The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-06

ence for mutual counsel and encour-
agement
Have contribus : to Improvement Of
Laws.
These childrens home societies
have contributed to the improvement
OF legislation for neglected children:
for instance--thc laws OF Wisconsin
Minnesota. South Dakota Kansas. llli-
.nois, Oklahoma -and others have con-
tributea to improve the laws relating
to dependent children
vames Of States Organized and Char,
tered.
Taken alphabetically, the following
states ai'e organized and chartered uu-
der thelr respective laws: California.
cci5iado. Florida Illinois Indiana
Iowa, Kansas. Kentucky. Michigan.
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Me-
braska. New Jersey New York. North
Carolina. North Dakota. Ohio Okla
homa. Oregon Pennsylvania, South
Dakota. Texas Virginia, Washington,
West Virginia wisconsin
The chldren's home society IS the
largest child saving agency in the Cni-
ted States of America In the twenty
four years (24l of It's life full Of earn
esi Christian activity ln0nsectional;
non-seutarian non uparisan Int
Christian and Amercan) il has gath
cred into Approved family homes 80.
O09 dependent chiidrns and IS now
carins Tor over 1000 YEAR
Highest Award In The World
Al tho worlds exposition at ST.
imis in l9ul. committee from All
the principal Christian and civilized
nations Of the world considered all
chiiJsavine agencies Of the world
laid before them and OH examination
OF all they awarded - -eertiicates
diplomas or medals, and one grand
prize The grand prize Was issned 20
the national children's home society
of which the Oklahoma chidrena
home society was and IS q part ass the
best chldsaying AGENCY Ia the world.
For this we are thankful and desire
to be faithful to God. and 10 depen
dent children Copy of this award rs
IN the superinttndents office at his
residence 5a9 west gath street, Okla
homa City Oklahoma, FOR any citizen
in the state 20 see ~ any time.
improved Charity Methods Should be
Recognized.
ln this advanced, and advancing
age OF the world-why should not inn
proved methods of doing benevolent
work. be rec1enized, and encouraged
as well as they are ia an educational
Then why longer cling tie poor
house or orphan home tinstitu-
tionaD methoi of grouping many chill
dren as WARDS 'paupers, when the
4 i.
ing, as carefully conducted by the
childrens home society, has been de-
clared by a competent committee Of
intelligent philanthropists from all
the principal nations OF the earth
Oklahoma Does Not Need a State Or
phanage For Healthy Children.
IN view OF the foregoing facts fac
ing us; Does Oklahoma want "state
orphanagc" home or institution"
for normal. dependent children We
believe she does not IL would be
standing still, or moving backward,
aud this IS not the spirit or paetice of
Oklahoma This Is a matter that
should be considered above all preiu.
dice denomination or party. aud Who'll
~ in the best interests OF our depen.
deRt normal children in the state Of
Oklahoma aud in the future.
The state should amply provide
homes and schools for each sicl
class apart from the other class; aud
these measures should not he delayed
because families viii not take them
into their homes as they win children
mentally, and physically sound. Here
is place and need ior state homes.
and schools fer these classes of its
dependent children.