The daily morning oasis., 1920-03-17
THE A R II 0 n A
CH|lDREN'S
HOME

1eSCefday evening the local COM
mittee, Mrs. A. M. Gillespie, chair
man, of the Arizona Children's Home
Association held another meeting, re-
porting fine progress. The following
is real interest in this connection.
american interest in the welfare
of children is ever earnest anC
sincere, so it is safe to predict that
the appeal being made in behalf OF
the suffering little children OF
Europe will meet with overwhelming
response, and 1 am sure Tucson will
do her part" said one of the officials
of the Arizona Children's Home As
Sociation.
Here is an organization, the Ari-
zona Children's Association that has
gone along quietly -unobstrusively in
it's mission-child welfare work, ac-
complishing an amazing amount of
good on a rather limited income.
1t is doubtful whether one-half of
Tucson knows that such an organiza-
tion exists, so modestly have those
directly interested gone about their
! work of providing shelter, clothing,
and food and permanent happy homes
for ever so many children to whom
fate has been unkind
Now that interest in unfortunate
children is being so keenly aroused,
it is not amisS to at least take pass
ing note of Arizona's effort to make
life's burdens less onerous for its
destitute children.
The Arizona Children's Home As
sociation is an outgrowth of the Wo-
mans Council of Missions of the
Protestant churches Of Tucson, and
had its birth about five years ago.
The Association is incorporated >un-
der the laws of Arizona. Its efforts
are not confined exclusively to Tue
Fon, but embrace the entire state.
It's record shows that its merciful
arm has extended into many COM
munities and that in its brief career
it has taken care of approximately
three hundred waits and orphans from
different parts of the state. At the
present moment there are twenty
eight youngsters in the rather crowd
ed quarters of the Home on West
5th Street, Tucson. During the year
just closed, eighty children were
guests of the Home for varying
periods. Thirty-three were per-
manently placed in the private homes
of responsible people.
Eleven bright youngsters, from five
to twelve years of age, that may be
adopted, are now among the twenty
eight children in the care of the
Home.
The present Home is wholly made
qnate to the needs of this great and
worthy charity-lack of space and
facilities as we'll as limited funds,
prevent the expansion of the AS
sociation's efforts.
Thanks to Miss Attix, of Tucson,
who presented to the Association
forty delightfully."- located city lots on
the south side of the city, building
ample to meet all demands for some
years to come will cost about $780,
000-but up to date the Associations
building funds are rather slender,
comprising only $21D9.
However, the Association is strong
in faith, hope and prayer.
Officers of the Association are:
Mrs. Thomas Davenport of Tucson
president; Mrs. Harry E. Heighton,
vice president; Mrs. S. M. Franklin
corresponding secretary; Mrs. ]. E
Huffman, recording secretary; Mrs.
j. M. Buchanan, treasurer.
They are all we'll known residents
of Tucson, with the welfare of great
cause close at heart, and may be de-
pended upon to make great success
of whatever they undertake.. No
gales will give them all aid