The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-02-22
BY JESSIE W. HILTON.

BY JESSIE w. hllIUN.
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EDITORS the FIST Of ..ri., Of article, by J...ie
on Times conditions found Oklahoma
s Home for Children PDo Oklahoma The
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The Oklahoma State Home for Children at Pryor is one
the most efficient and best conducted state institutions in
tahoma make exception to this broad statement En-
pyes sefconstitued fathers and mothers to children
at the home is real home fc the 530-acrc farm teemng
IN industries.
On every hand is conenment Employees vie with one
other Each cottage head Gall the children are housed in
ttages believes her home houses the cream of the ns
Each child assures all others that his her mamma
,tronis the best Under such conditions 1873 state "or-
ans have fair chance of making good when adopted into
when contracted out into homes under educational
cons when graduated from their local home school into
CHER educational institutions, many have done
Many of the children remain under the wachful eye of
apa and Mamma Gardner until they marry and establish
Me homes of their own, informed
Arrived February TO-
arrived at the Oklahoma State Home for Children on
)nday morning, February TO- not expected Entering
office Of Neil b. Gardner superintendent, presented my
edentias from Governor Robertson appointing to posi-
IN in the institution as an empoye Mr. Gardner questioned
closely After brief interview he turned TO Mrs
rdner. lie called loudly from the office door for Mamma
e came from her private apartments across the hall.
He asked her to entertain in their private apartments
til after dinner and then to show through the cottage
l thought this real "Orphanage." | asked Mrs
rdner about it.
two papas and two That is why they here
either parent to provide for them after second
ige 80 they manage to get them admitted to this insu
When the dinner hour arrived knew why Mr. and Mrs
rdner were simply papa and mamma" They had house
of children Some were their Others nearly theirs
Girls came rushing in from the state school in
hOo building located few rods from the office They
Of breath They rushed to the dining table eager for din
Soon several more in from the Pryor public schools
e dining room was loaded So was the table didn't know
10 was who ! couldn't under the melody of voices
iich were real little Gardners and which not.
These my girls, said Mrs Gardner proudly. knew
1t required no explanation Later in the day, carefully,
esed the situation and found that only Of the four
city fatcheeked little misses belonged to Papa" and
ns were all their
Immediately after dinner given this regulation
lnted card by Mrs. Gardner 1t says: IN. B-When in
yor would be glad to have you visit this institution and
sonay inspect each and every cottage and should you OBJ
We any cottage any part of the institution in an nsantary
ndton or not being conducted in anywse in the manner
ch 1t should be- kindly report to the superintendent office
On the other side of this neat card also read
ORPHANS.
I'VE would like to procure homes with private families for
orphan children Are you position that you could take
hd and make 1t happy II not hand this card to
think might be interested For particulars write phone
Oklahoma State Home, Neil b. Gardner, superintendent
W. E. Butler, state agent
No Preparation.
That why to be conducted over the institution
hout moments preparation upon the part of employees for
reception But In addition to the public inspection system
Mr. Gardner (as Informed later when the whole
y Of my visit Spilled by my personal explanatory de-
ed his wife to conduct me on tour through all cottages
frankly to ask whether thought any Of those faith
matron mothers should he dismissed in favor Of
cinee OF the governor. Later the whole situaton
ared by Mr. and Mrs Gardner and myself when compared
tes that evening
appears that Immediately after Mr. Gardner turned me
to his wife to entertain in their private apartments visit
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