The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-11-05
BOTH PARTIES IN.
ChILDREN'S DRIVE
Plan to Build Farm Home For
kentucky Waits Supported
BY Candidates
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION

which the Republican and the Demo-
cratic parties of Kentucky disagree,
but there is one thing for which both
are working during the turmoil jest
before election time.
1t is for the campaign to raise $780,
600 to build the new "village of cot
tages" on a track of land ten miles
from Louisville, in which to care for
the destitute children of Kentucky.
School children all over the state are
contributing their savings for the new
home
Anything that our own Riddles are
for, is not 20 be overlooked by either
party" declared one prominent candl-
date of the state as he closed n stump
speech. "That is one reason why 1
am pushing for a drive, and that IL
why our opponents are doing the same.
But that Is not all the reason.
"The new Childrcn's Home is thing
that is needed for our own public wei.
fare. The present location Is congest-
ed, and the surroundings are Il detri-
ment to the moral and physical well
fare Of homeless and helpless children
of our state. They deserve good care
under good surroundings, out on IA
wholesome farm where they can work
and play under favorable conditions
and become good citizens.
Business With Charity.
at is business proposition to put
them where the older children can
work and learn scientific farming and
carrying. ana make the institution SELF
supporting, and, at the same time, de-
velop themselves so that they can b.
adopted into homes where they can be-
come useful to the family and to thS
community.
"And it is business proposition to
every citizen in every county. The
Kentucky Children's Home Society
takes the destitute children from this
very county and cares for them,
where otherwise they would be kept
at the county poOrliOuse, where they
would be an expense to the county, in
the first place, and menace to us
after they grow up as paupers under
such sordld conditions. That was the
way conditions were twenty-five years
ago before the Kentucky Children
Society was founded. There may be
charity in a thing like this-and it is
charity in the case Of the school chill
6ren who are giving their savings for
the cause, but for you citizens, for
myself, and FOE my political opponents,
it is pure case of duty and SQUAD
business"
In some ways, however, the political
situation is detrimental to the drive,
according to George l.. Schon, superin-
tendent of the Kentucky Children's
Home Society. In the turmoil OF The
campaign many prominent men Of the
state who otherwise would be devOting
their whole time to the Chilren's Home
Drive are busy in party work. The
drive, which will take place from De-
tober 81 to 81, is right on the eve Of
the election, when the citizens of the
state are keyed up to other interests.
1T will he for the children and for
the Individual citizens to go forward
and see it through" Mr.. Schon said.
at has the Endorsement of the Cover
nor and other prominent officials Of
the state. Ministers of all denomina-
tons are devoting a sermon to the in
terest of the cause that affects us all.
1t will go through successfully, but it
will need our cooperation"