The courier-index., 1920-03-26
APPEAL IS MADE
 FOR THE ORPHAN
ION CLUB HEARS IMPRESSIVE TALKS BY DR. CHRISTIAN AND pR. PETTUs OF LITTLE DOCK ON STATES SHAME.

r,,h at noon on Wednesday of this week was one of the most inter- estine sessions of this organization. Among the guests of the club were nr o. P. Christian of Little Rock, s,nerintendent of the Arkansas Ch;ldren's Home Society, and Dr. Pettus. superintendent of the Pulas- l.; County Hospital. These gentle men came to Marianne upon invi- tation of Judge J. A. Hummer to talk to some of the business men about the work of the Children's Home Society, the necessity of the erection. of an adequate hospital for the treatment of children and the enlargement of the institution for the proper care of the orphaned children of the state.
 pr. Christian told most inter- esting story of his work, how the society, of which he is the active head, is caring for a number of homeless children, giving them prop CT medical attention, training them in mind and body for transplanting into worthy homes where they later become fine boys and girls to take their proper place in life's activities. He said the facilities of the home in Little Rock are very limited and the demands of the work are so great that only an infinitessimally small per centage of the orphaned children of the state can be accept ed. As soon as a child becomes fit for a place in a good home, Dr. Christian said the society seeks to find such home. He told of many instances where orphaned children had become ornaments in good christian homes and were living to bless their benefactors. and hu- manity.
 Dr. Pettus spoke with particular reference to the care of the crippled children. Arkansas has no hospital for the treatment and care of it's cripples. There are more than five thousand little boys and girls in the state who are now hopeless crip- pies and are going through life foredoomed to failure. They will become a charge upon the state. At least eighty five per cent of these cases are curable, with proper surgi- cal attention and nursing. Though Dr. Pettus is in no way officially connected with the children's home, he said Dr. Christian frequently received children who needed an op- eration for straightening a limb pr to correct other deformities. Dr. Pettus said he had invariably ac- cepted such cases from Dr. Chris tan, placed them in the over-crowd- ed county hospital, performed the operation, gave them such atten- tion as the limited facilities afford ca and upon recovery returned the children to Dr. Christian.
 Dr. Pettus said the average citi- zen Of Arkansas does not realize what frightful economic waste the state suffers because of being de- prlved of the productive power of the several thousand children who are eripples. From this standpoint aione the people ought to become interested in the movement to build, equip and maintain an institution where these children can be made
 
 well. But from the more important standpoint of humantarianism lhe situation ought to appeal with peculiar emphasis to every sensible person. He said that it was shame sna. so little attention had been paiu to to the crippled children and . ~ 'hose Who have been left without me support, guidance and protection
 parents, or who have been de- Sd serted by heartless parents. He hhes;rslly endorsed the splendid work oe,hg done by Dr. Christian and aSppeaied to the people to stand be- tn h,uu .l nm and to contribute liberally sp so the fund with which it is hoped to e.sct hospital and home for the S'Pples and orphans.
 'udge Hummer has been named % Shairman for Lee county in the savVr'eecoming sV drive to raise the mon " r TOT this worthy cause.
 an.e the members of the Lions Club noa. nnosau.uslastlcally endorsed the move thei heat and pledged to Dr. Christian smen sue,r hearty moral and financial ApK --0------