The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-12

look at the poor little crippled boy
who has been on his bed constantly the
past year, and at the idiotic child, too
young to be cared for at Grafton, ami
for which class the state makes no
provision,--to see that such home is
needed. Fortunately we were in posi-
ton to make the experiment and de-
monstrate its need. 1t also has served
as refuge for any sick infants we had
on hand, and who should be segre-
gated from others.
Nurse Maristuen has been in charge
ever since the cottage was first open
ed, and by her faithfulness and par
ticular care OF the little folks. has
rendered the work great assistance.
1t Is lonesome and combining work at
best, but Of great service to the home
less and disabled.
children's Home Day.
The success of Chlldren's Home day
has again been demonstrated in the
public schools OF the state. The day
was generally observed in hundreds OF
schools on the Wednesday week be-
fore Thanksgiving day. but funds from
ter part Of March. A large amount
was realized from the offerings of the
schools. and the society Is under the
deepest gratitude to the hundreds of
teachers who assisted in making IL
day of giving the children and their
parents practical information regard
ing the work we do for homeless chill
dren
The Shrines at Fargo and Grand
Forks made their usual Christmas of
ferings for this work. amounting to
about $500 in round numbers. The
railroads have continued TO grant us
many favors in the matter Of trans
portation, for which we are profound
ly grateful. The anti-pass bill passed
by the last Legislature excerpts from
the prohibited class all organizations
like ours, in harmony with the federal
bill governing the granting OF passes.
We have had fav0rs on long distance
trips several times, among them a trip
or one OF our nurses to Kansas City
with a Hebrew baby for a Hebrew
family in the south. The roads have
been properly thanked for their kind
ness, but 1 would suggest a resolution
or vote Of thanks by the board for the
valuable services rendered the work.
Quite a number of lodges of the state
have voluntarily made offerings for
this cause, but we were so driven
with other plans and work during the
holiday season that we could not reach
them in time TO get their holiday Of
ferings. We hope to take that UP in
the near future while money is tight
in business circles. Lodges are not de-
pendent particularly on temporary
financial fiurrles, and give gladly when
they know It is needed.
The Home Finder.
The Home Finder list has grown
greatly during the year, and we now
issue about 5000 copies every two
months. The photo on the first page
of the April issue, showing a family
of four children, who with the words
underneath, "Will You Take Two, Or
All of This Family?" brought one in
quiry for all OF them before all the
papers had been mailed. and / expect
they will shortly be placed in the same
house and this family be preserved in
tact.
The Delineator magazine has chang
ed hands and discontinued it's Child
Rescue campaign. II undoubtedly at
tracted great attention to the need Of
homes for homeless children, and we
have placed twenty-five children on
applications received through The
Delineator. Many of them, however,
went to people who already had their
applications on file with us. The chief
value OF the work lay in interesting
the masses in the needs of children,
and many societies co-operated with It
on this account mainly. 1t was well
worth the cost in our estimation.
Deaths in the Home.
The number Of deaths in the home
during the past year has been larger
than any year of the nine / have been
superintendent. Carl Branden, 16-
year-old boy, who was not very bright,
died on Christmas day from hemor-
rhage of the lungs, and this was the
first death Of a large child that ever
occurred In the home. The other
cases were all young infants. / may
say there have been no epidemics dur
ing the year, and with the exception
of a few pneumonia cases, the causes
Of death were quite different. Poor
little weaklings, brought into the world
with inherited diseases that made it
impossible to live, or who had been
unwelcome guests and most shame
fully neglected, formed the larger
number of those who died. Our thanks
are due TO the ministers who kindly
assisted at the several funerals con-
Quoted from the home parlors.
have recently visited quite a num-
Der of our wards In their foster-par-
ents homes and found them happy and
looking well, with satisfactory condi-
tions A large number of those under
supervision have been visited in their
homes during the year. or have visited
US at the home In Fargo. Between 800
and 400 children are now under super
vision; the others having either at
tanned majority or passed out Of our
control.
The home family OF children has
averaged eleven at table and OF in
fants in cribs, fifteen. Children at
table were in the home a total of
1858 days and were served with 1896
meals. Infants in cribs were cared
LOT q bOtdl VI fB1Al udySf tlcg average
about nine feelings per day--ten for
the younger infants, and eight for the
older ones-which makes 1889 bottle
feelings.
The average time In the home for
all children was sixty-four and one
quarter days.
One Improvement has been made in
the home which is most highly APP