Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-01
HOME TIMERS
APPEAL FOR AID.
Want CONTRIBUTORS to Assist
Them in Caring for Aban-
doned Children.
ASSOCIATION NEEDS QUARTERS.
To This End il Solicts Aid From All
Who Feel Disposed To
Give II.

The Children's Aid & Home Finding
association of Utah issues a circular
In appeal for financial aid in finding
homes for young children who are
either orphans or have been abandoned
by their parents, as follows:
The charitable people of Salt Lake
City are doubtless aware that among
its reorganized institutions there Is
none that cares for babies. The orphan
sylums of the city are prohibited by
their bylaws from receiving children
under years Of age. Hence an aban-
doned infant or an unfortunate babe
whose unnatural father has deserted
both II and its mother, or one whose ar
rival has brought disgrace upon some
deeply wronged girl, has no place of
refuge open TO II. No public funds are
available for Its support The mother,
II she have both the strength and the
will TO work. finds II exceedingly diff
cult to find employment No house
keeper wants servant who Is encum-
bered with young child. The sulled
reputation, too, Is sufficient Of itself to
close majority Of homes against the
unfortunate mother of an unwelcome
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in the care Of others by providing for
Its maintenance. SO the question what
shall be done with these poor waits de-
mands an answer
A partial attempt to answer this
question has been made by the Chill
dren's Aid and Home Finding assOcla-
ton. Its purpose is to find homes for
the homeless. 1t seeks to be the con-
Meeting link between the homeless
child and the childess home. But while
II Is doing this the little ones must be
provided with temporary shelter and
care, To hire them boarded out Is ex-
pensiye and often not satisfactory In
its result. The prime necessity is
home In which they can be cared for
under wise superintendent and with
skilful nursing when needed
AS yet the funds placed at the dis
posal Of the association have not been
sufficient to establish and maintain
such home as is required With the
meager means at Its command II has
placed a good number of children IN
comfortable homes, but most of these
had passed beyond the infant age be-
fore coming under its care.
The home, to be successful must be
placed on n broader basis. The assoc
, citation should own or rent n sultab
building, should be able to engage a
good matron and provide necessary
help in the Kitchen and nursery depart
ments so that the superintendent may
be free 10 go into the field IN quest OF
| needy children and childless homes.
Profoundly impressed with the urg-
| ent need for such an institution, the
undersigned, who are members of the
board OF directors of the Childrens Aid
and Home Finding association, earnest
ly commend II to the liberal support
of the philanthropic people of the city
| and state.
Contributions may be sent TO II. w.
Lawrence treasurer, 1874 Main street
| or be handed to any member OF the
board, or TO Capt. H. NJ Wood of the
Salvation Army, who has kindly con-
sented to solicit in behalf of the home.
MRS. q. b. BLAKELy,
MRS. f. Il. SHEPPARD,
MRS. j. MADDEN,
MRS. w II. TIBBALS,
MRS. SIMON BAMBERGER.
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