Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-10
Photo by william shewen Ellis.

One of the several organizations that
is giving tho children of Delaware q
chance is the Delaware Children's Home
Society. This society works so unob-
trusively and quietly that the general
public knowns little about il. Yet il
has been in operation for 81 years, and
has been Incorporated under the laws oi
Delaware since 1904.
The aim of this society is to take chill.
dren from unsuitable surroundings and
find homes for them. No child is ever
bound out, ard no child is placed in Q
public institution. except in special cases
such as girls who have committed statu-
tory offenses and are sent to the Della
ware Industrial School. The society
receives no State aid. but supported by
voluntary contributions. 1t includes the
whole State in uts activities and draws
many of its board of directors from
prominent lower Delaware families. The
local committee is composed of the fol
lowing members:
Geo. B. Booker, Miss Bertha Harlan,
Mrs. Jas. II. Wartield, Mrs. Charles
Iiearn, Miss Margaret Matthews, Mr..
and Mrs John b. Bird, Mrs. J. G. Justls,
Miss Grace Baird, q. j.. Smiley, ID. d.,
Geo. +. King. Mrs. John Hare, John s.
Mullin, Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Bentley,
Mrs. j. b. Mammalian, Mr.. and Mrs.
W. II. Staats, Miss Charlotte G. Wells
and f Ross Farra.
Rev. ". KAY Lord is the superln-
tendent and he is ably assisted by Miss
Charlotte G. Wells Mr.. Lord some
tunes finds himself pleading a case for q
child or seeing that the law Is enforced
20 arres. q man who has been commit
ting crimes against children without In
reference from local authorities. Mr.
Lord has all sorts of adventures in bis
work. Not long ago he went 10 farm
house for two children and he was met
by the iraie father with a shot gun. Be
fore Mr.. Lord could enlist the services oi
constable to help him secure the chil
dren, the family had fed into Maryland
Very often however, the parents offel
| no objection to having their children
taken from them, and the children are
more than overjoyed to be treated with
kindness. There was little Harry who
had been sent by his parents to live with
relatives. Mr.. Lord heard that the
child was being abused and took him
away. Before he left, he gave Harry q
chance to say goodbye to his father and
mother, but the lad was not anxious
to see them. II want to go with YOU,
he pleaded Now Harry is IN a good
home, where he is treated like son.
Mr. Lord is notified of any cases need
ing attention by individuals, by the
Juvenile Court, by magistrates. He IN
vestigates the case, and if the child il
being abused or is dcpraved, he takes it
away. After a physical examination,
the boy or girl is allowed to go to the
home of some one who has applied for a
child. Any one wishing to take one of
these children must sign a contract,
promising to treat the child AS mem
Der of the family, to send him or her
to school and Sunday school, and to pay
all the expenses. Three persons gwen
as reference must affirm that they would
be willing, If necessary to place their
own child in the care of these foster
parents. The society keeps in touch
with the child until he or she is grown
Often the real parents sign a release
pepper and the child is legally adopted.
Some children are not in fit condition
to be adopted They are boarded with a
reliable family uatil their condition i'm.
proves There is the case of little Jack