Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-21
The Augusta Chldren's Home Is an Insti+
tuition OF Practical Value.

the needs CT an institution of th,,
kind.
The superintendent report shows
that there were 16 children in the home
the first of November and that three
were admitted during the month. Tho
total number III the home Nov 30 was
10.
On holidays everything possible IS
done to make things happy and COM
Portable for the little folks and last
Thanksgiving special preparations
were made and carried out to make the
holiday one to be long and pleasantly
remembered. The Christmas observ-
ance this year will be thoroughly In
keeping with the spirit Of the day and
1t is safe to say that the good saint
Santa Claus will not forget them on
his trip about the country
The superintendent Of the institution
is w. c. Halves, who has charge of the
Water street mission, and was former
ly in business in ibis city Mr..
HAYES is the right man in the right
place and takes great pride in the
home, as well as the mission. He Is
the editor of a publication called Our
Mission Work." which has a consider
able circulation and deals with the
Maine mission field. particularly OF the
chiIdren's home. 1t may be interest
ing nj this time to note some of the
officers of the Maine Childrcn's Home
Society.
They are rs follows. state board If
managers. G. c. Hunt. J. T.. Henderson.
Eleanor IIarnlen, Joseph Il, BRIGGS. Matn-
da W. Atkinson Dr. ". Thompson,
Joseph Williamson. Jr.. Mrs Mabel G.
Bailey. Rev. Mr.. Hayden. A. W. Fowies,
Rev Mead" kesley. Mrs Caroline Fogg.
Mrs J. T. Tuell George A. Allen
Much credit for the successful manage
ment of the home is due MIS- Ida A.
Gibbs. the natron Of the home She Is
always present, exercising a loving and
Watchfu1 care over the little inmates in
her charge and always alive 70 The beet
interests Of the home
AT the present time there is 4 good sup
nlv OF boys for adoption as tho girls have
been in tho greatest demand. The ago
unit in tho home is from three months
to years of age. Some of the greatest
needs Of tho institution at present are
pillows for the new beds and suits fer
the boys and girls. Vegetables and fruit
are also always acceptable The need of
piano in the home Is apparent and for
the purpose of raising money for the pur-
erase of one fund has beer started
that already amounts to $I0S 10
The total Of children that have been
handled by the home and provided homes
numbers 222. with % In the home making
grand total of 2f2 little onee; cared for
by this model institution
Superintendent Halves in an interview
with the Journal said:
We have various ways Of receiving
children for the home. Our solicitor,
while travelling over the State frequently
ma cases of extreme destltutIon and
these unfortunates are at once sent To
the nome when parents or friends so de-.
Sire At the solicitation of the seIectnen
we take more or less children from thu
ainshouse5 and In these cases the toIvr,
usually gives us $50 as recompense. Tho
cost of keeping UP the home with the
number OF htlp that we now have IL not
far from $40 per month.
We are very careful in our selection of
homes for the little ones aud In no oa.,
intend that they go into q family q.
servants. but we hunt out the best homes
and usually the children are adopted. or
course the children coming here are NOT
OF the highest blood, but it has been q
matter of record that we have received
only two children that would mn, conrI,,
with me home regulations and these
were later sent to the Industrial school
at Hallowell