The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-11-10
FARlso SEEKS WOMAN HOME
Committee Is Arranging To Meet
With Site Solicitors.

AoIflI1iSIce Is ARRANGING 10 meet
With Site Solicitors.
Faribault, November "A. NJ.
Hansen, district manager of the
Owatonna district or the Yeoman
lodge, was in Faribault to arrange
Tor a conference between the re-
personalities of the national organ.
ization and the Faribault Chamber
of Commerce tor the purpose OF DIS
cussing the availability and practi-
cability in securing a site for the
proposed children's and old folks
home of the order on the shores of
one Of the Rice county lakes.
The conference will be held at
the Chamber of Commerce rooms
next Tuesday, and will be attended
by the nine members Of the home
office committee of the organization
as well as a number of other mem
bers q the order who are interested
in getting the home located in
Southern Minnesota. w. e. Hatiey,
state manager of the organization,
will also be present.
Thirty three states have made
an attempt to get the orphange
Mr.. Hansen said this morning. The
indications at the present time are
that Minnesota will win out in the
race, and he indicated that sent-
ment in favor of locating the insti-
tuition here was very strong.
This home will be built by the ma
tional organization, and will be the
only home Of the order 1t is esti-
mated that from 1900 to 1000 chill
dren will be cared for in addition to
a number of OF folks. The smallest
site which will be considered is 1000
acres. Mr.. Hansen said. The pro-
ject will involve the expenditure of
betw cen ten and fifteen million dol
lars.
The following statement of the
proposed home appeared in this
mornings Pioneer Press:
The plan projected by the frater-
nifty contemplates the building of
at least $50 cottages on a farm Of
from 1000 to $500 acres. Each cot
tage will house group of children
who will be raised in fashion SINH
lar to that prevalent in the large
families of a few generations ago,
under the supervision of man and
wife especially selected to be eff
cient and kindly foster parents.
Thirty three states are asking
that the home be established within
their boundaries but Minnesota,
though late in entering the field
has an excellent opportunity to have
the home built here, Mr.. Farmer
declared after a conference Wed
nesday with officials of the Saint
Paul association. He will, meet re-
representatives. of many Minneapolis
civic organizations at luncheon to-
day.
The organization will not accept
donations or offers of sites with
out payment, since the home is Fl
naced within its membership, but it
must be sure that the community
whore the home IS built Is in sym
patty with the aims Of the insti
tuition, the board of directors be-
lieve. .. r
Mr.. Farmer, who was a resident
OF Minnesota for several years and
for seven years was at the head or
the st. Cloud school, will direct the
new national institution when !. is
in operation. He believes that Min :
nesota can offer many advantages
for sucn home and that il IL is
constructed here il will be between
ten and fifty miles from the twin
cities.
Individual care and attention for
the children will be the keynote of
the institution, which will take adj
vantage Of all the known devices
for educational efficiency.
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for consn~vin- the childhood of
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