The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-02
FACC COMPLETES
FIRST TEN YEARS
Has Been Superintendent of Children's
Home Society Since 1909.

Marcus G. Fagg, state superintend-
ent OF the Children's Home Society OF
Florida, has Just recently completed
his first 10 years of service TO the
homeless. orphan, neglected, afflicted,
abused and abandoned little children.
from every section OF the entire state.
During these 10 years exactly 7,2t7
of these little ones in distress and need
have received the aid. care and at
tention of the Children's Home Society
OF Florida. practically every one OF
these cases having had the personal
attention OF Daddy Fagg."
During this same period Mr.. Fagg has
raised s443,673.32, almost half million
dollars, to give to these little future
citizens a fair chance in life prac-
tieally all OF this money being raised
through personal letters Of appeal
as the Home Society employs no So
licltors Of any kind. anywhere. The
income OF the society has increased by
leaps and bounds. during these 10
years-the largest amount that had
ever been received in one year before
Mr.. Fagg's coming to the work being
$500 During the first year Mr..
Fagg secured over $4,000, or five times
as much as in any previous year-and
so far this year Supt. Fagg has secured
over $4,000, and the best months fofs
tho securing of funds this year still
remain. This wonderful increase in
support indicates something Of the
interest and confidence that the people
OF Florida have in this great work
generally now conceded to be "Florida's-
Greatest Charity"
The number of children cared for by
the society has increased from only 80
little youngsters-the year before Mr..
Fa.gg took charge OF the work-to 344
during his first years service. and i.i2S
during i9i9-and over a thousand lit
tie ones during the first eight and one
half months this year.
Mr. Fagg says: "All credit for the
fine record of service of the Children's
Home Society of Florida-during the
past 10 years belongs to the thousands
of our friends who, have contributed
the funds to make our work possible.
The newspapers Of Florida have been
our greatest help--for without public
ity our work would never have been
known and supported as it is today.
Ny fine group OF 30 workers have
really done the work.
IF the people of Florida believe in
our work. am sure we will have a
greater support and a greater service
in the 10 years to come. The past 10
years have been the best 10 vars of
my life and ! hope to put in ten times
as many right here in Florida--the
finest place on earth"
The Children's Home Society Of
Florida was organized is years ago
and Is directed by a board of 40. OF
Florida's leading citizens, the officers
being Judge William III. Baker OF Jack
sonville, president; Hon. w. A. Blount,
OF Pensacola. vice president; Arthur G.
GUNNER and ]. II. McLaurin, vice pres
idents; r. V. Covlngton, treasurer
Frank G. Johnson, secretary; George
w. Hardee, assistant secretary; Arthur
Y. Milan, counsellor. Senator Duncan
u. Fletcher and Hon. Carey A. Hardee
are among the directors. The Chill
drens home Society of Florida is
statewide and undenominational
work for the care OF the homeless,
orphan and needy children of the state
and is supported entirely and only by
voluntary contributions of money,
food and clothing. Funds. provisions
OF every kind. and wearing apparel OF
every size and kind, are urgently need
ed and will be gratefully accepted at l
the headquarters OF the society, 42S
st. James Building, Jacksonville, Fla,
right now.