The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-12
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Editor Guthrie Leaaer-l notice hi
The Leader Of March isi an article en-
iileled el.ost Children Found 10 this
Iaiticle the wriier sums up what tae.
pryor Creek ornhanase needs whicAi'
Bome ~ gave to the state Of oh,A'
homa through its arst legislature ln'
1908 nreyious % that slme 4 had been'
prlyoie property Of iis founder Mi.
w. 4. Whitaker who had been IT'S sup
trlniendeni. and when the sttte ac
eenled Il At SIS hands rightly contin'
/ ued bin as ita superintendent
III the article namcd above the wril
q states we need t50.000 FOR build
ling purposes, we are compelled 90
have Il t We continue success IN s..e
WHITAKER orphln ho9e Every room Is
now fll We have ilS children now
Ian The home, aud applications approves
for 10 mase. and also about 80 knock
ling for pdmlllence, Our dining room
Is so small that we can hardly seat tne
children NE have the kitchen Il a
nmall frame building attached TO the
girls dormtory d stone building The
boys dormliofy Is a frame building
which IS the old school house femod'
eled. "a boys more lhln OIL u lull aid
lno room for any more The laundry
buildings are old buildings ! have used
for i2 years. and ale now nearly ROT
\ ting down. The school house - a
frame building which you know Is dan.
gerons"
Think ol this IT'S children crowoed
into sdch home" or quarters without
prcyer ventilation. without adequate
Facilities or accommodation In the
Ndining room the kitchen attached 20
llhe girlA d0fmitory. scarcely II ADV
K privacy hospital privileges for only
one.third of those needing treatment
/ rhe boys and girls crowded fl an old
remodeled school house, S4 boys fll
lit. the laundry nearly rotied down me
school house dangerous and iu the
/ face OK these conditions, the manager
aas approved ~ more children ami
SO more hn0ckne for Admission ! IT
these conditions are urgently laio ~
fore the legislature as plea Tor aid
and the writer Of that article staies t0
ne legislature "LcJ no one vote l1
separate these children, when there
aic Christian family homes fls al of
them the whole 1880 precious little
mes named above homes without the
blessing OF children asking for them
bogglng for them 10 loya, rear. edu'
cate anl train az their own. and with
1ut cent Of cost 90 The state, only
until they OF such, placeahle chiidren
suu hc lugelly transferred % the eds'
0iy and care 0f The oklahoma ghiF
dien's Home society This society
chartered under The laws Of Okiahom
has q new neat clean. modern RecelY'
ing home at the capital Of the state.
with capacity, and facilities FOR earring
Tor ail the children. through the socl
ety's method oi selecting and appfoN-
Ilna family homes and The family la
\ GOd'a plan 0f caring '0r children lsa
made the family
Conce ming united separated rela
ives This Is Dnri OF the broad plan
oi The #Ork Of the ChIldren's Home so
,iety. tny relative competent. and in
iaaclally able ia educate and raise
child iar ita proper place Of station
I'm lie. has the preference Ii Our ~
siRnmenl al children 10 our care OIL
liamily homes win itH 25 years Of
llecurd IN 20 states 0i this Union. aud
lts nearly nine years successful work
lin Oklahoma providing for over $40
lplicemenls Of dependent children IN
approved family homes within the
state AID with plans laid TO enlarge
THE work Ieaehlng nui it hands 20
leYerY homeless child iu oklahoma and
So far without asking 90 receiving any
ud fr0m The state, mas Il not in
| iricndlF contrast OF method believe Its
pllns the very best way possible f0f
lto solution ag Che dependent children
] question Wa helieve. however That
/ o. would be better Cor both the chill.
dren and The state % place children ID
separate families when such evidently
would give them better advantages
than % keep them together nnls for
ia few Years more. when they would
lratufally separate anyhOw. possibly
without aGneetinn or training ln habits
~ Industry
Christ anilg patriotism and lntel-
llgence demand that tbs best COURSE
4 lu bettelng permanently the condition
Of orphAna. and other dependent chill
dreu should ae pursued in their be-
half" twenty-five years experience
with lta teata brings ID ,he great Ns
llonal eniidfens Home society, and 10
Fine 0klekama society, 4 member Of
the same. the comparative knowledge
of the lestitutional and the family
home.plaeng meth0d5 and shows nc
; yond q question that The latter Is tie
best way IN providing for depenus 1T
I children The WOrld's committee III
\ iae St Louis exposition m tail4, Oh
! lhe worlds way ol methods gase 3s
prizes o. one sort or another and one
sgdnd prize or award, and this wes
! given 10 The Natlonal Chlldren's Home
society as the best child.saplng aken-
cy Ia the uUiid The superintendent
pf The oklahonla Chlidrens Home so.
cieiy hts AGONY il ihls highest a@afd
\ N his Oflee NJ 1910 West Twensyr
fourth atrek. Oklahoma City bat any
citizen may sc. We ask iht intAlhs
gent inquiry into our methods and
the results of The work TOR these near.
" nine years Of labor Tor Oklahoma s
orphans. and other dependent chit
dfen, and The hearty cooperation Of III
cllixcas Of uur state Of Oklahoma
q. ID COLLINS.
Asst state superintendent iona q
street Perry okla, state Sunt.a ad-
dress i5aa Vest 7wenlyguarth street..
lOhlahuma CITY, oklahoma