East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-01-06
WATT RISES 10 FAME.
|. IMAAY new OFFICERS
Wards of Children's Aid So
ciety Make Good Citizens;
Thousands Become Sol
diers.

NEW YORK, Jan. e.--America as
a land Of opportunity even for street
waits, Orphans and foundlings. was
recatled by the recent death in Sitka,
Alaska, of John q. Brady. former
governor of that territory, and the
| fact that when as child young
/ Brady had been taken from an alms-
house and placed in the custody OF
the Childrens Aid Society Of New
York which educated him ard placed
him on the road to fame and fortune
Hundreds of other cases similar TO
Ex-Governor Brady's. 1t Is said, could
be cited by the organization, which
for more than half a century has
been taking homeless boys and girls
off city streets and sending them to
farms in the west. where they grow
lup to be self-reliant, trustworthy and
honored citizens. A certain delicacy
surrounds the publication of the
names of the more noted Of these for
mer waits, but the report OF the Chill
dren's Aid Society for 1915 shows the
following harvest of careers" up to
date:
One governor of a state, one COVER
nor of territory (John c.. Brady OF
Alaska): two members OF congress.
two district attorneys. two sheriffs.
two mayors; a justice of the supreme
court; a federal judge. four state
Judges, two college professors seven
high school principals two school SUI
perintendents, an auditors general of a
state, nine members of state legisla-
lures, twenty-four clergymen. one
cashier of a life insurance company.
two artists a senate clerk. six railroad
officials, eighteen journalists, thirty
-four bankers. nineteen physicians,
! thirty five lawyers. twelve postmast-
ers, three contractors, ninety seven
teachers, four civil engineers. "and a
vast number of other business and
| professional men, clerks, mechanics.
farmers and their wives and others
who have acquired property and filled
positions of honor and trust"
1 Awong the American forces sent
| overseas, il rs pointed out in the re-
post. are twelve commissioned officers
and about 1000 soldiers and sailors
who were once wards of the Children's
aid Society. All were rescued from
the streets or from asylums and cor
rective institutions.
The society, since its foundation on
January 8. 1855, has placed 32.08t
loFphans and deserted children i'm good
homes in the country. where many OF
them were later adopted In addition
iS1.472 older boys and girls have been
sent to farms in the west, where they
have been put on their feet. and, be-
coming ranch owners, have shown
their appreciation in later years by
taking orphans into their, homes.
1t has been estimated that the cost
of salvaging child from the streets
according to the plan of the society,
is $50, which net only defrays the cost
of placing the youngster In a COM
Portable country home, but provides
for supervision so long as IL is me-
cessary The society keeps in touch
with the boys or girls thus sent out
and has on file thousands OF grateful
letters written by them after they
have grown to manhood and woman
hood.
An instance of this gratitude was
afforded in the report for 1918 of
1 Edwin q. Merrill. treasurer of the
lsociety. who. .acknowledEed the be-
Quest of $4,000 from the estate of DIR.
Michael a. Jordan. a physician and
surgeon of Logansport Ind. Or.
Jordan many years ago was "A friend
less orphan in New York city and was
befriended by the Children's Aid So
ciety. Many similar legacies from
former wards have been left to the orr
ganlation in the past.
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