The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-09-02
nIES4'OR ADOPTION
DEMA GRE'TlR THAN THE
SUPP ,syLt,. REPORT.
Statements r.. Exhibit the GoIrsid-
erations That iafucnce New York.
ers In Adopt ag Chi,csen--One
Couple Have ssken Fear.

a
. Is not uniformly opposed to having
= o child or children In Tie house
notwithstanding il impress l1n to the
! contrary says New York sun.
A clergyman LAT returned from
Germany cold Of Z man woman OF
more than average education and
culture who said to N pityingly:
Il understand that III New York
there are no children,
The other side OF this : I,y IL that
IN New York there are hun reds of
childless homes which woul! gladly
Welcome child could one Ja had
for adoption. The mistress 81 such
home naturally is not wiling to
care for a child during its tnder
years only to have is snatched way
by a legal guardian when he OF she
reaches a bread winning stage. | CO.
pie prefer TO adopt the child leg lily
or 10 let 1t alone.
Surely" IL is often urged, ~ h
lall the orphan and half orphan ;1d
founding asylums New York sap
ports ii is the easiest thing in tho
world to get child to adopt But
Is it? This assumption certainly can't
be proved by the managers OF these
institutions. chat with half Il
dozen OF them shows that there il an
increased demand from New York
i women for children to adopt, and
most of them admit that they cannot
supply the demand This Is espe-
cially true of Protestant institutions.
For instance, at the State Chart
tles'Aid Association, whose Office is
In the United Charities Building, the
secretary showed bundle OF APP
proved applications-sev of
them-foffchHdren under two years
of age, and another bundle of twenty
two applications not yet Investigated.
and no prospect of being able to fur
nish fifth of the number of child
rem asked for. In the last year this
society furnished ffty-three children
for legal adoption by thoroughly re-
sponsible persons OF means, thirty
four Of whom I've in New. York city
AT the Female Guardian Society
and Home for the Friendless. which
takes care of more than 200 child
REMIT was learned that only thirteen
children, could be provided for
adoption In the last year Said
the secretary here:
We get many letters asking for
q small child to adopt and so sure
generally Is the writer that thereNis
large assortment from which TO
choose that she goes on to tell what
color eyes and hair is preferred
generally ending with the announce
ment that she wishes a girlsof two
years or UNDER 1t is seldom that
any one wants legally to adopt a
child over two years old, conse-
quent!y this reduces the number Of
available children. Again the ma
jority of those who are of suitable
age have grandmother or aunt or
cousin or other relative who object
to giving up all his or her rights !.
to the child though not able to pro-
vide for it,"
Much the same state of things IL
experienced at'the New York Orphan
Asylum. 1t is rarely, the manager
said, that child can be handed over
for adoption owing to the reluct-
ance OF relatives TO part altogether
with him. or her
Blood is thicker than water and
perhaps it is just as we'll to hold the
orphans In trust till they have reach
ID an age when they can choose for
themselves or help support them
'elVes In the home of relative, was
lis opinion.
The matron at the Nursery and
,hiid's Hospital shook her head.
We are often approached, said
he. by persons In search of a child
o adopt but IL is rarely they can be-
accommodated here. The majority
u our babies are born In the house
nj II Is the exception to find a
mother willing to rart with her in
am no matter how poor she may
,e"
Al the New York Infant Asylum
he superintendent made this sur
rising statement; There are ten
ONES awaiting every healthy avail
bic child we can furnish. We have
20 children in the house, We board
ut nearly 400 more and out of thai
amber last year we could furnish
My ~ for adoption. At this mo-
leht have SO applications for a
ably girl Of any age under two and
ne half years. Girls are decidedly
he fayorites with those seeking
hid to adop but moi finding
irl most OF the applicants will take
boe
But We,can't furnish either bows
girls enoug 81 am surprised. in
ct, at the derfFSzd for children from
ew York women an the unselfish-
1ss many'of the applicants show.
OF instance, there is one young
arried woman who told me she
as going to give up her saddle
Prise 50 that she could adopt
'eond child. Both she ana her ,hus-
md are fond OF children. and hay-
3 none OF their own they are sun
wing the lack by legally adopting
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