The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-23
MUCH ACCOMPLISHED
WITHIN FEW YEARS
HAS Now Splendid Receiving
home with Eighteen
Rooms

The Oklahoma Childrens Home
Society sends greeting in behalf OF
Oltlahomas homeless and dependent
chffSgen orphans and others
The Oklahoma Children's Home So
ciety. Gncmding what was formerly
Indian Territory chartered IN May.
1900. having made three hundred
placements of children in approved
family BONES has now a splendid re-
ceiving nome. at Guthfie. built of
cement blocks, 32x3S feet with four
floors and eighteen cooms, with mod
ern couveniences, now occupied, and
open to receive children, under the
rules OF the society tor placement in
approved family homes TO be re-
ceived. treated and educated as child
ren of the families receiving them
The Oklahoma Children's Home So
ciety is not partisan nor sectarian,
but it Is Christian and American.
So We seek Christian family homes
for our children, as unQuestionably
the best place for the children. in
stead OF institutional homes where
many are grouped together.
Orphanages, and juvenile asylums
have had their day in the progress OF
of caring for dependent children; and
they served woll in their day; far
above the poor house, But the fam
lily home placing method OF the
Childrens Home Society is as far su-
perior to the orphanage method OF
grouping many together as wards"
or 'paupers, as the orphan home
method by church OF state. is above
the common poor house" method
was of caring for dependent children.
The foregoing Is not stated in de-
probation of the good there was in
the purpose of the poor house" or
orphan home nor is il spoken in
rivalry, for the Childrens Home so
ciety Is the rival of none but de.
sires the cooperation OF all child
saving agencies. But what is said
above In friendly comparison Of meth
ods OF child saving, is TO show the
facts as they have been developed in
the progress OF this humane and
Christian work OF best caring for
homeless and dependent children.
So we ask the candid consideration
OF the three methods-the poor
house, the orphan aome." or insti-
tuition, or the approved or reason
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home with moral surroundings. educa-
tiOnal advantages. and Christian op.
portunities for these needy children
OF the state OF Oklahoma, and we be-
lieve the one or unanimous answer
will be in favor of the family home
placing method Such is the object
and work OF the society. and TO this
end IL earnestly desives and asks the
hearty cooperation of All Oklahomans
Inquiries concerning children to be
placed IN the custody OF the Okla.
homa Children's Home Society. or
for children TO take into family homes
or for other Information concerning
the society and its work address the
Superintendent az 1889 W Gath St,
Oklahoma City. Okla
Mr.. and MIS-. r p. McNeal are now
In the Receiving Home for a month
or longer as local superintendents
without charge, TO see after the prop
erty and 70 aid the matrOn Mrs
Mary Fmrchild, in starting the work
OF the new home
| We now have a REQUEST 10 see after
nine children siN from one family
and three in another The matter is
/ being promptly attended 10 When
/ 1t is known over the state that our
neceiying Home Is POW open. and we
/ are ready 10 receive children they
viii soon begin to come
1 The cause is the ord's; lie com
mits the work 20 his people
Let us all as citizens OF Oklahoma,
irrespective ot denomination or party
creed give the cause aud work Of
the Oklahoma Childrens Home Soci-
ETY. our sympathy ard support so as
TO secure 10 the fullest efficiency in
behalf of the dependent children, or
phans and others. Of the state OF Ok
lahoma--now ia and in the future.
NOAH b. WICKHAM