The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-07-11

was what might properly be termed
/ hard boiled" He had been tossed
and tumbled from one place to an
other until he believed the whole
world held q grudge against him.
lie was tough. That is the word that
best described his state ~ mind.
! His parents had been separated
three years before. Neither OF them
care to be bothered with his care.
AS a natural consequence, he had
| been thrown on his own resources
when a small boy. He had seen the
scGmy side OF life---had lived 1t. The
gang" with which he was associated
in a distant city was "A terror to l,w-
abiding citizens ana the bitte<st
enemy of the police department
Carl went to the office of c. T..
Euchner after hearing from scme
source that there was such an in
stitution as the Tulsa Boys NOme. He
went principally to ask for some
thing to eat. Hunger is a remarkable
humbling force
Buchner recognized typical case
He has been associated with boys
work for many years and mas learned
to read the boy character almost un-
erringly.
The investigating committee was
tcalled together to pass on Carts
cese. lie was questioned about his
I,ast, but he was reluctant to give in
formation. He possessed an almost
stony reserve that was born of wrong
associations and frequent miXups
with the police.
But let ]. A. Hull president OF
the board Of directors, and an ardent
worker for boy betterment, finish
the story.
1--WE finally succeeded in getting
behind Carl's reserve When we at
last did gain his confidence. he laid
down his head pn a nearby desk and
cried like a child.
I'VE took him into the home and
got him a job. He was seemingly
grateful. He Immediately became at
! tached to Mother Mason. At first he
! refused to mix with the other boys.
but later made up with them. His
own mother had never been the
kind of mother YOU and I had. SO
Mrs Mason filled a vacant spot in
his life.
"He remained at the home a year
and became one OF the best be-
hayed boys l ever knew.
"Then a circus camo to Tulsa. The
morning after 1t was here, Carl
was gone. we didn't know what had
become II him, for at that time we
did not associate his departure with
the leaving Of the circus. His eni-
ployer did not know where he had
gone; re had left no word. Another
10y was filling his place In the el,.
vator.
Three months passed without
word of Carl Then a letter came tu
Mrs. Mason. Carl said his conscience
had hurt him so much that he just
had to write to let her known what
had become of him.
He had Joined the circus gang,
I he said. Two days afterward. while
the tented city was still within the
borders OF the state. he had wanted
to return. He felt the pangs of
homesickness, But somehow he
couldn't bring himself to 1t. lie
didn't want to explain his apparent
ingratitude; he felt ashamed that
he had Joined the circus.
"He followed the show TO Cali
fornia. While out there he Joined
the marines. Lately we have re-
ceived several letters from him. He
Is studying diligently. lie says he
Is going to make something OF him
self. He also says that the influ-
ence OF the Tulsa Boys home will
remain with him forever and help
him to lead an upright life.
II tell you, there is a lot of salts
fiction in such Incidents deciar cd
Hull. "I'll bet Carl is heard from
some OF these days He had the
stuff in him all the time, just
awaiting an opportunity for 1t to be
brought out"
Since the home was organized, II
: has been instrumental in causing a
number OF reconciliations between
n
One boy has been returned 10 his
parents in North Dakota, and an
other to Louisiana, Both sons and
parents write to Mrs, Mason peri
odically. Apparently the past has
been forgotten.
Mrs. Farren, woman member OF
the board OF directors, is so en-
Unused with the home and so solici-
tous OF the boys welfare that she
frequently negleCts her household
duties to visit the home ana cual
with the boys. She declares she
finds new and wonderful qualities
, in them every time she talks with
them,
The lot on which the home has
been located is owned by tho local
Masonic fraternity The Home owns
the building. Since the time OF or
ganization, no rental has been
charged for the lot.
, But the Mssons are preparing 10
build large temple on tho site
SO directors of the Home recently
purchased a corner lot at Eighth
and Detroit on which there are two
large two-story houses. providing
: more than 20 rooms, or about twice
as much room as the present loca-
tion. The consideration was $780,
900.
These two houses are now being
connected by a large covered hall
way IN which the mess hall will be
located Most of the material and
part Of the work are being donated
willing friends In the Rotary club
and other organizations are donat-
ing beds, lockers and other equip