Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-15
SOUTH'S DAUGHTER
ADMITS ADOPTING
SANITARIUM BABIES
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in Florida with the babies, Mrs
South said.
Has Done Right
my daughter inherited her great
love for children from me-and I'm
awfuIly glad of it," asserted Mrs
South. Neither of us is one bit
sorry for what we've done; we know
that we have committed no wrong,
and we are just as positive that we
have done quite a bit toward MAX
in this the kind of world God
would have it to be-"
emphasis that she wvuld not undo
one thing that has been done if
she could.
burr Blackburn, secretary of the
public welfare board and others
who have seen fit to criticise the
manner in which I adopted these
frlendless little waits and gave them
have not disturbed me. L know l
have done right, and I know nv
daughter has done right. We have
nothing to fear" she declared.
Mrs. South said she was positive
the world would be better if there
were n million more mothers like
her and her daughter.
She said that while the recent
publicity given her confession that
she deceived her husband for four
teen years came near to "breaking
up happy home" she still felt
For, as sure ss I live. It has
given the mothers and wives of
America much to think about, and
sober thought on this Important
subject is bound to result in great
good to the entire country" she
declared.
Worthy Institution
Mrs. South believes that the day
is not far distant when legislation
will be enacted that will insure
comfortable homes and an even
that come into the world like my
children came"
In the opinion of Mrs. South. the
mmatgrnity h S5 uie Of Mrs; NJ. T:
one Of the worthiest Institutions IN
the United States. She wished that
there were more institutions just
Great care in selecting the babies
which she took from the maternity
home for herself and her daughter
was observed by Mrs. South, she
said.
81 examined every one of them
thoroughly, and was convinced that
they were physically sound and
otherwise healthy, and normal be-
fore 1 took them" she said. "Thus
far, have no reason to regret the
selections I made. Eva Mays chill
conduct I'll put mine up against
anybody's on earth"
The two-year-old twins" played
thef on the floor 6"na in front of
caught them to her and kissed
year-old girl, sat solemnly beside
her mother" and gazed into the
fire.
On the front lawn, LOFTS, IA, and
Elmour, 10, were staging a cattle
with their fists. Suddenly Elmour
knocked out" LOFTS, and he rush
ed into the house crying.
"He hit me below the belt" yell
u never" protested Elmour.
and stop fighting, and fill up the
wood 3d. box Nj in s the Kitchen" COM
Without another word the erst-
while belligerents left the room,
"crib" Is Vacant
The little brown cottage was
on which Mrs South made her first
confession. The reclining chair into
which the dumbfounded Mr.. South
him her remarkable story, was still
there Rattlers, dolls and toy wag
ons were on the floor, and toy
blocks and miniature trains and
juRptngjacss W Tar r eTery tTe Same
pIace-to Mrs. South.
where the famous "triplets" lay
for weeks, was vacant. Several days
ago they had been returned to the
South's agreement to keep the five
older children if Mrs. South would
give up the "triplets."
cit was almost more than could
Mrs. South And then she burst into
tears and wept for several minutes
She took tiny pair of romperS she
had made for the "triplets" from the
dresser and wiped the tears from her
cheeks.
sending them back, she SAID be
tween her sobs. They may not get
A good home and the right kind of
training And although | had to
surrender them, I'll always love them
just as though they were my own
children"
Mrs. South admitted she was
strongly considering asking her hus-
band to let her go to Mrs. MitchelIs
hospital and bring the "triplets'
back.
"The other children miss them and
cry for them. and I'm simply lost
without them" she said.
Mr. South's biggest objection now
to bringing them back is is that
they'll cause me to work myself TO
death. but I've told him / didn't MIND
and-oh, / expect We'll just have to
! take them back yet" she continued
Gets Many Letters
Letters from various parts of the
! her unselfShness in motherlng help--
! less orphan children, were exhibited
by Mrs. South.
! She declared a great number OF
! letters and many personal caller had
! offered to take the "triplets" and pro
! vide for them. "But I'm just atrald
! they'll get into the wrong KIND OF
| home" she asserted.
| Mrs. South said she felt sure that
! her DAUGHTERS husband would view
| the matter in the fright way. When
! the news is broken to him that ne
! was kept in the dark about his chill
| dren.
"They have been 50 happy together;
that ] know nothing on e@rth couIa
separate them. After Willis learns
everything and understands Eva
| Mays motives. 7 think he will do
| lust like my own husband did-come
! around all right" she declared.
Rural Canada owns more than half
! the autos operated in the Dominion.
The Caroline islands in the Pacific
/ are sometimes called the new Phil