Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-31
THIS YEARS WORK
REPORT OF MISS EVA SHAW OF
THE IOWA cHlLDREN's HOME
SOCIETY.
The Work Accomplished During the
Past Year and What is Planned to
Be Done by This Worthy Institution
The Report.

Through feeling of philanthropy
the Iowa Children's Home society was
established sixteen years ago. and Just
recently the annual meeting of the So
ciety was held and the favorable re-
ports show that the movement of six
teen wears ago, was one which can
not too often be repeated Today the
multitude of children whose lives.
doubtless, would have been wrecked,
had they not come under Its influence,
will rise up as memorial Of the good
in founders of the society.
The society's purpose is to rescue all
children coming to its knowledge who
have been bereft or discarded by their
natural protectors, together with those
whose parents are not deemed proper
guardians (when such measure is
possible) and place them in good
homes where they will be under the
direct Christian influence and training
and will also be given such an educa-
ton as will fit them for the practical
duties OF life, the society in the mean
time continuing its watch and care
over them until they are at least eight.
cen years of age. The work is now or
ganized in twenty states.
Holds Annual Meeting.
The regular annual meeting OF the
society was held at it's headquarters
in Des Moines, May 10, goodly num-
Der OF visitors members of the state
board and workers being present.
The past year is perhaps the most re-
markable in the history of the society,
the number of new children received,
exceeding that of any previous year.
The total number registered since It's
organization UP to May /, 1904 being
1904 of which number 266 were adj
mitted this last year. 1t has been es-
timated that at least S6 per cent have
more than justified the hope of their
adopted guardians. Many are filing
positions Of trust and influence, others
are fitting themselves for professional
life, mechanics, farmers, etc. This,
work has been done by the voluntary
offerings Of the people. During the
sixteen years work. sixty-eight WapeI-
10 county children have been received
and cared for and out of this number
have come some of the brightest OK
amples of the work.
Miss Eva Shaw of Ottumwa the dis
Iowa, during this last year counting
the children received from and placed
in her district has handled eighty-nine
children. Travelled 1888 miles by rail
and S07 miles by team In the interest
OF the homeless ones. -
The society has a recelylpg 4 -
Des Moines where the childil are
cared for until placed in home.s. With
It's we'll tested methods, loyal support
ers. trained we rkers more than thou
sand local boards, well equipped, home
and central Office is the most success
full and best organized charity In the
state of Iowa. They now have sever
al boy babes all of them healthy, bright
little fellows, who want homes and 1t
is hoped that the pleading appeal Of
these little ones may find practical
answr in the opening of both hearts
and homes for their reception. A de-
scription is given below:
Roy - Four months old, blue eyes,
brown hair, fine plump baby.
Theodore Four months old Blue
eyes, brown hair, a good natured,
bright little fellow
William months, blue eyes, light
hair, nice baby for his age.
Verne-3 months, blue eyes, light
hair, baby any one could love.
Gordon-3 months, hazel eyes, brown
hair, and fine child
Harry months, dark brown eyes
and hair, who will be fine lad some
day.
John--2 months, light hair and eyes,
a small babe but very nice.
John E,-2 months, blue eyes, dark
brown hair, good baby.
VIM. J.-3 months, blue eyes, au-
burn hair good both day and night.
Roberts, months, large dark blue
eyes brown curly hair, splendid child.
ASKS INSURANCE RECEIVERS.