter. They are all kindly
looking. gentle voiced women and one
feels that what care they can give the
children is tender and loving. But
think of six little babies chat is the
number now in the Home nursery) for
who complain that YOU don't have "A
minute" with only one and a nurse to
help