The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-07

Clllckasha. from which Cornish is OF
more difficult access than from Ard
more. He maintains what he terms a
receiving home" az Chickasha and
spends much OF his time on the road
throughout the state seeking financial
support. The number of visits he
makes to the Cornish institution in a
month or any other period is not APP
parent. w S. Wolverton stated in the
presence Of S. A. Apple. H. C. Spauld-
ing and c. II. Adams on the day Mrs.
Kahn ard Miss Nichols were investi-
eating the abuse OF the Church chill
dren, that he had not been at the Horne
for some time. He Is chairman Of the
board Of trustees Of the Institution.
When pressed for an estimate OF the
period which had elapsed since he had
visited the Home. Mr.. wolverton made
reply which Mr.. Apple remembers
as fixing the time at about a year. The
others, except Harris, who also was
present, believe that he fixed It at about
two years. Whether any other men,
Der Of the board OF trustees has been
at the institution within recent date
has not been ascertained.
Ever since the publication OF the
statements by Mrs. Kahn and Miss
Nichols The Ardmoreite has been az
frequent intervals receiving communi-
cations regarding the alleged condition
OF Cornish Home and endorsing their
report. Three OF them. one written ~
Mrs. J. A. Madden, Of Ardmore. who
at the time was in Chicago, and those
OF Mrs. Mamie Holden, a former ma
tron. and Mrs. Perdue, nee Elliott, who
also was employed there are offered.
Mrs. Madden's Letter.
The letter written by Mrs. Madden
follows:
Il never saw this home. yet 1 know
something about il, for little more than
year ago I kept in my home. for a
few weeks. two little girls. twins, elsv-
en- years old. They had been so badly
cared for that they were sorry sights.
I kept them until they were both well
on the road to health, and both had
clothes enough TO keep them neat and
clean at all times. Then Mrs. A. E. Cur.
/
In a day or two after they were
gone, 1 found a good home for them
and wrote to Cornish. asking that they
be sent back so / could place them in
this home. They sent them back.
met them at the door and was aston
ished and shocked at their appearance
II did not seem possible in ten days
time for their clothes 10 have gotten
into such disorder. Their neatness was
all gone. and found they had gotten
the itch and vermin in their heads
This told plainly enough how the
Home was run
AT one time Mr.. Harris came 10 Ard
more with the purpose Of moving tn.
home there. I was president OF tbs
Benevolent Society at the time ant
thought that would be the proper
, thing 70 do. but some OF the members
put their feet down so hard on th'
. proposition that to avoid friction W.
: abandoned the idea / yet think &
. move il would be the thing 10 do"
Mrs. HOlden's Statement.
5 Mrs. Holden made the following state
= ment:
The condition OF the home thre'
E years ago when got there was terri
l bic. was matron there for 81.
a months and ten days. When ! wen
2 there / found the things were no
e clean. found the beds were full o
+ bugs. mattresses OF cotton were yer
! dirty. and the house was dirty. Their
: were no floor coverings, no windov
: shades or curtains. no dishes sufficien
for the children. There were three batl
> rooms. but only one bath tub. Then
\ were not sufficient towels. no table lin
3 ems and the children ate on oil cloth
J. on the third floor. There were thre
p large tables. twenty feet long, viii
p bench seats Cooking utensils wer
e very few. There were thirty-six chi
e dren when I got there. twenty-three O
l. them had their heads in bad condition
+ I had been told by Mr. Harris that ther
! were twenty-five children. but when
: got there I found thirtysix.
& Most Of the children slept nude. a
g they had no gowns found that th
children had not been properly cor
trolled or trained. I did everything d
? my power 20 correct this. and can sa
" that when left. the children ha
e gowns. they had been taught Christian
a lty. we had prayers every evening. an
n the children sang and were not Tx
Z the same children.
h. When first went there all ia
{. clothes were piled Up In one big 30