The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-31
ARE MANY SUCH CASES
Institution Maintained by
Philanthropy of
ROtarianS
is HAVEN OF REFUGE
More Than 200 Boys Have
Passed Through Since
It's Inception


rn uc h.t .... of 90, T'H'
Gass.r official ORGAN ~ iN' l,o.
tr, club. uur,u,i ..ur p1n
lrlph Hutins iNHi 'HHu. NIu
who raI I..u I'd l.tf u' ., Iul.f
IiuyF Uum. f,. fhr UH. $500 .'tl'.
wa recently HNDu 70 fu.. 'u SALARY
TO EIIu o. mpr'u u' iN. uI company
FOR which ho worF". and THAT 1908 Do"
had become SELF supporting Doc i'f'
the howp tnuf ha u'pc, thor" could
nc tbkou hN H.m mD other d"'or'luf
lad.
No, an absorbing story ns ~ wa.
told boo such huui monu'r nu'
like utaur another apparently
promi. and ,,,rydus occurrence,
fI,d with human interest when uu-
folded m its entirety.
First lrt 10 br known That "a"
Tulm BoyF Home is owned and
maintained by philuu'hroplcally
inclined Eotlrilns Of Tulsa who
have Joined tho worthy 'hig broth
cr' movement Boys work hrs ho.
como paramount part uf ltoinN
all over the world In recent months.
and tho boys home " q part ~ this
Algnifioaut ANA momcntuua program.
Tho homo ~ located nt Eighth ana
Detroit ana is occupied by approx
matcIy 30 young follows OF various
agoa. Mrs Minnie Mason Is the
matron she is the "mothcr' of this
flock of growing Youngsters that are
soon Ia take their places In th"
business lifc or America, cor per
haps OF sOmo for'drn country. Tho
word "mnthcr' is used figurativcly.
but In reality she So the only mother
"a lot of those BOYS have ever known,
or ever viii know
II Is a haven Of refuge Tor down
hnd-uut voungstoisI whose ptr'utH
arc povcrty-strlokou, dead, or who
perhaps have separated ana have
pusillanimouslv smrked the rospOn-
Fihilitlcs Of par"pthood and lodged
the obligations they owe to their
Offspring, lohving the helpless
yuungstcr to fac. tn" world and
come out In the cvor-woging battle
of life az best he may II is not ma
tcrial to suCh parents whether the
boy becomes u gentleman or u
crook.
Comforts Of Home.
But II is material to the Tulsa
Boys Home what ho mnkcB OF him
self Mctaphorically 1t takes him
to It's bosom, surrounds him with
the necessities OF llfc. gives him mn
outfit OF clothing, place TO slcer
and thrco substantial meals "A day
provides him with cnlightcuinl
books that stir his imagination Int
constructive channels ana fire hb
latent ambition. and puts him Int
the public schools so no mny hav,
an opportunity to acquire an cduCn'
tion Lastly, but not least, II places
around him homclikc atmosphere
Discipline Is enforced. but not nu.
tocratlCally. There ia no fence
around the homo to restrict his view
and cause him to feel he IL confined
I'm n corrective institution.
Since It was opened moro than
two years aRo. more than 200 hoyl
have passed through tt Most OF
them have jusrfiod IA" Confidcnc,
rcposod In them Several have be
trayod that confidence and hay,
'run away sometimes takinl
goods OF Naluo with thom. But tn,
predominaucc Of young follows VIII,
responded to the sincere and helpful
efforts of the homo more than over
balances the regret caused by thos,
who were not made of the riGh
kind OF stuff ana who refused IN,
uplifting assistance that was ufforoC
them.
But 10 return to the young fellow
who has just left the home. solf
supporting. satisfied ana on tho roa,
TO u better lifc ana the Eroa
achievements that are his hirthriEht
lie does not seek publicity. and ~
for the purpose of this story, he vii
be known as Joe.
The Story Of doe.
Joe came to the boys homo ahOu
Is months ago. At that tmc ne wa
10 years old. lie arrived in Tuls
early one morning riding the rods
on freight train after making ht
way IN n similar m1nuC
from St Louis. lie was dow
and out -.- no question nbou
that. In his blue eyes was tn
look OF hunted animal. for 1o
had not ridden an the wlv from
st. Louis TO Tulsa without engaging
the unwclcumr attention OF irat
hrakcmou, VIII" madc the lorrr rid