Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-08-12
MARYLAND SOCIETY
TO PROTECT CHILDREN
Supt. Parker Makes Monthly Re
port for July.
NUMBER OF CASES INVESTIGATED.
Children Taken From Drunken Mothers
and Immoral Surroundings.

AZ a meeting Of the directors Of the
Maryland Society TO Protect Children
from Cruelty and immortality was held
az its headquarters. 636 w Franklin
street. Baltimore. yesterday afternoon.
President Isaac s. Field. presiding.
superintendent Parker made the fol-
lowing report for July. 1915: Number
OF cases investigated. 73; number OF
children IN families of cases invests
gated. 280; number Of children actual
~ Infected. rs: children removed from
improper surroundings. %: children
placed in asyiums, Is. children placed
ia families, 4: children temporarily
sheltered. children taken under
guardianship. 4: children otherwise
relieved. Sc: certificates issued, FRO
ceedings conducted, Il; children visit
ed that have been placed with fam
lilies, %.
I or the cases attended TO twelve were
( in Baltimore county, one was in How
ard county. one was in Somerset
county. and all the others were in
+ Baltimore city
Baltimore City-Three childron.ag
| 4. and years respectively. were
neglected. Their father was worth
4 less and their mother not a good wo-
man. The family usually occupied
room in some house until elected for
non payment OF rent Finally the
/ children's mother deserted her family
and was spending much OF the time
with a man not her husband The
| children were then sadly neglected
and suffered for the necessaries Of life
We had them placed in asylums
Howard County--A boy.age II years.
was beyond control of his father He
would not go TO school. often wander.
ed of and remained away from home
for week or more. sleeping at such
times N wagons or outhousesgand beg
ging the food he ate We had him
committed to a retormatorv.
Baltimore County--A three. year-old
child is with its parents who are in
temperate, vile, and Grag the little one
around the country roads. often IN in
| element weather, and do not hesitate
TO give it whiskey The mother. who
is somewhat feebleminded. sometimes
|
bushes. and seems to forget its exist
ence. These parents, with the child
occupied two rooms i'm a miserable
shanty. negroes living IN other parts
Of this shanty.
At one time, while Agent Radcliffe
was investigating, this father grabbed
the child's mother by the throat, threw
her across the room and she narrowly
| escaped pitching through the window
On the End of July, Agent Radcliffe
procured a warrant in the Juvenile
Court at Towson to have the child
brought there, hoping TO take II from
the custody of these parents.
The case was set for a hearing one
week later, Friday but before that time
Agent Radcliffe was notified by letter
that the case would not be heard until
the following Monday. On the date
specified Agent Radcliffe was on hand
but neither the child the parents nor
the witnesses that should have been
summoned were there The case was
then set for the following Thursday.
and on that date neither child, parents
or witnesses were there.
The case was then set for Monday.
he 18th inst, and Ch that date the
same state Of affairs existed. The case
was then set for Friday, the 23d inst.
When agent Radcliffe reached the
Court House the Witnesses were there.
but neither child nor parents, hut the
Sheriff afterwards brought them I'm.
The Judge at that time who was pre-
siding in the Juvenile Court heard the
evidence. and he remarked that the
child ought not TO be with these pa
rents. The mother, who was under
the influence of liquor at the time. said
that she knew some person in Canton.
Baltimore county, who would take the
child. and the Judge gave the Proba-
tion Officer instructions TO make some
Inquiries about this person. we do
not know what will be the Courts
final decision, nor what will be done
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