The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-18
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Tin The Leader OF Monday, Aug. l5I
appeared an article IN the editorial
columns Of The Leader, which was
sent In. as contribution by resi-.
dent Of Guthrie, but through error OIL
the makeup was inserted as an edi-
torial without marks. The Leader
does not endorse the views set forth
in the article in question The Okla
homa Childrens' Home Society Is q
great institution and has performed
Ia vast amount OF really noble work I'll
behalf of orphan children Under the
direction OF the Rev Noah b. Wick.
ham the Home Society has thriyen
wonderfully. The writer hereof is a
member Of the executive committee y
this home and Is acquainted with the
varied details of Rev. Wickhams S worh
and he subscribes without stint to TIL
views contained in the following com
munication.-Ed Leaderl
Editor Leader.-In your issue oi
Monday the 18th of August, 1910, an
article appeared purporting TO be IN
the interest OF the Children's Receiv-
ing Home, at Guthrie. However vel
meaning the writer-or i'll meaning
the writer lacked knowledge of the
object. scope, plan, and method OF the
character and work OF The Oklaho
ma Children's Home Society | have
read over Your scribes article, and
find in it mixture of good, bad, an,
"A a al m
dien's Home. The principal phas9
of the article were noted, and maj
now be briefly replied to.
|, In the first place there is nc
Orphans Home at Guthrie. Tht
Oklahoma Children's Home Societ,
built its first Receiving Home In th,
state there in 1907, and opened !,
January 1. 1908, and ii has been oe
cupied ever since. The first childrei
we're received in February. 1908. ~,
the care of matron.
3 The agitation" YOU speak OF is
by whom? Give their names that the
public may know then--and that the
management" may also inquire o.
them the reasons Of their much tall
and if possible remove the cause. a.
We desire all things in connection will
The Oklahoma Chidren's Home So
ciety tc be orderly, honestly, peace
ably, earnestly, and we'll done. Ii tn,
"agitators' would speak to the man
agemen" personally to face
and in a helpful and practical coopera
tive spirit in this Christian, and hu
name cause and work, instead of stir
ring UP "a great agitation in the city
and then run to the newspapers ant
blaze /, abroad, would without doubi
accomplish more good. VIII they tt.
II?
.. The Children's Receiving Homt
was never an institution Of Guth
rie, but located there-the first sucl
home in the state.
1. As to why the management
saw fit TO so elsewhere was announe
ed at the time-for the purpose o.
schooling that Guthrie did not afford
n college course, but tnis had nothing
TO do with the plan of work for Tn,
Society as the building and maintain
ing the Receiving Home at Guthrie
since, is preof.
}. In the spirit of being broad ant
liberal" the Receiving Home was
butt at Guthrie a year after Che man
agemeAt had gone elsewhere to
Oklahoma City for the purpose nam
Cd In the paragraph just above.
8, The Home is first for the chill
dren, second the workers connected
with the same are planned for, ana
wages agreed on TO be paid as means
are given TO support the work
Z. The growing usefulness of the
Home is proof oi its need of sueeor
Let the charitable Guthrieitesn men
Toned in your article, and others Goa.
iinue, OF begin-and aid the Home as
its increasing usefulness justly claims
Then instead oil recommending I'm
his, put down 'stablitis' and lnsteat
of CLOSE to day" write to continue,
and grow at Guthrie, and cease 10
say EFFORTS here are moi appreciated
s. "Fixed policies and determine
tiou" have been adhered to from
the beginning here in 1900 and the
work will live and grow as home
less and dependent children may
need 1t Is Gods Cause. he will main
tain IT, The honor and the glory ali
are his--the JOY shall be tue saved
children, and those who have helped
with sympathy, labor. or means.
9 The false sentiment allowed 10
intervene is no fault OF the sponsor
from the first, the work has been state
wide, and not local. The Receiving
Home at Guthrie. is moi an Orphan
Home, nor Reform School, but is rs
a commodious family home--the ma
iron as mother
10 Your scribe seems to want
Guthrie 70 have the entire manage
mentp OF the institution Home
is not an Institution in the sense usu.
ally meant by that word: but as they
did not create it. nor have ever heen
held resopnhible that the shortages
are made good their claim must be
denied, and their helpful cooperation
desired
L. That certain children are allow
ed to stay there" longer than Is Gus