Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-15
CHILDREN 5 AID
SOCIETY WORK.
What Has Been Accomplished by
The Institution During the
Past Year
REPORT OF Superintendent.
Mothers anl Babes Have Been As.
sisted Some OF the Needs of
The Association.

The newly elected directors Of the
Childrcns Ana and Home-nndlng asso.
citation of Utah met yesterday after
noon at the home Of Mrs stIckney II
ElrI's court, and elected the following
board Of directors for the ensuing year:
j, G, Mccain, presidents Rev Richard
Wake. first vice president, =. =. Chris
Jensen, second vice president Rev. p.
a. Slmpk.n, third vice president. Mrs.
y. y, Shepherd, secretary, Henry w.
Lawrence, treasurer. Mrs. V. A. Stick.
ney superintendent, W. II. Hanchett.
physician; a, G. Behle, surgeon. q. b.
PfouE, occulist w. J. Davis, dentist.
Hon Frank Pierce counsel The report
issued by the superintendent shows
That ylain20 has been received by the
institution during The past year Of
Which I,z1Al2 had been expended
leaving a balance Of s,5S7 In the treas
ury,
The report IN fun follows.
MI President, Ladies and Gentlemen
Of the Board of Directors OF the Chi.
drehs Ala and HOme.hndlng Assocla.
ton OF Utah once more We meet Ia
consider the great subject OF "rescuinu
the homeless and to elect our officers
70 do this highest and noblest of an
humane work
Someone has said. "A man is never,
80 erect as when stopping TO IN nm a
lallen brother" our WORK goes further
lnan that and saves before the brother
fails.
We save lives and carry Joy to chill
less homes There are many. many
homes IN Utah that need our aid. They
90 not need money. nor society but
they lack the smiles and sunshine of
children to make a natural home. They
nfed the children as much as the chill
dren need them. Many little ones who
come INTO this world are perlshlng be-
cause there Is no hand outstretched
with motherly tenderness TO save them.
Ihere Is missing link between these
aylnB children and these chlldless
MONIES, ana our work Is 10 link these
TWO needy classes and benefit both.
Ihis past year has brought US In
touch with many deserted mothers with |
babes IN their arms, and this class We
cannot turn away In order 20 aid |
children we must honor motherhood. |
Nolhing ON earth IL as noble as a true
mother and the patient, struggling.
tolllng mothers who appeal 10 us for |
AID need our care, some OF them are |
living active, unsefish lives. working |
far beyond their strength to provide for |
their precious babes. which often are |
the offspring OF some vile wretch IN |
human form going around the country |
seeking whom he may devour
Many mothers put children away be.
cause they see no way to live and can.
not obtain money--"the root Of all |
eyil'-enough 10 live respectable lives.
So with breaking hearts. az mothers
alone can know, they offer their babies
for adoption,
VIII this association suggest some
plan whereby motherhood shall be more
and true mothers can be
able to keep their own children and live
In a respectable manner?
Since our annual meeting we have had
Is children offered 70 us which we could
not receive. Four u these babies have
died since last May, and we are very
sad over this fact Could we have
taken them we believe they would be
laughing and growing today. making
Joyous sunshine I'm four homes, instead
Of filling four little graves
our work m Titan has been crowned
With great blessings and we give hum
BILE, grateful thanks to Almight God
The author OF He, that he has kept the
ieath angel from our home during the
four and One-half years We have been
.olling here TO save life. II gives us
Joy TO say we have saved lives aud
made homes more happy
We have helped the city county and
state TO lessen their number Of crImln-
lls' We have saved public funds; we
lave secured homes for youths that
would otherwise have been sent to the
'eform school We have received coun.
y charges and provided for them, re-
moving them 10 good homes, where they
IRE greatly loved. Our work Is far
eachIng, We have had three cases
which we took from the state Of Ne
ada, two from California and three
asses from Canada. We have taken
our children from Salt Lake City 10
elativta In North Carolina,
We ieel great need OF proper homes
or boys. These restless. active boys
must be cared for and have their en-
rgies turned 10 some useful occupa-
lon or the state, OF which they form a
art, will suffer IN just the proportion
hat she neglects her boys. VIII you,
acs and all take the boys on your
carts and help TO provide homes and
'hoesome employment for themg
When our last annual report was read
, YOU we had seven children and two
lothers az the home. Since then we
ave received 30 children and l2 moth.