Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-11
Children Placed
in Suitable Homes
John Garland Pollard Describes
Work Of Society Mow Ap-
pcdiing for Funds.

IN review OF the work of the Chill
dren's Home Society Of Virginia dur
ing the seventeen years that have
elapsed since it's founding made public
iaSt night. John Garland Pollard pres
iocnt of the society. draws attention
10 the distinctive character of it's SER
vice to the community. and makes an
appeal TO the public to come 10 it's
assistance tomorrow. which has been
set aside as a tag day for the socicty's
benefit.
Mr. Poliard's statement follows:
seventeen years ago, in January.
there was begun the first movemen,
IN virginia to rescue children from
vicious and degrading surroundings
and to place them in good family
homes.
The General Assembly of Virginia
In 1900 granted a charter to Joseph
Eryan. John l.. Williams. John Garland
l,oiiard. t. r. Wexford. Jr, Pascal
pavic. T.. Eaah. Charles r. O'Fcrrall
G. w. Tanner, Charles Strauss. John l..
Branch. q. s. Morton. w. H. Cl.mmitt
ana II. w. tomStnck. constituting them
III" charter members Of the Childrcn's
HON. Society of Virginia, which So
ci"iy was given broad. and. up 10 that
time. unusual powers. The courts were
authorized IL commit children TO the
custody of the society not only by rca-
son Of ornhanaEe, put neglect, crime.
drunkenness or other vice of the
parents or other persons having GUS
tody Of children. The society also
takes care OF children from good hut
unfortunate homes whore tho parents
hav" died. or from i'll health have h"cn
unable To provide for their little ones
Under the efficient leadership Of
state SuDc rintcndcnt W ! Mayhec.
1000 children have heen released or
committed TO the society and tho so =
ripf,- l,oS AL
In good homes where they are visited
at intervals by it's agents.
when the work was arst started
many good people shook their heads
and said IL was impossible to find good
homes for all sub children. hut cx-
perienc" has proven that there are
more Childlcss homes than homeless
children. and the society always has
on hand more applications for children
than there are children 20 supply.
The society maintains "a temporary
receiving home at o6Ol East Franklin
street, where the children are brough,
and kept until good homes arc found
OF tho socicty's operations have be-
come more and NOR" manifest as tho
years pass. These advantages are tina I
il puts the child in a home where il
can grow up in a natural and normal
environment. The home proves a blcss-
I
Ing to the home. and all this is done
at comparatively small cost. Tho
socicty's total income last year was
a little more than $4,000. and yc,
during tho year it placed for the frs,
! tim" in homes 2l0 children, riSited
over $50 foster homes. and gave tenn
porary aid to mole than 200.
after sixteen years experience as
president of this society. 7 am to-day
! more impressed than ever with the
| great good the society IS doing. and
! the soundness of the plan upon which
/ it operates. | know OF no other cha
| rity which accompanies SO great Eoot
on such small investment.
The good women who are workinc
with us will on Tuesday conduct a tar
I day. The cause I am sure Will appca
. to the people Of Richmond. for there
| can be no more worthy objects 81
I charity than the innocent little one:
who cannot help themselves and are
in no way responsible. for their mis-
fortunes.