Pueblo chieftain., 1921-06-02
BY Frederic j. .HaslSin.

BY Frederic j. ,Hasltn.
New York City. May 30.-An interest
ing novelty in foreign importa,ions. is
being introduced in New York this sea-
son. 1, is ba bies- British babios--care-
fully selected and free from all homo
ties, ready for adoption in childless
American homes.
They come in both sexes and in both
blonde and brunette colorings. so that
the would-he adoptcr has variety
from which to pick his favoritc baby
type Each is a beauty as beauty is de-
fined in babyland. and is guaranteed
to be under one year old. All arc bar
gainsi No such infants could he pro-
cured for adoption in this country. In
fact. IL is becoming increasingly diff
cult to find any American babies at all
that may be adopted wholly and legal
ly. with all rights reserved. That IS
why they are being imported from
England. which has n surplus supply
They are being brought ~ this coun-
try thru cooperative arrangement
with the National Adoption Society Of
England and the newly y-formed Brit
ish- American Adoption COMMITTEES OF
this city. The first II infants. accom-
panied by a doctor and fivc nurses. ar
rived on one steamer several DAYS ago,
and wcrc distributed evenly among
three New York adonticn nurseries.
affiliated with tho committee All Of
thsSc 10 arc now hcspokcn. ana inc
committee has cahled for another sup
ply.
As soon as u was learned that tho
babies had arrived. the nurseries were
bcsieged hy scores OF eager. women.
some in fashionable iimousinSs some
on foot. some married and some not,
each trying to persuade tho nurses in
charge to give her one OF the young
sters. Even while tho infants were
getting used to their new cribs and
the fascinating, bright -colored pic
lures on the nursery walls. their fates
were being decided IN the front Of
fees. Most Of them, we arc Informed
prominent in New York, and will
doubtless inherit considerable wealth
when they grow up But tho British
baby Is not necessarily snohhish. He
does not insist upon wealth: hut mere
ly n good. comfortable home. where
he will receive excellent care and the
personal attention and affection that
all babies require
Large Demand for Hshi~.
That there arc plenty of such homes
only too anxious 10 adopt infants is
shown by the large number Of requests
received every year by the adoption
nurseries In New York-rcqucEts that
cant possibly he flied by the moagcr
supply OF babies turned in by tho city
hospitals. Tho many founding asylumH
are crowded with children. OF course.
but not the kind that people want.
The average person who wishes To
adopt child says Miss Clara n
Spence. secretary Of tho new adoption
committee. desires a baby rather than
a half grown child or oven ono three
or four years old. Sweet. innocent 1T
tic babies. less than n year old. arc
extremely difficult to obtain owing TO
the rules and red tape connected with
founding homes, " is Impossible to
find n home for babies unlcss they
conform to certain religious dcnominl-
tionE
In England there Is an ovcrsupply
Of babies who may be adopted and fuil
surrender given. Many people who
have lost sons in the war tn England
hut still there l. an oversuppiy. and
since our list for childrcn-for babies
not older than one ycar-canrot be
supplied from this country. We arc
turning to England
One reason for tho over supply of
EnElish babies IL the fact that tho
adoption laws in England arc not favor.
able to adopting. There n child may
have but one guardian and an adopted
child cannot irheri, property. while in
America tho legally adopted child is
an heir just as any other member of
tne family
Miss Spence. who is principal OF Mss
sr|nce's School for Girls on West
Fifty-fifth street here. has been in
terested in securing good homes for
children for number Of years She
and her assistant, Miss Charlotte Prk.
er have placed over 200 children with
excellent families, and each has her
self adopted n child. They have two
adoption nurseries to their credi. n
private one Of their own and another
financed by the Spence Alumnae as
socia ton. They arc also interested in
the Alice Chaplin Nursery, tho pioneer
in its field. started several Years ago
and san run by Or. and Mrs. Henry
Dwight Chaplin.
In his hospital practica Or Ch,pip
long ago discovered curious fari
about babies He found that their ono
absolute requircmont In life, more I'M
portant even than food and aiecp. was
mothers love. lie found that ynu
could takc an ailinE infant and food a.
The most nutritious food in tho most
scientific quantities. scr that &, rot
plentN Of fresh air and sound sloon.