The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-21
CHILDREN'S
HOME TO Be
ENLARGED
MANY IMPROVEMENTS ARE
PLANNED-iNsTITUTIoN Is IN
IMPERATIVE NEED OF FUNDS
TO HELP ALONG THE GOOD
WoRK-HALps APPEAL.
ARE
IS IN
EuNns

The executive committee of the
North Dakota Children's Home soci-
ETY. recently let contracts for the erec-
ton Of ar extensive addition to its
main building, one the moving of its
cottage for disabled children to the
northeast corner OF its property on
Eighth avenue south, Fargo.
For the past three years it has been
apparent to the management of the
home that its nurseries must be en-
larged, and play rooms provided for
the children's use in wet or cold
weather. Recently the need has be-
come imperative, as many children
have come in "in showers as Super
intendent Hall puts it. The dormi-
tories are full, and where to provide
sleeping accommodations has been a
vexatious problem. Juvenile courts In
various counties have sent in more
large boys than there is a demand for,
while a number of others are being
held off for lack of room.
Messrs. Wallgren e. Edlund were
the lowest bidders for the general
work, and Champlin & Manson secur-
ed the plumbing and lighting contract.
The work has already begun, and will
be completed for occupancy about
Christmas time. The work will in
clude an addition on the south end
of the receiving home, 21X43 feet, two
stories and basement, and will contain
on the ground floor an office room
and fireproof vault, a large play room
for boys, to be used for a school
room when necessary and a segre-
cation room for sick children. This
will o be connected with the other
rooms, and will have separate bath
and toilet connecting with the out
side world by a separate vestibule
SO that after quarantine the patient
will leave without again being eX-
posed to infection.
The second floor will have a new
large nursery, a sun bath parlor for
sick children, which can also be used
as a play room for little folks, a very
neat operating room n office for the
house physician, a dressing room for
infants, with juvenile baths, and a
play room for girls.
Superintendent Hall and his corps
Of workers have studied the needs
Of the work very carefully and feel
that Messrs. Haxby & Gillespie, the
architects, have given them a highly
satisfactory set Of working plans.
The cottage nov used for disabled
and crippled children will be partially
remodeled after moving it to it's new
location and given better facilities for
the care of the incurabIe homeless
children who n here given a perma-
nent home.
The public will undoubtedly respond
literally to the homes call for finan-
cial aid in improving in any possible
way the home where the homeless and
disabled children Of North Dakota are
no T.od fnT. Tho homo %olyo- AZ rInao
Of father and mother to these unfortu-
nate boys and girls, and an apprecia-
tive public has always gladly respond
ed when asked for anything to help
along such truly humane work.
The society has some funds on
hand, but will have to raise about
$4,000 additional from the public to
cover the cos of these most neces-
sary additions.
To make these improvements and
at the same time maintain it's regu-
lar work will tax the management to
the utmost for funds. Here would be
a beautiful opportunity for some of
North Dakota's real philanthorpists to
do the handsome thing and put UP
the building for the society, so that
their regular work may not be Grip
pied. Three thousand dollars in adj
dition to funds that will have to be
taken from maintenance und will
pay for the improvements. and Sup
erintendent Hall states that as the
work will be pushed at once, ready
cash will be ar absolute necessity.
The work is to be done by North Da-
kota men. The home spends a large
sum each year for the support of its
work, and our people should recipro-
cate in their time of need. The sup
erintendent says hat up to date the
home has provided for 1,135 children.
e. ]. Weiser of the First National
bank is president of the society; J.
Frank Treat, first vice president; c.
r. Meredith, second vice president; r.
B. Griffith of Grand Forks, third vice
president; Henry Amerland, secretary
and S. S.. Lyon of the Merchants Ma
tional bank is treasurer.
These well known business men give
character to the work, and Supt. F. D.
Hall has filed that important posi-
ton so many years that he is known
all over North Dakota. Funds for the
building project may be sent to any
of these gentlemen, who will apprec-
late checks of any size and receipt for
them.
Let North Dakotans stand by this
we'll known organization that has saw
ed so many children and enabled them
to meet the increasing call for heir
| from all over the state.