The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-14
CALL ON TRUSTEE
FOR ASSISTANCE
Hammond Official Helps Whiting
Priest To Get Children Placed In
Diocesan 0rphanages at Ft. Wayne
and Lafayette With Consent of
Unnatural Mother.

Another Hammond woman has proven
herself unworthy of the high respon-
sibiIities of n mother. For the second
time this week the attention of Town
ship Trustee Richard Schaaf has been
called to the depravity of a mother and
resulted therefrom.
Rev. Father Felix Thoman Seroczyn-
ski of st. Adelbert's church, Whiting,
has directed a letter to Mr.. Schaaf in
which he asks that the township trus-
tee assist him in having the three
children of Catherine MusiaI, who re-
sides In ROby. sent to an orphanage.
Father Seroczynskf states that he has
already made arrangemtnts to have the
children received in the orphanage but
he wants the township to pay the ear
The following letter lronl Father
Seroczynski gives something of an idea
of the conditions under which these
little children are living, and reveals
condition that few Hammond people
would believe could exist
Priest Writes Letter.
Whiting Ind. Aug. u, 1908, Mr..
Richard Schaaf. Hammond, Ind. Dear
Mr.. Schaaf: l am almost compelled to
ask for another favor You viii prob
ably recall the time when 1 made ap-
plication for assistance for a family
in Roby, the father of which was
burned to death. Three children and
the wife are still living in Roby in
downright squalor.
The mother of the children has been
conducting herself very improperly. ac-
cording to the story of the neighbors.
and she has taken almost care of
the children. Neighbors have been
feeding and clothing the children. The
mother has been too Indifferent to even
go to you for monthly assistance as
1 told her to and as you or Mr.. Smith.
| forget which, told me to inform her.
Now it has become imperative TO
take the children away from her and
this she has permitted me to do.
have made application at our diocesan
| orphanages and have succeeded in Sc
curing admittance for all three chill
dren. One of these orphanages. that
! for boys is in Lafayette; the other. for
i girls, is in Fort Wayne.
Now the children are all extremely
young. the boy, the oldest of the three,
| is not more than six years of age.
Hence it will be necessary for some
/ one to accompany them to the asylums.
This will mean an outlay of from
twelve to fifteen dollars. One Of the
neighbors has volunteered to go. Could
| receive the above amount from the
| township?
Wants II. r. Fare For Children.
I have made arrangements to send
| the children Friday. If you could.
without great inconvenience, assist us
by paying the railroad fare of the wo-
| man taking the children I would be
deeply grateful to you ! shall try not
call upon you too frequently for as
| sistance but in this instance l am al
| most compelled to do so for l am call
ed upon so frequently to make con-
| tributions in such instances that 1t be-
comes Impossible for me to assist all.
The names of the children l cannot
give you accurately. The name of the
family is Musial The ages of the
children are approximately six. three
and one years. They have distant
relatives, but these are either unwill-
ing or unable to assist them.
Trusting that you will be able to
assist me and assuring you OF my
gratitude for past favors. l beg leave
to remain yours very sincerely.
FELIX THOMAS SEROCZYNSKL