The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05
AN "ORPHAN ACRE"
A New Idea Worthy Of Attention in
the Care OF Little Ones Depend
ing On Public Charity.

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ling society h seeking aid for it's new
children's home in DuQuoin The So
ciety has done much good in caring
for poor children and orphans and in
finding homes for them. The society
has received % such children from
this county and has placed seven in
coed homes here. It's field secretary,
lG. c. Knobel. mas issued circular in
which a new idea is advanced for the
care of children-the establishment of
an orphan Acre The circular says:
"A farmer with a larger heart than
purse was moved by an appeal in be-
half of homeless and neglected chill
dren. While considering the needs Of
the good cause and his necessary limi
tation in giying,-fo ready money IS
not always a large asset with the far
mer,--thare came the happy thought
OF setting apart one acre to be culti-
waited for this especial object. lie
talked with his family about il ana the
plan received the unanimous and en-
thusiastic endorsement
And the result? As matter of
course good selection had been made
and nothing necessary to the success
of the project was neglected. The
probable outcome proved a frequent
and delightful theme Of conversation
in the family circle. Sunshine and rain
seemed TO favor the enterprise; the
blessing of Heaven rested visibly mp
on it; the yield was excellent, the
prices fair; and $50 was sent to the
support of the good cause.
ANY one may become life-memher
Of our society. by a contribution of $25
in a single payment, or S. per year for
five years. 4 certificate. suitable for
framing. is sent the donor In one
Of our little cities, several ladies had
an honorable ambition to be thus con
nected with this great work, and they
earned the money with their needles.
Where there is will there is also
way.
Now will our farmer friends and
their wives kindly consider thems elves
personally called upon by this appeal?
With two building projects on its
hands this year. one at DuQuoin, to
replace the old Home. which was
destroyed by fire, and another al Chi
cago to replace the inadequate Engle-
wood Nursery, the Illinois Children's
Home and Aid Society needs large all
ditional support Such as are glad 10
aot upon these suggestions should re-
port at once to the Superintendent,
Rev H. " Hart, LID, ~ Dearborn
street. Chicago that they have SET
apart one or more acres for this pun
pose and the undersigned viii be glad
to send them interesting literature in
the hope that they may enlist some of
their neighbors and other friends The
proceeds of the Childrens' acre and
other donations will be applied toward
the building of the new Homes at Chi
cago or DuQuoin, or 10 the uppo"t Of
the OH homes az Rantoul and shelby
vile as each donor may prefer. II no
preference is expressed. the donations
viii how into The general treasury
For eight year, past MS society
has cared for over over 40l homeless
neglected and dependent children each
year, and last year the number was
moro than 500, besides looking after
nearly $500 who have been placed in
family homes and are not legally
adopted Who can estimate the inn
portance Of this great work?
G.. G. KNOBEL, Field Secy.
~ Dearborn St, Chicago.