The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-03-16
ORPHANS HOME
Of bAPT|sTs To
Be MOVED HERE
Residence Purchased and Homo Now
Located at Lone Grove VIII De
Moved Here; II Children
Now Cared For.

An orphans home soon will be 10.
Gated In chlckasha.
This became known yesterday
when tho Baptist convention OF
0klaaoma closed deal for large
dwelling house ut is09 South Thir-
teenth street and announced that II
would Immediately begin the mov.
ing OF It's orphans home from Long
Grove, Okla. 20 chickasha. The
home will be In operation here soon
after April |. II was announced. Rev.
A. Nunnery. editor OF the Baptist
Worker and one OF the outstanding
figures In the organizing OF tae new
Baptist convention OF the state. will
be In charge of the homo until a
permanent superintendent Is ap.
pointed. This appointment will be
made at the next session OF the
convention 10 be held here In DC.
tober Mr.. Nunnery viii be assist
ed by his wife.
The building contains ten large
rooms. The upper story rooms will
be used as the boys dormitory and
the first floor rooms as the girls
dormitory. Cost OF maintaining the
temporary orphans lome at Lone
Grove has been approximately $500
per month. according to Raymond
Nunnery. secretary of the conven-
ton. This upkeep and maintenance
has been provided by the churches
holding membership In the conven.
tion.
Fourteen children between the
ages Of two and fourteen are now
being cared for in the home which
was established about year ago.
Because OF the shortage OF room and
inability to care for more children
at the Lone Grove Institution, sew
eral were denied entrance to the
home, say officials Of the conven-
tion. After improvements are made
in the home here, as many as so
children can be cared for. they say.
The home will be permanently
established here, according to Rev
Mr.. Nunnery The institution is the
beneficiary of TIE $4,000 estate left
by Frank Williams. a Baptist who
died several months ago at Carter
Okla. The estate consists OF farm
lands and improvements near Car
ter and the money for the home will
not be available until this property
is sold. Tests for oil are now being
made in the vicinity and the land
probably will not be sold until after
these tests are completed. Should
oil be found in one of the tests, the
home, it is said, might receive
enough money from the sale of oil
and gas leases on the land to sup
port the institution for many years.
In accordance with the request
made by Williams, small dwelling
house will be constructed near the
home. Mrs Williams will reside
there and will be paid Small rate
Of interest on the money from her
husbands estate-enough to support
her comfortably. Mrs, Williams has
no close relatives living, 1t is said.
The deal for the Thirteenth street
house was consummated after a
meeting of the board Of trustees OF
the home, held here this week.
Those who attended the meeting
were: Rev. A. Nunnery, chairman
Of the board: G. +. Slate, Duke,
Okla; r. A. Dyes, Rocky; A. j. s.
Barnett, Blanchard; r A. Locky
Roosevelt; T. M. Huffines, Gould;
w. G. Solomon, Duke; T. w. Ward
Harrah, and George Mcclure, Grace
mont.
Several thousand dollars was paid
for the home, purchased from 7, r.
Major of the Major Bros company.
The place is known here as the old
Burney home, and is located near
the Oklahoma College for Women.
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