Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-09-21
Protect And Rescue The
Children Of the County.
Prominent Men and Women
Urged To Assist In This
Humane Undertaking.

For more than so years the Maryland
Children Aid Society has devoted unre-
hitting and intelligent effort to eliminate
the suffering of helpless children who are
in no wny responsible for their misfor-
tune. Soon after the civil war the num-
Der of "stray" children as these unfor-
tunate dependents were called at that
time grew so large that some systematic
action had to be taken for them Rec
ognizing the principle that each normal
child needs home, where it can receive
atfectionate care and. sympathetic train
ing in home duties, this society started
out by finding good free homes for un-
fortunate children. There are many in
stances throughout this county where
such children have responded nobly to
these efforts, and become happy men,
bers of their community The trained
workers of the society are constantly
travelling through the State and keep in
sympathetic touch with the homes and
foster children, supervising both, until
the latter become of age, and then the
friendly bond is ofttimes continued.
Since January 1911, the necessity OF
having local agent for this-county was
met by establishing Miss Bently in Fred
erick city. Our county officials are
greatly pleased with her services. Since
her coming to Frederick she mas dealt
with 200 children, involving various prob
lens of homeless, abused or delinquent
dependents. Through her intelligent eff
forts in securing the right sort of foster
homes entirely free of charge for Is un-
fortunate children. regardless of color,
creed or nationality, Frederick county
has been saved the considerable expense
of maintaining l8spauper children. She
has at present lis minors under super
vision, and her readiness to befriend and
advise young evildoers frequently diverts
young lives from career of idleness,
crime or immortality.
1t is not possible to give fuller ac-
count of the uplifting work done by this
which also maintainsa spec
ial department for mothers with infants,
by finding positions for unfortunate wom-
en- 30 that they become selfsupporting
and selfrespecting, and take care of their
baby while at service. Senator John +.
T. Matthias said in a recent letter to Mr..
George l.. Jones, the General Secretary
of the Society,
There u no one more cOgnizant than
of the great work the Maryland Child
ren's Aid Society is accomplishing, nor
is there any one more fully aware of the
tremendous power for good that the
Frederick County Agency can exert if
given the proper support.
"In my own community several cases
have come under my personal observa-
ton and in each case the society has act
ed promptly and efficiently. The value
and Importance of such an organization
cannot be over estimated and should re-
ceive the sincere and heartfelt support
of every good-thinking community"
Special efforts are being made to gain
500 members for the Frederick County
Branch, so that fund of $1,000 can be
raised for the current expenses of this
splendid work, which has already saved
our County more than double this sum
by relieving our public charities of the
burden of maintaining 10 of its depend
ent minors.
All residents are urgently asked to join
this practical benevolence, which is the
most hopeful and far-reaching of all
Christian philanthropies.