The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-24
BY JESSIE W. HILTON
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BY JESSIE W. HILTON
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Oklahoma State Home for Children Pryor that would
next describe the homes Of 1873 state orphans, living in this
institution.
Eight cottages, Maple, Pine, Poplar and Walnut occu
pied by boys Rose, Holly Myrtle and Fern occupied by
girls, constitute the resident section
Border beds of Sweet William circle every walk of the
large semicircular campus predomnang the foliage and
Lower landscape scheme The place might well be called
sweet Williams Paradise In addition hedges
up narcissus and dafod beds borders of voles
even now In bloom while porches smothered in a riot
Of honeysucke and rambles Away the campus
berries gathered last season The beds are again
drowy with promise Of another harvest. =
will take one cottage as type Of all All have the
same floor scheme Large sitting frightened with
homemade rugs. flowers in window boxes and Of
pictures everywhere Easy chairs reading tables with
books footstoolsthere seemed end honey appoint
ments for bodily rest contentment Of mind
Dining service included separate tables presided
e the am table amS
care Of the same They set up their tables washed
their dishes and held responsible for each tiny appoint
host hostess to that Kitchens in charge
little chefs who did all the cooking under the direction
an a Of .nhoy he '"e'
visited several cottages during their dinner hour They
not expecting visitors. 1t "hog killing" day and
rssh liver, and fresh pork fryinss tables Hot
biscuits pepper mangoe chill sauce Drowned potatoes
spioca puddinghey were dining like ordinary households
Zach child had all the milk II could drink.
"They drink and drink and then work It down Ike
title chicken, said matron, when speaking of milk. Sixty
two gallons day the. portion Later it may be
doubled when fresh milk cows are added to the herd
Sleeping quarters the second floor Large dor
mitores comfortably furnished Chairs provided
in each Tooth brushes in wall pockets individual towels
many Of them beautifully set off with crocheed towel Dor.
des the work Of girls OF the institution. part of the
individual equipment But best Of all the substantial
ses of clothing provided each child Clothing for work
hours clothing for school and cothng "dress up for
ala days nd Sunday How good It all looked piled up
6dly shelves in large upper closets in addition to
tha IOCk n IA
belongings.
/ noticed the lockers were unlocked. l made inquiry
Of Mrs Emma hvely matron of girls cottage
| "Out of 200 girls who have been under my personal
supervision, says she I'VE haven't had more than dozen
cases Of stealing Not. long mother who had just
sughte here begging for money She knew the child had
earning anything She trusted to luck to get her
laughter interested enough to steal for her. We caught the
child after she had taken dime That ended It and she
. told why she stoe-to help mother"
Suggestion In wall decorations is forcefu influence
knew, after visiting many cottages and finding Sunday
school cards entire border decorations In dining
beautiful magazine and other title page photogravures in
the quaint dormores Especially suggestive for little tots
were the Santa Claus views peepg from walls everywhere
Shepherds with focks snow scenes sanity faces oil
biaed for the good Of occupants Of these cottages
On pantry shelves hundreds Of canned vegetables
hesitate to say hew many cans Of bloodred beet saw
iot doubt IT. They were all raised by the boys and girls
their individual cottage garden plots Several acres
The campus given over to garden truck Mrs. Laura
L. Hil maron OF Maple cottage large boys home the
header pioneer In this ne She said she spentha he
6lAry In garden and flower projects Her home bower
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