The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-11-30
DON'T BIZ 4 TROUGH.
Help The Little Ones Who Cannot
Help Themselves.

The Boys & Girls Aid Society of
Oregon Is an organization which cares
for homeless, neglected children
through out the entire state OF Ore,
gon. Its motto is ut is wiser and
less expensive to save children than
to punish criminals, and will show
that II the children are taken in time
there would be many loss criminals
to punish.
The officers Of the institution have
among its numbers some of the best
people in the state of Oregon. The
Hon. George H. Williams, Ex-United
States Attorney General and Ey-May-
or of Portland, is its president. Mr.
II. E. Beach, a well known business
man In the wholesale and retail pan
and oil trade, Is its secretary. Col
L. l.. Hawkins is its treasurer. The
other directors are Mr.. Robert ). Far
rell, commission man. Judge w H.
Gilbert Of the United States circuit
court; DIR. Thomas Il. Elliott Mrs. W
A. Buchanan Mrs. Levi White, and
Miss Helen Il. Spaulling Such names
as the foregoing should be sufficient
guarantee for the integrity and hon
esty Of purpose Of the organization.
For samples of the work of this be-
nevolent institution, the public have
only to look around. In nearly every
city aud hamlet In the state of Ore
gon can be found some of the wards
of this institution placed out in fam
lily homes, where they are visited at
intervals and everything done to in
sure their receiving the proper treaJ-
ment at the hands of their foster par
ents. These children are for the most
part picked up, abandoned by their
parents or taken from vicious sur
roundings. Many stories can be told
Of cases taken charge of. Among
those Is that of little Harry who was
picked up as a waif, deserted by par
ents but now the pride Of one of the
best homes in Oregon. This little fell
low was but three years OF age when
he was brought to the superintend-
ent's office by an old colorod woman,
who stated that his mother had placed
the boy in her charge to board some
time ago, but had failed to pay any
thing for him and she did not know
of her whereabouts. In order to
bring the matter before the court,
Superintendent Gardener took the
little fellow before County Judge Lii
onel Il. Webster, who made the order
tuning the little one over to the care
OF the Society and said to him: "You
poor little abandoned child, here is
fifty cents for you, perhaps the most
you ever had in your life. Mr.. Gar
dener, buy him some cakes. " After
the little fellow had been In the Re
eeiving home for month or two he
was taken by couple who had nc
child, and is now the pride and sun.
shine of their home.
Another case of o little six months
old infant girl, who was being liter
ally starved to death by its parents,
neglected and forsaken. Parts OF the
child we're covered with sores from
sheer neglect The child was taker
by child hungry couple, who one
year after sent its picture to the Sup
erintendent, on the back of which wa,
inserted "This is our lady. She wa,
one year old when this was taken
She has eight teeth, walks and can say
few words. Isn't she lovely, ant
she is far sweeter than she looks.
The Superintendent last annus
report shows that they have cared FOL
during the past year i0S children
Out of this number 80 we're entirel!
new cases, the balance were children
returned or recalled from famil!
homes for cause, The $50 new case
we're from the following counties
Baker |, Benton 10, Clackamas 4,Clat
sop 5, Columbia 4, Coos 6, Crook 2
Josephine /, Lane IA, Linn 2, Mar
ion Z, Multnomah 1Sl, Polk ?, Una
tilla 6, Wallowa l, Wasco ,, Washing
ton 4 aud Yamhill A.
The question now arises, shoul'
such a society he supportedS Shoul
it not be the pride of the state of Or