The Washington times., 1910-06-09
MANY ARE ANXIOUS
TO ADOPT GIRL BABY
Two Applications Made To-
day Before Agent Cisco
Adjusts Spectacles.
By sELENE ARMSTRONG.

Good morning, can 1 get that baby?'
asked a masculine voice at the office OF
the Board Of Children's Guardians in the
Municipal Building today. Agent John
~ Cisco, who had just seated himself at
his desk. and who had not Strengthened
his papers or adjusted his spectacles
preparatory to beginning his days work.
looked up.
We'll. il might be well to say which
baby you mean, since we have great
many ne suggested.
why the baby / read about in The
Times yesterday afternoon. Of course
the little baby that was found IN iowa
Circle"
Then Mr. Cisco understood. He was
about TO explain that adopting BABY
is a matter q legal procedure, ana tnat
even the Board Of Children's Guardians
doesn't give away babies just Tor the
asking. But he was interrupted by the
entrance OF a gentleman, VINO was &C
companied by two ladies'
please, may we have that BABY :
It's a little early in the morning. IT'S
true. bat we thought a great many
others would read The Times story,
too, and" they said in chorus.
Faces Delicate Situation.
The agent realized that he faced a
delicate situation How 20 handle
two applicants for the same baby at
the same time was a task TO make
cold chills run down the spine OF a
diplomat One of the parties was re-
ferred 10 a secretary, while the other
learned from the agent that the pre-
ciOus mite of a baby who was aban-
COned night before last In Iowa circle
couldn't belong 70 anybody at all
until Judge d. Lacy, OF the JuNenlle
Court, has given IL over TO the Board
Of Children's Guardians, or TO some
other agency, or Individual
So the man who asked first and the
man who had brought two Of the
women Of his household along 70
strengthen the application, left the
office Of the Board OF Guardians
armed with application blanks on
which they expect 10 write down Al
once their requests for The BABY girl
and le their fitness 10 rear her-
Meantime, a clue TO the babyS identity
has been discovered by Capt Charles
Peck and Detectives FOurtney and
| Manuel who are working vigllanty on
the case. on the tiny pettiCOdts worn
by the infant was sewed trademark
bearing the word Halle while writ
ten in indelible ink are blurred char
acters which resemble the words 'Eller
Ann" as closely as they resemble any
other
Ellen Ann. therefore, the baby Is. until
| she shall have been chrtstened IN d
Christian manner Emmy Lou, or Mary
Jane, or any other name Khich hel
| future guardians may choose 70 give
| her.
Baby Spirited Away.
The greatest mystery Of Ellen Ann'i
/ brief life developed today, however
| Callers at the home on Sixth street, o.
| Jennie Kent the District nurse. VIII
/ had the tiny girl in charge yesterday
/ are told that she has been spirited away
But where. when. Why they al
| gasp 1--WE read a story about il In TIL
| Times We want 70 see II. We though
l We would like 10 adopt a child like this
At the office Of the Board OF Chill
| dren's Guardians. Agent Cisco explain
! that little Ellen Ann has been taken L
/ the home Of a white nurse, whose ad
1 dress he refuses 10 divulge-
Then he explains that no nurse ant
] baby can receive 999 callers a day with
l out feeling the strain