The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-31
Great Work Being
Done by Jacksonville
Children'S Home

jacksonville, May 31-The Flor
ida Children's Home Society now
stands second among the thirty-hve
in the United States for the number
OF children taken care of during the
last wear and ranks third as to the
amount of money collected to carry
on the work. Illinois and Kentucky
are the only states in the Union who
children's home societies rank hish-
er than that of Florida, the gross
figures being used in the calucula-
lions If the estimates had been
made according to the relative popu-
lation of the various states, II was
pointed out. Florida would stand
far in the lad of any state in the
country.
This heport was made by Marcus
G. Fagg, superintendent Of the Flor
Children's Home Society, who
has lust returned from the National
Conference of Charities at Baltimore
and the National Children's Home
Association conference at Richmond,
which city he left just as the great
thrush of visitors for the Confeder-
ate veterans reunion was beginning.
Mr.. Fagg represented Jacksonville
and the state at the Baltimore meet
inc. Barry c.. Smith, secretary OF
the Associated Charities, represent
ed that organization and the JACK
sonville Chamber of Commerce, and
Mrs. Fagg and Mrs. ] w. Spratt
were delegates from the Florida
Federation of Woman's clubs.
Mr.. Fagg was elected chairman OF
the program committee for the 1916
National Conference of Charities
and is also one of the directors o.
publicity. Both organizations viii
hold their 1916 meetings in Indian
apolis next year, the Children
Home Association converting one da!
in advance of the general charltle
meeting in order that the delegate
IN the former may all have an OPP
portunity to gain the benefits OF tn
latter. This has been the aim
members of the two bodies for sew
eral wears it was explained.
George l.. Sehan, Of Louisville
XIV. was elected president OF tn
National Children's Home Associa
tion. Mr.. Sehan is well-known i
Jacksonville and a large propert
holder in the State. He was on
of the organizers of the Florid
Children's Home Society and is yer
enthusiastic over it's great progress
The National Conference OF Char
ties was attended by over 200
registered delegates aside from
large number of officers who attent
ed on thir own responsibility, r.
ported Mr.. Fagg this morning. Ever
class of organized charity in tt
United States was represented an
several foreign countries had del
gates.
Reports of the confereLc': nf u
National Children's Home ASs3ci
tion showed that the largest nur
Der of children in the history of tn
work had been taken care of durlr
the past year in the thirty-five stat
in which these organizations
conducted. Mr.. Fagg called attic
ton to the comparison of Florida
rating now with five years ago, WIFI
he first became superintendent OF T.
society here. At that time he sal
Florida ranked 2Sth out of the
states that then had organization
Another point brought out by N
Fagg was the fact that, while lar
amounts of money have been dons
ed for foreign charity during t
past year, the home societies ma
not been sighted to any apprecial
extent. The spirit of giving seel
to have been increased rather tn
diminished by the war he said.