The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-10-02
0OV. bLACk
Asks Kentuckians To
Observe "Children's
Week..


"Iou have not heretofore failed
to make generous response to the
call for laudable endeavor, and the
good you have thus done, the things
that are worth while whose accom-
plishment you have aided. furnish
adequate and satisfying compensa-
ton for the sacrifices you have made
therefor.
You recognize it as of the law of
our responsible lives that there is
ever present the duty to help when
ever there exists real need of help.
And now. in trustful confidence
in your continuing helpful mood ard
happily aware of your ability to ex-
tend your benefactions, call your
attention to the Kentucky Children's
Home Society, in the faith that you,
seeing its high aim, may prove your
ready willingness to bestow some
financial help to it from your ample
store.
THAT society was incorporated
nearly fourth of a century ago, and
to find and to take charge of, under
its mission is and has been to seek,
orders of the County Courts, desti-
tute and neglected children, those OF
whose innocent lives untoward cir
cumstance lays heavy hand, little
| folks who are sound in mind and
body, and yet ineligible to admission
to any other of our State charitable
institutions. They are a class to
themselves, with no one in their COM
munities charged with the duty of
looking after their care or rearing
But the society undertakes to res
cue them from their crushing condi-
ton by providing them with food,
raiment and housing, and period
of training in the Receiving Home,
until there can be found educated,
moral and Christian homes in which
to place them during their homage,
and thus make of them useful cit-
zens, instead of burden to the
State. r...
my object is to commend the
society and its purposes to the PEG
pie, and to suggest that the buildings
and grounds now occupied are not
commensurate with the demands up
on the institution nor adequate to
the great work in hand. And SO it
is the desire of the society to ac-
quire and pay for suitable tract of
land situated near the city Of Louis
vile, and erect thereon a number of
small buildings on the village cottage
plan. a modern children's village, for
the accommodation of the children
and the employees in charge. To Sc
cure and thus equip such property it
is necessary to raise several hundred
thousand dollars.
"The last week in October, 1919,
viii be designated as the time in
which to secure said funds, and re-
quest that every County School Sup
erintendent. every school teacher,
the ministers of the Gospel, County
Fiscal Courts and the people in gen
eral and the children in the State
contribute literally to said fund.
sand | should rejoice to know
that the ministers in our State will.
on Sunday, October 26, especially
mention and commend to their con-
gregations the purposes aforesaid
and urge them to help by contribut-
ing of their means.
1.-THE thought that all contribu-
tions whether made by the Fiscal
Courts or otherwise be made in the
name and in behalf of the children OF
Kentucky has impressed me very
much, for it would be a beautiful
thing to have the property and its
equipment acquired as gift, made
by the children of the State who are
able to give to the little unfortunate
| cbildran who are not able to give.