Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-04-12
50 PEOPLE OFFER
SKIN FOR A CHILD;
TWO ARE ACCEPTED
Want AID Printed by Mr.. and
Mrs. Clover in Sundays
Journal Brings Throng to At
Ianta Hospital
OPERATION MONDAY WILL
PROBABLY BE A SUCCESS

In response to a want ad printed in
The Sunday Journal by Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H Clover, offering a liberal reward
and all expenses to any healthy white
person who would submit to the skin
grating operation to save the life Of
their 12-year-old daughter, Evelyn, who
was frightfully burned several weeks
ago, more than go people applied at the
Atlanta hospital Sunday and Monday.
Two men were selected. One is a well
known business man and has a family.
The other is younger, and unmarried.
Tney submitted to the operation at 10
o'clock Monday morning, and were under
the anesthetic about three hours. Both
came purely out of sympathy for the
child and her parents, and stated posi-
lively that they would not think for
moment of accepting any reward for
their heroic sacrilice and suffering.
They imposed but one condition-that
tmeir names be kept out on the newspa-
pers They made Mr.. and Mrs. Clover
promise that, and the hospital authori-
ties were likewise bound. They said
they were not hunting newspaper no
toriety," and they seemed to be afraid
that Al their names got intosprint some
people would ,.-.hk they answered the
ad for the sole purpose OF being lauded
to the public as heroes"
CLOwERS KEEP PROMISE.
Roth Mr.. and Mrs. Clover discussed
the matter freely-except they kept
their promise to the letter and in the
spirit II was given.
These gentlemen" said they came
and offered to submit to the operation
through no other motive than sympathy
for us and our little daughter. We owe
them a lifelong debt of gratitude. We
gave them our promise, and We will keep
it,"
They were astonished and deeply touch
ed when so many people responded to
the ad. The list included both men ana
women. Like the two who were nnal-
ly selected, the majority came purely
with humane motives, stating positively
that IL accepted they would not hear OF
a reward. They were all as good peo-
pie as there are in Atlanta, the Clowers
state, and some of them were promi-
nent.
APPLICANT WAS INSISTENT.
One of the gentlemen selected, he who
is married and has a family, told Mr..
and Mrs. Clover, they said, that his
heart was touched when he read the
story in The Journal about their want
ad, because ne once lost an idolized
child, and instantly he made up his
mind to sacrifice everything and sub
NIT to the operation, though to 90 SO
meant several weeks absence from his
business and possibly family objection.
1t is said that he became very insist
ent when he found so many others had
applied, and urged the Clowers so strong
" that they finally accepted him not
because he was more fit, but because
they were convinced he really wanted to
suffer in order that their child might
live.
The doctors hold out every hope that
the operation-which is the second-win
be successful. The condition of the child
Is much improved since she was grated
a week or two ago with skin from the
body of her uncle, and whereas that OPP
Grafton failed, 1t is thought this one will
be fully effective.