The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-17
THIRD YEAR Of
THE CHILDREn'S
HOME SOCIETY
FLORIDA ORGANIZATION SHOWS
HOW A TOTAL or 1859 HOME
LESS AND NEEDY LITTLE ONES
HAVE BEEN CARED FOR AND
PROVIDED WITH HOMES.

Superintendent Fagg of the Chill
dren's Home Society OF Florida mas
Just recently completed his third year
in charge or the work in E1oTida. and
has completed ana fled with the board
OF directors OF tho society his report
both for the three years and for the
first ten months OF 1913.
: A total of 1883 homeless and needy
children from SO counties in Florida.
have come under the care of the So
sciety in these three years; 207 of these
being children that had been taken
under the control Of the society during
the eight previous years, SO that the
1882 new children, of all types and
ages, needing many kinds OF treatment
and provisions have come under Lie
supervision OF Mr.. Fagg during lis
Is eight times as many as came under
{ the care or the society during its first
eight years and shows how wonderful
ly the society has enlarged its field OF
usefulness. This number Is larger
many TIRES than the total number Of
children coming under the care of ali
of the other children's institutions and
agencies in the state.
The number of contributions 10 the
work has grown from t6S three years
ago to nearly 5000 al the present time
and the annual budget has Increased
from $4,000 three years ago to $4,000
during the present year,
The society owned no property three
Years ago, but now has q. receiving
homo with adjoining property valued
at $4,000, which is all paid for but
$4,000.
Hundreds OF homeless children have
been placed in carefully selected fam
lily homes, childlesS homes most of
them and hundreds Of other little ones
have been placed with relatives, sent
to special Industrial training schools,
widows have been aided in keeping
their children through special funds,
work has been secured for deserted
widows with little babes. HOSPITAL care.
special operations to restore sight to
the blind, the use of limbs to the Grip
pied, ETC., have been provided for hun
dreds of little ones at the receiving
home. while their parents have been
temporarily unable to provide for them
and in copnxless ways children Of all
ages and from every county in the
state have been aided.
New laws for the care and protec-
tion or children have been secured
ciety. the state conference OF charities
and corrections has been launched
through the efforts Of the society and
the attention Of the whole state has
been called to the value Of the child,
Faoridass esfdef asset.
Already this year 692 homeless,
abandoned and neglected children
la a.: come :. Under the care e the So
zuore are cnxning d.
The Florida Sncz III twenty eight
places am1smig the fFafl two home So
ciettes IN either staIes has now climbed
states like New York. Pennsylvanaa |
Illinois aasd Kentucky doing q larger
work than the Florida society. In one
way the Florida society ranks first
among them all and that is that while /!
other societies expend from 20 to so |
per cent to secure their funds, the |
Florida society has never in the past |
three years expended more than 10 |
per cent and the Florida society is the |
only one where the board of directors |
and ladies' auxiliary assume the re- |
Sponsibility for all salaries and ex-
penSes, in order that every dollar sent /
i'm by contributors can be used directly |
for children in need.
The only hinds-ance to the great and /
growing work of the society during |
these past three years has been lack |
of funds TO work with and right now
the work of the society is really Grip
pied because funds are coming in so /
slowly. Last month the receipts were i
less than one half Of the necessary ex-
pensss and the society must curb its
great work right now lie the people /
OF Florida do not help them out with /
Financial aid.
The beard of directors COMPOSED of |
80 OF Fxor7oass leading citizens have
carefully directed the great work and /
each year The accounts OF the society
ere audited by certified public ae-
made 70 tho public.
Superanhe ncent Fagg is making an
appeal WITH Treasurer r.. ". COving-
ton Just row to the people OF Florida
for immediate funds to continue this
great work which should have the
support and interest OF every citizen
ox .EAoI1da: