The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-05

much to a chfldS life. These chill dren lift, their heads and rosy faces to receivsetn their eyes the assurance that they are loved the assurance that the story tellers will come back again.
 It is a pretty story, the way this childrens hour began.
 pr. Henry Edmonds had a great deal to do with its founding, for he was there to assist Mrs. Copeland and the others with the first pro- gramme which met so great re- sponse from the deserted and de- linquent children that Mrs. Copeland espoused their cause on the spot. She made up her mind that as long as she lived she would go to those chill dren each Sunday herself, even if nobody else did not despairing though, that she would find many others who would love to aid the citizenship work where 1t was so happily received.
 This was about two months ago, and no Sunday has failed to find Mrs Copeland at the juvenile court, at o'clock and, with her, automobiles carrying those who love little folks, too.
 There are at the court, orphan
 
 for delinquency, but who for some cause or other passed into the care of the home. These are sad cases in- deed for though they have done no wrong, they must be shut away as though they had.
 For instance there is one little child behind those bars who was put there by the mother, to remain two weeks. The child has never been called for since-and that has been some years ago. There was nothing for the home to do but keep the child. But now that the story telling hour has brought these outside citi- zens in touch with each case. efforts are being made to have the child adopted into some home where there Is a real father and mother.
 Weekly Pilgrimage
 This weekly pilgrimage" really was established by the Independent Presbyterian church and Mrs. Cope land. who is superintendent of the beginners department of the church 2 Sunday school. and Mrs. Kate Garrett Howard have themselves assumed the. responsibility of the story tell ing hour on Sunday afternoons. And they do not only invite but urgently ask that all those who are interested or who can offer any talent for the children's amusement. come and go along any sunday it is possible. They also wish any donations or candy, fruit, cakes. clothes, books. maea- zines and toys that can be used for q child.
 For there has been no Sunday that these disciples of child happiness have not taken out such offerings. such goodies" Said Mrs. Copeland:
 ft.tn -Ir well known that we will not neces- sarily be forced to go out and seek workers. but they will call us because they wish to go. The work is broad. for the children in the juvenile home are between the ages of to 15 years.
 "The work we are trying to do goes beyond a mere story telling hour. It will be far reaching, for we are ask ing each child in the Juvenile court home which church in-his neighhor- hood he prefers to attend. With this information, we get in touch with the church stated, notifying its work CTS when the child will leave the home and ask the Sunday school to make a special effort to get the child in the habit of attending. We call ourselves a little go-between', for these children and the churches.
 Judge S. E. Murphy is assisting in every possible way in the work and has arranged a plan whereby the workers from time to time can re- ceive reports of the conduct and well fare of the children after their dis mission from the court and placement under the supervision of some Shn- day school.
 Said the Judge, in a recent talk at the school of methods:
 'If the churches in each commu- nifty would adopt slogan Every