The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

desired There are two who are just
at the age when they particularly need
mothers care, the Watchful thought
full, intelligent care which the over
worked nurses in the home cannot give
them They are about nine months old
and need TO be held and petted and
mothered'' taken UP from the little
COTS where they lie all day long and
allowed TO grow. The rerOrmers who
talk about race suicide" and demand
more babies should see these little neg
lected creatures which the prodigality
Of nature has cast upon an Indifferent
world These two mentioned are par
tIcularly bright. pretty and attractive.
They have well formed heads and
bodies and the fact that they have sur
yIved conditions generally supposed to
be 50 unfavOra bic prove that they are
healthy. But the chances are they viii
remain In the home. being unpopular
boys whom nobody seems to want and
If they live through the critical second
summer and the other perils of baby
hood viii grow up in the institution
until they have reached an age when
they viii be self-supporting or some
farmer viii adopt them to help him in
his work.
Nearly all the unfortunate little chill
dren in the Home compare favorabl
with other children of their ages in ap-
pearance. ability and everything except
clothes The society buys their shoes
but most of their own garments are
the castoffs of luckier little ones. The
row OF oVercoates which hang in the
boys clothes room are worn, faded and
ragged The three little girls who are
old enough to go to school wear i'll
fitting, unbecoming gowns and shabby
cloaks. The children have plenty to
eat. They are warmly housed and reg
ularly bathed and their clothes are
clean but they are pitifully shabby and
insufficient Both the babies and the
older children need clothes of all kinds
! The Home Gfsa7Tr1fl7 friends q
eTOus contributors OneOf the wealthieSt
men in town donates all the coal used
and has for several years although he
has expressly forbidden the officers Of
the society to give his name and has
threatened to withdraw his patronage
if the fact were published IN the news
/ papers. The different milling compa-
MES give the -four and two OF the pack
eTs give meat. The sOciety's officers in
clude such well known women as Mrs.
J. F. Daniels Mrs. Howell Jones, Mrs.
/ George Clark. Mrs. William Green Mrs.
F i. WoolvertOn. Mrs. W Fl. Davis and
Dr. Mary T. Stewart. William Green,
! C. j. Devfn. W. II Davis, Edward
Wilder ard Dr. Allzire are members OF
the advisory board The society IS over
Z p years old and when it is stated that
! ia some years it finds homes for as
many as 100 children besides caring TOT
from 30 to 40 the year around some
idea of the good done by this noble
the society to adopt a child are requr-
ed to furnish three good references The
child is then sent to them on PROBATION
and at the end Of three months the
president of the society visits the fam
ilv and if she finds all we'll and the
child healthy and happy the legal adop-
ffon fakes place. Foster parents are re-
CURED to send the child to school II II
is old enough TO attend great many
wealthy Kansas people have taken the
Homes foundlings and are bringing
them up as their own
Driving away from the home the car
rage Of my Lady Eountltul rolls pas'
all sorts and conditions 81 enillls ~
Dltving in the streets on their way
hone from school. driving with thef
narents ia carriages, or walking Sedate-
/ r. with their nursenaids or their nlotn-
ers. little babies in perambulatOFs. tod
dlers trotting along alone. little girls
oloaks like gFOWn-upS. small cnaps
comparing the marbles and tops which
are Just now seasOnable in "BoyVille =
all the little Inhabitants of that Lilllpui
land where homes and food and cI0tn-
ing and love and happiness are accented
as a matter of course and where each
is a royal prince or princess Of his OF
her own small kingdom of loving hearts
+ Doesn't it seem awful. the little Iady
/ BOuntifui appeals. for those poor little
children we have Just LEFT TO have So
little and to need 50 much. when these
. have more than they can use and every
thing to make them haDpy2 m sure
if they and their mothers and fathers
only knew they'd De glad to give Of
their abundance to help TO right thu
wrong those other little ones suffer.
Look pleasant and have your picture
taken at Lutes',' 81 Kansas avenue.