Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-04-04
Twenty-Five Applications Were RE
ceived This Morning.
is FINE BUNCH OF CHILDREN
Fifteen YOaagsters TO be Located IN
Pleasant Homes--Niiss Hill Is
In Cbarge-Ages Range
from Two to Fourteen
Years.
From Fridays Daily,l

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Fifteen of them, all healthy and
bright youngsters, ranging In age
from two to fourteen years, are
here from New York to find pleasant
homes. The party is in charge OF
Miss Anna Laura Hill, assisted by
Miss Alice Bogardus. They left New
York City Tuesday noon and arrived
in Abilene at 1870 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Their longest stop was
at Kansas City where they took
breakfast yesterday morning.
In the prime of health the young
sters got off the train not the least
bit tired from they long journey,
They romped and played until $3.50
O'Clock last evening when they were
tucked to bed by the Misses Hill
and Bogardus. They are all obedient
and we'll disciplined.
They did not come in rags and
tattered clothing as the westerner
would picture homeless child of
New York, but they were dressed
in neat, clean up to-to-date cloth
ing. Yes, the little girls did look
queer with their hair cut short like
the boys, but that was done when
they were inmates of orphan homes
in New York. Their hair is cut short
for sanitary purposes.
These homeless children attract
ed much attention. The Central
hotel lobby was jammed full all last
evening with people who came to-
see the youngsters. The large num-
Der of spectators did not embarass
these little New Workers. TheS
played and chatted as though no out
slider was near.
Their Names and History.
First there is little Miss Fanny
Schooter, aged two years, bright eyed
plump and happy. She was the ia
vorite of all. Everybody wanted
her. Miss Fanny will make some
home brighter and happier with her
presence. Fanny had a mother ups
to one year ago. She has two BROTH
ers who are also here to find pleass
ant homes. Harry, seven years old,
and James, five years old. Their
mother deserted them one year ago.
They were living as one happy family
in a boarding house at New York
when their mother left them.
Then there are the four Erbrecht
children, two brothers and two sis
ters. Robert, IL years old is the
Oldest; Virgian, aged 10, and Helen
aged 8. Roosevelt is the youngest.
He is seven years old. Roosevelt
was named after Teddy" and he
calls himself president. These four
children have papa and mamma,
but their parents are too poor tot
support them. Their father is Ger
man and their mother English.
Three happy young swedes are
Harry Ostrom, aged 13; Ebba OstromI
aged 10, and Edith Ostrom aged g..
Their mother died four years ago
and their father died one year later.
Harry was born in Sweden.
Their father died three years ago,
and because their mother was too
poor to support three children, Gre
CORY Hawson, aged 10, and Ethel
Hawson, aged 6. we're given to the
Children's Aid society to find them
homes. They are healthy and bright
youngsters. The mother kept the
youngest child.
Leslie Race, aged IL, comes from
an orphans home in northern New
York. He is a dandy, and will
bring cheer to some ones home. He
has a brother at Wamego.
Little Theresa Guthrey, very
pretty girl of four years, was taken
in charge by the Children's Aid So
cIety four months ago. Her mother
is dead and she was badly neglected
by her father.
John Valentine Keats, a strappfng
young lad Of IA years, will be a prize
package for some one. He is an
EnglIshman. His father and moth
er are both dead. His father, John
Afford Keats, was q famous English |
actor. having played before Kinel
Edward. John has lived on q farmd
and knows what farm life. is. y
Eleanor and Wilma Gridley, two
pretty. little New Workers, leave the
party here and go to Sterling where