The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-12
.TULSA'S CARE
FOR CHILDREN
Where 81 Homeless Tots
Are Fed, Clothed and
Educated.
ALL SEEM TO BE HAPPY
Learn Confidence in Super.
iors and Politeness To-
ward Everybody.

There ls miniature poor farm
within tho city and its inhabitants
are tiny. They range from three to
i2 years a. to aEo and they live
and cry and discuss the difference
between okra aud green peppers.
Tho chief dress of these small folk
Is blue-grey " lonalls. And their
number is 81.
The location OF this big home for
little children IN Trenton and
streets. and all around
tho green and white house IL an AR
children To remember which Is their
yard and which IN The street, A
small school building stands at one
side OF the yard. and playground
paraphcrnalia tcctcr, and roll, and
swing In the corners that have Just
enough grass in them to case the
bumps that arc tho result OF the
paraphcrnalia. And IN tho back Is
space which produced all III.
vegetables for the summer and fal
hoes, and Epadcd with shoyclB.
IL one were to step into the De-
tention home at tho noon hour, one
would witness "A wild dive out OF
the little school building. across the
lawn, and into the kitchen door o'
the home. There would issue fror
tho bathroom sounds OF great
splashings and gurglinga. and the
would bo "A tearing Of towels unf
shuffling OF feet az 81 hungr,
youngsters prepared for the midday
meal. And then all would be see
marching into the dining room an'
u moving Of chairs and plates wuui'
| Indicate that the family was scats'
| and ready for the rcpast.
Three large tables acconrnodat
the larger members OF the family
and one small, doll-likc table huf
fees to furnish eating space Tor tn
| tiny tots OF tho home. Therc ar
lines OF chairs around tho wal
Some arc big and some are @nai
Aud In the middle drawer OF IN
buffet is II great quantiiv of spooi
and knives and forks fDT the Md
dies to get IN case their own dis
appear In tho process "f eating
| (By means Of n mischieyoGS neigh
1
Tho cook enters from the kt1h"
| bearing n galvanized bucket Of Iris
stew and her cup digs In and out
she ladies' out a generous portio
TO every wrlggling child. The
comes "A bx5 square OF cornbruad
and a splash OF jam or Jelly. htte
| this course the cook re "nirrs Wit
"A kettle OF chow -chow ana on IN
! northeast corner %: every .,'a,"
small mountain OF tie uiS'ut" 20
| Gates itself Th'r- ~ calm 10
"a timo while Bert kocps 10 nihnscl
J ~ the end OF the baby tJhlN, an
! Kenneth IN satisfied with htn lot a
the same table. white heads an
curly red ones bob and turp an
dispute about the exact amour. q
space to bc allowed each mcmbe
for his plate and other ne""5sar
articles. Joe discoycrs "A noodle
his stow ard remembering his aver
sion for such things. established
! few days ago, ho calls aloud, W
4 wants this noodlc2" Tommie de
cidcs that II might tucccsffuiI
Hdorn his plate ana he rayi %
There IT. a moment Of silence, ~
solute silence ny Joe steals ocro'
the floor to Tonmios table IN
places the long lanky. noodle on u
i rim of Toms uHbrcakable plate.
shout goes up and dinner procrG-
with merrlmcnt.
The children arc allowed all N
freedom uat IL necessary 10 i1'
healthy young bodies the rednu'
outlet fer uycrbubbliug Joy 'pirii
4 But there IS "A strain of polii"n"
and quiet manncrism beneath N
current Of chtidlah glec thal mah'
each little fellow say: "Nes, ma n
with a tlmid smile and bashf'
turning Of the head immcdi it"
afterwards And tho older on
! have a frank. friendly ~ay or 3. II
wcrine questions that hints at ~
restrained confidence In thIs" sni
trolling them. con, ycs, snid fr'
trico, I'VE have lots of fun ne!
We got to go go shows quite IN"
% and go to town for Mlsp SWil
p our matron. every few days
: have nice clothes and every 'hInS
! After the last course nt the hN
! ngr the boys aud girls carry ne
2 platcs To the Kitchen and IA" l1hi
are swept clean and wiped off I.
= smaller children arc washed bF u
p uIdcr onps. and at the iinhl" ~
d hand bell runs hF the t'arh'f, WI
, stands in the near corner ~ ~
; porch q: her li'tlc school, ole
! fed. washed and cont,ntcd Noli
D citizens walk arTosR tho iutorNrnd
= ward and enter the school wh"rc T
o tho afternoon they are surround
- by books. rules and cravuUs.